Cricket 1900

D ec . 20, 1900. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 473 O w in g to great pressure on our space we are compelled to hold over the second part of the interesting article on “ The Future of the County Championship,” by H.P.-T., until next month. AD LICINIUM LTJDI PILARIS, QTTI VULGO CRICKET APPELLATDR, AMATOREM. (Carm. ii. 10.) (From the “ Mangalore College Magazine.” ) 0 you cricketing “ toff,” when you hit to the off, Beware of slip’s hands, I beg ! And do look out for squalls, when you get certain balls, That pitch and break in from leg. He that walks to the pitch, and says “ middle please,” (which Is the golden rule for luck,) Should he keep his bat straight, will escape the sad fate, That in slang is yclept a “ duck.” But suppose you are “ done ” and don’t score even one You needn’ t repine, not at all: Even W.G. and Prince Ranjitsinhjee Have been bowled by the very first ball. It may be that you’ve reckoned, in your innings the second To alter the fate of the match, But the bowler’s in form and makes things rather warm, Till you send up a heavenly catch. Pray don’t be cast down ! If now fortune doth frown, You will win her good graces once more, And by brilliant hits knock the bowling to fits, With a poly-centurial score. Appear cheerful and gay, if you’re fielding all day In a sun like a furnace of flame, And please keep on your hair, if your side, au contraire, Has the best of the luck and the game. — The Ratcliffian Horace. A N N U A L M EET ING OF COUNTY SECRE TAR IE S . The meeting for the arrangement for the first-class programme for 1901 was held at Lord’s on December 11 under the presidency of Mr. F. E. Lacey, the secretary of the M.C.C. The following is a list of the fixtures made at tbe meeting:— MAY. 1. Lord’s, M.C.C. Annual Meeting and Dinner 1. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Notts 2. Crystal Palace, London County v. Surrey 6. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Yorkshire 6. Southampton, Hampshire v. Lancashire 6. Oval, Surrey v. London County 6. Sheffield, Yorkshire Colts v. Notts Colts 9. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground, v. Lancashire 9. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire 9. Birmingham, Warwickshire y. London County 9. Oval, Surrey v. Hampshire 10. Leyton, Essex (2nd X L ) v. Surrey (2nd X I.) 13. Lora’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Sussex 13. Crystal Palace, London County v. Derbyshire 13. Manchester, Lancashire v. Worcestershire 13. Taunton, Somerset v. Yorkshire 13. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Notts 13. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Surrey 16. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Leicestershire 16. Oval, Surrey v. Derbyshire 16. Leyton, Essex v. Sussex 16. Manchester, Lancashire v. Warwickshire 16. Dewsbury, Yorkshire v. Worcestershire 20 Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Kent 20. Crystal Palace, London County v. South Africans 20. Oval, Surrey v. Gloucestershire 20. Brighton, Sussex v. Worcestershire 20. Huddersfield, Yorkshire v. Derbyshire 20. Nottingham, Notts v. Lancashire 0. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Essex 23. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Derbyshire 23. Oxford, Oxford University v. Surrey 23. Beckenham, Kent. v. South Africans 23. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. Yorkshire 23. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Lancashire 23. Leyton, Essex v. Gloucestershire 27. (W hit Monday.) Lord’s, Middlesex v. 8omserset 27. Nottingham, Notts v. Surrey. (W . Gunn’s beuefit) 27. Brighton, Sussex v. Gloucestershire 27. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Warwickshire 27. Southampton, Hampshire v. Derbyshire 27. Leyton, Essex v. Kent 27. Manchester, Lancashire v. Yorkshir ■ 27. Leicester, Leicestershire v. South Africans 27. