Cricket 1896

M arch 26, 1806. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF TIIE GAME. 43 at Lords at 2 p.m. and supper in York Street, Portman Square at 8 p.m. Eight was the number—four a side, single wicket—all field out, no round arm allowed, all to bowl in turn. We paid a shilling each to “ Steeivie ” Dark’s man, for the worst stumps, the worst ball, and the worst bats full of knots; and we played on the rough upper side of the ground near the present printing tent, no pads or gloves at hand. On a form was bread and cheese, a stone quart jug of beer. Within the last twelvemonths I was sitting by him in his old studio, the walls of which were covered with portraits of royalties, judges, bishops, statesmen, and celebrities of all kinds, and his eyes almost flashed fire as he talked of the old warrior of the game. His was a long and very distinguished and happy life, and the key to its true enjoyment was his love for all harmless and noble pastimes in his leisure hours. Until the last three or four years visitors to Lords cannot fail to have observed an old gentleman wearing large purple spectacles in a somewhat broad brimmed hat, and wearing a cape like a small cloak, who sat in the frori^ row of the portion of the coveredseats nearest to the players’ pavilion, which was dedicated to members and their friends. Those who can call him to mind, saw the last of the Mohicans — by which I mean, those who remember Bill Beldham, Lord Frederick Beauclerck, and men of that iime, and who also fully appreciated the grand doings of men of the present. C ricket readers will condole with A. N. Hornby in the loss of bis elder brother Cecil, wbo died some fortnight ago. Educated like the others at Harrow, C. L. Hornby was in the school eleven in the early sixties. A contemporary of C. F. Buller, I. D. Walker, and W. F. Mait­ land, be was a member of the Harrow eleven of 1862, which was beaten by Eton, the first victory they had gained for twelve years. The following year he did splendid service in the same match, going in first and scoring 68 out of 179 got while he was in. He scored well subsequently in Army matches as well as for theHarrowWanderers. With his regi­ ment be served in the Transvaal and if my memory serves me truly, was one of the few officers, if not the only one wbo escaped from the ill-fated affair at Majuba Hill. L ord H awke ’ s team should, by this time, be already on their way home to England. They were to leave Cape Town yesterday in the Union Steamer, Pretoria, so that they should be back again within the next three weeks. It was very unfor­ tunate that they should have visited South Africa at a time when things were so un­ settled everywhere. Their double visit to Johannesburg, in particular, forcibly illustrated the axiom that ‘ ‘ misfortunes come not as single spies but in battalions.” All the same, considering the differences of conditions, they have done fairly well. The best wish anyone can offer is that their trip has done something to help on the developement of Cricket in the various cricket centres of South Africa. V er y soon after the last number of Cricket appeared there came official intimation that tbe visit of tbe Haverford College Eleven to England had been decided upon. Haverford holds the championship of school cricket in Phila­ delphia, and several of the old boys have performed with credit on English cricket grounds, notably Gr. S. Patterson and W. C. Lowry. The Haverford Eleven, who will be in England about a month, will commence tbeir brief programme of matches, as at present arranged, on June 29th. They will play the principal schools, as well as one match against M.C.C. at Lord’s, and one at each of the Universities Fixtures have already been made -with Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Rugby, Marlborough, Cheltenham, Clif­ ton, Malvern, as well as one with M.C.C. “ W. G-. Up to D ate ,” is the title of a booklet just published, and where think you, at Oetacamund, by the Nilgiri News and South, o f India Observer Press. This is enterprise if you like. “ W. Gr. up to date” gives the doings of The Master from 1887 to 1895 inclusive, and thus brings his records on from the time when they were left off by Mr. W. Methven Brownlee, in his life of W. G., issued early in 1887. The author, who hides his identity under the nom-de-plume of King Willow, is, I may state, a cricketer well-known in connection with touring teams some years ago, as well as with the Marylebone Club. I believe there is some chance that his little work may be pro­ duced in England. 