IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I 1.25 " IIIM IIIM 12.2 a,36 i'~ iO 1.4 2.0 1.8 1.6 % % ^^ cf ^1 VI '^2 .'^' v i-> /A / ^ Photographic Sciences Corporation Ll^^ ^ > W h ^ =c ^ « :^ cq ?: 50 CQ .0 CO UJ -J < h Q -I O Q LU q: D J Q z < Q LU Z q: D h 0) J J < CD > q: > .r^ J 00 5C I t2 . '— V OJ > § 05 05 D Z ^^ - ^< J ^ ) L ? CX) 02 Olz; ) C- iT^-^^l' I -' y^-t—' ■C--'^ •<..y»tt-..--iC-^ ,,y. xEt^, I ;g;Ta:iy;: o O 02 TXIIieD YE!^.£e, / THE CRICKETER'S GUIDE; CONTAINING: Photograph and Biographical Sketch of a Prominent Cricketer. History of Cricket. . Hints on the Game. The Clubs of Canada. Prospects of the Coming Season. Cricket in the Schools. * Centennial Cricket. Clubs of the United States. Centuries in the Western Hemisphere. Odds and Ends. The Laws of Cricket, with comments. Compiled and Edited by Rev. T. D. PHILLIPPS, M. A., Ottawa. AND H. J. CAMPBELL, B. A., Trinity College Sohoal, Port Hope. pjtIOB - . 30 OSNTS- [Fntered according to Act of Parlia,nent, by T. D. Phillipps, in iht office of the Minister of Agriculture^ Ottawa.] OTTAWA : Printed for the Compilers at the *' Free Press " Office, by C. W. MitohbUi. May, 1877. IMPORTANT HOTICH TO SBCRSTARIBS. -:o:- All matter for the " Guide " must positively be sent in before November 1st, in each year, and nothing will be received after that date, unless accompanied by the payment of one dollar. It will be our aim to publish the work by February 1st. The following points are to be observed, (a) If officers for the coming season have not been elected, send the previous list, (b) If the Club be a large one, give total scores and brief notes of each match, (c) Let the remarks on the individual players be exceedingly brief; and, save in very exceptional cases, on not more than eleven, (d) Forms for averages will be distributed in October, or may be had on application. (e) Under the head '' Innings" put the number of completed innings only, and in averages, where there is a remainder, let it stand as such. (/) Send Secretary's address. f 1 O^'SO - t PREFACE. :o:- at in eived f one 'uary ficers s^ious brief idual ional will -tion. >leted r, let In once more submitting to the American public our attempt at main- taining a reliable record of England's National Game, as played on this side of the Atlantic, we regret to state that though our efforts last year were everywhere received with approval, the circulatian of the work was not such as to give any return for the immense amount of labour expended in its composition, or even to protect us from absolute loss. This year, in answer to a circular stating our position, we have received a consideiable number of orders, and once more venture to publish, in the hope that cricketers generally will deem our enterprise worthy of sufficient support to make its continuance no longer a matter of anxiety, and to afford some recompense for the time and trouble which its main* tenanctj requires. To our friends, then, we appeal for the means to perpetuate what is to a great extent a labour of love ; and should the result come up to our expectations, we promise them yearly an improve- ment, both in the extent of information and in the amount of original matter. In the present issue,, the Clubs are arranged in alphabetical order by locality ; Yorkville, for instance, will be found under the heading "Toronto," as playing on that ground. If it should seem to any of our readers that an undue amount of space has been devoted to Clubs with which we are or have been ourselves connected, we must remind them that it is with the doings of these Clubs we are best acquainted, and that it is impossible to obtain from the more distant places as much information as we would like to receive. We shall at all times be grateful for any suggestions which may be offered to us, and trust that every earnest lover of the game will do his best to secure for us a prompt and complete return from his Club as soon as the season is fairly over. T. D. PHILLIPPS, H. J. CAMPBELL. iS^vSD 1" ; .* fj^ The Rev. T, D. Phtllipps is the son of Rev. H. N. Phillippa, of Niagara. He was bom April 16th, 1833, at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, (the County of the Graces), and educated partly at the Collegiate School, Camberwell, but mainly at U. C. College, Toronto, when he was prizeman and exhibitioner. He entered Trinity College on theday of it-< opening, January 15th, 1852, as 3rd foundation scholar, and was Mathematical prizeman of his year ; also, read the Latin Congratulatory Ode on the installation of the late Chief Justice Robinson, as first Chancellor in June, 1853 ; graduated in 1855. Was ordained by the late Bishop Strachan, in October, 1858, being at the time H^ad Master of the St Catherii es Grammar School, and having previously been Principal of the Paris Grammar 8cho(d. Removing to Ottawa in 1864, he succeeded the late Dr. Adamsonai Chaplain to H. M. troops quartered there, and retained the office until the withdrawal of the \r. ''; force. Has for many years been Mathematical MAster in the Ottawa Collegiate Institute, and is one of the Examiners of candidates for entrance to the Military College at Kingston. Mr. P. 'a pupils may now be found in every quarter of the Globe, in the Church, Army, Nary, Law and Medicine, and he is known in Canada au a most successful tutor ; it is doubtful whether any but he has achieved the exploit of preparing in one year, students who took the tirst Scholarships at University and Trinity Colleges simultaneously. But it is as a cricketer that Mr. P. is best known to our readers. He learnt the cjame at U. C. College, and captained the ex-pupils for many years ; only last season in the match against Trinity College School, he made 63 (not out.) In 1852 he organized the Trinity College Club, than which few have had a more brilliant career, and in 1856 made two more runs oflf the bat in one inninys for Trinity, than the '* enemy" did in both. His principal scores have been 92 (not out), against a county eighteen^ 91 (not out), 82 (not out) against an eighteen, &c. ; but, perhaps, his greatest achievement was an innings of 52 (not out) ag^ainst the best bowling in America, at the Halifax Tournament in 1874, upon which occasion he obtained the highest aggregate score — 197, (for which a silver cup was given), and won two prize bats for scores of over 50 runs. His batting is characterized by great defensive power and unwearied patience, his best hits being cut and leg hit, he bowls 'slow round," occasionally with great success, (e. g. he disposed of a city eleven in 1856 for 5 runs), and is a remarkably quick aud accurate field. Mr. Phillipps was entrusted with the selection of a Canadian Twelve to play at Phdadelphia in 1875, and devote 1 much of his time and means to the work. Last year, though unable to give much time to practice, he kept his place with the best average in his Club, and played some good innings, notably 57 and (not out) 9 vs. Montreal ; we were, however, disappointed in his failing to score at Philade'pbia, his battiog"l)eing ruined by a serious blow received before the matches began. We regret to add, that this well-known (Ticketer, intends to retire from the game this year, as he finds that he has to bear more than his share of the work, and the requirements of a busy life make this step imperatively necessary. It would bs difiicult to point to any Canadian cricketer whose career has been so uninterruplealy successful, and his retirement from active service will be lamented by a host of friends and admirers, Mr. Phillipps captained the Canada Eleven as long ago as 1858, but partially withdrew from the field for a few years. His connexion with the Ottawa Cricket Club has been marked not only by frequent successes in the field, but alsi by the display of great energy and devotion in the management of its aftairs ; mainly through his efforts a very commodious pavilion has been erected, and the ground extended and improved so as to become one of the very best on the Continent. The photograph we present to our readers, is an excellent on a by Topley, of the Notmaa wtudio, Ottawa. 6 CRICKET-ITS ORIGIN, &o- We bad prepared for this year's " Guide " an extended liistory of the game froin primitive times to the present ; but, having already over-run our space with other and more important chapters, we have dccniod it advisable to substitute an epitome referring our readers for fiiller particulars to the excellent article, coverini^ the whole ground, in Mr. Pycroft's unique manual, ** The Cricket Field," and proiuismg a more elaborate resume on some future occasion. The earliest re iable reference to the ga,me is found in the Constitution Book of Guildford ; whence it would seem that a witness, aged 59, in some legal proceedings as to the proprietorship of a jrarden, affirmed that '* when he was a scholar in the Free " Schooleat Guldef<*rd (Guildford), hea'id sev ral of his fellowes did ruime and plaie ** there at crickett and other plaies." We do indeed find games pliwed with a ball as early as the fourteenth century ; such as Club-ball, Uandyn-and-Handoute, Cat-and- dog ; but as no wicket was then used, the game must have been rather a rudimentary form of rounders; which, on this Continent, has been improved into Base-ball. In them the striker was *' out" either by being caught, or by having the ball '• popped" into a certain hole in the ground while he ran. The next development in the process whereby cricket emerged from the other ^me, was the striker's defending with his club the hole into which his opponent tried to bowl. In the beginning of the 18th century the hole was made oblong, and two stumps appear at opposi e ends, with a thin! stump (the original hail)^wler ; and, in view of the great scores now made in England, we must be prepared to see others in the same direction, though it will be long'ere there will be any necessity for them in America. But, it may be stated, what is the authority for change at all ? We reply, ** the Marylebone Club is the Parliament of cricket." Dating its existence back to 1787, that Club has given laws, not alone to Englan 1 and her Colonies, but to the world. And CDnsidering that prominent members of the Club have visited America, that we on this Continent avow allegiance to it, and that American cricketers will, in all probability, cement the union by sending a representativn team to England next year ; ic is a question whether the great M. C. C. would not strengthen the position of the game on this Continent, at least, by allowing the election of representatives to their legislative halls from America, say one f r Canada and one for the United States. The head-quarter of the game in the last century, was Hambledon, and it may be conjectured that the Metropolitan Club received its rules, in the first instance, from Hambedon. The destruction by fire of the Pavilion, in 18ii5, was most unfortunate, inasmuch as in it perished all the records of the M. C. C. up to that date The foil wing are the principal alterations since then. Law X used to contain a prohibition against the bowler's raising his hand above the shoulder in delivering the ball, or in the action preceding delivery ; but s > many disputes arose as to the fairness or unf limess of individual bowlers, that the clause (which by the tacit agreement of most umpires had meanwhile ceased to be regar 'ed) was repealed in 1864. The laws regar ling subsitutes had likewise become inoperative, so that in 1854, the whole question was oiade one of previous arrangement. The lule was further assimilated to practice in 1870. Tlie law prescribes 4 balls to the over ; y ractice has allowed 6, especially where it is necessary to save time, in one-day matches. We may add, however, that the five-ball over prevails in many of the best clubs ; and, al things considered, we incline to the opinion that it would be advisable to adopt it as the standard for America ; it has the advantage over the four-ball over as saving time, and over the six -ball as being less fatiguing to the bowler. Oil frce, from >rtunate, oil wing- against le action irness of ires had bsitutes > one of riie law ssaryto prevails I that it ge over to the HINTS ON THE GAME- The following brief suggostions on tlie lecading principles of Cricket have been comj)iled from jiersonal observation, and from a careiul study of the leading authorities on the gAmC; — notably "The Cricket Field" and Lillywhite. Pre-supposing that the reader has already some experience — sufficient, perhaps, to afford him a place in a School Eleven — ^ would first direct his attention to FIELDING. Proficiency in fielding is not only a most necessary accom- plishiiiont to a cricketer, but it is one ^vhich can only \)e acquired by long and assiduous practice, and we would therefore impress upon the young player whose age is not such us to allow of his gaining much distinction in batting or bowling, that now is the time for him to learn fielding, that he may hereafter have leisure for the more showy and attractive features of the game. The most difficult and most important position is that of Wicket keeper. This post should be filled when practicable, by the captain of the eleven, as being the most central and most convenient for giving directions to the field. In cases where the captain is not wicket keeper, the latter, should he be an experienced cricketer, is expected to exercise some supervision over the fieldsm-^.n who are near him, and ought to receive from them a prompt and willing obedience. His principal requirements are a quick eye and untiring Adgilance ; we may add, also, constant practice, which it is better to begin without a batsman. Pads and gloves are not to be despised. The wicket keeper should be alert to save sharp runs, especially from " snicks " to leg ; when he vacates his place for a moment, it should be immediately taken by short-slip. In returning the ball to the bowler, he should be I 6 careful to tlo so wnflv , the best way is twly^ ^ Z *,°-'*^' '"'^ «"-aimng after it bowW is f4 shouldTtand Zltl^^f^ ^-". -h- the « htt e m rear of the bowling crease ^H^' f-f}^' ^^'' "^^d stop sharp cuts and make shari, 1?I ^'^ •=*"®*^ '^"t'es are to „^test importance that ftC f .