Canadian Cricket Field Volume 1 1882

rppE (2ADIA) ( KFM ~ EMW.Ll4- in with one action ; many a itom is run out bgy a quick, accurate, low-throwing ioig-Ieg. It only remnails to say that, as ai rule, wiei "tvor" is called the fioldsmen do lot all takq up the samlle places on theo opposite side of the wicket, but alter, so a tu save timue. Longfield.-off becomnes long-on ; slip becoies bowler , mnid.of or cover-point go to long- leg, anUd so oi, as shiown il the S'lashingtonl andIMotherwit nmatch. A loft-hanided batsnan is a nuisance, as the field lias to bo reversed overy timne a single or threo is scored during the over. Therc should e no difliculty in titis with tieldsmen who are up to their work ; it seems very easy, once you have taken up a position, to walk back to it, but it is astonishing how nmany mtoder-ate players require tell. ing every change. THE' TORONTO CLUB. to play, and win, a couple of good matches eaci week, as, iustead of fourteenl or fifteenl good men froin which te choose the eleven (think of the mnanwuvring necessary to.get them ail away at once), they will have thirty or forty namnes at coiumand, ail of vlomgn have faced bowling enougli froimi a strange hand net te lose their heads if the hall comes a little difFerently froin the old famniliar wav. Now lot sone youngster abuse TonoTO, June 26th, 1882. sî"r"y v. iNi "l l"sex irît iiished on ti"t" 3rd, "te former vinhii" by 28 ruins. An excitinig iatch was played on the 5tlh, 6tlh and 7th inist., be- twecii Sussex and Derbyshire. Score: Derbyshire, 283 and 118; l'à the Bditor if the C«îwdim, Ci.ickpt, . ' total, 401 ; Sussex, 182 and 222 ; total, 402. SIn,-In coîmmon vith almost every other cricketer in the A m"atcl was decided at Horshan on Satarday, between teans city, I feel great regret at the nianner in which the affairs of representing Hoa and Storringto and four members of the oeur largest cricketing organii7atiei have been niianiag1 (o1. Lucas faiily played in the former. Horshamn Vent to the wicket or a first, and stayed there all day for a total of 553, towards vhich Mr. misnanaged), and propose, with your permission, to try and F. M. Lucas contibuted 302. He batted in excelkut style, and show the commnittee the wav matîters look te an outsider, amd diring his inninîgs only gave twv diflicult chances. Titis is the suggest a remedy. highest individual score of the year. 'The evil to be complained of is too few matches, and, of AUSTRALIANS v. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. course, bad play in those which are undertaken. The latter teai defeated the two former Australian teains, and For the remedying of bad play there are two nmethods, one coisquiiently great interest was shown iu the third match, which of which, practice vith first.class professional players, is was begun on the 8th mat. Notts played all professionals, among whom was Wright, who unfortunately out of reach, but the other is left us ; and for bowled for the so-called Caladian Teain. The result was a draw making good ail-round men, I don't kiow but it is best, to in favour of Australia. Score: play as imany matches as possible. .i iass Dû the Toronto Club do this ? Certainly not. How manty LA 1'a',iti. matches did they manage to play last season ? how mnany, se H . EL ruo eut.. Z> B;tmmiernîamîi, c Slierwini, 1) far, in titis? Why, there is not a little country club in Ontario, s 12 mith a r-ol of a au or Lwo of players, whose imenibers have W. L. Murdoch, c Scotto", ) net had more ci.icket than the Toronto Club. Flowei3..............28 G. Ciffenl, 1) Mo-ley ........ 1 The trouble is that the T. C. C. desires to play its very G. J. Boummor, oG inmm, b Shaw 1 strongest eleven on ail possible and impossible occasions, aid Joues, b y 0 , J. M. Blackhaiii, imot out ... .56 unless they can get tleiir supposed strongest elevei together, will not play at al]. This is an excellent thing for about Banîics ................ 0 fifteen umembers of the club, but nlot so good for the reat Z> M. ~Bunnes ................... 0 remainder whose subscriptions keep the institution nmoving. C. E. 1r w, 1 Wriglmt.26 With the ineîmbershiip roll of the Toronto C. C. they shouFld bc and are able Le get up an leveH every day of toe k,......1 and twe on Saturdays, if they oui>' eîidcavourcd to play -irst, cricket, and second, to viB ; but ao long as tnnrmn put cricket iSewn the lat place, wvill tlîcy fail te get lup teamis te play, and loe Se .sty c tutonnb aret .. 3 Stton, b Spofort, ........ o The renedy is net far te seek-- -i lies at thmciî veny (bois, Baruncs, h Palmuer ........... 2 %witli a dozen clubs (wvoak, 1 grant, but ecdi able te put four Grrettbny ....... r...... b Flowers...............2 or five geod mci in the field) read>' 6 give thonGa match a Butier, b Garrett......... weck. It la net iecessainv te 1' funîk-" bocause a faumiliar face' Gtinmm, imot out ............ 13 Flowers, cnurdoc , b Garrtt 1 is nt i th-holers plceas ointh lucmre thami half tîtoir, Slîa-,, 1) Painlier ........ ... 4 elovei, as at plement constituted, mre boud to do. , b Mlier......... 0 Ser.vin, 1 Paier ........ 16 Morly, b Garrett ......... 6 their good imoen on the various tas, and challenge vverythug- Batrs................... 7 Brtarne .... e............... 110 ,nd iningsl:. c Barnes, b Morley ......... 1 ..................................... c . J .'., .. .. 7 b Wrighit ................... 24 c Morley, b Barnes ......... O c Buter, b Morley. ......... 39 c Selby, b Morley ........ 17 bShaw............ .... .. 0 e Shrewsbury, b Shaw . - - . . 3 not out.................... O e Selby, b Slaw..... ..... 7 absent Extras. ................ 8 ..... 106 Total ........ iltr. niA.3iS b Painîer..... ........... O not out................. 4 iot out......... .... .... 5 Extas ...... ........ 3 Total............. .12