Cricket 1899

300 CRICKET : AJWEEKLY RECORD O f THE GAME. J u ly 27, 1899. CANTERBURY Cricket Week 1 8 9 9 , COMMENCING MONDAY, AUGUST 7. FIRST MATCH : KENT v. LANCASHIRE On MONDA Y, TUESDA Y, and WEDNESDA Y. SECOND MATCH: KENTY.AUSTRALIANS On THURSDA Y, FRIDA Y, and SATURDA Y. The teams will be selected from the following:— K EN T— Mr. J. R. Mason. Mr. R. O’ H. Livesay. Mr. W . H. Patterson. Mr. A. H. DuBoulay. Mr. G. J. V . Weigall. Mr. W . L. Knowles. Mr. C. J. Burnup. A . Hearne. Mr. W . M. Bradley. Martin. Mr. S. H. Day. Huish. L A N C A S H IR E - Mr. A . C. MacLaren. Baker. Mr. A . H. Hornby. Sugg. Mr. C. R. Hartley. Mold. Mr. W . B. Stoddart. Tyldesley, Mr. 8. M. Tindall. Smith. A . Ward. Sharp. Lancaster. AU STRA LIA— Mr. J. Darling. Mr. M. A. Noble. Mr. C. Hill. Mr. H. Trumble. Mr. J. Worrall. Mr. C. McLeod. Mr. F. A . Iredale. Mr. V . Trumper. Mr. S. E. Gregory. Mr. F. Laver. Mr. E. Jones. Mr. J. J. Kelly. Mr. W . P. Howell. Play will commence at 12 Noon on M onday and T h u r sd a y , and at 11.30 on other days. Adm ission - O N E S H IL L IN G . By kind permission of Colonel Fisher, the Band of the 10th ROYAL HUSSARS Will play in. the Ground during the week. AMATEUR THEATRICALS, By the “ OLD STAGERS.” G r a n d B a ll s a t t h e M u s i c H a l l, On WEDNESDA Y a n d FR IDA Y. City&SouthLondonRailway. T o th e O v a i in 1 0 M in u te s . Travel b y the Electric R a ilw a y— Trains every four minutes. F a r e 2 d . THOMAS G . JENKIN, G e n e r a l M a n a g e r . New Palace Steamers, Limited. REGULAR SAILINGS FOR MARGATE and RAMSGATE, FROM OLD SW A N P IE R , LONDON BR IDGE , BY “ ROYAL SOVEREIGN,” DaiJy except Fridays, at 9.20 a.m., with special trains from Fenchurch Stnet Station at 10.28 a m. RETURN FARES. LONDON AND MARGATE, 58. hirst Saloon, 4 s. 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Summer Numbers, 5/- ; Winter Numbers, 1/3 (post free). 7/- per annum, post free, Abroad. All subscriptions to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.G. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF TBE GAME 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, L08D0I, E.C. THURSDAY, JULY 27 th , 1899. $a\ultoti Gossip* The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Bamlet T he record of the Australians is now as follows :—Matches played, 23; won, 13; lost, 2 ; drawn, 8. Darling has won the toss eleven times and lost it twelve times. A f t e r the famous match between England and Australia, at Manchester, Lilley discovered, or rather his doctor discovered, that he had broken a finger. His hand had been in very great pain since the first day of the match, but he had steadily played on without com­ plaining, and it is remarkable that he should have kept wicket so well. He was greatly blamed for missing a chance or two, but the wonder is that he stopped anything. A further examination of the hand under the X rays shewed that the finger was only badly bruised, and Lilley, relieved of anxiety on this score, pluckily turned out again on Monday. A f e w “ i f V :— If Hayward had been caught when he gave a chance at the commencement of each of his innings in the first three matches against Australia ! If Victor Trumper had not been missed at Old Trafford in the fourth match before he had soored in the second innings! If N. Miller had not been missed at the wicket in the first over at Brighton before he had made a run ! If Major Poore’s chance at the wicket on Friday evening, when he had made 4 runs, had been taken I So completely has the visit of the Australians exploded the quaint old theory that a great batsman should never attempt to become a bowler for fear of spoiling his batting, that men who have never had a chance of distinguishing themselves with the ball now often show that they are capable bowlers. Of late, Ranjitsinhji has had the chance of bowl­ ing again, and has met with a good deal of success—andyet he stillbats very nicely. W . G. Quaife is the latest addition to crack batsmen who find that they can bowl, and Ward, a few days ago, created quite a sensation. Let us hope that now that the old theory is decently buried it may be no more heard of. T h e partnership of 411 by Major Poore and Captain Wynyard for Hamp­ shire against Somerset suggests a few reflections. Teams which are generally successful do not get very excited when a long partnership is in progress, for they havea comfortable feeling that suchthings always have an end sooner or later, and more often sooner than late, so that they never become disheartened : they merely