James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

T H EE N G L I S HT E A MI N A M E R I C A . 5 second night (October 4), a dinner , presided over by Mr. Krebs , the President of the Staten Island Club , was given in our honour at the Pavilion Hotel ; and on Sunday we enjoyed the sight of NewYork out of doors . The Central Park was alive with all the rank and fashion of the city , but what struck us most was the number of trotting horses , tooling along at a rate which would have gladdened the hearts of the genial brothers Bertram , the enterprising lessees of our Alexandra Palace. As we had a day and a half to spare before wemade move for Philadelphia , we had a chance of a little sight -seeing in NewYork, and a glance at the competition for the O'Leary belt , with a visit to the Park Theatre to see Mr. Sothern , as the ' Crushed Tragedian ,' and our old friend ' Lord Dundreary ,' constituted for most of us the principal amusements . An in- fluential deputation of local cricketers , headed by George Newhall , met us at the Philadelphia station on Wednesday , October 8; and after a little practice on the following afternoon , Friday , the 10th , saw the commencement of our first match in Philadelphia . Our opponents were a picked fifteen of the city , and there is no gainsaying the fact that they fancied themselves considerably . U pto this time the trip could not have been a great financial success , but the Quaker City amply repaid us for any disappointments , and the kindness that we received there , from the English residents as well as from our friends and opponents on the cricket -field , will always occupy a prominent place in the memories of our visit to the States . The ground at Germantown is about five miles from Philadelphia , and presents a pleasing appearance , surrounded as it is by trees . Bunting was as prevalent as on the St. Lawrence ground during the Canterbury week; the grand stand reminded one of the picturesque aspect of the members' stand at Lord's on one of the two fashionable encounters of the Marylebone year ; and all the surroundings tended to make us feel that w ewere among friends who understood and appreciated our national game. Thegroundwas hard, and the Philadelphian captain , G. Newhall, sent us to the wickets . The innings was only noteworthy for a splendid score of 62 by Oscroft , and a rather lucky but well-hit 41 by Bates ; C. Newhall (fast round- arm) taking six wickets for 80 runs . The batting of the Fifteen did not come up to expectations , as Large, who was in two hours for 17, and R. Newhall alone got double figures , and they just saved a follow on by 1 run. Emmett (35)was the chief scorer in our second innings , and the Philadelphians had finally to go in to get 213 runs to win . This task was altogether beyond their powers , as Shaw and Morley , supported bymagnificent all -round fielding , prevented one of them reaching double figures , and we were victorious by 145 runs . The attendance was exceedingly large , computed at about 25,000 for the three days , and the play of our men was thoroughly appreciated by all w h owitnessed the match. Wednesday and Thursday, October 15 and 16, wereexpended over a match in N e wYorkagainst Eighteen Baseball -players , and a gameat baseball with the Providence ChampionNine. They gave us a pitcher and catcher to equalise matters at their own sport ; but we were as muchabroad at our old friend rounders revised and amplified as they were at cricket , and we each had the best of it, as was only to be expected , at our own g a m e . r W ereturned to Philadelphia on the night of October 16, and on the following day we began the only match played on even terms during our tour . Our opponents were the ambitious Young Americans who have an excellent ground at Stenton near Germantown , with every possible convenience , even to shower baths . On the first day there was a large gathering of spectators , but the Philadelphians soon found that they had attempted a task to which