^ ' ,''"* '' ^ ^J«° of the to "back up " well. Experience Iw? I'^^T "'^ t*"® look out <^rtain conditions it is sc^Svwortr .-?"'='' ^^ «'^t "nder b»t and that more good C be h^^ T^'^^ *" «t«y dose to the »hort .-uns. C«t,«..;„,^ requires r^^ '^"*''« *«'<='^ *o save »nd activity. He should Zct^f/^'^t'? °'^ S^^* ^atchfulne^ »nd retui^i^g it shar^^; to the wi.W u« ''' *° •»««* tt" S heldmg at cover will r.fL j . wicket keeper's hand., r< j -vered ^. getting tCZrofZl^i ^'r "•■ '-e ground ihis position should be filled h J , ^"^H-fieU (off or on \ ^ell and throw well w.^!'^,T^ ^""o can run well cof.f ^w- -The same remarks apply to Zm,.^ experienced fields- rl °'' ''•^*^ J-'^rds from tZ .f -f •^"'''^' '^''o should stand )?tsmen, nither in rea^ of it '^T ' .T^^^*' and for m^t direction comes with a 'jLcdia' « cS''. ^f ^^- Wt ^-u'h , . wf ' »«=essary to make carefi, „l. ^'* ^ong-stop, for I position requiring much Zlf-! ""^^anco. ioV«o» is picked riation, X paces ''iy and !der, or a- good lirteen J most back, given I well rds if )held tpped with , but 'ease the twist of the ball which is much greater on some days than on others. Bowl every day a little, if it be but a dozen balls, but be careful to stop before you are tired, and confine your attention at first to accuracy of pitch and direction : when this has been attained, you may go a little further, and resort to various devices to deceive the batsman. A " length" ball, we have said, is one which pitches so as to puzzle the batsman whether to play back or forward ; if pitched further, it is a half-volley to be met and hit away, if shorter the batsman has time to step back and gain a better sight of it. To a man who is quick upon his legs, the ball should be dropped a little shorter than usual. The great object is to place the batsman in doubt, and for this purpose a good bowler will advance the pitch of the ball, inch by inch, so as to force him back upon his wicket or lead him to poke up a catch by uncertain play. Of balls which are not " length, " besides the "half- volley," there are the '* full toss," the " long hop," when the ball pitches short of the batsman, and the " tice" or " yorker " which falls just at his " block hole." All of these, though easier to see than a " length " ball, should be tried for the purpose of taking the batsman ofi* his guard ; as, for instance, a " full toss " is a very good thing where a man first comes in before he has hnd time to get a sight of the ball, and it is often very effective if aimed to glance from his pad. " Yorkers," too, are extremely deceptive and cannot be hit, but there is always the risk of pitching just a little too short and bowling a " half- volley." The pace of the ball may also be varied as well as the pitch. To be effective this should be done without any perceptible change of delivery, yet one of the most successful *' dodges" is to run up to the wicket faster than usual and toss the ball higher and slower ; the run gives it an impetus, and if sent spinning from the fingers, it rises very sharply from the pitch. As to the difference between a fast and a slow bowler, the latter is more dependant on catches and must have good level ground for his out-fields, while the fast bov ler needs ,a good long-stop and active slips. A fast ball comes in a tolerably straight line and is easier to see ; a slow one coming more in a curve can be pitched further up, thus giving the batsman less 'H )i\ I 12 po„„dbero„gh:?45^;^k<,rtw^t. Fast bS^Tf Tf ievel wiclrpf ,•+ • ."/>isot course deqtrn/»+,\ , ""©» " the BATTIKG. Choose a licrht hni o 1 that the be^t ni ^'^ ^'"«''*' ^nd experien!* ^'^^ba" he must the line nf tf^*'' ?" *° «t™d erect ^ffT ?"''^«es to show crease, the f^, /°t ''^'^ ^""r inches in 7et\Tf'' *° "«'='> occasion mav .t' ?"'' ">"«' b« shifted from ■^*° ^'^ "««* in pitch, thereby avoiding all 4 13 h more spin ^ing, if the t on a good owJer with f slow, one must bowl oinfortable •ecautions, As to the ^ople can bs. Give 50 round. •oni good mating of whether tat from itude of he must to show clear of to each topping perpen- Jlightly le best of the right ised in ide as le bat litfcJe *^e it. igalj chance of its rising or breaking away ; if it does not pitch within your reach, receive it with the bat held perpendicularly before the wicket in the position called *' hanging guard," following it back to within two or three inches of the wicket. You will do well to make careful experiment of the extent of your reach, which can be done by picking up a bat in a room or anywhere. Aiways play a straight hall ivith a full njjright bat. The bat must meet the ball (not the ball the bat), descending freely upon it by the action of the arms and wi'ists, the body merely following the motion. A golden rule is t;o keep the left shoulder forward, the left elbow well up, and the bat well over the ball. Perhaps the most diffi 'ult ball to play is the *' shooter." The best plan is to expect every good length ball to shoot ; then you are always ready to drop the bat sharply straight down upon it, and an upriarht position enables this to be done very quickly. The " draw " is made with a ball coming on or near the leg stump by following it back close to the wicket and allowing it to glance from the bat in the direction of leg. So much for defence. Of the principal hits, the drive is only to be tried when the ball is a half-volley, pitched up almost to the feet of the striker. Rise on your toes, raise the bat and bring it down with full force of the arms and wrists, catching the ball just as it leaves the gi'ound. The leg hit is made by sweeping round the bat as the ball passes on the '*on " side. In this, as also in the square-leg hit (when the ball pitching at the batsman's feet is driven square from the wicket) there is always risk of being caught from the impossibility of presenting a full bat to the ball, which may be partially avoided by hitting w^ell over the ball and driving it along the ground. In all leg hitting, the right leg should be kept firm, and the ball when -a good length should be met as near the pitch as possible. With a short ball it is better not to risk a hit, but to be content with ** playing" it away. Cutting is of two kinds. When a ball on the 'off" side is pitched up, it should be met at the pitch with an upright bat and driven away in front of point, the left leg being thrown forward. In the back cut the right leg is thrown out, the bat raised above the shoulder and brought down upon the ball just as it passes the wicket, chiefly by the H '^^^tion of the wrisf i. exactly comh,*, Z "^^^ce in hH-r lii this consists ih^ ^' ^^^^^ i« cajjpr? u\' f ^"'^^^ wherfi ^J, g«'>nd be ^xSinT*''^^^ dangerot ,°^*^ ''"^« '« very fi^ from the wrist Aft J° handJe tie bl/f f ^ ^^e fairlv f ' h»t«, being careful1,ortn'''f/°" "4 be'^/r^ «d " S]y- ■P% every ball weB ^ '""'^ incJined t^i'^.*''^'' •'O' 'fflencl ■ ^y practice, and tTuJ t'T^'^g *o tie Igt ^'^^dtian to iTt' for no bowling S *\ On tie otiefiS ^°" *=«" S^ntS rest " ^ ^* ^"» quicklir t ^^ <^<^cido Drr.m^/.i ®' *'"« at be m -I r the ide to 15 MANAGEMENT OF A MATCH. As a rule choose first innings, fcr it is easier to save than to make runs at the critical point of a game. Put in two safe batsmen to kill the bowling, but reserve some of your best men to strengthen the tail. When a man has been batting for some time take care that he does not become chilled while waiting for others to come in, and preserve him from interruptions of any kind. iSend your bowlers in early that they may rest after batting. When in the field change the bowling whenever fifteen, or at most twenty runs are made without a wicket falling, and set an example of cheerfulness and good humour ; if a man makes a mistake, do not permit him to be snarled at by others who may do the same thing t!ie very next minute, but encourage him to persevere. Should you be unable to keep wicket, long-stop is a very good place for you to take, as it necessitates your passing through the field ; if this cannot be done, try short leg which is central and convenient. In selecting your eleven, provide yourself with at least four bowlers. After that let excellence in fielding chiefly decide. A man must be a very good bat indeed to neutralize bad fielding by his proficiency, and we doubt very much whether in schools at least, there are any such to be found. Remember that cricket is not worthy of the name unless played in a proper spirit, and be always ready to make every justifiable concession to an opponent, without, however, sacrificing the interests of your side. Use your best efibrts in favour of punctuality, both in beginning and during a match. Try to see that umpires, scoreis, • • 8 .... 40 11* .. . 14 . .. 3 .. . 8.00 E. B. Brown 4 ( • • 6 .... 39 .... 15 . . 23 . .. .. . 6.50 A. Nicholas 2 • • 1 3 15 .... 8 .. . 16 . .. .. . 5.00 Josh. Falls 7 • • • ■ • 12 .... 58 .... 16 .. . 23-. .. ... .. 4.83 D. Forsyth 1 . 1 .... 4 .... 4* .. 4 . .. 1 .. . 4.00 J. Levan 2 4 .... 16 .... 7 .. . 13 .. .... .. . 4.00 W. R. Jaffray 5 ■ . . 9 28 .... 9 .. . 9 . .. .. . 3.11 H. F. J. Jackson . . . 5 • . . 8 27 .... 19 .. . 19 .. .. 1 .. . 3.37 H. F. Pearson 2 • • • 3 .... 9 .... C .. . 6 . .. .. . 3.00 D. M. Hannan 5 • • • 9 20 .... 8 .. . 10 . ... 1 .. . 2.50 John Falls 7 • • • 12 .... 26 .... 8 .. .. 11 .. ... 1 .. .. 2.36 W. Chalmers 6 9 18 .... 6 .... .. 6 .. .. .. . 2-00 BOWLING ANALYSIS. • 1 S o Maiden. Balls. Runs. • is Runs per Wicket. |2 E. B. Brown 7 48 24 28« 126 ?« 3.31 5.42 1 J. Cutler 7 36.5 10 221 62 17 3.64 2.42 1 J. P. Jafifra^ 16 127.2 48 770 226 39 5.08 2.60 (i Josh. Falls 11 74.2 31 447 83 26 3.32 2.27 1 D. M. Harman 2 14 7 86 11 4 2 75 2.00 2 Jno. Falls .... 8 4 1 27 7 2 3.60 0.66 3 A. Nicholas 4 15 7 91 38 7 5.4-J L76 1 BRADFOKD. President, W. Hurrell ; Vice-President, J . Blois ; Secretary- Treasurer, E. Ferguson ; Captain, Wm. Strong ; Committee, J. G. Graham, J. Blois, E. Gannett, Wm. Strong and James Boddy. The Club was organized about twenty-two years ago. The ground, which was made at considerable outlay, is now in very good order, and most conveniently situated, J3eing only a few minutes walk from the centre of the Village and the Bingham House. During the past season the Club played five matcheu, in two of which they were successful, and in three suffered defeat. u i 20 BATTING AVERAGES.— ' Siffnifles " not out." Most Inns. Huns. in an Inns. P. ^. Irving 4 ....101 68» . E. Donnell 1 .... 11 .... 11 . E. Garrett 8 .... 81 .... 26 . W. Hurreli 8 .... 74 ....18 . J. Blois 6 .... 60 .... 21 . R. Wilson 2 .... 12 .... 9 . James Boddy 8 38 16 JohnEoddy 6 .... 