Cricket 1902

ET440 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. O c t . 30, 1902. F OR SALE.—“ Scores and Biographies,” Vols. 1 to 4, complete set of Cricket Newspaper, 19 vols., Wisden’s Almanack, 1878-1901, inclusive, in excellent condition.— H a z e lw o o d , 16, Ennerdale Road, Rich­ mond-on-Thames. F OR SALE, complete set of “ Wisden’s Cricketer’s Almanack,” 1864-1902, in morocco binding, price 15 guineas. F. Lillywhite's “ Guide to Cricketers,” 1849-1866, 12 guineas. “ Scores and Biographies,” vols. 6 to 14, £4 10s. Cricket vols., I to 4, £3 3s. Apply, Williams, 201, Preston Road, Preston, Brighton. F OR SALE. —Lillywhite’s “ Guide,” 1851, 1852. 1834 to 1866. Lillywhite’s “ Companion,” 18.7 to 1885.—Payne, 64, Franklin Road, Harrogate. P ROFESSIONAL CRICKETER for Season 1903 *» 30s. weekly and teneflt. Apply, with copy of testimonials and references, to D. Stewart, 18, George Street, Coupar-Angus, Perthshire. " P A T T I S S O N ” LAWN BOOTS. and MOST ECONOMICAL. 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Results of the Season andAverages of the Principal Clubs can be inserted in Cricket at the rate of 3s. 6d. a column, with a minimum charge of 2s. 6d. To ensure insertion in the following number, particulars must be re­ ceived not later than the Saturday previous to the day of publication at the Offices of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD O f TEE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. TH U R S D A Y, OCT . 30th, 1902. ^ a t o t l t o n <& o £ 0 tp . The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. W it h re fe rence to th e p h o to g ra p h on ano th e r page , Mr . A rth u r H a yg arth wr ites :— “ 1 te nd you m y p h o to taken in 1862 soon a fter 1 had abandoned pl ay- iug at L o rd ’s. I t was done b y a bad co u n try a rtis t as 1 stood ou ts id e a c o ttage w here I was liv in g dur ing m y second v is it to o ld B e ld ham . I have neve r had m y p h o to ta ke n sin ce, o r w ou ld send it . ” The fo llo w in g re m a rk abou t th e gam e of cri ck e t appears in a book e nti tl e d “ S ir Joshua R eyno ld s , P .B .A .,” b y E ls a D ’E ite rre K e e lin g . W a lter S co tt P u b ­ lish ing Co. : — Mrs. Piozzi was less appreciative of the presentment of Lady Sarah. “ She never did," objected Mrs. Piozzi, “ sacrifice to the Graces. Her face was gloriously handsome, but she used to play cricket and eat beef­ steaks on the Steyne at Brighton.” These words should be laid to heart by those who picture our ancestresses as uniformly sacri­ ficing to the Graces. The F o rfs t H ill C O. bo ld s its annua l g ent ral m ee tin g at tb e Teh g ra ph H o tel, S tanstead R oad , F o re s t H ill, to -m o rro w n ig h t, a t e igh t o ’c lo ck . Tbe annua l d in n e r is dow n fo r nex t Tuesday even in g a t th e H o lbo rn R es ta u ra n t a t seven o’c lo ck . As w ill be seen fro m th e ave r­ ages w h ic h appea r in ano th e r p a rt o f tb e pape r, th e Fo res te rs had fo u r elevens runni ng las t season. A ltoge the r, th e c lu b p la yed 82 m a tches, 10 o the rs were e it h e r scra tched o r abandoned wit hou t p la y . H o w e v e r d is astrous fhi s y ea r has been fo r th e pri nci pal En gli sh cri c ke t g rounds , to ju d g e b y th e com m itt ee ’s re p o rt, adop ted at th e annua l gene ra l m ee tin g he ld on Sep tem ber 12 th , th e p re m ie r c lu b o f A us tr ali a, th e M e lb ou rn e C .C ., had no cause to be d is sa tis fie d w ith th e la s t A us trali a n season. The m em be rsh ip ro ll was fu ll, wi th some hund reds aw ait ing e le c tio n , and th e lia b ilitie s had been con­ s ide ra b ly reduced , w ith a m a te ria l in ­ crease in th e assets. In ad d iti o n to pe rm anen t im p rovem en ts on th e g ro und , to th e va lu e o f £1 ,623 5s. 3d ., th e com m itt ee re po rt ed th a t th e y had in v ie w a gene ra l scheme of im p ro vem en t on th e g ro und , incl ud ing an ex tens io n o f sea tin g accom m oda tio n in th e m em bers’ reserve . Fbom an E n g li sh s ta n d p o in t th e ch ie f