'AU S T R A L IA N TEAM OF 1896. The following is the programme as finally settled :— May 11. Sheffield Park, v. Lord Sheffield’s Team. May i4. Leyton, Australians v. Essex. May 18. Crystal Palace, v. England X I. May 21. Eastbourne, v. South of England. May 25. Sheffield, Australians v. Yorkshire. May 28. Manchester, Australians v. Lancashire. June 1. Oxford, Australians v. Oxford University. June 4. Bristol, Australians v. Gloucestershire. June 8. Wembley Park, v. England XI. June 11. Lord’s, Australians v. M.C.C and Ground. June 15. Leeds, Australians v. Yorkshire. Mhtfji June 18. Birmingham, Australians v. Gentlemen. June 22. Lord’s, England v. Australia. June 25. Nottingham, Australians v. Notts. June 29. Bradford, Australians v. Yorkshire. July 2. Manchester, Australians v. North. July 6. Southampton, v. Hants. July 9. Leyton, Australians v. Players. July 13, Leicester, Australians v. Leicestershire. July 16. Manchester, Australia v. England. July 20. Derby, Australians v. Derbyshire. July 23. Lord’s, Australians v. M.C.C. and Ground. July 27. Oval, Australians v. Surrey. July 30. Bexhill, Australians v. Earl De La Warr’s XI. Aug. 3. Birmingham, Australians v. Warwickshire. Aug. 6. Canterbury, Australians v. Kent. Aug. 10. Oval, Australians v. England. Aug. 13. Brighton, Australians v. Sussex. Aug. 17. Oval, Australians v. Surrey. Aug. 20. Cheltenham, Australians v. Gloucestershire Aug. 24. Taunton, Australians v. Somersetshire. Aug. 27. Liverpool, Australians v. Lancashire. Aug. 31. Scarboro’, Australians v. England XI. Sept. 3. Hastings, Australians v. South. F OR SALE.— Cricket , 11 volumes, bound in cloth, 1884 to 1894, £2 2s.; 1895, unbound, 2s. 6d.— 3, St. Peter’s Road, Margate. P AVILION (portable); new; small; highest work­ manship and design. Low price. Suitable for athletic grounds or gentleman’sresidence, &c. Photo­ graph sent.—“ C.B.,” 9, The Vineyard, Richmond, Surrey. G ROUND MAN for Cricket and Lawn Tennis Field.—Apply by letter only, giving references, “ St. John’s, Bowes Road, Palmer’s Green, N. L O R D H A W K E ’ S T E A M I N S O U T H A F R I C A . E IG H T H M A T C H v. X X I I . OF G R A H A M ’S T O W N A N D D IS T R IC T . T h e follow in g: is th e fu ll score o f th e m atch a ga in st X X I I o f G rah am ’s T o w n , a p a rt o f w h ich w a s g iv e n in C ricket o f F e b . 25. G raham ’ s T own . First Innings. Second Innings. L. Giddy, c O’Brien, b Tyler 1 b Davenport ... 5 F. Turberville, c Davenport, b Woods ........................ 0 c and b Lohmann 7 L.Gill,c Davenport,bWoods 6 b Woods .......... 8 F.Wallace, c Butt, b Woods 4 b Lohmann ... O A. Dell, b Woods... ,.. ... 2 runout................. 0 H. Woodall, b Woods.......... 6 b Lohmann ... 0 F. Copeland, c Woods, b Tyler ............................... 17 b Lohmann ... 38 G. Atherstone, c and b Tyler 0 bWoods .......... 3 E. Douglas, b Heseltine ... 4 b Lohmann ... 3 Du Boulay, b Lohmann ... 25 b Lohmann ... 6 H. Austen, c Wright, b Loh­ mann ............................... 0 b Davenport ... 4 L Ashburnham, c O’Brien, b Lohmann ........................ 1 st Butt, b Daven­ port .................11 S. Swailes, c Lohmann, b Davenport........................ 0 st Butt, b Daven­ port ................. 8 H. F. Blaine, b Lohmann... 1 b Lohmann ... 4 H. Dold, c Heseltine, b Davenport......................... 0 c Taylor, b Loh­ mann 0 N. Stone, c Lohmann, b Davenport................. ... 2 c Hayward, b Fry 16 G. Morris, b Davenport ... 1 c Lohmann, b Fry 2 S.Melville,candbDavenport 1 notout................. 4 G. Purdon, b Davenport ... 0 cand b Lohmann 10 S.J.Dold, c Fry,b Davenport 0 c Woods, b Fry... 3 T. Harvey, st Butt, b Loh­ mann 1b Lohmann ... 0 J. Kirkman, not oat ........... 0 b Lohmann ... 1 Extras ................. 6 Extras ... 28 Total.................78 Total ...161 L ord H awke ’ s T eam . First Innings. Second Innings. Lord Hawke, c Purdon, b Harvey ........................ 2 c Blaine, b Har­ vey ................. 3 Mr. C. W . Wright, c Giddy, b Harvey ........................15 b Kirkman.......... 2 Hayward, b Kirkman.......... 4 cDell, bKiikman 23 Mr. C. B. Fry, not out ... 51 b Harvey ........... 0 Sir T. C. O’Brien, b Harvey 1b S. Dold .......13 Mr. S. M. J. Woods, c Ash­ burnham, b Austen..........11 c Swailes, b Kirk­ man ................. 2 Lohmann, run out .......... 1 lbw, b Austen ... 8 Mr. H. B. Bromley-Daven- port, c Ashbumham, b Austen............................... 0 not out..................15 Mr. C. Heseltine, b Kirkman 13 not out.................. 2 Tyler, b S. Dold ................. 1 Butt, b Kirkman................. 4 Extras ........... 7 Extras ... 6 Total..................110 Total (7 wkts.) 74 BOWLING ANALYSIS. G raham ’ s T own . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Woods ...... 11 7 65 ............ 4 1 16 2 Tyler................. 17 5 543 ............ Heseltine......... 7 6 21 ............. 1 1 0 0 Davenport ... 64 4 47 ............ 20 10 34 4 Lohmann ... 6 2 65 ............. 25'18 54 11 Hayward... 5 1 18 0 Fry .......... 6 0 11 3 Heseltine and Hayward each delivered a no-ball, and Davenport a wide. L ord H awke ’ s T eam . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Kirkman .......... 23 6 42 4 .......... 22 8 44 3 Harvey................. 24 10 43 3 .......... 12 7 12 2 Austen................. 7 2 14 2 .......... 13 7 10 1 S. D old................ 5 3 4 1 .......... 3 1 2 1 Austen bowled a wide. NINTH MATCH v. XXII. OF MIDLAND DISTRICT. Cradock, February 5 and 6. Tbe result was a drawn game all in favour of Lord Hawke’s team, Attwood