Cricket 1904

60 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A pril 14, 1904. December, 1884—McDonnell 124, Black- ham 66, Scott 19, Murdoch 5, G. Giffen 4, A. C. Bannerman 2— five wickets for 224—then all out for 243, the last five wickets falling for 19 runs. Sydney, March, 1904—Duff, 49, H ill 33, McLeod 18, Hopkins 9, Trumper 7—five wickets for 101, then all out for 131, the last five wickets falling for 30 runs. Adelaide, December, 1884—McDonnell 83, G. Giffen 47, Bonnor 19, Blackham 11, Murdoch 7, Scott 1—five wickets for 160; the third wicket fell at 125, then all out for 191, the last five wickets falling for 31 runs. T he publication of this year’s American Cricket Annual, edited by Mr. Jerome Flannery, has been somewhat delayed ow ing to an outbreak of fire at the offices of the printers. A p p a r e n t l y the new captain of the O xford University team, W . H . B. Evans will have eight old blues at his disposal. T he two well-known football clubs, Portsmouth and Southampton, played a match at Fratton yesterday in aid of the funds of the Hampshire County C.C. W . H . W ilk in so n , the Yorkshire cricketer, met with what m ight have been a serious accident lash Saturday when riding to a Football League match at Sheffield. A wheel came off the vehicle, and Wilkinson was thrown out. He was able to appear on the Leeds cricket ground on Tuesday when the professionals of the Yorkshire team, together with Lord Hawke and some colts, began practice. P u b lish e d b y John Leng and Co., 186, Fleet Street, B.C., the “ Cricket Handbook for 1904 ” contains various cricket records, a review of the M.C.C. tour in Australia, a list of fixtures for 1904, with results of the matches of 1903, etc. The little book, which is issued at the price of a penny, is illus­ trated. THE METROPOLITAN CLUBS IN 1904. W ith three teams hard at work from the end of April to the middle of Sep­ tember, and a fourth going from May 14th to July 27th, the executive of the F o rest H il l C.C., now, by the way, in its twenty-first season, will have a busy time of it. The hon. sec., W . B . W il­ liams, 30, Dartmouth Road, Forest H ill, S.E., however, knows well what a heavy programme is, and has already unmis­ takably proved his capacity for carrying out all the various details. The principal opponents for the first eleven are North­ brook, Occasionals, Kent Club and Ground, Granville, London County, Sutton, Croydon, M .C.C. and Ground, Dulwich, Old Framlinghams, Private Banks, and Dulwich. The Home Week commences on July 4th, and is made up of day matches against London County, Granville, M.C.C. and Ground, Wan­ derers, Old Framlinghams, and Sutton. APRIL. 23. Hom°, v. Crofton Park 30. Home, v. Dulwich MAY. 7. Home. v. Merton 14. Norbury, v. London and Westminster Bank 21. Norwood, v. Norwood 23. Home, v. Northbrook 28. Home, v. London and Westminster Bank JUNE. Home, v. Old Citiz3ns Home, v. Occasionals Home, v. Private Banks Home, v. Kent C.C. and Ground Home, v. Croydon Lee, v. Granville E. Dulwich, v. Brixton Wanderers Home, v. Home, v. Home, v. Home, v. Home, v. Home, v. Home, v. Home, v. Catford, Dulwich, JULY. Ibis London County Granville M.C.C. and Ground Wanderers Old Framlinghams Sutton A^di*combe v. Private Banks v. Dulwich AUGUST. 1. Home, v. Next XV. 6. Sutton, v. Sutton 13. Croydon, v. Croydon 18. Palace, v. London County 20. Home, v. Brixton Wanderers SEPTEMBER. 