Cricket 1900

1 0 2 dltlC&ET : A WEEKLY ItiiCORD OF tfHE GAME. M a y 3 , 1 9 0 0 . SEPTEMBER. 1. Home, v. Townley Park 8. House Match * Three-day matches. SECOND X I .—MAY. 7. Herne Hill, v. London City and Midland Eank* 16. Catford, v. Coutts’ Bank* 19 Norwood, v. Norward 2nd 22. Lee, v. P an’s Bank* 26. Home, v. London City and Midland Bank 28. Cat lord, v. Smith, P^yne and Smiths* 31. Der mark Hill, v. Capital and Counties Bank* JUNE. 5. North Dulwich, v. London an I County Bank (2)* 9. h ome, v. Fort st Hill 2' d 12. Home, v. Loudon and Provincial Bank* 16. Home, v. Brixton Wanderers 2 nd 19. Home, v. Parr’s Bank* 21. Bome, v. Coutts’ Bank* 23. Home, v. U.C.8. Old Boys 2nd 25. Home, v. London Cry an 1Midland Bank 2nd* JtJLY. 7. Homj, v. II is 2nd 10. Home, v. Smith, Pay> e and Smiths* 14. Home, v. Go’dstni'h ’ o. j 7. Home, v Loudon ai.d ouLty IJank 2i-d* 21. Rom e, v. Noiwood 2 rd 24. Horn#*, v ttlvn and Co.* 28. East Dulwich, v. Brixton Wanderers 2nd 3 . Hom°, v. Capital and Countits Bank* AUGUST. 2. Cat ford, v. Prescott and To.* 8. Ca ford. v. London and Piovincial Bank* 11. North Dulwich v. Old Olavians 14. t ome, v. Chartered Bank o f Iodia* SEPTEMBER. 8. House Match * Tw o-diy mafches. Donald McGoodall (41, Denman Road, Peekham, S.E.) is now the Hon. See. of the N o r t h b r o o k C l u b The programme includes day matches against Hampton Wick, Forest Hill, Cane Hill Asylum, Hornsey, Gravesend and East Grin stead. These are in addition to the six matches in the week which begins on August 1st. The six clubs taking part in the week are the Stoics, Upper Clapton, M .C .C . and Ground, Beckton, Totttnham and Forest Hill. APRIL. 28. Lee, v. Dulwich M AY. 5. Addiscombe, v. Addiscombe 12. Lee, v Norbury Park 19. Hampton W ick, v. Hampton W ick 26 Lee, v. Charlton Park 28. Lee, v. Hampton W ick JUNE. 2. Blackheath, v. Blackheath 4. Forest Hill, v. Forest Hill 9. Lee, v. Hornsey 16. Gravesend, v. Gravesend 23. Coulsdon, v. Cane Bill Asylum 25. Hornsey, v. Hornsey 30. Catford, v. Panther JU LY . 7. Chislehurst, v. Chislehurst 14. Lee, v. Gravesend 21. East Grinstead, v. East Grinste *d 28. Dulwich, v. Dulwich 30. Lee, v. Stoics AUGUST. 1. Lee, v. Upper Clapton 2. Lee, v. M U.C. 3. Lee, v. Beckton 4. Lee, v. Tottenham 6. Lep, v. Forest H id 11. Charlton Park, v. Charlton Park 18. Lee, v. Addiscombe 25. Norbury Park, v. Norbury Park SEPTEMBER. 1. Bromley, v. BromUy 8. East Dulwich, v. Biixton Wanderers 2 nd X L -A P R IL . 28. Dulwich, v. Dulwich M AY. 5. Lee, v. Addiscombe 12. Norbury Park, v. Norbury Park 16. Lee, v. Parr’s Bank 19. Lee, v. Blackheath School 26. Charlton Park, v. Charlton Park JUNE. 2. Lee, v. Charlton Park 4. Forest Bill, v. Forest Hill 9. Bexley, v. Bexley 14. Lee, v. Parr’s Bank 16. L<e v. Graveserd 30. Let-, v. Bi omley JULY. 7. Lee, v. Blackheah 14. Graves-nd, v. Gravtsend 21. Manor W ay, v. Blackheath School 28. Lee, v. Dulwich AUGUST. 4. New Eltham, v. New F.ltham ?. Forest Hill, v. Forest Hill 11. New Eltham, v. Sonth-Eastern Railway 18. Addiscomte, v. Addiscom* e 25. Lee, v. Norbury Park SEPTEMBER. 1. Lee, v. Panther 8. Lee, v. Brixton Wanderers S u r b it o n will lose one of its most useful members in H. B. Richardson, the Surrey amateur, who is off to California very shortly. On the other hand, G. H. Windeler, the old captain, may perhaps be in England this summer, in which case the club would have his valuable services. The season opens on May 5 with a match against Oatlands Park, at Weybridge. The annual week, it will be seen, commences on Monday, July 30th. The Rev. A. E. Beavan (The Grange, Surbiton Hill) remains hon. sec. MAY. 5. Weybridge. v. Oatlandn Park 5. Sun iton, v. St. M^igarets-on-Thamcs 12. Surbiton, v. Hampstead 12 Strawberry Pill, v. v\aldfgiave Park 19. Hurt iton. v. Guy’s H »-pitil 26. Surbiton, v. Univer ity 1,0 le^e Hospital 26. Wimbledon, v. W irnbleloa JUNE. 2. Ealing, v. Faling 2. Surbiton, v. Oifford Huu«e 4. Surbit <n, v. Western 9. Richmond, v. Richmond 9. Surliton, v. Surbiton United 16. Wimbledon, v. Wimbledon 16. Surbiton, v. Wimbledon 20. Virginia Water, v. S. Anne’s Heath 23. Tooting, v. Upper Tooting 23. Surbiton, v. Upper Ioo ing 30. Teddington. v. Teddingt n 30. 