in te re s t in th e p roceed in gs was th e re fe r­ ence to th e v is it of th e E ng li sh c ric ke te rs to A ustr al ia la s t wi n te r unde r th e aus­ pices of th e M e lb ou rn e C .C . I t w ill be best, pe rhaps, to le t th e of fi ci al rep o rt speak fo r its e lf : — Although the learn won only one of the five Test Matches, their play throughout gave very keen pleasure to the general public, and it was the universal opinion that no better fielding side had ever been got together. Following the usual custom, your committee recommend that Mr. C. M'Gahey, Mr. G. L. Jessop, Mr. A. O. Jones, Mr. H. G. Garnett and Mr. C. Kobson be made honorary life members of the club. Mr, A. C. Maclaren has already that distinction. The professionals of the team received a bonus of £25 each. Pursuing their policy of promoting the best interests of the game, your committee voted, out of the profits made on the occasion of the visit of Mr. Maclaren’s team, a sum of £900 to the clubs forming the Victorian Cricket Association, and a sum of £100 to the clubs forming he Victorian League of Crioket. The net profits to the club, after appro­ priations already mentioned, amount to £1,796 17s. 9d. That th e ve te rans do no t lag sup flu ous on th e M e lb ou rne stage is s b y th e fact th a t W . B ruce , th e g ra le ft -h a n d e d ba tsm an w ho was o ve w ith th e A u stral ian team s of 1886 1893, w on th e di st inc tion o f h a v in nam e p la ced on th e C lu b ’s M e rit a best b a t o f la s t s eason, w ith a n aver 41 '4 2 fo r eigh t in n in g s. In th e bo w H u g h T ru m b le , th o u g h h e h ad not in th e requ is ite num be r o f in n in g s ( ga in ed th e same p o s itio n on the bo boa rd , w ith 19 w ic ke ts a t a cos t of apiece. The com m itt ee e le cted fo ensu in g y a r in c lu d e th ree c ric ke te r have v is it e d E n g la n d each m o re once i W . B ruce , H u gh T ru m b le , A. E . Johns. A v isit of th e G en tle m en of P hil ad p h i o E n g la n d nex t summ er is assured. Some tim e ago th e M a ry l C lu b , th e ch ie f coun ties and th e U s iti e s wer approached on th e su b j th e tour wi h, in th e re su lt , a gen assurance o f a h e a rty w e lc om e . Th P h ila d e lp h ia n to u r was in 1897, a th e re is reason to be lie ve th a t th e c te am w ill be re p resen ta tiv e of P hil p h ia , th e c ri ck e t a ll ro und shou ld b e tte r t han i t w as th e n . J. A . L e s te J . B . K iD g , w ho are b o th w e ll-kn here as al l-round c ric ke te rs ve ry s id e ra b ly above th e average , a r unde rs tand , ce rta in tie s . In ad d iti G . S . P a tte rs on , one o f the cen fig u re s in Am e ric an crick e t fo r s years, is g e n e ra lly expected to c In ba ttio g and fi el di ng th e team s be b e tte r th a n th e y w ere fiv e yea rs in b ow lin g con s id e ra b ly so. Though at p resen t i t is dou bt ful w he th e r th e team w ill a rrive f i l l a June 20 th , it is hoped th a t the y reach E n g la n d m uch e a rlie r in th e to enab le them to pla y th e U n iv e rs w ho w ill be dow n b y June 20 th , if be fo re . In ad d iti o n to th e tw o Un i s itie s , th e M a ry le bone C lu b , sever t e fi rs t- c la s coun ties and tb e Lo C oun ty C .C ., th e P h ila d e lp h ia n s ho pla y tw o m a tches in Dubl in and o E d in b u rg h . A ltogether th e p rog ra w ill in c lu de some s ix teen m a tches w h ich w ill enab le th e team to re tu Am e ric a a t th e end of A u g u s t or t abou ts. The re tire m e n t o f Mr . J . B . W o s ti h o lm fro m th e s ec re ta rysh ip o f th e sh ite C oun ty C .C ., is bound to be a gre a t lo ss to Y o rks h ir e c ri c ke t. H e ihe doyen o f co u n ty secre tarie s to th best o f m y b e lief, th o u g h M r. S. Sw ir e , o f Lancash ir e , m us t run ve ry c lose. The 3 8 y ears o f h is secr sh ip rep resen t a d is tin g u is h e d re co servic e fittin g ly crow ned b y th e m a cen t po s itio n Y orksh ire has he ld as pu ta b ly th e cham p io n coun ty fo r th two years. A s trik in g p e rs o n a lit y