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. London Couuty 27. Oval, Surrey (2nd X I.) v. Lancashire (2nd X I ) 30. Lora’s, Middlesex v. Gloucestershire 30. Brighton, Sussex v. Somerset 30. Derby, Derbyshire v. Surrey 30. Manchester, Lancashire v. Kent 30. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Yorkshire 30. Nottingham, Notts v. Essex 30. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. South Africans 30. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. Worcester 30. Oval, Surrey (2nd X I.) v. Essex (2nd XI.) JUNE. 3. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. S.uth Africans (provisional) 3. Oval, Surrey v. Somerset 3. Gravesend, Kent v. Gloucestershire 3. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Lancashire 3. Bournemouth, Hampshire v. Yorkshire 3. Worcsster, Worcestershire v. Leicestershire 6. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Yorkshire 6 Cambridge, Cambridge University v. Surrey 6. Leylon, Essex v. Warwickshire 6. Bournemouth, Hampshire v. Kent 6. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Lancashire 6. Nottingham, Notts v. Sussex 6. Derby, Derbyshire v. South Africans fc‘. Oxford, Oxford University v. Somerset 10. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Notts 10. Bradford, Yorshire v. Surrey 10. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Worcestershire 10. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Sussex 10. Leyton, Essex v. Derbyshire 10. Liverpool, Lancashire v. Hampshire 10. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. South Africans 13. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Derbyshire 13. Manchester, Lancashire v. Surrey 13. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Yorkshire 13. Catford Bridge, Kent v. Notts 13. Taunton, Somerset v. South Africans 17. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground, v. Minor Counties 17. Oval, Surrey v. Worcestershire 17. Southampton, Hampshire v. Leicestershire 17. In Derbyshire, Derbyshire v. Gloucestershire 17. Leeds, Yorkshire v. Essex 17. Tonbridge, Kent v. Middlesex. (Tonbridge Week.) (Walter W right’8 Benefit) 17. Brighton, Sussex v. Notts 17. Crystal Palace, London County v. Cambridge University 20. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Worcestershire 20. Derby, Derbyshire v. Warwickshire 20. Nottingham, Notts v. Yorkshire 20. Manchester, Lancashire v. Essex 20. Tonbridge. Kent v. Sussex. (Tonbridge Week) 20. Oval, Surrey v. Cambridge University 24. Oval, Surrey v. Oxford Univerei'y 24. Brighton, Sussex v. Cambridge University 24. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Essex 24. Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Kent 24. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Lancashire 24. Bath, Somerset v. Worcestershire 24. Liverpool, Liverpool and District v. South Africans 27. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Cambridge University 27. Leyton, Essex v. Surrey 27. Gloesop, Derbyshire v. Yorkshir i 27. Bath, Somerset v. Lancashire 27. Maidstone, Kent v. Worcestershire 27. In Gloucest rahire, Gloucestershire v. Warwick­ shire 27. Brighton, Sussex v. Oxford University 27. Darlington, Durham v. South Africans JULY. 1. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Oxford University (two days) 1. Oval, durrey v. Kent 1. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Somerset 1. Bradford, Yorkshire v. Sussex 1. Nottingham, Notts v. Leicestershire 1. Manchester, Lancashire v. South Africans 1. Chesterfield, Derbyshire v. London County 1. Southampton, Hampshire v. Worcestershire 4. Lord’s, Oxford University v. Cambridge U ni­ versity 4. Oval, Surrey v. Warwickshire 4. Scarborough, Yorkshire v. Leicestershire 4. Manchester, Lancashire v. Sussex 8. Lord’s, Gentlemen v. Players 8. Oval, Surrey v. South Africans 8. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Leicestershire 8. Liverpool, Liverpool and District v. Cambridge University 8. Huddersfield, Yorkshire (2nd X I.) v. Lancashire (2nd X I ) 11. Oval, Gentlemen v. Players 11. