Cricket 1896

A pril 23, 1896. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 91 THE METROPOL ITAN CLUBS IN 1896. Continued from paye 87. The B eckenham season begins on Saturday with a match between Foot­ ballers and Cricketers, and ends on September 2nd with a match against the Village. The event of the season will be the match between Kent and Notts. During the Week exactly the same matches as last year will be played, viz., the Oxford University Authentics, Mr. H. Leveson-Gower’s X I., the Incogniti, and Bickley Park. On June loth and following days, the ground will be given up to the usual Lawn Tennis Tournament, while on July 4th, athletic sports will be held. E. Tate will, as for many years past, be again the ground man, and the club has engaged Cragg, of Nottinghamshire, as ground bowler and umpire for the third season in suc­ cession. The honorary secretary is Arthur Pearce, Bexley House, Southend Road, Beckenham. APKIL. 25. Beckenham, Footballers v. Cricketers. MAY. 2. Beckenham, v. Guy’s Hospital, 9. Beckenham, v. Harrow Blues. 16. Beckenham, v. Streatham. 23. Beckenham, v. Blackheath. 23. Ohislehurst, v. Chislehurst. 25. Beckenham, v. M.C.C. 25. Wickham, v. West Wickham. 28. Beckenham, v. Hundred of Hoo. 30. Beckenham, v. Wimbledon. 30. Wimbledon, v. Wimbledon. JUNE. 6. Beckenham, v. Plaistow. 13. Crystal Palace, v. Crystal Palace. 13. Beckenham, v. Crystal Palace. 20. Streatham, v. Streatham. 27. Chislehurst, v. West Kent. 27. Beckenham, v. Blackheath, 29. Kent, v. Notts.* JULY. 8. Beckenham, v. Mote. 11. Beckenham, v. Upper Tooting. 11. Plaistow, v. Plaistow. 13. Beckenham, v. Oxford Authentics.+ 15. Beckenham, v. Mr. H. Leveson-Gower’s XI. 16. Beckenham, v. Incogniti.t 18. Beckenham, v. Bickley Park. 18. Blackheath, v. Blackheath. 25. Blackheath, v. Blackheath. 25. Beckenham, y. Chislehurst. 29. Beckenham, v. Granville. AUGUST. 1. Wimbledon, v. Wimbledon. 1. Beckenham, v. Wimbledon. 3. Beckenham, v. Crystal Palace. 3. Bromley, v. Bromley. 5. Beckenham, v. West Kent. 6. Beckenham, v. Eton Ramblers. 8. Tooting, v. Upper Tooting. 12. Beckenham, v. Hampstead. 15. Bickley, v. Bickley Park. 15. Beckenham, v. Roving Friars. 19. Beckenham, v. Marlboro’ Blues. 22. Hampstead, v. Hampstead. 22. Beckenham, v. West Wickham. 29. Richmond, v. Richmond. 29. Beckenham, v. Nondescripts. SEPTEMBER. 2. Beckenham, v. The Village. * Three-day Match. + Two-day Matches. The C rystal P alace C.C., whose honorary secretary is Francis C.Barchard, 14, Anerley Park, S.E., has, as usual, a very long list of matches, for which the team are selected by a great many different members of the club. The tour, in Kent and Sussex, is in August, and two-day matches will be played against Tonbridge, Hythe, Canter­ bury, Eastbourne, Hastings and the Saffrons. The elevens for three of these matches will be selected by Stanley Colman, and for the remainder, by C. Mitchell. The majority of the matches during the season will be played in the London district, but Crystal Palace teams will go to Brighton College and Reigate. APRIL. 25. Crystal Palace XI. v. next XYI. MAY. 2. Crystal Palace, v. Marlboro’ Blues. 2. Reigate, v. Reigate Priory. 6. Richmond, v. Richmond. 9. Crystal Palace, v. St. Thomas’s Hospital. 9. Leatherhead, v. Leatherhead. 12. Crystal Palace, v. Addiscombe. 16. Crystal Palace, v. Guy’s Hospital. 16. Ewell, v. Ewell. 23. Crystal Palace, v. Chiswick Park. 23. Lee, v. Granville. 25. Crystal Palace, v. Blackheath. 28. Crystal Palace, v. St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. 30. Crystal Palace, v. Plaistow. 30. Epsom, v. Epsom. JUNE. 4. Crystal Palace, v. Richmond. 6. Crystal Palace, v. Gryphons. 6. Bickley Park, v. Bickley Park. 9. The Oval, v. Surrey Club and Ground. 13. Crystal Palace, v. Beckenham. 13. Beckenham, v. Beckenham. 15. Crystal Palace, v. London Hospital. 16. Crystal Palace, v. Kenley. 17. Crystal Palace, v. Incogniti.* 20. Crystal Palace, v. Stoics. 25. Hampstead, v. Hampstead. 