Cricket 1897

n o CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r il 29, 1897. AUGUST. 2. Southgate, v. Southgate Hockey Club 7. Southgate, v. Islington Albion 14. Hornsey, v. Hornsey 14. Southgate, v. Southgate Adelaile 21. Sou'.hgate, v. Forest Gate 28. Southgite, v. Hall’s X I. 4. Southgate, SEPTEMBER. . Village. Every one who knows anything of club cricket in Surrey will regret to hear thit F. Fielding, who frequently did good ser­ vice for that county, at the wicket, is un­ able to play, owing to ill health. The cap­ taincy in his absence has been entrusted to another Surrey cricketer, R. Howell, to wit. To get an idea of the strength of the S urbiton C.C., a glance at the composition of the Committee will be sufficient. There is a good old County flavour about the names of G. W. Ricketts, F. Fielding, C. A. Trouncer, R. P. Sewell, G. Brann and R. Howell. The R9V. A. E. Beavau continues to be hon. sec., with W. B. Windeler as match secretary. As the Committee have obtained a further seven years lease of the present field, they have decided to enlarge and c jnsiderably improve the present pavilion, which has always been regarded as a structure quite unworthy of a first class club. W. Strachan, who has done gx>d service to the club as groundman aud ground- bowler has a special match, Eleven young amateurs of Surrey v. Eleven of Surbiton and District, on September 18 far his benefit. Teddington, Chiswick Park, Streatham, Wimbledon, M.C.C. and Ground and Eiling will be Surbiton’s opponents during the cricket week which commences on July 26. M AY. 1 Weybridge, v. Oatlands Park 1 Surbiton, v. St. Margaret’s on Thames 8 Surbiton, v. Guys Hospital 15 Tooting, v. Upper Tooting 15 Surbiton, v. Upper Tooting * 22 Surbiton, v. Merton 22 Merton, v. Merton * 29 Broadwater, v. Broadwater 29 Surbiton, v. Surbiton United * JUNE. 5 Surbiton, v. Uuiversity College Hospital 7 Waldegrave Park, v. Waldegrave Park * 7 Surbiton, v. Hounslow Garrison C.C. 12 Hampstead, v. Hampstead 12 Surbiton, v. Waldegrave Park * 19 Merton, v. Merton 19 Surbiton, v. Merton * 23 Surbiton, v. Hampstead 26 Surbiton, v. Incogoiti 30 Virginia Water, v. St. Anne’s Heath JU LY. 3 Wimbledon, v. W imbledon 3 Surbiton, v. AVimbledon * 10 Surbiton, v. St. Bartholomew’s Hospital 14 Surbiton, v. Itichmand 17 Surbiton, v. Marlboro’ Blues 20 LVddington, v. Teddington 24 Richmond, v. Richmond 24 Surbiton, v. Richmond * 26 Surbiton, v. Teddington 27 Surbiton, v. Chiswick Park 28 Surbitoa, v Streatham I c rick0t 29 Surbiton, v. Wimbledon V wee:£> 30 Surbiton, v. M.C.C. 31 Surbiton, v. Ealiug 2 (Aug.) Surbiton, v. Oundle Rovers AUGUST. 7 Surbiton, v. Southfield Wanderers * 14 Surbiton, v. Tooting 28 Streatham v. Streatham SEPTEMBER. 1 Ealing, v. Ealing 4 Tooting, v. Tooting * * Half-day matches. The S u t t o n CO. has now a pro­ gramme, probably, unsurpassed by that of any London club, either for length or quality of cricket played. The old system of pitying a first eleven and second eleven has been abolished, and in plaoe a whole-day team and two half-day teams have been organised. This was found to be absolutely necessary, as so many of the best players are unable to play regularly in whole-day cricket. An experience of two years, too, has proved the system to be most successful. Sutton’s leading batsmen during the sea­ son will probibly be J. A. Knight and A. C. Hayes, assisted by a large number of well-tried players. E. C. Steward