Cricket 1899

428 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t , 2 1 , 1899. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LOUDON, E.C. THURSDAY, SEPT. 21 st , 1899. IMPORTANT NOTICE! a cricketer, lie has deserved well of the public as a thoroughly sportsmanlike exponent of the grand old game. In every condition of life, professionally as well as socially, Brockwell has borne himself in a way to command respect and esteem, all of which should count to him for righteousness next summer, when his time comes on. NewPalace Steamers, Limited. REGULAR SAILINGS FOR MARGATE and RAMSGATE , FROM OLD SW A N P IE R , LONDON BR IDGE , by “ ROYAL SOVEREIGN,” Daily e icept Fridays, at 9.20 a.m., with special trains from Fenchurch Street Station at 10.28 a.m. RETURN FARES, LONDON AND MARGATE, 5s. First Saloon, 4s. Second Saloon, available to end of Season. “ K0HIN00R,” On and after 17th June. “ LA MARGUERITE,” On and after 28th June. “ LA BELGIQUE.” On and after 1st July. T. E. BARLOW, Director and Manager, 60, King William Street, E.C. Twenty Years of Kent Cricket. The full scores and other useful items. Equally interesting to all cricketers, as the doings of each county against Kent are given separately. 400 pages. Price, Is. 3d. ; postage, 3d. M a r s h a ll, B e n e n d e n , C r a n b r o o k . F OR SALE.—The residue of the marvellous Cricket Collection of the late Thomas Padwick, Esq., Redhill, Surrey.—Address, Mr. Alfred J. Gaston, 14, Prestonville Road, Brighton. T HE Editor of Cricket wishes to purchase Volumes 3 and 4of “ Scores and Biographies,” “ Wisden’s Almanack” for 18(59, 1876, and 1877, and “ James Lillywhite’s Annual” for 1874 and 1877. F OR SALE.—A number of Cricket Books, inclu­ ding complete set of Cricket, “ Scores and Biographies,” “ Wisden’s Almanack,” “ John Lilly­ white’s Companion,” “ Jerks in from Short-Leg,” “ Bolland’s Cricket Notes” (1851), “ Nyren’s Cricketer’s Tutor,” “ Fred Lillywhite’s Guide for 1866,” and early years, “ Football Annuals” from earliest date.—F.C., care of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C. “ pR ICK E T’S YEAR BOOK,” 1899; price 2d., O post free 2§d.; now on sale at aU railway bookstalls, or direct from the Office of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C. “ CRICKET” is the only paper in the world solely devoted to the game. Term s o f Subscription (payable in ad­ vance) :—6/- per annum. 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.O. R e su lts of the Season and A v erages of the P rin cip a l C lu bs will be inserted in the remaining Monthy numbers of Cricket at the rateof 3s. Gd.acolumn, withaminimumcharge of 2s. 6d. To ensure insertion in the follow­ ing number, particulars must be received not later than the Saturday previous to the day of publication at the Offices of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C. With this issue of Criclcet we complete the Summer series. Six numbers will be issued during the Winter as heretofore, from October to March inclusive, as follows :— No. 527.—THTJESDAY, OCT. 26. No. 528.—THURSDAY, NOY. 23. No. 629.—THURSDAY, DEC. 28. No. 530.—THURSDAY, JAN. 25. No. 531.—THURSDAY, FEB. 22. No. 532.—THURSDAY, MARCH 29. Subscriptionfor the above series, 1/3post free. M e n tio n of Brockwell reminds me that in all likelihood he will be the only Surrey cricketer to go out of the country this winter. J. T. Hearne and he are only waiting for the requisite accom­ modation in one of the P. and O. steamers to be off to India. They areboth of them, indeed, looking forward to another pleasant time of it in the service of that munificent patron of sport the Maharajah of Patiala. $atotlton <§osstp. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Bamle'. T h e natives of Ceylon seem to have names which can vie with those of India and Germany in length and quaintness, if one may judge by the scores of a match which will be found on page 436. “ Wijegoonewardene ” is particularly choice, and as the gentleman who owns it was very successful with the ball, his name takes a prominent place in the scores of the match. A CTJBlOtrs and nearly fatal accident occurred in the match in Madras Presi­ dency between Ootacamund and Coimbatore. It is thus described by the Nilgiri News :— Just at the close of the first day’s play a very na3ty accident occurred, one of the batsmen swung roundhisbat inonehand, and accidentally struck the wicket keeper, Nuttal, a terrific blow on the head, splitting his ear open and stunning him. Had the blow been an inch higher or lower, there is little doubt that the accident would haveresulted fatally; as it was, the upper lobe of the ear was split in two as if with a knife. We areglad to say that, though he is still in the doctor’s hands, Nuttall has almost got over the results of the blow. Ooty, of course, was deprived of his services the next day, and had consequently to field one man short. In an advertisement which appears in another column, Mr. A. J. Gaston announces the sale of the residue of the famous cricket collection of the late Mr. Thomas Padwick, of Bed Hill. Cricket enthusiasts who are desirous of securing cricket literature should com­ municate without delay with Mr. Gaston, 14, Prestonville Boad, Brighton. T h e news that the Surrey executive have promised William Brockwell a benefit next summer will give great satisfaction to everyone interested in Surrey cricket. As an all-round player I Brockwell has not many superiors at the Ipresent time. But besides his capacity as I t is quite like old times to read the score of a cricket match in India, with E. H. D. Sewell in the thick of the run- getting. A short time since he was not in the best of health, and one missed, or fancied one missed, his name. But his fineperformance for Kolar against Madras last month showed that his all-round cricket has not suffered in any way. In the match in question he scored 172 for once out, and took nine wickets at a cost of eleven and a half runs apiece. In the second innings he scored 151 not out, of a total of 254 for six wickets. A l i t t l e bird whispers that our good friends the Dutch cricketers would like to see a strongish side of English players over in Holland next season. Given certain conditions it would not be difficult, one would think, to gratify their laudable ambition. At present, perhaps, it will be sufficient to make their desire known to all men. In Mr. C. J. Postuma Holland has, to all appearances, an all round cricketer of many parts. Cricket readers will be glad to learn that he is hopeful of being able to test his skill in English cricket next summer. He was, I may add, an interested witness of the last test match at the Oval, as was another keen supporter of cricket in Holland, the Portuguese Minister at the Hague. Both of them came to England specially to see the game. U n d e r the heading of Sussex Cricket Curiosities, Mr. A. D. Taylor, in the Hove Gazette, mentions the following instances among others:— W. 6. Grace, J. T. Brown, and Y. Trumper have each scored individual innings of 300 against Sussex. Playing for the Brighton Licensed Victualler against Ditchling, onAugust 24th, 1899, A. Wilton captured the whole of the tenwickets for five runs. On May 24th last a cricket match between Southwick and Portsladewas contested onthe harbour bar at Shoreham. Ranjitsinhji has scored more centuries for Sussex than any other cricketer. W. Newham, the present secretary of the Sussex County Club, has assisted Sussex for nineteen years.