Cricket 1899

76 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THF GAME. A p r i l 20, 1899. THE METROPOLITAN CLUBS IN 1899. Though B a r n e s virtually opens the season on Saturday next with a club match, the first outiide fixture is at St. Margarets on the follow ing Saturday. Forty-one matches, mostly against Metro­ politan clubs south of the Thames, con­ stitute the rest of the programme, which ends on September 9 ih with the out match against Dulwich. The only fixture really away from London is that on May 20 th at Dover, against the Dover club. A. G. H . Stevens ( “ Kerastal,” 83, C*stel- nau, Barnes, S.W .) continues Hon. Secre­ tary, and C. E. Ratcliff, Captain. APRIL. 22. Barnes, v. Club Match 29. Sc. Margarets, v. St. Margarets M AY. 1. Hampton W ick, v. Hampton W ick 6. Barnes, v. Old Beverley Boys 6. Kingston, v. Brunswick 13. Ewell, v. Ewe'l 13. Chiswick Park, v. St. Thomas’s Hospital (2) 20. Dover, v. Dover 20. Barnes, v. Biversdale 22. Ramsgate, v. Chatham House 22. Dulwich, v. Ibis (2) 27. Chiswick Park, v. Bt. Thomas’s Hospital 27. Barnes, v. St. Margarets (2) JUNE. 3. Tulse Hill, v. J. C. Lovell’s X I. 3. Barnes, v. St. Thomas’s Hospital 10. Kingston, v. Kingston Hi 1 10. Kingston, v. Brunswick 14. Chiswick Park, v. St. Thomas’s Hospital 17. Acton, v. Pallingawick 17. Barnes, v. Beverley House School 24. Teddington, v. Teddington JU LY . 1. St. Margarets, v. 8t. Margarets 1. Barnes, v. Riveradale 8. Chiswick Park, v. Chiswick Park 15. Dulwich, v. Ibis 15. Barnes, v. Dulwich (2) 22. Tulee Bill, v. J. C. Lovell’s X I. 22. Hampton, v. Hampton 29. Hampton Wick, v. Hampton W ick 29. Baines, v. Panther (2) AUGUST. 5. Bromley, v. Biomley 5. Kent House, v. Kent House 7. Richmond, v. Richmond 7. St. Maigarets, v. St. Margarets 12. Catford isridge, v. Private Banks 12. Barnes, v. Brunswick 19. Dulwich, v. Ibis 19. Barnes, v. Hampton 26. Barnes, v. Panther 26. Hampton W ick, v. Hampton W ick (2) SEPTEMBER. 2. Acton, v. Pallingswick 2. Barnes, v. Kent House 9. Dulwich, v. Dulwich The B e c k e n h a m club as a rule meets the pick of Metropolitan clubs. And certainly the programme for 1899 will bear favourable comparison with the best of its predecessors. Of the fifty- three matches that have been arranged, the most attractive outside the Metro­ politan clubs will ba those with the Blue Mantles, Eton Ramblers, Oxford Univer­ sity Authentics, and Marlborough Blues. The Beckenham wtek extends from July 17th to 22nd, and is made up of fixtures with Oxford University Authentics (two days), H . D. G. Leveson-G jwer’s X I., lncogniti, Bickley Park, and Blackheath. The last week of August will find the Beckenham club on tour. Three matches in Norfolk have been arranged, v. O. P. Taylor’ s X I. at Norwich on August 28th and 29th, v. Sheringham on August 30th and 31st, and v. Pakenham on September 1st and 2nd. On August 16th the club will have as its opponents Eleven Bakers. The H on. Sec. is S. G. Matthews, 14, Foxgrove Road, Beckenham. Tate has joined the staff at Lord’s, and the ground bowlers for the year are Cragg and Carter. M AY. 6. Beckenham, v. Richmond 6. Tooting, v. Upper Tooting 10. Beckenham, v. Tonbridge 13 Beckenham, v. Streatham 13. Streatham, v. Streatham 20. Blackheath, v. Btackheath 20. Beckenham, v. Blackh* ath 22. Beckenham, v. Wanderers 22. West Wickham, v. West Wickham 24. Beckenham, v. St. Bart.’s Hospital 27. Beckenham, v. Guy’s Hospital 27. Tooting, v. Upper Tooting 31. Tunbridge Weils, v. Blue Mantles JUNE. 3. Beckenham, v. Wimbledon 3. Chislehurst, v. Chislehurst 7. St, Quintin Park, v. Kensington Park 10. Bickley, v. Bickley Park 14. Beckenham, v. Plaistow 17. Streatham, v. Streatham 17. Beckenham, v. Streatham 21. Tonbridge, v. Tonbridge 24. Crystal Palace, v. Crystal Palace 24. Beckenham, v. Sidcup JULY. 1. Beckenham, v. Blue Mantles 5. Beckenham, v Eton Rambleis 12. Maidstone, v. The Mote 15 Beckenham, v. Upper Tooting 15. Bromley, v. Bromley 17. Beckenham, v. Oxford University 'v Authentics * 19. Beckenham, v. Mr. H. D. G. I Leveson-Gowei’s X I. VCricket Week 20. Beckenham, v. Ioccgniti • 21. Beckenham, v. Bi klf*y Park I 22. Be kenham, v. Blackheath J 26. Beckenham, v. Granville 29. Beckenham, v. R /ving Friars AUGUST. 