Cricket 1896

Nov. 26, 1896. CRiCKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OE THE GAME. 465 Briggate and Vicar Lane, Leeds, is sold at twopence only. Among the interesting photographs with which it abounds are the Yorkshire Team under the scoring board after the match with Warwickshire, the teams of Surrey, Leicestershire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and the Aus­ tralians (the latter with autograph signatures reproduced). A n illuminated address was presented to Mr. H. R. Groom by the members of the Croydon C.C. at their annual dinner. Mr. Groom has been the hon. secretary of the club for the last 22 years, and still holds office. During this time he has arranged about 1,200 matches. A m o n g the cricketers who took part in the match hetween the Clergy and Laity of Natal, at Eshowe, was the Bishop of Zululand, who, it will be remembered, was in England not very long ago. The occasion was the meeting of the Diocesan Synod, which was suspended to allow the game to take place. The Bishop made 29, the highest score on his side, but his efforts did not save the clergy from defeat. T he latest advertisement. From America. H A T S ._____________ Speaking o f cricket and crack bowlers, let us do “ the hat trick ” for you. S t e t s o n H a t s for Fall. JOHN B. STETSON CO. 1 108 Chestnut St. I n a match, on October 3rd, between Glenside and St. Giles, at Adelaide, the latter were disposed of for 8 runs, of which no less than 7 were byes. C. Stod­ dart took 6 wickets for 0. But even this bowling feat was beaten on the same day in Australia, W. Bums, for Excelsior v. “ Trades” (Melbourne), taking 7 wickets for no runs. It is said that Bums, who is very young, shows great promise with the ball, varying his pace well, and getting a break both ways. A ccordin g to the Australasian the the absence of the Australian Eleven will affect the first match for the Sheffield Shield, viz., that between New South Wales and South Australia, commencing on the Adelaide Oval on December 18th, the very day the Australian team are expected to land in Sydney. From New South Wales, Donnan, Gregory, Iredale, Kelly, and M'Kibbin will be away, and from South Australia George Giffen, Hill, Darling, and Jones. I t isrumoured thatMr. HarryMusgrove, the manager of the Australian team, has arranged to take 20 Australians to America in the spring to play baseball. So successful was the tour of the Leinster C.C. in the London district this summer, and in 1895, that the club has arranged a third tour for 1897. Last season 56 matches in all were played by the club, whose finances are in such a satisfactory condition that a balance of over £100 remains in hand. A t the end of last month His Excellency Sir J. West Ridgeway, Governor of Ceylon, took part in a cricket match at Nuwara Eliya. The opposing side consisted of the boys of the St. Edward’s School, who got the Governor’s wicket before he had scored. A few days later, Admiral Drummond played cricket in Ceylon and was also unfortunate enough not to score. A VERY interesting decision has been given by the New South Wales Cricket Association with reference to the resi­ dential qualification of a player competing in the Electorate matches. The rule reads as follows :— The residential quali­ fication shall be three months, excepting in special cases to be dealt with by the association.” Now, A. Coningham, who came over with the Australian team in 1893, resided for the nine months since the end of the last cricket season, in Waverley, but afterwards removed to Glebe, intend­ ing to play for the latter. According to the rule he could not play for Glebe in the first match, but the question was brought before the Association, who decided (the chairman giving the casting vote) that Coningham could play for Waverley if not granted a permit for Glebe, a decision which does not seem to have given entire satisfaction. N ews comes from India that at Patiala (where J. T. Hearne has gone for coaching purposes) the record score in India has recently been made. The score is said to be as follows, but it would perhaps be as well to wait a little while before it is accepted as genuine:— PATIALA v. KASATJLI DEPOT. Played at Kasauli, October 13 and 14,1896. P a t ia l a . E. M. Mistiy, b Leo­ nard .......................156 Kutub Din, b Modget 21 BadesiRam,notout... 219 H. H, tbe Maharajah, b Reid ................. 60 Madon, run out.......... 7 Billimoria, lbw, b Crawley ................ 12 ,, S. Shamsher Singh, did not bat. Kasauli Depot scored First innings, 125; Second Tuning*, 156. M r . J. G. Dayis, of the Wanderers C.C., Chicago, writes from 317, 36th Street:— The recent visit of the Australian team to this city was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Friday, October 9th, was the anniversary of the big Chicago fire and a general holiday. In the morning the sound money men had a parade of about 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and in the evening the silverites had a procession, the numbers being estimated at 15,000. The third proces­ sion was that of the Chicago batsmen in their second innings. In spite of the counter attractions we had about 1 0 0 0 people present, which is the largest crowd that has ever been present at a cricket game in this city, so that we have cause for congratulation. September was a horribly wet month, but fortunately it kept fine for about ten days before the Australians arrived, and we were able to give them a fairly good wicket. The Australians expressed themselves as being surprised at the quality of the cricket shown here. A number of them visited the stock yards and saw the hogs, cattle and sheep killed, the trip affording them a new experience. Captain Anson and Pfefler, who played for Chicago, are two of the best known base bailers in the country, and were both in England with Spalding’s team. M r . D avis adds:— Reading an interview with Sugg, in your issue of April 23rd, I see mention of Tom Armitage. He is still in the Kankakee Asylum, about thirty miles from Chicago, where he waits at table. He is perfectly sane onmost subjects, and told a friend, recently, that looking after these crazy beggars was the easiest job he had ever had in his life, and he would be a fool to give it up. We have established a North Western Cricket Association, and this year Omaha, Minneapolis and Chicago played in this city for the championship, which we won easily. Winnipeg were to have sent a team, but at the last moment backed out, on account of the high railroad rates. •‘ The Ann Is of the Free Foresters,” which Messrs. Blackwood and Sons are issuing, should make a very useful, as well as agreeable, addition to cricket literature. The history of the Free Foresters goes back as far as 1856, and its records contain accounts of matches against the old England elevens, the counties of Notts and Surrey, M.C.C., I Zingari, most of the public schools, colleges, and army clubs, as well as of numerous tours in Scotland, Ireland, and the Channel Islands. That the literary part of the work will be in the best hands, the fact that it will be under the joint editorship of the Rev. W. K. R. Bedford, one of the most delightful cricket gossips, and W. E. W. Collins, will be sufficient guarantee. But there will be plenty of other con­ tributors, and' among them the Head Master of Haileybury College, who con­ tributes a chapter on part singing. The book, in addition, is profusely illustrated with fifty-three portraits and fifty-nine other plates, containing the likeness of over five hundred celebrated cricketers who have played for or against the Foresters during the last forty years. C ricketers, and more especially Lan­ cashire cricketers, will be glad to hear that the Lancashire County C.C. has promised Frank Sugg a benefit match for next year. The choice of the match is to be left to Sugg himself. The Middlesex County C.C. is in a more flourishing condition than ever. After handing over the proceeds of the benefit match at Lord’s against Somerset­ shire to Rawlin, there still remains a balance in hand of £866 5s., for the year, ita g n o ir u n anu , d Johnson................. 14 Nanak, b Johnson ... 26 Mr. Farrant, not out Rajah Babu, b John­ son ........................ 12 Extras .......... 48 Total (for 8 wkts.) 604 N E X T ISSUE, T HUR SDA Y , DECEMBER 31.