James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

2 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. whowere able to be on deck-they were in the minority , I must admit-had the opportunity of seeing a sight not to be forgotten , the Atlantic in a half gale , of making a passing acquaintance with a very disagreeable customer in the shape of a huge iceberg , and of sundry other little novelties which are fortunately not provided at Lord's , the Oval , Trent Bridge , Bramall Lane , or any such recognised places of cricket recreation in England . At 4 P.M. on Saturday , September 6, we reached Ramouski , a landing -place on the southern bank of the St. Lawrence , where several passengers left us, and 8 on the following morning found us again on land at Point Levy, in Canada . Time allowed us to have a glance at Quebec , but it was avery rapid one, and it was with regret that we had to take a hasty departure from a city so full of interesting associa- tions to Englishmen. A railway journey of 180 miles , which was void of in- cident until we came to cross the St. Lawrence, which was done through a tubular bridge two miles long , brought us to Montreal , and there we made our first halt , arriving at 11.30 on Sunday, September 7. Ourquarters there were at the Windsor Hotel , one of the most capacious as wellas admirably arranged and splendidly upholstered buildings of the kind in the world . Another long railway journey of 300 miles had to be endured before we reached Toronto , and by the time we arrived there , at midnight on Monday, September 8, we were most of us glad enough to have reached the first stage of our trip . It was not without some difficulty that we procured quarters at the Walker Hotel , as the city was in a general state of festivity ; and what with the Exhibition , the review of troops by the Governor -General of Canada (the Marquis of Lorne ) and the Princess Louise , and the general illuminations , there was too much of local attractions to leave room for the consideration of such insignificant creatures as professional cricketers . Three hours ' practice and a visit to the Exhibition occupied September 9, and the foliowing day witnessed the commencement of our first match against 22 native Canadians . The ground looked well , but the grass was a little too long , and an over -dose of the watering -pot made the wicket play false at first . Of the cricket little need be said , as , with the exception of Logan, who has an awkward bumpy delivery , there was little on the Canadian side to merit praise , and their batting against the bowling of Shawand Morley was only poor . The Toronto ground is well arranged , with a neat pavilion , but the locals sadly want proper coaching . The Marquis of Lorne , who was present on both days , had a long conversation with Daft , but although most of the notabilities of the city were present on the first day, on the whole the attendance was somewhat discouraging . There was a slight improvement on the occasion of the second match against Twenty two English residents in Canada , but it was only slight . Daft , on the second day, was honoured with a presentation to her Royal Highness the Princess Louise , and those who were present that morning were rewarded by secing some splendid cricket on the part of Barnes and Shrewsbury, who to- gether scored 125 out of a total of 209 , and certainly displayed some of the very best batting of the trip . J. N. Kirkchofer , an old Marlburian , played well for the English residents , but as when the end came they had only seven wickets to fall , and still wanted 66 runs to save the innings , they were merci- fully spared a defeat . On the second evening a grand dinner was given in honour of the team, and the advantage of an off-day was evident whenthe third match began on the following Monday. Our opponents on this occasion were a picked twenty -two of the district ,, but they fared litle better than their pre decessors , and ours was an easy win by an innings and three runs . Behan , a Canadian , batted very fairly each time for 23 and 13 , but the feature of the T