Canadian Cricket Field Volume 1 1882

A VEXEID QUESTION. OiuLrtîA, 28th August, 1882. To the Edior of Ihe CanadianCricket Ficld. IEAU Sin, -In Iast veek's issue you say, " The result of the association tics are as follows np to date: ueiolph boing hcad of Districts 3 and 4, lias forfeited to Ttamesvillo champion of 1 and 2 Districts; Nelson and Port Hope are winners of 5 and 6, and 7 and 8, respectively. Tis the final tic will be between Thamesvillo and the victor in the Nelson-Port Hope match." If this is the result of the association matches, I would like to know how it has been arrived at. Rule No. 15 saya that the winners of the firAt ties shall be drawn against each other by the cnmittee; as that was not donc, and no match played bctween 5 and 6, and 7 and 8, I fail to sen how the Nelsons and Port lrope can be champions of thoso Districts. The Orillia Club becamio champion of their district by dofailt, and were avaiting the officiai notice froma the secrotary of the association as to wlhat club thoy wero drawn against in the second ties, vhen a challenge vas received frein the Nelsons for an associ. ation match. The Orillia Club declined te recognizo the challenge, and insisted upon th ruiles of the association heing carried ont, when a letter wns recoived from the secretary, saying that the conmitteo haid nothing te do with the second or third ties, and that we mnust play the Nelsons. Now, while it woulld have given us pleasure to play against the Nelsons, we could not undertako the match urnless ve were pitted against Vhemi as provided in Rule No. 15. We therefore protest against the Nelsons being proclaimced champions of No. 5 and 6, as we wcro rady to play them, had we been instructed by the secre.- tary of the as.sociation that the second drawing resuilted in our being dravn against each other. The Ontario Cricket Association w as forned for the puipose of advancing and encouraging cricket in Ontario, and il was roported at the opening of the senason that the association numbercd twent.y-soven chbs, and were much stronger than the Americat association. Can you inforn nte, Mîr. Editor, how mnany of these clubs were bonafide members of the association, and liad -paid their fecs? By the ries the fes muet be paid beforo or at the annuial general meeting, or thtey are not cligible to be drawn in the first drr.wigs for districts. In.our district, No. 5, Orillia, Barrie and Stayner, were placed together. The Orillia Club was. the only one in existence in that district, a fact, that must have been apparent to the committec, becatse tbey reported tieir fees unpaid at the time of the division into districts. For the past two years the Orillia Club found great difficulty in arrangimg matches in consequence of association matches having te bo played first; we were conpelled therefore to join the association, and the resuit has been that we have played only one match this season, and no association matches at all. You can easily imagine our disguîst, after having paid Our fees, to find that we were plaeed in a district with clubs that did not exist. A representation of this was made ta the association, but there was no redress, and so wo were left out in the cold, and now, by the non-comipliance with the rules by the commnittee, we are again shut out in the second ties. Rules and by-lawa wore passed for the govermnig of the association, but up to the present some of them have been dead letters, and others have' not been utnderstood by the cominittee. I have always contended, Mr. Editor, that the association was a drawback to cricket, and I have yet to learn that my con- tention is erroncous. The result of this season's worc ought te consign it to oblivion, and I for one would bo glad te soo it. What is wanted in Canada is the formation of county elevens, and there is no reason why almost overy county.in Ontario should not have its oloven. The best matches in England are the cotnty matches, and thero is not a week passes in the season that thoro arc not throo and comotiies four county matches played. Thero are a lar-go mnimber of first-class cricketers in this country who vould be brought t the higlit by such matches, and the sOlection of a first-class oloven for our international matches would bc rendered an casy matter. Yours truly, I. S. SOanmuo, Secrelary OrilliaCricket Club. U1TIED STTS ALBANY v. WESTERN ELEVEN. The Albany Cricket Club may justly feel proud of thoir snccess in their one day's match with the Western Association team. The g.ine commenced ateleven o'clock, the Westerniers winning tho toss. Tioro not being tite to play ont the maîitei for two inninge, the r- suit of the contest rovorted to the first innings total, in favour of the Albany club. Score : • wEsTERN4 ELFVEN. lst Innings. Rev. T. D. Phillipps, c G. Stovens, b Fox ........ 5 J. B. Shaw, c Gayton, b Fox. 1 E. R1. Ogden,bSpncer. 6 A. H. Stratford, c Wood, b Fox ,.......................... 2 A. F. MacLachliin, b. Barrett. 7 Hon. W. N. Hood, runi out..13 HI. Phillipps, b Spencer ...... 1 .1.V. St. John Scholoield, b Spencer ............ ....... 0 .1. B. Turton, not out ......... 6 H. E. Smtithes, b Spencer .. 2 A. E. Dennie, o Gayton, b McDonald ................... 6 Extras ..................... 5 Total..................,. ...... 54 BOWLING 2nd limiings. c Stovens, b Wood......... ..... 51 b Sprncer........ ................ 8 c Stevens, b Barrett ...... 20 bSpencer........................... O b Wood .... ............... ... 28 not ou...........................19 e Macdonald, b Spencer . ... 0 b Fox .......................... ... 1 b Macdonald ...................... 5 b Barrett.................. .... ... 1 run o t.................13 Extras ........................... 9 Total..........................155 ANALYSIS. 1sf Inf1&ligs. ý2udî Tanings. O. n. h. w. O. n. n1. W. T. O. Spencer .... 65 13 5 4 T. O. Spencer...125 59 6 3 H. Fox ........... 25 13 1 3 D. Macdonald.. 35 13 2 1 .FE. Barrett......35 23 0 1 H. Fox .......... 35 10 3 1 D. Macdonal.... 2 0 0 1 J. E. Barrett., 82 25 5 2 MeNaugliton... 15 10 O 11ev. 0. Wood. 55 29 1 1 Spencer bowled oni wide ball and Fox one no ball. ALIANY. Ist Innings. W.H.McNaughton, et Ogden, Rlev. Chas. Wood, b Ogden ... 10 b Stratford ..................... 2 Dr. W. Clark, eand bStratfordl6 G. R. Gayton, b Ogden........ 9 J. G. McMaters, not out..... 8 H. Fox, et Ogdeu, b Stratford 3 B. W. Johnson, l b w, b Strat- J. E. Barrett, c Hood, b Slawl 7 ford..................... ......... 0 T. O. Spencer, et Ogdenî, b Extras ........................... 6 Stratford ............. 5 D. Macdonald, b Ogden . 6 Total......................83 G. H. Stevens, b Stratford ... 1 BOWLtNo AIALYMss. overs. Zantens. A. H. Stratford............79 34 E. IL Oe.......95 .36 J. B. Shaw............... ..... 25 5 A. F. MacLachlan................... 5 2 wickets. 6 1 0 it is said that 70,000 people paid admission to see the gamle at the Oval, August 10-12, Players v.Australians. rME OkUADIA lKM ILD 1