James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

T H E N G L I S HT E A MI N A M E R I C A . L I 3 match was the free hitting of Bates , and his style greatly pleased the natives . Bothteams were entertained at luncheon on the second dayby Col. Cumber- land , the president of the Toronto Club , and an invitation to the theatre , and a visit to the GrandIndustrial Exhibition on the following day, provided plenty o fa m u s e m e n tforu s outof cricketh o u r s. Havingduly fulfilled our engagements at Toronto, with no great profit to the promoters of the trip , we left on September 17 by the Great Western line for Hamilton, the scene of our fourth match against seventeen of that district . Theweather was wet and cold , but there was a muchbetter attendance than hadgreeted us at Toronto , and the cricket of our team improved in consequence . Thewicket , which had been here , too, saturated with water, played badly, owing to insufficient rolling , and the Seventeen cut a sorry figure . Parkin , a Sheffielder , played fair cricket the first time for 12, but the second innings only amounted to 35, and the Hamiltonians had to suffer a decisive defeat by an innings and 103 runs . Ascratch match played , to eke out time , between two sides selected b yAlfred Shawand Emmett, wasonly remarkable for the fact that Lockwood scored for the latter 52 out of a total of 70. Everywhere in Hamilton we met with a hearty welcome , and the recollection of our stay there will not easily be forgotten . Adinner was given in our honour by Mr. Swinyard , the manager of the Dominion Telegraph Company, and on the last morning of our stay a trip to a vineyard belonging to Mr. Barnes, where there are several acres of vines , brought a most enjoyable visit to a close . W ewere not allowed , indeed , to leave the station at Hamilton en route for London, a distance of about forty miles , without a parting cheer from a large number of our friends there and our reception had such a thoroughly English ring about it that we were sorry to leave . A pleasant journey through a picturesque country brought us to London , where our fifth match was begun on September 22, against Twenty -two of Western Ontario . London -which , by the way, like our own modest little village , is the capital of Middlesex , stands also on the Thames , and possesses such fashionable quarters as Hyde Park , Oxford Street , Pall Mall, and Piccadilly --is inthe heart of the Baseball country , and it was on the ground ofthe Tecum- sah Baseball Club that our match took place . A queer wicket enabled the Twenty-two to get us out for 71, the smallest score made during our tour ; but the Canadians could makeno stand in either innings , and they lost by 135 runs . Their bodies must have suffered considerably from Morley's delivery , to judge by the way his bowling got up, but Shaw did the real mischief , his twenty -six wickets only costing 25 runs . The following day (Sept. 24) was our last in Canada , and the same night saw us, after ajourney of 109 miles , safely deposited in the States at Detroit , Michigan . Our passage across the river St. Lawrence, which divides Canada and the States , was a little novel to us, as the train was taken bodily on to the lower deck of the steamer , and dis- embarked on the other side . A hearty greeting waited us at Detroit , and a brief tour of inspection prior to the match confirmed the impression formed of the city over night . Detroit is indeed a charming place , both in position and appearance , and its streets and buildings are on the same capacious dimensions as are usually to be found where the enterprising Yankee makes his home The ground at Detroit is well kept by two Kentish cricketers named Little- john and Dale , and as it was in good condition our batting showed up well . A tthe end of the first day, four wickets were downfor 158, but on the follow- ing morning the innings closed for 191 , the last six wickets only adding 32 . ThePeninsulars were all out for 59, and rain caused the match to be drawn on the third day after they had lost one wicket for 5 runs in second innings . A B 2