James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

T H EE N G L I S HCRICKETERSIN S O U T HAFRICA. 2 3 M i l e s. Englandto CapeTown 6,065 CapeT o w nto PortElizabeth 4 3 0 PortElizabeth to MosselB a y 1 9 1 Mossel Bayto George ..... 4 5 Georgeto Oudtshoorn 4 0 O u d t s h o o r nto PrinceAlbert 5 8 Prince Albert to Prince Albert R o a d 2 9 Prince Albert Roadto Kimberley. 3 8 1 Kimberley to Johannesburg 2 8 5 Johannesburg to Ladysmith 2 4 5 Ladysmith to Durban 1 8 9 D u r b a nto E . L o n d o n 2 5 2 E. Londonto KingWilliamstown KingWilliamstown to Grahamstown 4 2 5 2 G r a h a m s t o w n to G r a a fReinet 2 9 1 G r a a fReinet o PortElizabeth 1 8 4 PortElizabeth to Kimberley 4 8 5 Kimberley to CapeTown 6 4 6 CapeTownto England 6,065 T o t a l 15,975 M i l e s. B ySteamer 13,003 T o t a l B yCoach or Cart B yRailway.. Thetrip lasted 146 days, of which- 41 werespent onboardship. 4 practice before commencing to play at CapeTown. 14Sundays. 25 Travelling by Coach , Cart , or Rail . 57 Playing Matches. 5 Off days. 7 5 4 2,218 15,975 1 4 6 F I R S TM A T C H . English Elevenv. Twenty-T w oof WesternProvince. R. Abel, b Milton Cape Town, December 21, 22, and 24, 1888. Twenty-two wonby 17 runs . Mr. M. P. Bowden, b Theunissen E N G L I S HE L E V E N . F. Hearne, c Bathurst , b Theunissen J. M. Read, b Theunissen J. Briggs , e Milton, b Ashley Mr. B. A. F. Grieve , c Milton , b Ashley Mr. C. A. Smith, b Theunissen Mr. J. H. Roberts , b Milton H .W o o d, notout H o n. C. J. Coventry, runout. A. J. Fothergill , b Theunissen E x t r a s T o t a l... 3 lbw, b Theunissen 3 8 cTheunissen,b Ashley 2 6 1 9 b Ashley 2 2 notout 6 7 b F o r d e.. 4 4 8 1 cBathurst , b Theunissen 1 1 b Theunissen 1 5 20 b Theunissen 4 30 b Theunissen 0 2 b Ashley 9 4 4 4 8 b Theunissen 4 1 3 5 E x t r a s Total. TheTwenty-two scored 137 and 138 (W. H. Milton , 36 and 40). 1 2 3