James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

M R. WARNER'SENGLISHTEAM IN AMERICA. 3 9 C H A P T E R III. M R. W A R N E R ' S T E A MI N A M E R I C . M R. P. F. WARNER'Steamof Amateurs, wholeft Liverpool in the s.s. Gallia on August27 last for Montreal , had a triumphal marchin their tour across the Atlantic . In one respect they achieved a distinction which has not fallen to anyEnglish Amateurcombination for several years . Only once before has Philadelphia beenbeaten in both gamesby a visiting team, and thatwasonthe occasion of the visit of the strong all -roundside of English Amateurs, captained by Lord Hawke, in 1894. Altogether Mr. P. F. Warner's team took part in eight matches -two in Canada, the rest in the States . In the two fixtures with Philadelphia and those against NewYork, Ontario , and Chicago the Englishmen played equal numbers ; in the other cases they met odds , in three cases of fifteen , in a fourth eighteen . Of the eight matches those against Fifteen of Montreal and Ottawa , Ontario , the two with Philadelphia , and those with N e wYork and Fifteen of Baltimore respectively werew o n. But for rain , too, they wouldhave been successful in the two games left drawn. As it was, the English Amateurs were considerably handicapped by the misfortune which befel two members of thet e a m. Messrs. E. C. L e ea n dP e n nweretakenill withscarlet fever at Torontobefore the commencementof the match, and were laid up in the hospital in that city for some weeks. Their illness deprived Mr. Warnerof oneof his most useful all -round cricketers in Lee, and a reliable bowler in Penn. The double defeat of the Philadelphian Eleven was a source of great disappointment there . A sa matter of fact , the Philadelphians were not as strong a side all round as they had been. The out-cricket showed little falling off , but the batting was decidedly weaker . G. S. Patterson , J. A. Lester , A. E. Coates , H. P. Bailey , and F. H. Bohlen are not replaced in aday. Still , there is no justification for the inference that cricket in Philadelphia is losing interest . On the contrary , there is not only more of it altogether , but the standard is generally higher than at any period duringthe last ten years . Junior cricket is so carefully looked after that Philadelphia is boundto be able to hold its own again with the best when the younger players now coming to the front gain a little more experience . T h emembersof the English teamwere:- Mr. P. F. W a r n e r(Middlesexand OxfordUniversity ), capt . Mr.E. H .Bray(Middlesexa n dC a m - bridge University ) . Mr. C. J. Burnup (Kent and Cam- bridge University ) . Mr.C. O. H. Sewell (Gloucestershire ) . Mr.A. Warner(Oxford University ) . Mr. G. E. Winter (Cam. University ). Mr. F. Mitchell (Yorkshire andCam- bridge University ). Mr. V. T. Hill (Somerset andOxford University). Mr.E. C. Lee (Hampshireand Ox- ford University ) . Mr. B. J. T. Bosanquet (Middlesex and Oxford University ). Mr. R. Berens (Oxford University Authentics). Mr. J. L. Ainsworth (Liverpool and MarlboroughCollege ) . Mr.E. F. Penn(OldEtonians ). Scores of the matches and averages follow :- C 2