8urbiion, v. Chiswick l'ark JULY. 7. Surbiton, v. Wanderers 7. S. Margaret’s, v. S. M argaret-an-Tham es 14. Hampstead, v. Hamps ead 14. Surbiton, v. Walegrave Park 21. Surbiton, v. S. Bartholumew’s Hospital 21. Chiswick Park, v. Chiswick Park 28. v. M arl'oro’ blues 30. v. Teddington i AUGUST. I 1. v. Streatham V. Cricket 2. v. Wimb.edon f Week. 3. v. M .C C. 4. v. Faling 6. v. Ewell J 11. Streatham, v. Streatham 18. Surliton, v. Upper Tooting 25. Surbiton, v. East Molesey SEPTEMBER. 1. Surbiton, v. Richmond ARTISTS’ C.C. M a y . 10. Denmark Hill, v. Benson Athlelii Club 24. Denmark Hill, v. AlUhakbarrie 31. In Sussex, v. Sussex Artists JDNE. 7. Denmark Hill, v. Savtfle Club 14. Denmark Hill, v. Authors’ A. 21. Denmark Hill, v. Musicians 26 Oxford, v. Oxford Graduates THE M.C.C. ANNUAL REPORT. The annual general meetiDg was held at Lord’d on Wednesday, May 2nd. The following was the repoit of ihe com­ mittee :— The club now consists of 4,662 members, an increase of 227 over 1898. Two hundred life members were also elected. As already announced, Lord Harris, Messrs. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, H. Philipson, and A. J. Webbe retire by rotation from the com­ mittee, those nominated being the Right Hon. A. L. Smith (retiring president), and Messrs. E. L. Bateman, G. McGregor, and F. Marchant. The .sum of £500 and costs has been paid to end the litigation with respect to the alleged interference with the ancient lights of a greenhorne in the garden of No. 2, Grove End Road, and the freehold of No. 1(5, Elm Tree Road has been purchased. The secretary’s salary has been raised to £600. It has been decided to en?lose the ground with netting during club matches, as an experiment, and to dispense, as far as possible, with boundary hits. If the ball hits the net two runs shall be added to the batsman’s score, in addition to those actually run. Hits over the net are to be regaided as boundaries, and boundaries are to count three. After prolonged deliberation, it has been deemed expedient to suggest an alteration in Law 24 of the Laws of Cricket, to have the effect that a batsman who is in front of his wicket, between wicket and wicket, and thereby intercepts a ball which would hit his wicket, shall be given out l.b.w. Before submitting any such alteration to a special general meeting, it will be necessary to obtain the opinions of the representative clubs which are usually consulted. Applications for seat and carriage tickets cannot henceforth be received after May 14th. A limited number of season tickets (trans­ ferable, but not including entrance money) for reserved seats on the large mound stand are to be sold to members and candidates entered prior to 1900 at £1 each—not more than two to any one applicant. There will be 112 positions for carriages, which, if necessary, will be balloted for ; the same with any of the new boxes not appropriated by the committee under their privilege of having the first option of renting. A report by the sub-committee to be elected as to the working of Rule 9 of the club with regard to the number of elections of new members, &c., will be presented at the annual meeting of 1901. The ground staff now numbers 62, Burrows, Cox, Relf, Thompson, and Atfield being the latest additions. At the conclusion of the ordinary business the meeting was made special, and the follow­ ing alterations in the Laws of Cricket were confirmed :— (a) Six balls to constitute an over. (b) Declaration permissible on or after the luncheon interval on the second day. (c) The side which leads by 150 runs in a thiee days’ match, by 100 runs in a two days’ match, and by 75 runs in a one days’ match t-hall have the option of calling on the other side to follow its innings. The purchase of the freehold of No. 16, Elm Tree Road was ratified. The following proposed new rule was con­ firmed : “ If a candidate elected as a cricketer