Cricket 1895

O c t. 3 1 , 1 8 9 5 . CR ICKET : A W E E K LY RECORD OF THE GAME. 441 innings. A nother Australian cricketer w ell-k n ow n in E nglan d came out first in the bow lin g averages in first-class matches. This was our old friend W illiam B ruce, w h o took 20 wickets at an average cost o f 12'70. I t is very gratifyin g to notice from this same annual report o f the M elbourne C.C. that the enterprise o f the club bad the reward it deserved, instead o f m eeting w ith a heavy loss as was the case w ith the last team invited b y M .C .C . B u t let the report speak for itself. “ The benefit to the Club from the visit of the English Team invited by the Trustees of the Sydney ground and the M .C.C , amounted to £3,349 2s. Id., after allowing for all expenses, and for a distribution of £250 to the Charities of the Metropolitan District. The sum of £1,581 Is. 5d. has yet to be transferred to Ground Account and for improvements effected on the ground, leaving a net balance of £1,768 Os. 8d.” Cricket readers and W . G ., w hom every­ one w ill congratulate on the receipt of thatleetle cheque o f five thousand pounds from the Daily Telegraph (g o o d old D. T.), in particular, w ill be interested to read the follow in g reference, in the Indian Pioneer , to the children’s fan cy dress ball given b y the Y iceroy, at Simla, on the 11th S ep tem ber:— ‘ 1One of the most original, if not the prettiest costume, was that worn by Loris Crawford, the little daughter of Major Crawford, A .V .D ., who represented ‘ the Grace Testi­ monial Fund ’ in a frock composed of alter­ nate stripes of red and yellow satin —Grace’ s Marylebone colours. In front was a large photograph of Dr. Grace surrounded by printed scrolls, with the words, 1 The Daily TeUgraph ’ and ‘ The Pioneer,' and across the shoulders was a red band bearing the title, ‘ The Grace Testimonial Fund,’ in gold letters. The skirt was edged with tiny balls of red and yellow, and was adorned with numerous cricket devices—bats, balls, etc. The little maiden wore a Marylebone cap with M.C.C. monogram, and carried a wand, on top of which was another photo of the immortal W . G. Needless to say, this costume attracted much notice amongst the masculine portion of the audience.” L i t t l e M iss Loris C raw ford, cetat 6J, is a daughter o f F . F . C raw ford, w ho did g o o d service fo r K ent in his day. She is also niece o f that best o f cricketing parsons, the R ev. J. C. o f that ilk. T h e Australian Cricketers are to visit us n ext summer. A t least, that was the substance o f a cablegram received through D alziel’s agen cy some fortn igh t or so ag o. That the message was correct in its facts there is little or n o reason to doubt. In any case, the secretaries o f the princi­ p al clubs are acting on the announcement, and already the Surrey Secretary has received applications for matches con ­ siderably in excess o f those o f past years. One paper, a few days a g o, I noticed, w ent so far even as to assert that the dates for some of the matches to be played had been provisionally settled. This certainly is a “ little too previous,” as I have reason to know that the Surrey Secretary has not as yet had any oflicial