14 ....10 E.Ferguson 6 14 — 6 . Wm. Strong 8 .... 16 .... 6 , C. WUson 8 .... 12 ... 7 G. Murphy 6 7 3 , G. P. Reid 2 .... 5 .... 3 Most in a Match. .. 68* .. 11 .. 32 .. 30 .. 23 .. 12 .. 16 .. 10 .. 6 ... 7 .. 7 .. 8 .. 5 NAMES. BOWLING ANALYSIS. Overs. Maidens. Balls. E.Garrett 63 J. Blois 60 O. P. Reid 22 Jas. Boddy 21 W. Strong 16 P. M. Irving 16 E. Donnell '6 20 9 6 6 1 8 1 378 360 132 126 90 96 30 143 150 31 49 55 33 12 BEIGHTON. Times not out. .. 1 . .. . .. . .... . ... . ... . ... . ... . .... 1 . . .. .. .... . ... 3 . ... . lOtl Runs. Wickets. 22 10 5 7 8 8 1 Average. 33.66 11.01 10.12 9.25 8.38 6.00 4.75 2.80 2.80 200 1.50 2.B« a.50 Runs per Wkt. 6.50 15.00 6.20 7.00 6.87 11.00 12.00 iiidl Officers for 1877. — President, Dr. McDonald ; 1st Vice- President, Mr. M. P. Ketchum; 2nd Vice-President, Mr. F. W. Auston ; Captain, Mr. G. W. Nix ; Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. R. J. Bowles; Committee of Management, the above, with Messrs. A. A. Marsh, William Martip, R. E. Bullock and H. H. little. This Club played ten matches in 1876, won four, lost four, and two were unfinished. May 30... Brighton 70 40. Campbell! ord Campbellford . . 83 29 . Campbellford won by 7 wickets. —110 —112 The only double figure scorer for Brighton was B. J, Bpwlps, who batted nicely for 21 and 2. June 20 Brighton 62 52. Colborne. , . , , ...Cblborne 59 57. Colborne \yon by 4 wickets. —114 -11§ tr;-?aai^ ' :f B f:; t S!.:, ' : ' Sii^g.vA^i,sa~#^ 21 Times not out. .. 1 .. •• .. .. .. • •• .. •• .. ■• .. •• ... •• .. •• 1 ... • .... •• ... • 3 ... • ... nckcts. 22 10 5 7 8 S 1 Average, 38.66 11. 0( 10.12 for BrWiton, F. W. Austin scored 11 and 0, Bullock 18 lot out) and 0, Martin and 12, J. H. Bowles, 3 and 17. June 29. Brighton. BriKhtck and H. ', lost four, ! Martin, 12 and 2 : L. E. Auston, 14 a^d 1 ; E. J. Bowles, 10 and 1 ; J. H. Bowles, 7 and 8 (not out.) .... SB 85. Briffhton Campbellford.... 106 16. Campbellford won by 9 wickets. September 2 Brighton. -121 —122 I Martin made 5 and 14 ; F. W. Auston, 1 and 21 ; R. J. iBowles, 5 and 10. 110 112 October 4 Belleville 94 Belleville Brighton 154. . . . . . , Brighton won by 7 wickets. 79. 20. —173 -174 Quick, 16 ; R. J. Bowles, 27 and 1 (not out); Martin 29 and [not out); Lockwood, 26 and ; Marsh, 22 (not out.) ^8, 105. October 10 Brighton 03. ^ Colborne Colborne ^•••/A": , ^" Unfinished. Brighton lost 8 wickets. -168 - 96 14 1§ Martin scored 13 and 3 ; Nix, 10 and ; Wattors, 17 and 30 ; Marsh, and 29. '■I > October 31 d • . "«^ht„„.;::.,vBx„i°s 52 ,3 M P t- . , '"■"""»'"?» by 17 run,. -122 4 and fo '*"^'"»' ^5 and 3 ; Ni, 10 ^. '^'*«,.1S'^/4'r^rr™t'X'l^'!^->». but.ets hL """'^"'""fc " ^'- ^«t<^ofondofa"8,oir-"«h , ""^ "^"^ ^ f'"r field a,/. ^ «'og, should improve hi. ^ , :>• H- i rove his defence. i. At ^^^TTLVG AVERAGES ^-^^ J. Ne '^Iatcheuiican Eberts 3 ^ns , fair field a:/. I|obilliard 8 rphic^^ >. J|. Eberts 7 ® "18 defence. 3. Atkinson C W. B. Wells 8 E. VanAllan 7 J. Neville .^ C. W. Paue. '> > O 132 113 50 47 43 34 •22 (3 • « "5 16 10 5 4 4 2 1 05 792 678 300 282 258 204 132 a ?n8 301 147 I'f} 15 59 67 2 o 46 12 14 8 7 8.1 en -irf C " 1^ 5.17 8.60 12.25 8.28 13.12 8.42 r'i.40 ^a «^ 3.28 2.60 3.50 2.80 2.66 1.40 0.83 CHATHAM. BATTING AVERAGES. ai 27 4 36 7 13 4 11 Times not out. . 1 . 1 .."■ 1 ,. 2 ..■■ . ■ 1 . ■• 2 ..:: 1 . Av CI', Most Most Times 3he9. [nns. Runs. n an Inns. in a Match. not out. Aver. . , » 8 ... ... 141 .... 35 ... 52 . ... 2 .. . 23.50 > 6 ... .. 90 .... 52 . 52 . ... ... .. 15.00 I 5 .. .. 64 26 ... 46 . ... ... . 12.80 10 .. .. 106 .... 36 ... 45 . .... 1 .. . 11.77 , • t • ■ H . .. 68 .... 20 .... 20 . 2 . . . ]i.:-3 5 .. .. 31 .... 10 . ... 13 . ... 3 .... .. 10.33 10 ... ... 103 .... 34 . .... 40 . . .. .... . 10.30 4 .. 27 .... 14 . . . 2H . ... 1 .... .. 9.00 I • • » • 11 .. .. 79 25 ... 25 . ... ... .. 7.18 U .. .. 70 .... 19 ... 19 . ... 1 .. . 7.00 8 . .. 42 .... 21 . ... 21 . 9 . 7.00 11 .. .. 68 .... 22 . .... 23 .. ... 1 .... . 6.80 9 .. . . 47 21 . ... 24 . . .. ... . 5.22 8 .. . . 19 .... 23 . ... 13 . ... 2 .. . ».16 4 .. / . . . . ... 6 . ... .... ,. 1.75 BOWLING ANALYSIS • xn M »s u xn m W CO i >9 « CD 1 = "At 9 162 61 876 [222 46 4.82 5.11 s'' 317 32 593 206 32 6.43 3.20 5 5 56 37 287 82 15 5.46 3.00 4 3 39 12 203 55 12 4..')8 4.00 4 3 17 5 85 89 5 7.S0 1.66 3 3 45 14 251 86 7 12.28 2.;)3 3 1 1 3 9 - 9.17 ^^ •■ 11. OO . 6.75 D.H, Eberts . 6.6« W.;^. Wells . 5.53 A^-f-W. Page • .'>.15 DflfBray . 5.90 Df* VanAllan . 6. 90 H.. Atkinson 4.41 -'^'"^ 4.45 J: 11.00 i 4.00 .p a:^ president, Geo. Guillet, Esq., Mayor; 1st Vice-President, SM J^^pailsbury ; 2nd Vice-President, H. Boggs ; Captain, E. H. COBOURG. 24 Osier ; Secretary, J. H. Munson ; Treasurer, J. D. Hayde The Committee of Management consists of the three last-nam. officers, with Messrs. C. H. Allan and George Elliott. Tl total number of members on the list is 83. The Club was formed early in the season of 1876, by i amalgamation of the *• Pickwick " and the old Cobourg Clu The chief difficulty in the way was to procure a good groun This was overcome by the acquisition of the Agricultur Grounds, and from that time the members of the elevt practised most assiduously, and, as their record shows, not i vain ; for out of eleven matches they won 7, lost 2, and 2 wei drawn. During the winter there has been a well equippc gymnasium in connection with the Club, the advantages c which are much appreciated by the members. June J6 Cobourg 72 Cobourg Belleville 27 Cobourg won by 62 rung. 61. 45. —133 - 72 Hayden for Coboar<; made 32 and 6 ; K. Hill 25 and 13. | June 23 Campbellford 78 49. , Cobourg Cobourg 70 58.. Cobourg won by 7 wickets. —127 —128 York scored 27 and 12 ; R. Hill, 25 and 5 ; J. Hill, 12 an. 6 for Cobourg. On the losing side, R. Bonnycastle was top scorer, with 24 and 17. I July 17 Trenton 100 38 Trenton Coboui^ 52 — Decided by flrst innings. Trenton lost 7 wickets. —138 — 52 July 18. Belleville Cobourg vs. Belleville. Cobourg won by 8 wickets. July 21 Peterboro' 64 68. Cobourg Cobourg 44 90. Cobourg won by 1 wicket. -132 134 Autjustl Whitby 79 40. Whitby Cobourg b6 41 . Cobourg won by 1 wicket. -ir.'> -127 m August 10. CoLiouru: . . Montreal 177 --. .Cobouiff 5(3 — . Unfinished. Cobourg' lost 5 wickets -177 % J. B. Hayde 5 three last-nam, 'ge Elliott. TJ H. Simoiids for Montreal scored 39 ; E. H. Gough, 28 ; and of 1876, by i W. Smith, 23. For Cobourg, J. B. Laing, 26 (not out), and i Cobourg Clu 1. H. Osier, 10. i a good groun . ;he Agricultur ^^^'^^^^ "^ Coibornc lor, 4j> -au of the elevf Colbji-ne Cobourg 7i> 2,6. (Jolboriie won by 5i runs. -loa d shows, not i st 2, and 2 wei a well equippc 3 advantages ( —133 - 72 25 and 13. —127 —128 . Hill, 12 an. stle was to}> —138 - 52 —132 -134 — IF.'i —127 , J. Hill scored 22 and 0; Guillet, 15 and 4. For Colburnc, Bruce, 3G and 6 ; Strong, 21 and 0; Beamish, and 13. September 8 Cobourg , . 86 95. Cobourg Whitby 17 70. Colx)urg won by 84 runs. —181 - 07 Hay den was top-scorer on the winning side, with 25 and 3 ; York having 1-i and 10 ; Crossen, 3 and 22 ; Moore, 10 and 9 (both not outj ; Munson, 13 and 6 ; Ross, 10 and 1. For Whitby, S. Kay made 41 and ; J. B. Laing, 12 and 3. October i Trinity College School 47 40 Port Hope Cobourg. 44 49 Cobourg won b}' 3 wickets. See Trinity College School. October 6 Cobourg 115 — Cobourg Colborne 41 — Unfinished. Colborne lost 6 wickets. - 03 - 93 -115 _ 41 Bad weather stopped the n^atcli. Taylor for Cobourg played i dashing innings of 54. Cumming for Colborne scored 11 (not out.) JE. 11. 0.s7/'/r— Destructive fast bowler : not a reliable bat, but generallv sooro^ ; active field. M. /fiZi— Useful bat ; a most inveterate " slogger ;" sharp field. J. //a^den— Steady and reliable bat ; good field at long slip. J. H. Munson— Qood long stop ; as a bat was unsuccessful last season. jl. Jfoorf— A most promising fast round-arm bowler; free bat, and excellent field. W- Tayio/'— Change bowler ; fast with high delivery ; a very haid hitter and f|\ui k run- % getter ; not a vory sharp field. ''W' iioss— Steady bat, and average field. tti'o. Gnillet-~H.iiH not hatl mnoh. pra(ttioc ; but i)!ayef 9.tt 7.21 7.12 7,00 6.75 5.70 5.3'S . 5 ](l 4.00 1 { Im I , 1.... 6/D Si A. Patton U. York. 5 12. C. Moore ^^ A. Wood 12 *:.H. Osier 9 -.. 10 29 149 110 152 89 .•g 'S ^, 10 46 33 33 35 03 145 79 <45 208 550 143 760 160 445 159 0) 24 52 33 .'J3 32 WLBORj^^E. 3.29 4.00 4.33 4.84 4.96 « 5 4.80 2.88 2.76 366 3.20 « r.. ^1 If 2^* 18 8 13 2 Officers FOR 1877 p -i i^i-esideiifQ TVr« ,1 — '^resident, Mr T p r^ "^ ' ^-aptam, Mr. A, Ay. o. n ub. fair field auii Bruce ; Committee, Messrs. G. W. Nix, Chas. Leak, Frank Strong, A. W. C. Bnice and T. Wallace Gumming. an«nth„ The Glub played 12 matches in 1876 ; won 4, lost 1, and 7 were left unfinished. s in a flourishiii lent membei-s -^ » ^. Mulholland ^? J- P. Lawl(».s. It." ost 1 a itcli 7 Times not out. :::::: o s 1 * 1 S 2 J 1 ^ 1 1 2 1 3 . .... 1 . ••.••. 3 . . • • • . « s ^K 4.80 2.88 2.76 366 3.20 « 7j ii 18 8 13 2 65 39 See Toronto. 65 104 73 June 17 Toronto 39 Colbonie Colbome 34 Unfinished. Colborne had 6 wickets to fall. June 19 Colbome 48 65 —113 Colborne Whitby 38 14 —52 Unfinishe. «. Pa'mer.. •' r.eak . ^^'^^^'^0^. Inns. 11 12 8 12 12 , l'» . 9 . 9 . 5 .. 20 .. 223 ... 13... 21 ... 20 ... 1« .. 14 .. 1« . ' 7 11 ;•••• () . Ivuns 218 . 201 98 . 125 . 130 88 ..' 77 ., 83 ... 28 .. 27 . 19 « .. .'{ 10 ."■■ 2J, iV ^^ • <-'• Bruce ^ Leak .. - 6 ^^-18.8 S„ron'" - * F. ,S^iv.,.j,r '■• 4 ■ ■ o «"'vu.v,,. .,:,,,Lv,s,,s. Most in an Jnn.s • 30 . 42 31 .. 26 .. 21 . 20 .. 25 ... 26 .. »..., 8 .. 8 .. 3 ...'. 2 8 ..' 3Iost in a Alatch. .. 45 .. • 46 .. • 33 ... • 30 .... • 24 .... • 20 ... . 25 . 26 ..." 9 ... 8 ... s ....;. 3 ... 3 ..." 8 .. Times not out. •■ 5 .. 3 . ■ • 2 .. ■ . 4 • 1 .... 3 ... ■ .' ... ... " 2 .. 2 .... ■ 1 . . lO.ti 1 8.!., 6]- o.ij 4.W 2,3; It 1.0" J ( s ] ( 6 118.2 107 72 41 2 45 2.:{ 21 6 4 12 18 12 32 14 6 10 4 yj 592 535 330 207 22.5 117 105 99 20 o 229 5'i 203 33 125 90 i^ 10 74 u (i 3 6 40 2S 32 3 U ^«^'- 0. X. Ingle, i^^WlMo.VDVlLLK ^ 4^ §'' 4.08 6 15 6,25 4.60 5 28 6 60 9.33 5 33 0.00 0) c 4.30 2.35 1.81 142 2 33 1 50 1.00 1.50 00 ^ j: is o" 6 21 .^ (> 5 •^t'l A jjnl, of tliis ye-.,, p.. ,• , '""^WSW^- 29 ''' "'"^ ^ ''^^"S'erua. r,,,^^^ I^LA.; Conimittee, jV^.G. Gokldborough, Mr.W. Iveniicdy, liifm^cr""' '^"'-^'''sir. J. Woodruff, Mr. C. L. Ingles, jr. iienTfi n'^'^'^' withiii Cricket used to be played in this Village, but has l>een ^«- A fjiir chaiie- llowed to die out; it is to be hoped that it will now take a iiioks (icfont'c, Bri/);' resh start, and that the Club will give a good account of itself. ^'^'^'^ -'i yooti fast i,o,v-. President, VV. H. L. LaPenotiere ; V ice-President, John Dal by ; Secretary-Treasurer, Henry Clarke; Captain, C. V. G. Greenhill. Number of members, 20. Most T ^^^^ Club was much weakened since the previous year by the vi".^. "ot** «., removal of their bowlers from the Village, and the removal of • ^5 ..*.... 5"^* other players prevented the arrangement of more than ono ■ g| 3 .."■■ 10,'niatch. The one match against Berlin, and of which the scores 30 ,'.".".".'.' 4 ■ ■■■• ^i are given in the review of that Club, resulted in the defeat of 20 ■ o 68 ijiora by 52 runs. A. Smart for the losers scored 12, and is |-5 .''.■'"' ,5,5 described as a good steady bat. The ground is reported by both 9 .'.V. ■; ■^^' "5^®^ ^^ have been very rough, and we imagine the match must g 2 ....'.■.■ y'ft, liive been a curiosity in more ways than one, for out of 97 runs 3 ...'.".' 1 ■■• • J J (^tained by Berlin in the two innings, only 44 were from the g "•• ^ 1.0 mi. ( ! ) Elora obtaining 39 out of 45. The Elora V)owlers are ■'' #edited with 35 wides. (II) « ..^ -r r - PEN ELON PALLS. = ^ S3 ,9% % Patron, James Ellis, Esq.; President, J. D. Smith, Esq.; * 4.30" 0^ ^cretary, J. A.. Barron; Treasurer, George Cunningham; 2.35 6 Captain, C. J. Logan ; Committee, E. Pitzgerald, E. B. Bor- 1 42 21 land, and George Cunniagliam. ^Iq ;"' . During the past season matches were played with Hali- 1-00 (5 fcurton (2*, Peterboro, and Victoria Poad, of which the two o'oo j^ lormer v/ijre %'ictories. Mr. Barron tnninently distinguished Jiiniself with the bat, scoring in one match against Haliburton 62 and 08. Ho also kept wicket in his accustomed excellent- ^ foi'm and with his usual efficiency. The Captain scored in the ^' -^^'^^sidnit, vetinu match with'lialiburton 7 (not out) and 08, and bowled ; -^AoCuIiQ^.!, \s\\\\ success. Mr. Fitzgorald was as ubiipiitous as ever in thi* i • i ' i i i t I^ATTLVG AVERAGES. ' i- f- Barron 'I- McConnell K- B-. Borland ■;; E. Fitzgerald |;;H. Carson... ". Lee H. J. Canipboii «eorgrc Cunnin^ha,- ^- 'v. GlanviJio •Matches. r„n«. ^^^^^ 5 4 4 4 6 . 