5. Tooting, v. Upper Tooting 5. Beckenham v. Chislehurst 7. Crystal Palace, v. Crystal Palace 7. BeckeDh im v. Crystal Palace 12. Beckenham, v. M.C.C. 12. Bickley, v. Bickley Park 16. Beckenham, v. X I. Bakers 19. Beckenham, v. W e»t Wickham 19. Bromley, v. Bromley 24. Beck*nbam, v. Marlborough Blues * 26. Richmond, v. Richmond 26. PecteDham v. Rochester 28. Norwich, y. Mr. C. F. Taylor’s X I.* "j ^ 30. Sheringham, v. Sheringham* | ^ * SEPTEMBER. j g | 1. Fakenham, v. Fakenham* J ^ 2. Beckenham, v. Kensington Faik 6. Beckenham, v. The Village * Two-day matches. W ith the recollection of a successful season in 1898, the B r o m l e y Club has every reason to be hopeful for this summer. In the spring of last year amalgamation with Plaistow was agreed upon by the committees of the two clubs. Subsequently the members of the Plais­ tow C.C. repudiated the action of their committee, so that Bromley stands alone as before. The season opens on May 6 with the Blackheath match, and ends also at Bromley on September 12. The majority of the fixtures are against Kent clubs, and the best of them, too. The exceptions are Dulwich, Ibis, Richmond, Erratics, Holborn, and Barnes. The “ cricket week ” only furnishes five days cricket. A t least, the card has it so. The first match is v. Richmond on Tuesday, June 20, the other four are against Erratics, Rochester, M .C.C. and Gronnd, and Holborn. R. H . Smith, St. Stephen’s, Bromley Park, is the hon. sec. H . Smith, of Sevenoaks, was such a suoce^s last year as ground man that he has been re-engaged. M AY . 6. Bromley, v. Blackheath 13. Bromley, v. Dulwich 13. " C3t, Wickham, v. W est Wickham 20. Bromley, v. Bromley Town 22. Bromley, v. Plaistow 27. Dulwich, v. Itis 27. Bromley, v. Ibis (2) JUNE. 3. Bickley, v. Bickley Park 3 Bromley, v. Bromley Town 10. Bromley, v. North! rook 10. Lee, v. Northbrook (2) 17. Bromley, v. Chislehurst 20. Bromley, v. Richmond \ 21. Bromley, v. Erratics 22. Brom’ey, v. Rochester r Cricket Week. 23. Bromley, v. M.C.C. 24. Bromley, v. Holborn J JU LY. 1. Bromley, v. Ibis 1. Dulwich, v. Ibis (2) 8. Lee, v. Noithbrook 8. Bromley, v. Northbrook (2) 15. Bromley, v. Beckenham 22. Bromley, v. Bickley Park 29. Chislehurst, y. Chislehurst AUGUST. 5. Bromley, v. Barnes 7. Bromley, v. Plaistow 12. Rochester, v. Rochester 19. Bromley, v. Beckenham 26. Bromley, v. Granville SEPTEMBER. 2. Bromley, v. West Wickham. C l a p t o n ’ s cricket week commencing on June 26 comprises six matches agaicst City of London, Paddington, Edmonton, Stockwell, H ighgate, and Epping in the order given. Otherwise the programme is made up almost entirely of matches against clubs on the north side of the Thames. The exceptions are Honor Oak, Brixton Wanderers, and Stockwell. The annual match between M .C.C. and Ground is down for July 17. Altogether Clapton’s card contains just over fifty fixtures. M AY. 6. Clapton, v. Holborn 6. Hornsey, v. Clapton 13. Hornsey, v. Hornsey 13. Clapton, v. Hornsey 13. South Woodford, v. South W oodford (2) 18. Clapton, v. Paddington 20. Clapton, v. W oodford Wells 20. W oodford, v. W oodford Wells 22. Clapton, v. Walthamstow 27. Honor Oak, v. Honor Oak 27. Clapton, v. Honor Oak 31. Clapton, v. Brixton Wanderers JUNE. 3. Clapton, v. Cheshunt 3. Cheshunt, v. Che hunt 8. Clapton, v. Finchley 10. Clapton, v. Edmonton 10. Edmonton, v. Edmonton 14. Leyton, v. Essex Club ard Ground 17. Clapton, v. Enfield 17. Enfield, v. Enfield 20. Redbourn, v. Redbourn 24. Epping, v. Epping 24. Clapton, v. Epping 24. Paddington, v. Paddington (2) 26. v. ( ity of London 27. v. Paddington 28. v. Edmonton 29. v. Stockwell 30. v. Highgate JU LY. 1. v. Epping 1. Loughton, v. Loujhlon (1) The Clapton Week.