James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

1 9 8 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. disappointment in this department ; very good medium-pace bowler , with a high delivery -26 wickets, average 7.3. J. Smith(4.3): Useful as a stonewaller at times, but makesvery few runs; excellent andsafe catch in the country. J. B r o w n(3.8) : Theveteran of the team, but haslost the cunning of his eye as a batsman; areally good longstop . C H A P T E R V. C R I C K E T I N H O L L A N D . Ir often happened last year that English travellers passing through Holland were astonished to see their national gameplayed there . As there are by this timem a n yDutchclubs , it will be useful to give the addresses of those nowin exis- tence,withaview to encourage the gameby sending over teams during the summer months. ADutchCricket Unionhas been established , named" Nederlandsche Cricket -Bond." It has 12 members(clubs ) . Besides those there are some other clubs which have not yet joined the Union. N e d e r l a n d s c h eCricket-B o n d. (DUTCHCRICKET UNION.) Founded September 30, 1883 . COMMITTEEOF M A N A G E M E N TTILL OCTOBER1, 1888.-President, Mr. C. M. Pleyte , Fz. , 8, Ripperdastraat , Haarlem. Hon. Sec. , Mr. D. A. Koster, 18, vanStolkweg, Schevingen . Hon. Treasurer , Mr. A. Piepers , 124, Noord- einde , The Hague. Mr. H. A. van de Wall Bake , Utrecht ; Mr. R. Schwarz, Zutphen; Mr. H. Gorter, Amsterdam; Mr. G. vonFaber, Utrecht . Membership of the Bond is limited to Dutch clubs only . Its object is to develop the gamein Holland, e.g. , by making arrangements for matches with clubsf r o mothercountries. D U T C HC R I C K E TC L U B S . 1.-HaarlemscheC.C., " R o o den Wit." Founded June 22, 1881.-Colours , red and white ; members , 32 ; matches played in 1887,3 ; won,1 ; lost ,2 (one against the NewtonBlues from England) ; ground situated , Haarlem(Frederikspark ) ; nearest railway station , only one, at twenty minutes ; Hon. Sec . , Mr. W. Bok, 122 , Leidschevaart , Haarlem (Holland) ; Captain , Mr. Arthur F. P. Hayman. 2.-NoordwijkscheC.C. FoundedSeptember , 1882. -Members, 24. Played one match, and w o nit. Groundsituated , near the Noordwijk School ; nearest railway station , Leiden ; H o n. Sec . , Mr. A. Schrey Vorstman, Instituut ,Schreuders , Noordwijk(Hol- land); Captain , Mr. S. Š. Helsdon Rix.