3 . a .. . 10 ■ 8 7 . 7 . 10 . r* 4 .. () . ■ 15.5 111 55 , 55 . 65 . ''iO .. 30 .. 30 . 21 Most in an luns. •■ es .. . 68 . • 21 . ■ • 33 ..:: 22 .... 24 13 .. 16 ... 15 5 Most in a Match. .. 130 • 75 ;.■, • 37 ... ■ 36 .. 23 .... 2S .... n .... **^ .... Hi 5 Times not out. •■ .... • 1 .. • 1 ..: • 1 ... . 1 .. ■ .. .. ... .1.5,! . 0,! 7.:. J Ciab : Tl,. , •■•• 21 .5' n* .... '^'on,J.j_ ./p ,, ^, , "^^^^ Ol tl)( 1 Barron, J j^ ,P „ ^ "^ "^einbens P>orlanS^Ej. Vpr '''""^^'»^' «»d fir.t rate wl . ^ ^'->'cels as aTonJi^fn"^ ""^' ^^^'«ve field H.V , ^^''«kot-kee,>er. jj,,,, "(impbell If r R^^^V- ^^^^ hard and mo i Larson, D u '^■T^P'^^^mmy omei.t.r^ . ^^'^ ^"^ ^""8 verv f... J/^5eo«,i,;^;.7^' erratic bowler; a.9 a fl^?d P^*"''® Prevents hi'a & "^^'^ «"le. t c I I I I I I 1 "msif] :'.! N and eviaccd ^^thei-s who ,1 "Men, Oa«on, , ^ere assidously „, « include a „,„ Muv 2Uli, Gttit 5t5 127 Gait. Ouelph 81 ^- Unfinished. June23rd, St. Mary's 40 178 St. Mary's. Guclph 34 44 St. Mary's won by 150 runs. Au?r. 18tb, Berlin »7 t)J Berlin. Guelph 73 16 Berlin won by 96 ruu<*. See Berlin. Most in a Match, . 130 • 75 ;; 37 ... 36 . 23 ... 17 22 16 Times not out. •■ • 1 .. • 1 ..:; • 1 .... . 1 .. " .. .. ... .. Av .15.: 15.' 0.; (,' Aujf. 29tb, Guelph. Guelph 47 St. .Mary's 66 rnflnished. BATTING AVERAGES. Ill ^ J ■ I. ^^11 inatcheH. ^neiiibens of thi H. Mcliityre. Mitchell A. M. Ramsay . . D. Sandal's C. R. Dunsford.. W.McElroy W. Eraser E, Evatt Match 4 3 2 1 2 3 •> 4 es. inns. f (> 4 2 o 3 7 Huns. 73 37 28 14 14 22 12 23 Most in an Inns. 35 23 15 14 14 8 <) 10 Moiit in a Matcl). . 35 . 30 , . 15 . . 14 . . 14 . . 11 . . 12 . . 10 , ^vieket-keeper. jj„,,,. -s liis runs very fa.st exeelJent spectator. ''"ctive whenever |„ 2^t unrenu'ttinjT aii,i experienced piSve,";' 'tiiteness in the field '•««^ batsman, ^,u^ ic cricketer. ^ery little. «itly troubling- the :f»n avoiding- lork f orean proc?i7E 'te bat and field. ^' Mitchell • ♦^>• Inns. Mateh. out. 11 .. .. 4 .. ... 8 . .. .... 2.20 7 ,. .. 4 ... 4 .. .... 1.40 4 ... .. 2 ... ... 2 .. t> 2.00 3 .... .. 2 .. ... 2 .. .. 0,75 8 .... 4 ... ... 5 .. ... .... 2.66 .... .. 3 ... ... 6 .. ... 2.25 11 ... .. 5 ... ... 5 . ... 1 3.33 8 ... .. 4 ... ... 4 .. ... 1.60 81 ... .. 46 ... ... 40 .. .... 11.67 64 .. . . 37 . . ... 37 .. .... 1 10.(k> 36 ... .. 21 ... ... 21 .. ... 5.28 II. Mickle scored 8 in one Inns., J. P. Bartram 6 in two. ^if P 1?i hi 'I » ' I . I '^ it :^'2 I^nVLIXu ANALYSIS'. '"'"• ^^<--i'^. Maulen,. Balls. Rxxm w; - » ^""^- ^^''^ts, Stewan A W. f '• ^^J • • 27 .... 340 . los o^ V'"*^ HALIFAX GARRISON. inns. 3.8a 4.57 1 ;tnJ Mid] contain o.i;/o^;.i,^^*' /^- ^^ '^^^' «»l-JO".c,I .„.■, '*^-ned fVo,„ their .sco.^booL '"'"'^'*'"*"' '"'^•""•".? '- U. Heiile.v, COth Rifles J^'tpt. Wa lace, 60th Rifles Lt. Canipbc]!. «Oth RYfles tcipt. Taylor, 87th Fus U. Femvick.OOthKifles"' U. »yKes, K. E • --apt Athorpe.R.E;;;; U. Howden, 6c)th Rifle, • U. Ord, R. E ""es... ^apt. Todd. 87th Fils U.Hon.K.Turnour. 60th r UHopeEdwardsAShR *• apt. DouffJas. R i BATTING A\ Matches. Inns, ERAGES. Runs. 8 2 12 7 10 U 4 6 4 9 7 A* 33 If) 10 12 7 10 6 10 JO 2 15 221 6i» 247 120 125 87 98 89 45 59 44 64 . 63 10 67 . BOWLIXG A.\ALY,SIS. Kost ''tt an Inns. 76 . 32 100 45 44 35 .. 27 . 35 14 19 . 36 ... 25 . 16 . 6 . 14 .." not out. • 2 . . • ... • I ... 1 .. 2 .. ... 1 . ... .. . .. . .. 1 : .... .. Ave ir.(i. i;u 12.5- 12,4 lO.v !>.y 8.4: 7.;ii 7.11 C.;jo 5. (JO 4.4i; I Capt. Wallaee I^t. Henley ^2.1 Capt. TavW '"^ U. Howden ^-^ i-t.|Purvis, 87th Fus...;; g,> y . 16 . 26 2 9 J6 . 13 . I • 771 . 395 . 28 215 250 4.3 . HAMlLTOiS'. a P^ . 13 • 117 4 74 104 207 7 '^ \6 7.31 ,} 4.00 ^■' 4.93 , 16 12.93 CS .. 8 .. 8 .. 3 .. 1 2 ". 2 Harver O V i? -^^''''^^' E«q.; Vice P...- 1 . 83 Runs. 'fl. per Wkt. WJvts. per pro. tern., Mr. A. H. Hope ; Committee, Messrs. 11. K. " iinKennedy, R. K. Hope, J. H. Park, Dr. Woolverton, George Wkl" I — — *^ *• • 4.00... 3.85 ^^''Mainwaring, C. Sweeny, and Dr. Malloch. . 3.12 . 2.00 .. 4.57 1 May 24th Hamilton JO Grimsby Grimsby 4(J Grimsby won by 9 wickets. 38 •J 54 ibjoiiicd aveivi^r, of them as tl ajiyfchiii.jv beiii •St sin 8. J Time« not out. . 2 . .".".' 1 ... 1 .. 2 ... .... 1 ... ... .... .... 1 ... .... Ave tAuy 2;i,f» 17.ii VM VLh VIA !».>■ {».(» 1:& 7.11 5.1)1) 4.40 JunelGth Paris 69 Hamilton Hamilton 06 Hamilton won by wickets. .June 2Gth ....London .. London Pamilton , Decided by first inns. 72 105 33 'il 11 London had 8 wickets to fall. 132 ... .June 27th Chatham....,.'... 54 Chatham Hamilton 125 — .. Decided by first inns. Chatham lost wickets .Jure 28th Detroit 90 35 ., Detroit -...Hamilton 143 — . Decided by first inns. Detroit lost 3 wickets. July 8th Toronto 77 24 Toronto Hamilton 105 - Decided by first inns. Toronto lost 5 wickets. See Toronto. July 14th Port Hope ... . . 87 49 Hamilton Hamilton ]03 Decided by first inns. See Port Hope. Ausjrust 5th Hamilton ........ 193 — Hamiltjn .... Detroit .58 Decided by first inns. 102 103 83 105 180 1.5 125 143 101 105 130 10.-! lu;: 58 •. ftaj "S 's So «j^ 3^ kP-O M"^ k H 1 85 ... ... 8 7.31 . .. 8 4.00 .. .. 3 4.93 ... 1 17.83 .. .. 2 12.93 ... .". y Aug. 14th, 15th Hamilton 230 Hamilton Montreal 89 1(J0 Hamilton won in au inns., by 44 runs. C. J, Ottav/ay played for Hamilton and scored J 02. Augu.^tlOth Toronto. 94 03 Hamilton .... Hamilton 73 Decided by first inns. Sec Ti^ronto. 5oi)tember 7th.. Hamilton 221 Hamilton Grimsby 43 41 Hamilton w^n in an inns., by 137 runs. 23!) i:>5 157 73 221 S4 Messrs. A. 7-Treasnrer, a. ElmsUe— steady bat, ./. //. Park— A good all round man. J)r. IKoo^yerton— Capital bowler and steady bat. V». E. Kennedy— Virat rate bowler and good reliable bat. h'. W. Hare — A biiliiant bat and fair bowler. J:. Leiak— By far the best bat in the c'.ub, and a tjood field. D liUi I5ATTINQ AVEKAOES. K. r.i«k. •'"'*"'• "-■ «"". .fa',1 i;;« ■"„„. ^^•H. Hone 2.. 2 - Zf •• ^'^ • 23 q" ^^ ; • U i aimer .... J • • 7 . . 43 17 * ' ,? • • _ jo n •• ^- 8 .. 5 ;• I "^ •• 3.0(1 tS X M M a -4^ fe . r/ 'r ."•Woolverton.. ,, ' I * ^ I S| 11 || Kohcrepenie..:; .t^ f? 720 215 I, «^" III? r^ONDON ASYLUM, " " .President, D. w t ^^'^^^^f' J- W. BurL;;P*^«' D'-- S. Lett ; W?''t'*' Mr. B. jj " "• T^e membership, is season. ; .« » flew i, u,„„„.„^^,^ Alost in a Alatfli . 6'0 . 41 , 33 . 25 . i9 . 23 . 7J ., is .. J7 .. 14 .. J3 .. 9 . 6 .. 8 .. 5 .. Times not rut. . .., . .. . 1 .. 1 .. . .. 3 .. .. _ .. 1 . . 1 . 1 . 1 . . . 2fUi 19.!: 1.3.6 1(U (i.K 8.0 35. 5( JO. If 6.8; lj.(i( 4.2^ 4.6'i 2.20 3.0(1 l.C'o « . 5 ^ S J" ).51 5 38 U)0 .00 .00 05 » |« 3.00 3.09 2.55 0.71 2. CO 4 .. 4 Mr. I?, jvf ^rer, Dr. T. • England, JT, a >n, it Las lembership, 35 with the exception of a few lionoraries, being confined to tlio employ^.s of the Institution, whose number is small, while changes arc of constant occmience, prevents the Club shewing anything but a very moderate record in even the best of seasons. But few regular matches can be played owing to the fact that the major portion of theli practice days are devoted by the eleven to the amusement of the cricket leaning patients. Five matches were j)layed during the season of 1870. On July 15tli at the Asylum, the Pickwick Club of London were defeated by 76 nins. .Tuly 2!) Pi«kwitks 60 fit -Ill London Asylum. ...Asylum 52 50 —102 IMokwiuks won bv 9 nniH Augai8tl2 Asylum 55 51 -10« St. Mary'rt St Mary's 122 — --122 St. Mary's won in an innings by 16 runs. On August 22nd, at London, the Asylum were beaten by London, by 54 runs. % Lett —(Csii^Uxm )-Goo(l bat ami successful slow under-hand bowler. i^. England— h fast bowler and hard hitter. ;1K. Meek, Sr—A good slow under-hand bowler. y. £'. Coofr«- An enthusiastic cricketer. Good leg hitter, and ([uick run getter. Gund field and fa-r wicket keeper, ^d. Battus—As his uame implies, can handle the willow well. Sings a good song at a ^ cricket supper. |H^ Broim~A fair bat, and very good field. 'If. Despard —Very steady bat ; good long stop, and capital third man. W. Peters— A good all round cricketer. (K Clnny— Good field and fair bat ; useful change bowler. 2r. Flynn—A Good steady bat, with excellent defence, but lacks hitting iwwcr.. ' IF". Jfeeft, t/r— Promises to make a good cricket«r. W. Heath -A Good long stoj). \ MILTON. Cricket has been rather dead in Milton for some years back, being superseded by base ball. During the past season, how- ever, three matches were played, the Milton teams being composed largely of base ball players who had never before attempted criQket. There was no organized Club, but it is the intention to form one in the Spring ; and as there are a few old players and some excellent green material, it is hoped that a team can be sent out which will reflect credit on the town. II I 'I- 'I \ i •I ^ 36 ^^ihon has one fir^f i folioH^ing ..^ ^^^^-^ -lii i>robabij. be chosen f ifAMES. „ '''^"''-'^« AVERAGES •^J-Mane„. :'"*■ "■■"■ «-• ^'S ^t T,-.,.. /: ifoff! r ''" ■ i ■• 1' ■■ «■• 2:: I- ? •• li'o' "'■Barclay •• 1 I ■ » •• s" t ■ 3-00 ■ •* •• 3 .. fi •• i •■ 8.00 MONTREAL " " ■' ^'"^ -i resident, Sjj. , -,, ,-, 'i^^ to one defeat. ■H '■':» if «ry Marten, >v].o ! ^^th the CJown se^, and in I87-. three weeks, ir ^ake cricketers o] iiosen from tJic ^'Hi good field; bowl. ;«". an excellent fielj ^'- iVo»Vtf„, ant! 37 Times not out. . . . :. 1 .. .. 1 .. Arer, 8.40 iO.60 9. 6(," 5.(H) 2.20 2.00 3.00 4.00 8.00 3.00 ^'it, Gilbert T- Gait, J. cretarv-, F ^^ii, as out )ne defeat. TK© batting is very strong and much more scientific than that of most other Clubs, being free from that " pokiness " which is so prevalent among Canadian wielders of the willow. W. Smith's bowling analysis places him in the first rank of bowlers, but no one else is prominent in this department, and the fielding is not very strong. The batting average of Mr. Simonds is remarkably good, and he also scored largely in matches not included in the figures sent us, twice "topping" the " century." Our information having unfortunately been received at a very l»te hour, we are unable to give a fuller account of the doings ol this important Club, or to notice the performances of individual players ; but we are luckily supplied with most elaborate and accurate statistics, it would be well if the records of other large Clubs were so w^ell and carefully kept. Excellent wickets were provided throughout the season, by H. Miller, the ground- keeper. An expedition among the Western Clubs produced some very good matches. It is hoped the present year may see western elevens in Montreal. C The following foreign matches were pla}^ed iu 1876. 61 149. 25. 10(3. June 17.: .Mont'eai 38 Montreal St. George's of Montreal . . 19 Decided by first innings. June 80 Montreal 77 Ottawa Ottawa 147 Drawn. Ott.awa lost 2 wicket?, July 1 Montreal 135.... Montreal Gnmd Trunk of Montreal ... 67 ... . Decided by first inning. July 15 Montreal 110 — t^uebec Quebec 81 10-* Decided by first innings. July 22 Montreal 12^ — Montreal St. George's of Montreal... 75 — Decidad by first innings. Montreal had 4 wickets to fall. Augustl Montreal 159 163 Montreal Ottawa 137 8 ■ Drawn. Ottawa lost 2 wicket-^. H. C. Siraonds for Montreal scored 75 and 60. 1)6 -105 -ID -22rawn. nnkU-l.--' 56. — ^''S 23 ,B„ 83. 30... -lie Cobou? ^lontreah ^^ontreal ^ ^"^^ ^ Mickey. Montreal...""- "^?5«*^ lost 7 Wickets.- ^ontreaf ^"^^^^^^t!?SL„i^-:^:::::- —ITQ - 56 -»14 - 86 ■^".Comers. q^,^ ^^^-^d«d,,.fi-.