and L. J. Paice may be expected to bear the brunt of the bowling. The hon. secretary, W. Allen Hunt (Southb trough, Sutton) is in the third year of office. A. C. Hayes undertakes the captaincy. The professional bo*rlers, for the first year, are S . Chambers (Notts County) and J. Chambers (Awsworth, Notts). M AY. Sutton, v. Streatham Acton, v. Pallingswick Leatherhead, v. Leatherhead Sutton, v. Barnes Sutton, v. M.C.C. and Ground Crystal Palase, v. Crystal Palace JUNE. Sutton, v. Epsom Sutton, v. Beddington Sutton, v. Cheam Sutton, v. Leatherhead Sutton, v. G «y’s Hospital Dulwich, v. D ilwich JULY. Streatham. v. S‘reatham Sutton, v. Surrey Club and Ground Forest Hill. v. Forest Hill Sutton, v. P alling wick Sutton, v. Dulwich Epsom, v. Epsom AUGUST. Bildington, y. Beldington Cheam, v. Cheam Sutton, v. Forest Hill. Addiscombe, v. Addiscombe Barnes, v. Barnes In all, 72 matches have been arranged for T o t t e n h a m C.C. The new fixtures are with Pallingswick, Honor Oik, Romford, Holborn, Bjston Park, London Hospital, and Lloyd Mitford, Esq.’s X t. Tottenham runs three teams during the early part of the season. Another cricket week at home has been ar­ ranged in place of a tour, as that of last year proved such a success. A fence is being erected round the ground. This will make it strictly private, the club having just obtained the authority to divert the footpath which used to cross the field. The cip- tain is E. Thomas, and the hon. secre­ taries are, H. W. Tomkins, Fernhurst, Page Green, Tottenham, and C. Meriill, 42, Baresford Road, Hornsey, N. D A Y MATCHES. -M A Y . 1. A ctm , v. Pallingswick 18. Tidal Basin, v. S >uth West Ham 27. Crouch End, v. Beaumont JUNE. 1. Wanstead, v. Waastead 7. Tottenham, v. Uptrn P.irk 7. Coptfold Hall, v. Lloyd Mitford’s X I 15. Tottenham, v. Brookfield 22. Tottenham, v. Wood Green 21. Tottenham, v. Biaumont 29. Tottenham, v. Bees JULY. 6. Tottenham, v. London Hospital 13. Elmonton, v. London Hospital 2n. Tottenham, v- Bees 27. Tottenham, v. Wanstead 28. Tottenham,v.A. F. Gadsdon. Esq’s., X I . I Cricket 29. Tottenham, v. South We<t Ham | Week 30. Tottenham, v. Brookfield 31. Tottenham, v. Honor Oak AUGUST. 2. Tottenham, v. Holloway Collegians 2. Hoddesion, v. Hoddesdon 11. Tottenham, v. Finchley 14. Tottenham, v. Pallingswick 24. Tottenham, v. Lloyd Mitford, Esq’s X I. SEPTEMBER. 1. Finchley, v. Finchley {To be continued .) EMERITI. MAY. 5 Woburn Park, Weybridge, v. St. George’s Col­ lege 11. Ware, Herts., v. St. Edmund’s College 15. Weybourne House, Aldershot, v. Messrs. Nash anl Corballis’ XI. 20. North Kensington, v. St. Charles’ College 22. Weybridge, v Oatlands Park 27. Edgbaston, v. Oratory School JUNE. 3. Wimbledon, v. Wimbledon College 7. Oxford, v. Merton College 8. Banbury, v. W roxton Abbey 9. Stoke, v. Gents of Staffordshire 10. Near Blackburn, v. Stonyhurst College 11.* Harrogate, v. Rudding Park 14. Ampleforth, near York, v. St. Lawrence’s College 15.* Chathiil, v. Alec Browne’s X I. 26. Ramsgate, v. St. Augustine's College JULY. 3.* Downside, near Bath, v. St. Gregory’s College 8. Old Windsor, v. Beaumont College 23. Henley-on-Thames, v. G. L. Bush’s X I.'I go 24. Henley-on-Thtmes, v. Henley C.C. 26.* Near Bath, Lansdowne C.C. V2 L 28.* Westbury, v. W . H. Laverton’s X I. I ? ^ 33.* Highclere Castle, v. Highclere C.C. J * ® * Two-day Matches. T H O M A S J. TATE, CRICKET BATS. 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