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Yorkshire 11. Manchester, Lancashire v. Somerset 11. Hastings. Sussex v. Leicestershire 11. Nottingham, Notts v. South Africans 12. Lord’s, Eton v. Harrow (two days) 15. Lord’s. Middlesex v. Surrey 15. Brighton, Sussex v. Essex 15. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Gloucestershire 15. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Hampshire 15. Tunbridge Wells, Kent v. Lancashire 15. Leeds, Yorkshire v. Somerset 15. Derby, Derbj shire v. N jtts 15. Worcester, Worcestershire v. South Africans 18. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Sussex 18. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Surrey 18. Glossop, Derbyshire v. Leicestershire 18. Nottingham, Notts v. Gloucestershire 18. Bradford, Yorkshire v. Warwickshire 18. Leyton, Essex v. Lancashire. (Carpenter’s benefit) 18. Northampton, Northamptonshire v. South Africans 22. Lord’s, Gentlemen of M.C.C. v. Royal Artillery 22. Brighton, Sussex v. Surrey 22. Portsmouth, Hampshire v. Somerset 22. Derby, Derbyshire v. Gloucestershire 22. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Kent 22. Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Notts 22. Liverpool, Lancashire v. Middlesex 22 . Crystal Palace, London County v. Leicestershire 22. Stoke, Staffordshire v. South Africans 21. Lord’s, Gentlemen of M.C.C. v. Household brigade 25. Oval, Surrey v. Yorkshire 25. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Somerset 25. Eastbourne, Sussex v. Hampshire 25. Leyton, Essex v. Leicestershire 25. Nottingham, Notts v. Kent 25. Manchester, Lancashire v. Gloucestershire 26. Swindon, Wiltshire v. South Africans 27. Lord’s, Gentlemen of M.C.C. v. Royal Engineers 29. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Grange Club Edinburgh 29. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Surrey 29. Catford, Kent v. Somerset 29. Derby, Derbyshire v. Lancashire 29. Hull, Yorkshire v. Gloucestershire 29. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Notts 29. Manchester, Lancashire (2nd X I.) v. Yorkshire (2nd X I.) 31. Lord’s, Rugby v. Marlborough AUGUST. 1. Southampton, Hampshire v. Surrey 1. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Sussex 1. Leyton, Essex v. Middlesex 1. In Yorkshire, Yorkshire v. South Africans 2. Lord’s, Haileybury v. Cheltenham 5. (Bank Holiday.) Oval, Surrey v. Notts 5. Canterbury, Kent v. Essex. (Canterbury Week) 5. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Worcestershire 5. Derby, Derbyshire v. Hampshire 5. Leeds, Yorkshire v. Lancashire. (J. T. Brown’s benefit) 5. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Sussex 5. Leicester, Leicestershire v. London County 5. Taunton, Somerset v. Middlesex 5. Leyton, Essex (2nd X I.) v. Middlesex (2nd X I.) 5. Manchester, Lancashire (2nd X I.) y. Surrev (2nd X I.) 7 5. Lord’s, M.C C. v. Dutch Team (provisional) 7. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Hertfordshire 8. Canterbury, Kent v. Surrey. (Canterbury Week) 8. Taunton, Somerset v. 8ussex 8 Leicester, Leicestershire v. Warwickshire 8. Manchester, Lancashire v. Derbyshire 8. Harrogate, Yorkshire v. Hampshire 8. Leyton. Essex v. Notts 8. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire v. Middlesex. (Cheltenham Festival) 8. Crystal Palace, London County v. M.C.C. and Ground 9. Oval, Gentlemen of Surrey v. Dutch Team 12. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. London County 12. Oval, Surrey v. Essex 12. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire v. Kent. (Chelten­ ham Festival) 12. Brighton, Sussex v. Lancashire 12. Welbeck, Notts v. Derbyshire 12. Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Middlesex 15. Oval, Surrey v. Lancashire 15 Leyton, Essex v. Yorkshire 15. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Derbyshire 15. Taunton, Somerset v. Kent 15. Nottingham, Notts v. Middlesex 15. Portsmouth, Hampshire v. Sussex 15. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. South Africans 19. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Lancashire 19. Taunton, Somerset v. Surrey