^._ ;June2i. ^'''''''''' ^'^'^^^^ ^ATCJIES -'"O" troai Mon treal St- Geor^re's ^-e's ^^•••. ^^-^^ed^^Vst -'^•■••• ^S phyevs :-^ —186 —lOS - 84 ^^ ^^e leading '"'»""W. — 89 — 04 39 2.' —229 -161 • ^- Lang 23 : -119 tHope. ~~^'''' —ITO - 56 ^' -914 • • • —im ... _ p^ ... - 4^ •■ - Oi ■■• —lOS ■■ - 04 ■ —13a • —130 —235 —103 —liO -I2i — 89 — 64- Canada; . ^^^■'"8- first ^^ bowler; JL Hard) nan— When he like3, an excellent bat, with great hitting powers ; played a •plendid innings at Hamilton ; on his day a dangerous bovrler, but somewhat uncertain. EH Oouffh -A. good all-round pla>er ; confi ?ent anl sometimes brilliant bat, having very good style ; capital long-stop with very quick return ; very fast but unreliabl* bowler. J Smith— A very pretty bat and hits nicely all round : unfortunate at the commence Htld ''^^ttt of the season, but played well at the close ; good field. J W Gordon—Good bat with excellent defence, and hits well to the off ; capital field , captained the western team very efficiently, and captured Ottaway at Hamilton witli a Jlery" catch. D Bell— Yery pretty but uncertain bat ; splendid field. ^G Francis— Began the season badly but improved immensely towards the end, and pll#ed several steady innings, Jl A Starke— Vaeful man all round ; good bat and field ; change bowler. JB S Clouston—Fl&yed very seldom. Q Drummond—A first rate bat and brilliant field ; especially good at longdtop ; played only three times. The subjoined averages are from foreign matches only. BATTING AVERAGES. —* Signifies "not out." NAMES, Matches !• C. Simonds. .. 11 . E. McLean ... 3 . T. Gait 9 W. Smith 12 3. L. llardman. . . 11 U. H. Gougli 12 iE. M. Liddell.... 3 ^. Smith 9 A. Barnston 4 J. W. Gordon.... 11 T. D. Bell 8 W. Torrance 3 E. S. Clouston .... 3 E. T.Day 2 t John's ^i '^"i'' o" St John's H'on'h.'. f^^-. »d Trunk ^l^'^^^et- ■••••., ■- 67 -135 - 36 68 -126 -130 ^'''^'^^^'^ ..SrZ' ^ re.... ^"^ —106 —107 ^^ .5.58 9.60 Jl.r,7 JO 27 J 3. 3.3 27.00 9.00 3.66 2.00 ?.50 I.OO o J5 4 3 4 3 6 3 ^sis shows a total of scores of fore.. ^'<>^» the bat, wit ;; 17B. Roht. Pat- cretary, M ,, ^^erfc, Jiio. Montreal. eld. op. -67 —135 - 68 -126 -130 ■106 107 41 >n^ist 5 Grand Trunk ...... TiO - Montreal St George's CC 40 — August 12 Longueuil 70 — , Montreal GrandTrunk 61 — . August 19 GrandTrunk 117 01 Kin^'ston Kingston 90 01, Grand Trunk won by 27 runs. September 2 Montreal C C 126 — Montreal GrandTrunk 85 — September 23 GrandTrunk 76 — . Richmond Richmond 25 — . • •«•• •••« - 59 - 46 - 70 - 61 -178 -151 -126 - 85 - 76 - 25 BATTING AVERAGES. Matches. ^Burrill 3 Tv Hudson 4 J. Cuthbert 9 A. Marsdale 9 R, Patterson 9 W. Robinson 9 R^ Hudson 9 J. Plumb 7 R J. Hickey 5 ^ Fenwick 4 % Drinkwater 9 W. F. Poden 4 t Taylor 3 • • • t • > • • • • • • f • • • ■ • • • • » • ■ Inns. 4 6 13 13 13 13 13 10 7 5 13 6 4 • • • • Runs. 71 45 120 105 69 83 79 56 32 25 45 21 9 Times not out. o 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 Average. 17.75 11.25 10. « P-t year n »eat picket fence^elr Cce.urS'ir """'''' ««'™unded bv 1 maw street. The ground ^mK« *^f ^'"^g"' but off of th« Spnng ^hen it ,vil1 be one^ the h!V^ '1'"''' ^ the coLb ! Cub has taken a lease of ht w /" *''" ^""^"^"O- The 43 pmittse ht were giving fS^ was \nd has ^t con- e Very ]VIa> luinn ; ■ Ifc .^7 a ' the ning The JVTr. ent. 1 to ^M :ed H Ida eat 03t an lU NEW HAMBURG. Captain, Wm. Millar ; Secretary-Treasurer, T. H. McCallum ; Committee, T. W. Wilson, W. R. Plum, and W. H. Seyler. This Club, situated in a German community, has found some difficulty in maintaining its existence, but several lovers of the game having recently arrived, it is hoped that ere long it will be permanently established. During the past season one match only was played ; the oppo- nents of New Hamburg, on this occasion, being the Haysville Club, which enjoys considerable local reputation, and which, not unexpectedly, gdined the victory. No details of the match are given. Next year we hope to present a fuller rejiort. NEWMARKET. President, Mr. C. B. Grasett; 1st Yice-President, Mr. C. \i. Lockhart; 2nd Yice-President, Mr. E. H. Irving; Secre- tary, Mr. N. Pearson; Treasurer, Mr. L. Atkinson. Managing Committee, Messrs. C. B. Grasett, C. H. Lockhart, E. H. Irving, N. Pearson, L. Atkinson, R. J. Bentley and T. Newitt. Match Committee, Messrs. N. Pearson, A. Barwick and L. Atkinson. The season's cricket in Newmarket was very lively, no less than fifteen matches having been j^layed, nine home and six out. Though the Club cannot boast of such success as attended their exertions last year, we have every reason to congratulate them on a fair and reasonably successful run. In fact the ex- traordinary good luck of 1875 had put the public in such rap- tures that they had imagined "nothing could overcome the fol- lowers of the willow in Newmarket. The standard they had erected from past experience for their champions to reach in 1876 was too high. Everyone outside the Club looked for a continuation of the brilliant career of former seasons. This is too much to expect in a country place, where the growing-up l)art of the community are constantly coming and going, here for a short time and away again, some to the University, others settling in their profession, still otliers who find private affairs 44 111! pressing and aie forced to abandon cricket. Such will always be the case, no doubt. In country places, the burden of keej) ing up cricket, running matches, (fee, generally falls upon a feAv devoted to the cause, assisted by such as chance may happen to render available for the season or for a part of the season. Newmarket is not an exception, though the organization is a strong one. There must be a tail end. This will, it is hoped, be overcome in a few years by the plan now adopted of play in <; a purely local team without regard to consequences. This plan, with the advantage now consequent upon the action of the High School Board in securing ample grounds for practice, in connection with the new building recently erected, leads to the hope that Cricket is only just making a start in New- market. The Club feel greatly the loss of Mr. Finn, in all three departments of the game, and desire to acknowledge their obligations to Lim both as a cricketer and for his efficient ser- vices as Secretarv. June 5 North Counties 50 73 —132 Newmarket ... Trinity College 81 52 —133 Trinity College won by 7 wickets. See Trinity College. Jnlyl Yorkville 98 119 —217 Newmarket Newmarket 41 28 — C9 Unfinished. Newmarket had 4 wickets to fall. This match was played during almost continuous rain. July 20 Aurora 39 40 ■ Aurora Newmarket 103 —........ Newmarket won in an innings by 24 runs, August 2 CoUingwood 31 72. Collingwood Newmarket 62 22 —84 Unfliiished. Newmarket had 3 wickets to fall, August 11 Newmarket 43 118 ... Bradford Bradford 87 — Unfinished. Newmarket had 5 wickets to fall. AugustU BeaverCC 1^6 _ Toronto Newmarket 36. — .. ..... Unfinishe I. August 15 Toronto 159 — Toronto Newmarket 26 62 Unfinished Newmarket had 7 wickets to fall See Toronto. August 28 Newmarket 62 92 —154 Newmarket Schomberg 61 63 —124 Unfinished Schomberg lost 3 wickets. September 4 NewTuarket 75 29 —104 Newmarket BeaverCC 86 21 —107 Beavers won by 9 wickets. — 79 -103 103 — 16( — 87 —150 — 3tt —159 — 8S ^ 45 Septembers Newmarket 67 Newmarket Bradford 28 Newmarket won by 28 runs. 54.. (55... 1-21 SeptemberG Toronto 43 -- 64 Newmarket Newmarket 70 — — 70 Newmarket won in an innings by 6 runs. See Toronto. September? Sutton 76 62. Newmarket Newmarket 70 --. Unfinished. — 1.S8 - 70 Septembers Uxbridge .53 76. Newmarket Newmarket 74 56. Newmarket won by 5 wickets. -12i) -130 Tw^o matclies were played, of which the scores were not kept in the scoring book, and were lost. BATTING AVERAGE. Most Most Times NAMES. Matches'. Inns. Runs. m an m a not Aver. Inns. Match. out. \j. Atkinson 13 .. 23 .. 175 .. 46 .. . 65 ,. 8.33 A. B irwick 15 .. 27 .. 77 .. 11 . 12 .. 3 .. 3.20 P. /E. Irving. .... 9 . 17 .. 77 .. 15 .. 20 .. 2 .. 5.13 Dr. Bentley 4 .. 7 .. 62 .. 29 .. 34 . .. 8.85 v. Robinson 4 .. « . . 55 .. 24 .. 26 .. .. 9.16 (.'has. Newitt ^ .. 12 .. 49 .. 19 . 21 .. 4.90 John Blois 7 .. 11 .. 41 .. 10 .. 19 . .. 3.72 W. Sutherland.. . . 9 ... 17 .. 37 .. 21 . 21 .. 3 .. 2.64 - Mortimore 6 .. 9 . 26 .. 11 . 11 .. .. 2.88 A. Simpson 3 .. 4 .. 26 .. 16 21 .. .. 6.50 !•:. H. Irving 7 .. 11 .. 25 .. 6 .. 6 .. 1 . 2.50 VV. Barnard G .. 12 .. 23 .. 11 . 11 .. 3 .. 2 55 R. Sutherland G .. 10 .. 21 .. 8 . 8 .. .. 2. 10 L'. H Lock hart. . . 2 3 .. 16 .. 11 .. 11 .. .. 5.33 BOWLING ANALYSIS. >-• . ••!■ ^ 1 • ^ - A. Bar wick .. 18 211 55 1148 353 6 1 5 51 3.55 5 (.'.Newitt 8 123 34 714 212 2( ) 8.15 3.25 4 N, Pearson.. . 7 G4 12 348 155 2 7 5.74 3.85 6 P. M. Irving., fi (>3 18 337 121 1 2 10.08 2.00 5 ■I Plois 7 51 213 104 1 7 6.11 2.17 8 46 OEILLIA. Officers for 1876. — President, Melville Millar, Esq. ; Vice-President, J. D. Slaven, Esq. ; Secretary-Treasurer, H. S. Scadding, Esq. ; Committee, Messrs. F. W. Armstrong, D. J. Beaton, \V. Currie, J. McCosh. This Club possesses one of the finest grounds in Canada, beautifully situated, overlooking lakes Couchiching and Simcoe. The Club numbers about thirty members, and possesses some excellent cricket talent. It has been very successful this year in all its matches, winning four out of five. The following; is a list of matches played. June 21 Orillia 70......' 61 —140 Orillia.....^ Barrie 74 20 —91 Decided by first innings. Barrie had 5 wickets to fall. For the winners, Armstrong made 22 and 32 ; McCosh, 1 1 ; and Currie, 10. For Barrie, A. Graham, 36 and 1. Finn, fov Orillia, did excellent service with the ball, bowling 105 balls for 28 runs and 7 wickets. June 30 Orillia 71 Orillia Carlton 81 Decided by first iiininKS. - 71 — 81 For Carlton, Greenfield, 17 and 11 ; Meagher, 11 and 9 : Brent, 10. For Orillia, Finn, 20 ; Jephson, 15. Julyl Orillia 104 68 —172 Orillia Carlton 7(5 20 , —96 Decided by first innings. Carlton had 8 wickets to fall. For the winners, Armstrong scored 26 and 9 ; Finn, 15 and 21 (not out); McCosh, 28. Finn for Orillia, and^Greenfield for Carlton, bowled well. :. F. W. 11. I August 10 Orillia 103 67 Orillia Toronto Lacrosse C C . . 64 58 Unfinished. The Lacrosse Club had 5 wickets to fall.j -170 1*122 For Orillia, Armstrong who scored 65 and 13, played an excellent innings in the first essay, being the last to lose his wicket ; Scadding contributed 20 ; Finn, 1 1 and 20. On the other side, Harper made 39 (not out) and 14 ; Bilton, and 32 (not out.) /f. li. p \l I 47 *r, E8(^. ; ^er, H. S. 1 >ng, B. J. 1 Simcoe. possesses 5sful this fblJow "i.ir 340 h 9i osh, 1 J . ^inn, foi- 05 baJis 71 81 and J) 5 and )id for id ail e his 1 the and Aujnist 30 Canadians 42 ^ (53 —105 Orillia Old Countrymen , . 57 48 —105 A well contested and excitinjf match, resulting in a tie. September 28 Newmarket 28 ~. Newmarket Orillia 48 -— . Stopped by rain. Orillia lost 3 >vickets. — 28 — 48 For Orillia, Marpole made 23 (not out); Armstrong, 10. I<\ W. Anmtrong' (Uppingham) — A reliable bat and quick run-g:etter, possessinif good defence and great hitting powers ; an excellent wicket-keejier. Captained the Canadian Twelve at Philadeljihia in 1875. W. Ciirrie—A good field and fair change bowler (under-hand) ; wants more practice at the bat. //. Finn— A good bat with steady defence and scores freely from loose bowling ; nearly always sure of a score ; very destructive medium paced left hand bowler ; gooll field. R. Fitzgerald — A fair field ; wants practice at the bat. .4. i*'ow"ae— Useful long-stop ; has good defence, but greatly out of practice. Rev. T, Holcroft — Free hitter and quick run-getter ; fair round-arm and slow under- hand bowler. R, J. Jephson — Good all day man ; bowls well at times, but ni-ther loose ; good field anywhere ; fair bat, but wants practice. J. McCcsh -Fair bat with good defence ; fair field and good wicket-keeper. H, O'Cownoy— Good field and long-stop ; hard hitter, but rather too much in base ball style. //. S. Scadding—HsL8 been a good bat, but shewed a little stiffness ; fair change bowler ,^ slow round, at times destructive. B, Taylor— A steady bat : shows signs of good cricket, but was unable to play in more. tlian one match ; a good field . r. Madden — With practice may make a good bat with sti'ong defence ; fair field. BATTING AVERAGES.-' Signifies " not out.' NAMES. Matches^ F. W. Armstrong. 6 . . H. Finn 4 . . J. McCosh G ... H. S. Scadding.. . . 6 . . R. Jephson 6 H. O'Connor 5 ., B.Taylor 1 .. Rev. J. Holcroft . . 2 . . A. Fowlie 3 . . J. Lorihg 2 0. Ellis 1 . . H. Newton 1 . . W. Ciirrie 4 . . 11. Fitzgerald 2 , . Most Most Times I nj^ Runs. m an in a not Aver Inns. Match. out; 10 . 207 .. 65 .. 78 .. .. 20.70 7 :. 103 .. 21*.. 36 .. 1 .. 1716 10 .. 62 . 28 .. 28 .. 1 .. 6.88 9 .. 49 .. 20 .. 25 ... Cf . . 5.44 9 .. 46 .. 15 .. 15 .. .. 5.11 8 .. 29 .. 9*.. 12 .. 2 •., 4.83 2 .. 21 .. 11 .. 21 . .. 10.50 3 .. 19 .. 11 .. 12 .. .. 6.33 5 .. 17 .. 8 .. 12 .. .. 3.40 4 .. 17 . . 8 • • 16 .. .. 4.25 2 .. 15 .. 10 .. 15 .. .. 7.50 2 .. 14 .. 10 .. 14 ... .. 7.00 7 .. 13 .. 10 .. 10 .. .. 1.85 3 .. 5 .. 5 ... 5 .. .. 