27. Crystal Palace, v. Wanderers. 27. Plaistow, v. Plaistow. JULY. 2. Brighton, v. Brighton College. 4. Crystal Palace, v. Bickley Park. 4. Beddington, v. Beddington. 7. Blackheath, v. Blackheath. 11. Crystal Palace, v. Kensington Park. 11. Charlton Park, v. Charlton Park. 16. Crystal Palace, v. Granville. 18. Crystal Palace, v. Epsom. 18. Carshalton, v. Carshalton, 21. Wimbledon, v. Wimbledon- 25. Crystal Palace, v. Peregrines. 25. Kensington Park, v. Kensington Park. AUGUST. 1. Crystal Palace, v. Hornsey. 1. Southgate, v. Southgate. 3. Crystal Palace, v. Chislehurst. 3. Beckenham, v. Beckenham. 8. Crystal Palace, v. Wimbledon. 12. Crystal Palace, v. Forest Hill. 15. Crystal Palace, v. Oxted. 22. Crystal Palace, v. M.C.C. and Ground. 25. Crystal Palace, v. Ewell. 29. Crystal Palace, v. Hampstead. SEPTEMBER. 3. Crystal Palace, v. Stoics. 5. Crystal Palace, v. Spencer. 5. Tooting, v. Upper Tooting. TOUR.—AUGUST. 10,11. Tonbridge, v. Tonbridge. 12, 13. Hythe, v. Hythe. 14, 15. Canterbury, v. St. Lawrence. 17, 18. Eastbourne, v. Devonshire Park. 19, 20. Hastings, v. Hastings. 21, 22. Saffrons, v. Eastbourne. * Two-day Match. The Hon. Sec. of the D u lw ic h C.C. is E. White, 285, Norwood Road, S.E. The club has no stated captain, as one is elected for each match. The home week commences on August 17th, and the fixtures arranged are with Erratics, Merton, Gravesend, Vampires, Brixton Wanderers, and Surrey Club and Ground. The Dulwich C.C. does not employ a ground bowler. Terry has been re­ engaged as groundman, and the lease of the ground has been renewed on very favourable terms. APRIL. 25. Home. Club Match. MAY. 2. Lee, v. Northbrook. 2. Home, v. Northbrook. 9. Forest Hill, v. Forest Hill. 9. Home, v. Forest Hill. 9. Norwood, v. Grecian. 13. Home, v. Wanderers, 16. Bromley, v. Bromley. 16. Dulwich, v. Ibis. 16. Home, v. Ibis. 23. Home, v. Charlton Park. 23. Charlton Park, v. Charlton Park. 25. Home, v. Chislehurst. 25. Merton, v. Merton. 26. Home, v. M.C.C. 30. Wandsworth, v. Spencer. 30. Home, v. Spencer. 30. Wandsworth, v. Spencer. JUNE. 6. Hornsey, v. Holbom. 6. Home, v. Ibis. 6. Dulwich, v. Ibis. 10. Addiscombe, v. Addiscombe. 13. Catford, v. Private Banks. 13. Home, v. Grecian. 13. Norwood, v. Grecian. 20. Charlton Park, v. Charlton Park. 20. Home, v. Charlton Park. 20. Norwood, v. Grecian II. 27. Home, v. Sutton. 27. Sutton, v. Sutton. 27. Catford, v. Panther. JULY. 1. Gravesend, v. Gravesend. 4. Home, v. Spencesr. 4. Wandsworth, v. Spencer. 4. Wandsworth, y. Spencer. 11. Croydon, v. Croydon. 11. Home, v. Croydon. 11. Balham, v. Bedford Hill. 18. Home, v. Holbom. 18. Cheam, v. Cheam. 22. Hampton Wick, v. Hampton Wick 25. Sutton, v. Sutton. 25. Home, v. Sutton. AUGUST. 1. Home, v. Northbrook. 1. Lee, v, Northbrook. 3. Hornsey, v. Hornsey. 3. Home, v. Post Office. 8. Home, v. Forest Hill. 8. Forest Hill, v. Forest Hill. 15. Beddington, v. Beddington. 15. Home, v. Panther. 17. Home, v. Erratics. 18. Home, v. Merton. 19. Home, v. Gravesend. 20. Home, v. Vampires. 21. Home,v. Brixton Wanderers. 22. Home, v. Surrey Club and Ground. 29. Home, v. Croydon. 29. Croydon, v, Croydon. SEPTEMBER. 5. Malden, v. Malden Wanderers. 5. Home, v. Itinerants. 12. Home, v. Club Match. The E l t h a m C.C. has no week and no tour, but a strong list of matches has been arranged, and the opposing teams include Blackheath, Granville, Hamp­ stead, and Cheshunt. The match which was arranged last year against the Golf Club is not in the present season’s pro­ gramme. A few of last year’s officers have resigned, including E. French, who is succeeded as honorary secretary by J. C. Wood, jun., Woodside, Eltham; and J. Eagleton, last year’s captain, whose place is now taken by A. S. John­ ston. The ground bowler is, as last year, B. Haywood. APRIL. 25. Eltham, Practice Game. MAY. 2. Eltham, v. Charlton Park. 9. Eltham, v. Blackheath. 16. Sidcup, v. Sidcup. 23. Blackheath, v. Blackheath. 25. Abbey Wood, v. Lessness Park. 30. Greenhithe, v. Greenhithe.