Cricket 1895

72 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r i l 18, 1895. CHEAP OECOND-HAND SMALL MARQUEES, suitable for Clubs, Schools, or private use, in excellent condition, nearly as good as new. A few larger Marquees for sale, also canvas for Awnings, Booth Covers. Prices on application to BENJAM IN EDGINGTON (Ld.), Marquee, Tent, and Flag Maker, By Special Letter of Appointment to Her Majesty Ui I!the Queen and H .R.H . the Prince of Wales, 2, DUKE-STREET, LONDON BRIDGE, S.E. (Opposite the Railway Station.). I V Y CR ICKET AND L AW N T E N N IS G R O U N D , F orest H il l R oad , H onor O a k . Tw o minutes from Honor Oak Station, L.C. & D. and 12 minutes from Peckham Rye Station, L.B. & S.C. CRICKET PITCHES and LAW N TENNIS COURTS to Let, for the Day or Term. For terms and particulars apply to H . A nderson , Proprietor, 16, Forest Hill Road, Honor Oak. J. SALE, EAGLE CRICKET BALL FACTORY, Southborough, K ent. Very Best Material and Workmanship Guaranteed. Price List on Application. 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Special reduced return railway fares from Victoria, 4d.— Apply H. B enham (Proprietor), 104, Rossiter Road, Balham. Cinder Track always open for Sports and Training. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LOUDON, E.C. THURSDAY, APRIL 18 th , 1895. NOTICE. THIS PAPER IS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING AT THE OFFICE 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, and all communications relative to scores, advertisements, or supply of the paper must be addressed to T h e M a n a g e r , to whom all cheques and postal orders must be made payable. Messrs. M e r r it t & H a t c h e r are also authorised to collect advertisements. P a b t l t o n (ffiroggtp . The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. I AM sure no one will grudge the Mel­ bourne Club the distinction of a record, that is to say, if their claim for the last test match was a record. The Australasian newspaper goes so far as to state, that the attendance on the Melbourne Club Ground on the occasion of the last test match, commencing on March 1 and ending on March 6, was the largest on record for an aggregate. According to that paper Major Wardell, the sec. of the Melbourne C.C., put it down as upwards of 100,000, his assistant at about 92,500 all told. B u t this is the officia l register of the p a yiD g p u b lic, which after all is the only evidence to be relied on correct when on even relia ble member’s money. First day ................... 11,682 £742 12 0 Second day ................... 21,717 1,834 7 6 Third day ................... 13,702 875 4 « Fourth day ................... 7,583 481 6 0 Fifth day ................... 8,965 570 4 0 Total , 63,649 £4,003 14 0 S t il l , the official figures hardly prove the contention of the Australasian. O n the contrary they go far to disprove it. As a matter of fact, the numbers to the best of my recollection do not equal those recorded in the match between Surrey and Notts at the Oval in August, 1892. I have nothing by me to refer to, but unless I am mistaken the aggregate for that match was 63,763. And even if the numbers did not reach those of the test match at Melbourne, it must be remembered that while the latter lasted well into the fifth day, that between Surrey and Notts in 1892 only extended over two days and—“ a bittock.” T h e death of Mr. G. H . Strutt, of Belper, not only deprives Derbyshire cricket of one of its most liberal patrons, but the charities of Derby of a munificent supporter. The last of his many good works in promotion of the welfare of the Derby County C. C. was the presentation of a new scoring box quite lately. But by the charitable institutions of the town as well as in the County of Derby he will be even more sadly missed. Not long since he presented to the Derby Royal Infirmary the Susan Strutt Ward, and more recently gave over five thousand pounds to his native town. He died on Sunday last. T h e amenities of cricketwere illustrated in a very pleasant fashion at the close of the last test match in Melbourne. It is needless to recall the fact that Robert Peel was in with Mr. M ’Laren when the game was won. More than that, it was the little Yorkshireman who made the winning hit. Hence there was something particularly suggestive of the sportsman in Peel’s gift of the bat which won the match to C. T. B. Turner, the great Aus­ tralian cricketer.