1.66 48 • BOWLING ANALYSIS. I ] 1 1 H. Finn 7 11. Jephson ... 8 K. S. Scadding G VV. Currie ... 2 73 57 4L> 26 20 11 388 331 220 148 143 87 40 48 en M 32 4.46 11 7.90 11 4.45 4 12.00 5S 4.57 1.37 1.83 2.00 ^•3 10 .'i •> OSHAWA. A CJub lias been formed at Oshawa, which, with encourage iiient, will doubtless make for itself a good position among tlie Clubs of Canada. An excellent ground has been secured, and everything looks promising. The following officers have been chosen : — President, Dr. Rae ; Vice-President, Mr. F. E. Gibbs ; Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. R. A. Macgregor ; Committee of Management, Messi-s. Stennett, Harris, Pvice, Brough and Moorcraft. V OTTAWA. Patron — His Excellency the Earl of Dufferin ; President, J. M. Cuirier, Esq., M.P. ; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. T. Reynolds, AV. McKay Wright, M.P., H. V. Noel, and J. W. Russell : Treasurer, W. R. I3aker, Esq. ; Secretary, Rev. T. I). Phillipps, M.A. ; Committee, Messrs. St. L. T. Herbert, C. B. Brodie, J. G. Macklin, G. Macfarlane, and G. Brunei ; Ground Conmiittee, Messrs. W. R. Baker and A. G. Peden. No. of inembers, 102. Honorary, 23 ; Subscribing, 25 ; Inlaying, 54. We have little to add to the observations made in last vear's •'Guide." The ground has been slightly improved, and a bath- room built as an aimex to the pavilion, which, with little pretension to architectural beauty, is nevertheless second to that of no club in the Dominion as a commodious adjunct to a cricket ground. Last season was not, in every sense, a success • ful one. The Club played but three foreign matches : " home and home" with Montreal, and a Second Eleven Match Avith the Count V of Pontiac. The Club will this veai* lose the 11 49 assistance of three promiiioiit nienibers of the XI — Mr. J. W. lUirko by removal, Mr. G. Macfarhiue by sickness, and Kev. 'r. ]). PJiillipps by retirement, — still, if practice is kept up systematically, there is i)lenty of cricket ability in the CMiib to make a good exhibit against any invaders. The present '•etary took office only to see the Club fairly mider weigh I or the season. The prospects are excellent. The opening match will be played at Rideau Hall on the Queen's Birthday against the St. (Jeorge's 0. C. of Montreal. It is hoped that tlio St. George's C. C. of New York will visit us in June, to hi) followed by the Montreal C. C. July 1st, and the *' Young America" of Philadel^jhia, and j)ossibly ''Merion" of Philadel- phia, a little later. The following composed last year's Elevens. .1 A(j7ieio -A free hitter, wants practice ; uncertain field. ir. /i. Baker An energetic, willintf and improvinj,' cricketer. B. JSrodte— On his day a very destructive bowler; hats in y^^od fi>nn, ))ut withoiit aelf-restraint enough to be steady and reliable ; a cai)ital field ; and alvvaya ready to promote the game. ./. /*. />/'op/i!/— Possesses the good temi>cr to make, with more practice, a stro ig cricketer ; good field, and bowls a little. (r. i?i'»ncZ— Unfortunately is not strong enough to do himself justice. Good bat and bowler ; but for want .if practice, is not what he was ten years ago. ./. Brunel—HsiS fallen oflf as a bowler, but still keeps well to the fro tit with the willow; often .vincin^ strong defensive pjwers, and good wrist-play ; has no superior as a batsman ui the club. ./. ir. Burke — Was not up to form of 1S75 ; too fond of sensational hitting ; a j)assable wicket-keeper. U'. Carter— The " veteran," a fine round-arm bowler, rather faster than medium ; if supported bv good fielding will bowl steadily all day, has been a good run-getter, and still makes scores at times ; the weight of years against him on the Held. ^^ Lei/er //er&e/'t— (Wadham, Ox.) the greatest acquisition the club has had for years ; good bat and brilliant field ; expecially at short-leg ; as a round arm bowler (slow) gives evidence of ability aiid takes great pains— is, in fact, a. judgmatical bowler ; as a captain, earns the confidence of the field by his knowledge of the gjme and coolness " under fire." May he be able to retain and to enforce hi^ English notions about discipline on the cricket field ! /'.'. Ifir/gins—A rising player, fast underhand bowler. (r, Mac/arlane— Would be a fine bowler with jn-actice, liaving good length and enviable "break-back"; bats well, and is a good catch. A . G. Peden — Plays but little, a eapital bat (left-hand), and change bowler. Jleii T. D. PhilUpp8—See Biography. />/•. R. W. Powell— A most promising hat, often score.? heavily ; and a most reliable field, especially at leg ; with steady practice will more than sustain the credit of a notable family of cricketers. C. ,S'. Scott— il3is fallen off, seemingly through loss of interest ; has scored well for the club in past days ; a good change bowler, but indifferent field. />. •/. Sinith—'B.as hardly sustained his promise as a bat, though still a good leg-hitter ; is A 1 as a long-stop ; and is likely to become a goi>d bowier ; the XI has no more generally useful metnber. xtdHmtmmmmmmimm 50 S. U, Ta\ilor--(\jMi year's Secretary), — A capital specimen of the g-ood-natured cricketer ; his confreies regret his loss ; but know that Halifax will appreciate his good qualities. .!..?■■ ' '* '" FOREIGN MATCHES. JuneSOand July I.Montreal 77 14i> 22G Ottawa Ottawa 147 25 172 Decided by 1st innings. Ottawa lost 2 wickets. For the winners — Rev. T. D. Phillipps made 57 and 9 (not out), Agnew 30, G. Brunei li. For Montreal — T. Bell 3 and 36 (not out), C. McLean 5 and 26, Simonds 17 and 14, Liddell and 24, Torrance and 17, Smith 10 and 4. Au - > BATTING AVERAGES. NAMES. Matches. Rev. T. I). Phillipps. 9 J. Brunei 6 1). J. Smith G Dr. R. Powell (> (I. Macfailpne 4 J. P. Brophy « St. J- Herbert 7 E. Higgins .3 (t. Brunei 6 C. B. Brodie 8 C. 8. Scott 6 J. W. Burke 5 A. Agnew 5 E. H. Taylor 6 A. (I. Peden 3 W. R. Baker (I W. Carter G Jlost Most Times Inns. Rung. m an m a not Aver. Inns. Match. out. 14 .. 249 .. 57 .. G8 . . 3 .. 22 ()3 8 .. 134 .. 51 .. 51 . 22 33 8 98 .. 31 .. 35 . . 1 .. 14.00' 7 .. 91 .. 32 .. 32 . . .. 13.00 .. 7(> .. 54 .. 55 . . .. 12. C() 7 .. 5:] .. 17 .. 18 . . 2 .. 10.00 8 .. m .. 25 .. 30 . . 2 .. 10.00 4 .. 33 .. 14 .. 14 . . 1 .. 10.00 7 .. (){) .. 18 .. 31 . . .. 9.42 9 .. 70 .. 17 .. 30 . . .. 7.71 8 .. 59 .. 34 .. 34 . . ... 7.37 7 .. 44 .. 14 .. 18 . . 1 .. 7.33: 7 .. 48 .. 30 ,. 30 . . .. () 85> 7 .. 47 .. 14 .. 19 . . .. ().7l 5 .. 30 .. 18 .. 22 . . .. (J.OOi 8 . . 31 .. (> .. 12 . . 2 .. 5.16 7 .. 3G . . L8 . . 18 . . .. 5. 14 |aM«i..J.!iWJIiPPp|||« »' ii BOWLING ANALYSIS. • .i ■ « . CO . . oi to 03 fl tn en 1^ •=5 •=» 55 t:t K. H. Benjamin ... . 2 17 1 85 48 4 C. B. Broclie Li 259-2 79 1297 388 51 (I. Brunei 8 108 38 540 158 14 J. Brunei 4 46 15 230 60 12 W. Carter 8 79-3 16 398 184 26 St. L. Herbert .... 9 169-4 29 849 347 40 VV. Hims worth.... 2 21 7 105 39 1 (I.Macfarlane,.... 4 55 6 275 106 16 Itev. T. D. Phiirpps 5 38 12 190 62 17 1 >. J. Smith 4 44 16 220 62 10 The above bowled over 100 balls in matches average in one match not being given. OWEN SOUND. Runs per Wicket. Wickets per Inns. 42 5 12,00 2.00 7.60 3.92 9 11 28 1.75 15 5.00 3.00 11 7.07 3.25 5 8 67 4.44 39.00 50 3 6.62 4.0G 17 3.64 3.40 6.20 2.50 6 Mr. Benian lin's President, H. Macphei-son, Esq., County Judge ; Vice- IVesident, R. Notter, Esq.; Secretary-Treasurer, W. B. Yennor ; Committee, J. T. Kobarts, Dr. C. E. Barnliart, M. Kennedy, 1 ) r. C. M. Smith, John Gale and J. M. Morris. Three foreign matches were played in the course of the season. n Jnne 10 Owen Sound 95 — .., Owen Sound Leith 35 M. . Owen Sound won in an innings by 6. .Tulyl.... Owen Sound 121 — .... OwenSjund Meaford 30 61.. Owen Sound won in an innings by 24. July 25 Collingwood 62 80.. CoUingwood . . Owen Sound 55 - . . Decided by first inn'ngs. - 95 -■ 89 -121 - - 97 -14S — 55 ./. 2'. /iyftarfft' (average lOH)— Is a splendid bat, with fine back-play; a medium pace round arm-bowler and sure field. M. Kennedy (3)— Fast round-arm bowler, with dangerous break and plenty of head work ; a fast run-getter, and fine point. /'. McGregor (12) -A first-class all round cricketer ; formerly bowled under-hand, straight and swift ; promises to become an eflfective round-arm. J. Hoe (10 J)— A splendid field ; when well set punishes loose bowling severely ; a fine loiig-stop. J. Cozens (8J)— Has good pendulum play ; a fine off hitter and neat field, ir. McNeil— H'JLS strong defence and hits well to leg ; a sure field anywhere. ./. Gale (12J) -Aslow round-arm bowler ; very effective with a good field ; hits well to cover and oflf, but is rather too anxious to score. W. Ji. Veniior (2i) -The Captain auttin^ himself in late. Ha 03 ^0 11 6 amin's Vice- -nnor; medy, I pace f head hand, 1 flue ell to Di'. C. M. 5//^t cs-* •^►5 ^'^ 62.4 15 370 98 20 4.90 3.33 12 34 3 204 50 11 5,3G 2.75 4 23.1 (J 139 35 8 4.37 2.66 3 18.2 2 110 3t 7 4.85 J. 75 3 8 1 4S 13 6.50 1,00 1 t) 1 3(3 21 8 2.62 2.66 NAMES M. Kennedy. ... 6 J. T. Robarti... 4 P. McGregor .... 3 J. M. Morris. ... 4 J. Gates 2 J. Gale 3 PARIS. Officers for 1876. — President, A. II. Baird, Esq. ; Vice- President, L. Murray, Esq.; Secretary -Treasurer, F. Hammetfc, Esq.; Committee, Messrs. Allcliin, W. (■. Jones, R. McCosIi. E. S. Jones and Maxwell. Matches played, 9 ; lost 5, v.on 4. The Paris Club uistained defeats in the fiist five inatclies played. Against Hamilton and Brantford the Club was represented by wretchedly weak teams. Gait defeated them by 8 wickets ; the Peninsulars, of Detroit, by an innings and 20 runs, and Toledo by 12 runs. The last named match would probably have resulted otherwise, had time permitted. TIk^ return match against the Peninsulars was won, and gaining confidence, the Club defeated Ancaster, Gait and Bufialo, thus closing a fairly .successful season, in which the Club, wliich only numbers 25 members, showed great spu'it. Next season Paris hopes to send out a strong team. There is very good cricketing element in the town, and with practice great things may l)c expected. The great difficulty is arranging matches. Surely Clubs which number five times as many members as Paris, U.Ti-ST'.-TWl^rCW I Li.. Ft V I' ;!:: " (.1 54 should be able to send out a team at any time, and yet it is hard to arrange home and home matches with Clubs like Toronto and Hamilton. Until a Canadian Zingari Club is established, it is useless to expect cricket to take any great hold in th(.' country. So few matches are played in smaller towns, that it is very difficult to sustain interest in the game even among the players themselves. Until the large city Clubs send out teams to the smaller towns, and until wandering Clubs are organized, but little interest outside the players will be taken in the game. Paris eleven in 1876. M J>. Brown -A very steady bat, and f rst-class long-stop. Ji. Clarke- A fair bat, but weak in hitting on the off side ; good field. J. Capron—A moderate bat ; sure catch, but very slow in the field, J^. S. Jones—Yery good bat, but sadly out of form this season ; unequalled at point. W. C. Jones— A bat of the " barn door" c^ass ; a useful man in any eleven. F. Hammett—A good bat with fine lowers of hitting, especially to square leg ; played well throughout the season ; the wicket-keeper of the eleven. J. Maxwell—A pretty bat, and great things are expected of him when he gets over hU nervousness ; good st'.-aight bowler, and splendid fie'd. Ji. McCo4t—A greatly improved bat ; has recovered all his old powers of bowling, and has been very destructive in all his matches. H. Olliver—'Ras greatly fallen ofif in batting ; good change bowler and useful field. J. M. Whitlaw—lidiS an excellent defence, and is always sure tf rims ; as his bowling average will show, has conclusively proved that his right hand has not lost iU cunning ; first-rate field. II. liofjers—A magnificent field and improving bat ; with practice will make a first-rate cricketer. BATTING AVERAGES. 1 ' i Innings. Runs. F. Hammett 13 202 J. Whitlaw 8 .... 82 I>. Brown G .... 39 J. Maxwell 8 48 W. C. Jones 8 44 H. Rogers 6 33 K.Clarke 9 .... 42 E. S. Jones 10 .... 33 11. McCosh 12 .... 44 IT. OUiver 9 .... 27 J. Capron 6 .. 17 • • • • • • • • Most in an Innings. 30 17 11 17 12 17 10 20 15 10 7 Most in a Match. 38 17 14 17 14 17 10 22 15 10 8 Average. 