3. Home, v. Norwood 10. Home, v. Catford Brides F.C. 17. Home, v. C. S. West’s XI. 24. Home, Laiies?Match G r a n v il l e ’ s first real outside match is at home against Charlton Park on the last day of the month. From that date till September 3rd inclusive the first eleven will be hard at it with two teams every Saturday, as well as on Bank Holidays. The latter part of June has been chosen for the home week. Forest H ill will form the opening attraction on June 20th, to be followed by the Wan­ derers, Hampstead, M .C.C. and Ground, Richmond and Gravesend. The annual tour will occupy the later days of August. Sussex will again be the objective, and the five matches are as under:— AUGUST. 19-20. Tunbridge Wells, v. Tunbridge Wells. 22-23. Bexhill, v. St. Barnabas. 23-24. Saffrons, Eastbourne. 25-26. Hastings, v. Hastings. 29-30. Tonbridge, v. Tonbridge. Am ong the other clubs Granville will meet are Whitgift Wanderers, Lessness Park, Woolw ich Garrison, Finchley, Kent Club and Ground, Addiscombe, Bickley Park and Horley. H . W. Gill, 36, Wisteria Road, Lewisham, S.E., is hon. secretary, with H . F. Hadcock, 45, Burnt Ash Road, Lee, S.E., as his assist­ ant. The ground opens for practice on Saturday next. APRIL. 80. Lee, v.[Charlton Park MAY. 7. Bromley, v. Bromley 14. Lee, v. Whitgift Wanderers 18. Gravesend, v. Gravesend 21. Hampstead, v. Hampstead 23. Abtey Wood, v. Lesaness Park 25. Woolwich, v. Woolwich Garrison 28. Blackheath, v. Blackheath JUNE. 1. Lee, v. Tonbridge 4. Eltham, v. Eltham 8. Lee, v. Consolidated Goldfields of S. Africa 11. Charlton Park, v. Charlton Park 15. Finchley, v. Finchley 18. Orpington, v. A. Miller Hallett’s XI. , v. Forest Hill . v. Wanderers . v. Hampstead i TTnmp , v. M.C.C. & Ground* ^ J±ome Week . v. Richmond , v. Gravesend . Lee, v. Kent C. & G. Match JULY. , Richmond, v. Richmond , Forest Hill, v. Forest Hill . Lee, v. Addiscombe Lee, v. Finchley , Sidcup, v. Sidcup , Bickley, v. Bickley Park Lee, v. Woolwieh Garrison Lee, v. Eltham AUGUST. Lee, v. Lessness Park Beckenham, v. Beckenham Norbury, v. London and West. Bank Horley, v. Horley . Lee, v. London and West. Bank SEPTEMBER. Lee, v. Sidcup * Ground Men’s Benefit. ESSEX COUNTY CRICKET CLTJH. FIXTURES, 1904. MAY. 6. Leyton, v. Beckton Chelmsford, v. Chelmsford Leyton, v. Tottenham Leyton, v. Sutton Leyton, v. Surrey Loughton, v. Loughton Leyton, v. Kent Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire Vincent Square, v. Westminster School Tottenham, v. Tottenham Walthamstow, v. Forest School JUNE. Woodford, v. Woodford Wells I eyton, v. Leicestershire Enfield, v. Enfield Blackheath, v. Derrick Wanderers Birmingham, v. Warwickshire Leyton, v. South Be d fleet Leyton, v. Sussex Oval, v. Surrey Wanstead, v. Wanstead Leyton, v. Bancroft’s School Huckhurst Hill, v. Buckhurst Hill Leyton, v. Derbyshire Romford, v. Romford Leyton, v. Yorkshire Maldon, v. Maldon Harlow, v. Moor Hall Leyton, v. Wickford Leyton, v. Colchester Garrison Gravesend, v. Gravesend Leyton, v. Forest SchoDl JULY. Cheshunt, y. Cheshunt Beech Hill Park, v. High Beech Leyton, v. Southend Feisted, v. Felsted School Brighton, v. Sussex Leyton, v. Loughton Lord’s, v. Middlesex Finsbury, v. Hon. Artillery Co. Hornchurch, v. Hornchurch Colchester, v. Colchester Garrison Brentwood, v. Brentwood Chesterfield, v. Derbyshire Manchester, v. Lancashire Leyton, v. Leyton and District Leyton, v. Warwickshire Leytjn, y. Middlesex AUGUST. Canterbury, v. Kent Leyton, v. Old Foresters , Leyton, v. Nottinghamshire . Leyton, v. Public Schools . Colchester, v. Colchester . Beckton, v. Beckton . Leyton v. Lancashire . W itham v. Witham . Leeds, v. Yorkshire . Leicester, v. Leicestershire , Southend v. Southend M TmNT® °fe?CTy d« « i P ‘i°n on ... SALBorH ISE. Marquees 10 good condition • I21C. by 8ft., £ ); 16ft. by 8ft„ £4; 18ft by 10ft' £1 It*.; 20ft. by 12ft., £5 ; 23ft. by 14ft. i f - 30,t by 16ft„ £8. New square tents : 6ft.,“ a 2a ’• m T £4 10s., without centre pole. Lists free - i i ’m m Three Colt Street, Limehouse, E. M own,