15 53 10.25 6.50 600 5.50 5.50 4.66 3 80 3.66 3.00 2 83 The following played in two matches : — G. All worth, 0, 1, 3, ; A. Allworth, 10, 1, 8, ; W. Allchin, 2, 0, 0, ; W. Adams, 8, 1, 0; JrMacMillan, 9, 10; J. Baker, 2, 0, 0. In 55 one match : — J. A. Powell, 0, ; L. Murray, 4, ; J. A. Adams, 3, 5 ; B. F. Spears, 6, 8. The bowling analysis was unfortunately not kept in all the matches. J. M. Whitlaw obtained his wickets, as far as known, at a cost of 4.1 runs ; R. McCosh averaged 4.2, and J. Maxwell, f).5. PETERBOROUGH. point. ; plajed 3 over hii Jing, ami field. bovvliny t lost ifci first-rate 15 53 10.25 6.50 600 5.50 5.50 4.66 3 80 3.66 3.00 2 83 W. Ill President, H. T. Strickland; Vice-President, T. Rutherford, Secretary, R. B. Rogers; Treasurer, J. E. Hammond; Com- mittee; W. H. Rackham, W. J. Vaughan-TJoyd, J. Montgomery. - ' The returns of this club arrived so late that our review is necessarily a hurried one and not so complete as we could wish. June 9th Port Hope 85 27 —112 Peterborough . . Peterborouyh 83 — --83 Decided by first in us. Port Hope lost 4 wickets. See Port Hope. June 27th Port Hope 124 63 —187 Port Hope Peterborough 110 38 —US Port Hope won by 39 runs. See Port Hope. July 4th Cimpbel.fofd .... P6 19 -5.5 Peterborough , . . Peterboro' 77 — — 77 Peterborough won in an innings by 22 runs. Montgomery was top scorer for the winners with 2G, R. B. Rogers having 13 and Y. Lloyd 10. For the losers A. Denmark scored 1 1 and 4. Y. Lloyd and Hartley eacli took 9 wickets. July 21st Peterborough G t Cobourg Cobourg 44 Cobourg won by 1 wicket. July 2Hh Peterborough 29 , Pe'erborough Fenelon Falls .... 26 Peterboro' won by 66 ru is. 68. 90. 96. 33. —132 —134 —125 — 69 Rutherford (abs. and 35) played a very fine innings for the home club. Hammond (9 and 10) also batting well. The visitors, who were somewhat upset by travelling all night, ilid scarcely anything with the bat, J. C. Grace (2 and 10) alone reaching double figures, and though the first innings was excitingly 6lose there was not much spirit in the match. Y. Lloyd's bow'ing was very destructive; Rutherford and 5() U'n SIS' I f5 Rackham also doing some execution. For Fenelon Falls 0. J. Logan, and in the first innings J. C. N. Badgley bowled very well, and the fielding was excellent ; J . A. Barron kept wicket in splendid form, stumping two men in the first innings. Aug. 2nd and 3rd... Lindsay 57 50. Peterborough Peterborough \)8 H>. Peterborough won by 7 wickets. —107 —108 For Lindsay no one reached double figures, Barron heading the score with 9 and 9 ; Veitch and Logan bowled well. The principal scorers for Peterborough, were Hartley (24 and 0), Montgomery (14 and 0), and Rackham (11 and 8 not out) ; V. Lloyd and Rackham did most of the bowling. On tlie second day a return match was played, Li..idsay scoring 47, Peterborough 50 for 2 wickets, Hartley and R. B. Rogers each made 13, the former not out. Aug. 4th . .Canadians 139 4 Peteiborjugh. ..Old Countrymen ... 79 Canadians won by 10 wickets. C3 143 !42 On the winning side, J. B. Smith scored (not out) 22 ; Hartley 18; E. Rogers 17; J. 0. Grace 11; R. B. Rogei-s 1 1 ; and Logan's 8 included a fine or drive oat of the ground. Battersly headed the score for the Old Countrymen, with 25 and 6 (not out); C. H. Lloyd scoring G and 18; Haultain '^ and 16; Rackham 10 and 1. r.>. 60. Aug. 5th Lakefleld" oi Peterborough .... Peterborough 148 . Peterb .rou^'h won in an innings by 36 runs. —112 -14S For Lakefield, J. Cooper obtained 2 and 17; Hammond 17 and 0; Purser 10 and 5 (not out); Arnott 3 and 11; R. C. Strickland 3 and 11. .^or Peterborough, Vaughan-Lloyd (48); and Logan (^9), did some good hitting, the latter getting several drives out of the ground. Hartley and R. B. Rogers each scored 11; and P. Armstrong who made a hit over the fence showed good cricket foi 6. Total matches played 8; won 5; lost 3, led very Wicket lor ) 22; 'ogei-s ouiid. h 2.5 in :] IT fng he. * • BATTIN( i AVERAGES. Moat Most Times Matclies. Imiinjjs. Ivuus. in an in a not Aver. InnR. Match. out. 11. B. Rogers 10 .. 15 .. 181 .. 33 .. 57 .. 3 .. 15.08 W. Hartley 9 .. 13 ... HI .. 2i .. 24 .. 1 . . 9.25 \V. J. Vaughan- Lloyd 9 .. 13 .. 102 .. 48 .. 43 .. .. 7.84 T. Rutherford 7 . . 12 .. 89 .. 35 .. 35 .. 3 .. 9.88 J. Montgomery. . . 8 .. 12 .. 89 ... 2() .. 26 .. 1 . . 8.09 J. E. Hammond. . 9 .. U .. 85 .. 19 .. 19 .. 1 . . 6.53 C. J. Logan 3 .. 4 .. 57 .. 39 .. 39 .. 1 .. 19.00 K. R. Rogers 9 .. 12 .. 55 .. 17 .. 17 .. 1 .. 5.00 \V, H. Rackham. . 10 ... 10 .. 53 .. 14 .. 14 .. 2 .. 3 80 J. Grundy 5 .. 7 .. 42 .. 12 .. 22 .. .. 6.00 F. Haultain 7 .. 8 .. 36 .. IG .. 19 .. 2 ... 6.00 The Bow'ing Analysis was not obtsined. PORT HOPE. Officers for 1877: — President, Lt.-Col. Williams; Vice- President, A. Hugel, Esq. ; Secretary, Mr. W. E. Wadsworth ; Treasurer, Mr. W. B. Wallace; Captain, Mr. J. N. Kirchlioffer ; Match Secretary, Mr. C. P. Fisher ; Committee, Messrs. T. H. Ambrose, W. Bletcher, C. P. Fisher, G. F. Hall, J. G. King, C J. Logan, H. Read, S. S. Smith, and H. A. Ward. Ground beautifully situated in Penryn Park, the property of the President, to whose kindness the Club are indebted for its use. Distance from station about a mile and a half. Colours — Cerise and Black. Nine foreign matches were played in 1876, of which seven were won, viz : — With Montreal, Toronto (2), Colborne, Petorboro', (2) and Trinity College School. Defeat was Buffered at Hamilton, and one match with Toronto was drawn. The financial position of the Club is good. Preparations for a vigorous campaign are already on foot, and as nearly all the old talent will be again available, a continuation of th« success of the past two seasons is confidently expected. The first match of the year was played on May 24th, l)9tween Old Country Men and Canadians, the latter scoring U9 to 44 and 85 of the former. Read's 48, Bletcher's 31, J, I'-f' til IB Mofla 1 and 10 headed tLelolf'"' "'^"' ^ '^«'' 13, a„.| ^-^So,.:S,H^ .. ..^^ -., This game, .-laved on '^ '••'""■''»■■■ "' resulted in a deisl^e defeat of Th?^'°, ^T^''-«day afternoon. ;^r«'>Mi«g«, scored .'ioTnexoeiS^^ Kirc4offer, hX ! for 9% ■? "' -A-nibrose 12 ■mrl o r- ,' ""V ^nd IJ, tor 23 runs, Bead 8 for "i A^^ '? "' f . Ftshev took 9 wkt. '>eH scored 13 and ft w V ^^'^ ^''^ 'osing side A P r- also took C wkts ,!l • ^- ^rP^^^ 11 lind tL?!'?'" «'"/• The "S ; rf 'tlrrt 1"'""^'^ °f Port H() — - m Unfinished. Port Hope had 7 svickets to fall. Read and Fisher began well, disposing of G Toronto wkts. for 24 runs, but the attack was interrupted by rain, and the remaining four wkts, realized 114, of which W. H. Young scored (not out) 56, J. 0. He ward 18, A. M. Raines 18, and W. P. Pickering 8. Young's innings, played in very bad light and with frequent interruptions, was a fine exhibition of cricket ; he gave no chance, and two Jives were among his hits, lu the nncompleted innings of the home club, J. Hall scored 10, Bletcher (not out) 10, and Fisher (not out) 16. The Toronto bowling was no where ; H. Brock's '^slows" obtained the 3 wkts. at a cost of 24 runs. The match was completely spoilt by rain, which fell at intervals all day to the great dis- comfiture of the bowlers. Notwithstanding this there was a Urge attendance of interested spectators. JulyU PortHope 17 49 —136 Hamilton .... Hamilton 103 — —103 Decided by fii-st inning?. ' npujnm eo July 21 Port Hope 102. . Toronto Toronto 5t.. Port Hope won by 36 mnsi. Aiij,nist 11 and 12. .Port Hope 73 135. Orillia Toronto 03 57. Port Hopo, who lacked tlio services of Read, were somewhat overborne by the "natives." K. E. Kennedy scoring 22, R. Leisk 20, and J. H. Pai^k ID. Bletcher made 21 and .'5, J. Hall 18 and 1, Ward 10 (not out) and 15, G. Hall 14 and S. Bletcher took 5 wkts. for 20 rum?. 11. Ferric and Dr. Wool- verton bowled well for Hamilton. Julv Bankers and Lawyers.. 122 — -122 Port Hopc.The Town 143 — — H3 Decided by first innings. Kirchhofter scored 28. Read 32, Wallace IG (not out). Fisher 31, G. Hall 22 (not out), Howell 25, King 17, Willmot U. 61 — ic:i 73 —127 See Toronto. . . . — 20S .... —120 Port Hope won by 8S runs. The second of the series of matches for the cup given l»y Lt.-Col. Cumberland and A. Hugel, Esq., and this time ji decisive victory for the smaller club. J. Hall's 33, obtained by good sound battiii;;-, was the leading contribution of Port Hope's first essay, in which Howell scored 10. H. Brock, for Toronto, played a fine innings of 28, and E. W. Spragge carried out his bat for 11. In the second innings of Port Hope, Read 39 and Bletcher 20 put on 53 runs for the first wicket. J. Hall 11, Fisher 15 and G. Hall 10 helped to swell the total, and Howell wound up with a vigorous hitting innings of 20 (not out), which included a tremendous square-leg hit out of the ground. Toronto were even less successful in their second attempt than in the former one, the only stand being made })y W. H. Young 16 and Spragge 12. The bowling honours were divided as follows : — Read, 8 wkts. for 52 runs; Logan, 4 for 32; FLsher, 3 for 17; Smith, 3 for 11. For Toronoo— J. Wright, 8 wkts. for 65 runs ; W. H. Draper, 5 for 29 ; Brock, 2 for|J7. Spragge fielded brilliantly and made several marvellous catches. Howell also made a splendid catch for the winners, whose fielding generally was very fine. An account of the first match will be found in the Review of Toronto in the ''Guide" for 1870. The Port Hope Club, ^r- 61 c soniewli.'it corin or *> •> 21 and ;}, 1 H and N I>r. Woof- 122 -J 43 (not out). \ WiJJmor — IC'J -127 -20S 120 given ),y time a >tained bv of Port Brock, for ?e carried pe, Bead ' wicket. "^y^W tJie 'nings of it out of f second nade hy honours 'Ogan, i 'oni/o — 'or 29 ; several tell foi- 'CvicAr Club. f ;is holders of the cup, having the selection of the place at which the deciding game shall be played, intend, we believe, that it sliall take place on their own ground. The match will be looked forward to by members of both clubs with the greatest interest, but at this distance of time we will not venture on ;in\' prognostications as to the result. August 18 Port Hoi)C 177 — . I'ort Hope Montreal ^3 80. Port Hope won in an innings by 6S ruuBi. —177 -11 J) The principal contributors to this overwhelmuig defeat of I he strongest batting team in Canada were — with the bat, Kirchhoffer 37, Ward 30 (not out), G. Hall 29, Howell 25, Logan 12, and Fraser 11 — with the ball. Smith 6 wkts. for 28 runs, Logan 6 for 43, and Read 3 for 35. Hall and Kirchhoffer played particularly well, and Ward's innings was conspicuous for free hitting. Of the bowlers Smith and Logan were particularly useful; neither of these gentlemen represented the Club before the last three matches, and their performance on this occasion affords convincing proof of the acquisition they have been to its strength. Gait, for the visitors, scored 17 and 13 (not out), Gordon 19 and 0, Gough K*) and 2. Simonds, from whom great things were naturally expected, was bowled by Logan in each innings, for 8 and 4 leypectively. •/. .1/ y. Kirchhoffer (Marlborough)— Heads the batting averages for ithe tenth time consecutively ; a thoroughly reliable and scientilic bat; has very strong defence, and hits hard, particularly' to the on side, scoring freely from even the best oi bowling ; a first-rate judge of the game, and invaluable as a Captain. 11. /i'"rt'-f— An excellent bowler, very fast and straight; useful, run-getting bat, and very good field. ('. / Fisher— A most useful all-round man ; destructive fast bowler, good sound bat, and brilliant field, especially at point. (r. /•'. //rtZi— Dangerous bat when well set, hitting freely to all parts of the field ; good change bowler and magnificent field ; as long-slop has no superior. Played at Philadelphia in 1875. ir. lUetcher — Very steady bat, and fair change bowler ; accurate field and sure catch. /i. C. Iloioell— An improving bat with good hitting powers ; first rate field. Jf. A. TTard— Splendid out field and very liard hitter ; bowls fast underhand. ./. (r. //aW— A most reliable bat; always scores when runs are wanted, and has often saved a match ; sharp wicket-keeper. •/. \V. f'mser— Splen lid long-field ; as a bat has much improved ; fair change bowler. (\ J. /yo/^an— See Trinity College School. >'. .S'. Smith— A first rate under-luvnd bowler ; medium pace, with gi'eat spin, and very straight. J:t i • -■:J«trr;;;;r';.':.»':''!'"Mwith ^^•0(»C1 loiiy aU 02 NAMES. ^. N. Kircliliom «ATTIXC AM.:raGE8. Alatcl Sitfiiiftes " ,-,ot o„t. r/ lies. H. l^Ccad C. P. 1 [t; ^' Hail" ),V^. I«etehe ^ C. Howe P- A. Ward i- 0. Hall . ^^. W. Fra '". A. Ma < '. J. Lr T. Amb t'l*. Jl iO Log; J. G. King. ^V B. will ^' ^. Smith. raser y igregor. (j .. 3 .. 4 .. 2 . 2 . 2 ANALY 15 14 Hiiiis Alofjt M -^'^2 .. (, 111 an /iin.s. <».st ill :i 77 . ^* .. 192 4ii A •rose 15 12 14 12 13 3 3 3 ir)[) 45 121 .. 31 106* .. 0-, J'7 . . 33 68 .. 14* •^5 .. 9 29 .. 12 . 2(j 1 •> ?4 . n :. , 31 28 30^ 44 24 1(> 12 , 12 17 . Hot • 'lit. •>) 1 .. .. - . . •» SIS OF TJIK J30VV JS V 119 UNG « tt 3 81 C P fI;- ^ 242. ^; P. tPisher. 14 138.2 sa ^^m ^^ V' l^ietcher. 7 « 1213 340 5'^ Oi . J 9 392 122 ^J-.H-"... 7 ;1. 1^ 250 . .? 38 4 71 S. S, Smitli 3 14.3 t?-:! 18 247 50 78 ^3 39 22 5 54 7.14 15 60 1 1 1 I b I"^ «- '^ c, 4.00 2.71 3()(j 1.00 0.71 3.00 Avtr. 21.81 M To- ll. 17 9.3IJ 11.77 8.25 8.81 ()M8 3.88 7.50 4.28 8.00 9.5(; 2^\\\ W id ~ a. rt "c « 12 35 1 " Eraser and War,] h. i , ' '^"^'^ ^-^'^ 3 The cricketiiiir histm-^ „<• ^i • •• - i» •> <> Aver. • 2I.,S/ . JJ.J7 JI.77 s.i>r, 8.81 ().J.S 7.50 4.2N S.0O w A: " (. - S:* loo 171 ! ()() .00 .71 .00 3 wkfs le la rt-C c;r- >-/? a J2 ri** 1 o ^. H nobJe ^ii the •sicoe , tJh* pioporty of tho Dominion (fovernment of Canada, lent to the St. John's C. 0. for the purpose of Cricket, and whicli has thiti season l)een fenced in. A great ellort at reorganization was made in the early part of the present year (1870), and the following oflicers were elected at the Urst general meeting of inenibers, A^iz: — President, W. A. Marcliand; Vice-Presidenty ,1. 11 Stewart; Secretary -Treasurer, O. U. Whitby; Committee, J. H. Carson, H. G. Perchard, J. Shaw, and A. J. Wright. These are all active i)laying members, and there are over 50 others; chiefly paying and honorary members. The first matt^h of the season was with Chambly on the 15th of June, and resulted in a victory for St. John's by an innings and 8 runs. The record of this game was unfortunately destroyed in the terrible conflagration which swept away the business portion of the town on the 18th of June, and the same disaster gave a general blow to the club, not only by destroying portions of the material but also giving so much work to private members of the club that all thoughts of cricket were, for the time, given up. Operations were, however, recommenced on July 15th by a match with the Grand Trunk C. C. of Montreal, which resulted as follows: — (Jrand Trunk C C 126. St. John's 13a 8 wickets remained to fall. A fine game in which the SI.. John's men distinmiished themselves bv the brilliant fieldin the number of 15 figured in theii total. On the _l 6-t part of St. John's J. 11. Caraon scored 15, R. Ilibbard (not out) 40, and L. A. Stransliara (not out) 20. To sum up the result of the season, all four matches weiu decidedly in ''avor of St. John. Doubtless more games woul' have been arranged by the Committee, as challenges were not wanting, had it not been for the crushing effects of the fire of mention has already been made. John Ilibbard— k good all round cricketer; fast round anu bowler, excellent bat, and capital field. I'xichard Uibbard—lisis proved himself a first rate batsman; bis average being 'si. possesses good defence with very hard hitting ; in one innings he hit two clean sixes. A very sharp field, and excellent underhar.d bowler. />. L'. Farrar—A first-class round arm bowler. Had his analysis been preserved it would have compared favorably with the best in the province ; does not seek distinction with the bat. or in the field. L. ^4.5tra7is^a?H— The moat brilliant bat of the club; rather unfortunat*5, but has u capital style and is a true cricketer. (>. Ji. Whitby — A thorough cricketer; good bat and very fair wicket-keeper; as sec treas., was the "soul" of the club. Has returned to England, much to tlu' regret of all members, who unanhnously passed him a vote of thanks »X their last general meeting. J. If. Car6on~a.i point, A. J. Wright as long-stop, J. h. Stewart at ]o\^^ leg, Iium all done good senice ?n the field, and the first named is also a safe bat. W. norland and J. Shaiv are hard hitters, and very severe on loose bowling. ./. Dixon uiid C Uillard are promising young members. i ST. MAPvYS. President, E. W. Harding, Esq.; Secretary, AVilloughbv M ( ^'ooks, Esq. ; Captain, W. Moscrip, Esq.; Umpire, K. War- ing, Esq. Played eleven matches, won nine; one drawn; and one lost. The Club this year hopes to meet many of the best Eastern elevens. The following are the principal players: — A'lani'i, W. JJ. -A very safe bat, left handed; brilliant iu»int ; bowl.s underhand witli 3'ood spin and twist. .—A i)romising player ; excellent out field. Clark, J. — His first season ; bats in very good form. i^lark, Walter— A pretty bat, but plays buck too much ; lair field ; very unlucky this season. Cynokm, Willoutfhb)/, (Hellmuth CollegeWAn excellent long-stop and fair change bowlci , has made great progress in batting, plays very stniight^ but not freely enough. Cnmthtcaite, Wa^ttfr— The rhainstay of the eleven ; a fine hitter with splendid hulii;- ment and plays very straight. Good medium pace bowler with lots (f hcacl work ; splendid field in any iwsitioii. (/»•(•»>, E. (Kepton) A very pretty bat, but needs p-^^.ticc ; g( od 'ony lej. 65 Hi bbaixl (not matclies wero games wouJ.' ges were not f the fire of or, excellent hat, iverasre being ii- • he hit two clean been preserved it e ; does not eeck unat-, but has a Bt-keeper ; as sec- \d, much to tiif f thanks at their ' Ipnsr leg, h,o, safe bat. *wlin'' Willoughbv e, K. War- one drawn; any of tlio inderhand w itli " iiulucky this i«re— Uncertain bat ; good field. Jf.iLandn/— Hard hitter, but unlucky ; accurate thrower. JI. Oauthier—Hard hitter, and active field. Cha^. Oauthier —Steady bat, and very good long-stop. J*hil. M artel— Elegant and sure bat. Z. Hainel— Fair bat and field. It is much to be regi*etted that Cricket lias not been veiy active here this season, owing to the want of a good ground ; but a beautiful gi'ound has been placed for the next season at tlie disposal of the Cricketers, through the kindness of G^o. E. Hart, Esq., N.P., who has always manifested an interest in the noble game. The Batting Averages and Analysis of the Bowling were not kept. There is ample material in the Club g:*!' r. i 6G f(jr the formation of a good team, and a successful season in 1877 is confidently expected. Secretary's Address : — Joseph ArnoLs, Student at Law, St. Olivier Street No. 16, Three Rivers. TORONTO. Olficers for 1876— President, Lt.-Col. Cumberland ; Vice- Presidents, Mr. Thos. Swinyard, Major Draper, Mr. G. W. Yarker, and the Mayor; Hon. Secretary, Mr. W. P. Pickering; Treasurer, Mr. R. H. Bethune ; Committee, Messrs. J. O. Heward, H. Totten, W. H. L. Gordon, C. H. Sproule, R. D. Gamble, D. R. Wilkie, F. J. Crosling, J. W. Hector arid J. Martland. Looking back over the past season we find that out of twenty-one matches played by the Toronto Cricket Club in 1876, nine were won, five lost, and seven drawn. Unfinished matches were sometimes decided by the first innings, so a better idea of results may be given by saying that of completed matches six were won and three lost, while of those not finished about five were apparently in favour of the Club and about four unfavorable. Port Hope won two out of three matches ; Hamilton won the fii'st game, but lost the return ; Detroit achieved a victory in the second of two encounter ; Whitby nearly reversed their one innings beating in the return ; Chatham were overborne in the first innings of an v.nfinished match ; Newmarket had rather the worst of one contest, but gained an easy victory on their own ground ; St. Mary's lost on the fii'st innings, and the Toledo and Colborne matches were unfinished. No contest took place with Ottawa, Montreal or London. In Toronto itself formidable antagonists were found in the Carlton, Toronto Lacrosse, Beaver and Yorkville Clubs, but there was no match with either University. C/onsidering the difticulty of obtaining representative elevens for the best matches, the season may, on the whole, be regarded as having been fairly successful. In batting there has been a decide! increase in the strength of the Club ; the bowling has l>oen moderately good, though no one has done anything 67 season in Law, St. id; Vice- fr. G. \V. i^ickering; rs. J. O. lie, R. D. or arid J. at out of ; Club in nfinished igs, so a 'ompleted hose not Olub and of three e retiu-n ; jountere ; : in the gs of an fc of one nd; St. CJolborne Ottawa, agonists er and iversity. elevens ■egarded been a ing has iiy thing remarkable ; but it is in t^ iC third department of th« game that the greatest improvement has been made, and we are glad to l)e able to say that the fielding of the Toronto Club is no longer fi bye word among her opponents, but generally good, and at times even brilliant. The management has given greater satis- faction than usual, the Hon. Secretary being especially entitled to praise for his unremitting zeal and energy. The season was opened on May 27th by a practice match, in which Parsons scored 15 (not out) and 20, Sproule 28. June 15 and 20. ..Toronto 77 Toronto Toronto Iiacrosse C.C... 99 Decided by first innings. -77 —99 For Toronto — Totten scored 44 and Brock 11. He ward took 2 wkts. for 5 runs. For the Lacrosse Club — A. Hewatt obtained 27, J. Henderson 22, D. Ross 15, and G. Alexander 12. R. Harper had 5 wkts. at a cost of 23 runs. June 17" Toronto 39. 66 Colborne Colborne 34 39... Unfinished. Colborne had 6 wickets to fall. —105 — 73 Brock was top-scorer for Toronto with 8 and 27. Johnstone took 5 wkts. in \5 balls for 6 runs, Harper 2 wkts. in 85 balls for 1 1 runs. For Colborne — Strong scored 1 1 , and Moore in the two innings bowled 165 balls for 39 runs and 13 wkts. June 23 Toronto 43 Toronto Upper Canada College. 48 Toronto won by 5 runs. 47. 37. —90 —85 Hhanly for the Club scored 1 ^ and 0, Parsons absent and 1 7, the former also taking 7 wkts. 1.18 runs. J. C. Grace headed the College total with 15 and 12 (not out). June24 Toronto 138 — —138 Toronto Carlton 76 47 -123 Toronto won in an innings by 15 runs. An easy victory for Toronto, notwithstanding that the (■arlton presented a very strong team, including all the non- resident strength. Brock headed the list with a splendid innings of 65^ Sproule and Howard scored 15 each, Pickering 14. Wright in the fii-st innings of Carlton bowled 89 balls for 27 runs and 7 wkts. ; Brock (slows) in the second took 5 wkts. for 21 runs. For the losers — J. B. Laing obtained 14 and 9, K H. Stolesbury 15 and 2, R. M. Liddell 1 and 15, J. H. I(' ¥' 68 m '.m Ooldie 7 and 9. Laing took 4 wkts. at a cost of 29 runs, H.H, Strongs for 10. June 28.... Trinity College Schol 65 81 —136 Toronto Upper Canada College 66 44 —110 Trinity College School won by 26 runa. See U. C. College. Ju'yl Toronto 13S — —13^ Port Hope... Port Hope 54 — — 54 Unfinished. Port Hope had 7 wickets to fall. See Port Hope. Julys Toronto 77 23 —100 Toronto Hamilton 105 — —105 Decided by first innings. Toronto had 6 wickets to fall. Brock for Toronto scored 37 and 3 (not out) ; Totten, 9 and 12 ; Pickering 9 (not out); Shanly took 4 wickets for 32 runs; Harper, 3 for 27 ; Totten, 2 for 11. The principal scorers on the side of Hamilton were : — Leisk, 31 ; Wolverton, 25 ; Kennedy, 13 ; and Wynyard, 10. Ferrie bowled 70 balls for 19 runs and 6 wickets ; Hare, 41 balls for 3 runs and 3 wickets ; Wolverton, 60 balls for 35 runs and 4. wickets. July 10 Peninsularg of Detroit.. 87 — —87 Detroit Toronto 4 — — 4 Unfinished owing to rain. Toronto had 10 wickets to fall. For the home Club F. Bamford scored 32 ; F. J. Littlejohn, 18, and F. C. Irvine, 13. He ward (slows) for Toronto, took 5 wickets for 11 runs in 35 balls. July 11 Chatham 74 . . . Chatham Toronto 125. . . Unfinished. 118. —192 —125 The chief scorers for Chatham were : — TuUoch, 20 and 26 ; A. Page, 11 and 3 ; M. Eberts, 12 and 5 ; D. M. Eberts, 9 and (not out) 14; VanAllan, 3 and 21 ; Dr. Bray, 3 and 10. D. Eberts bowled 127 balls for 40 runs and 5 wickets; A. Page, 80 balls for 27 runs and 3 wickets. C. W. Shanly headed the Toronto account with a fine innings of 64 (not out), which included three /ours and four threes ; Bi-ock obtained 20, and Sproule, 14. Wright bowled 201 balls for 56 runs and 10 wickets ; Shanly, 33 balls for 16 runs and 4 wickets. 61 .... 73 July21 Port Hope .. 102 Toronto Toronto 54 Port Hoi)e won by 3(i runs. KirchhofFer came first -163 127 on the winning side, with 34 and 8 made in his usual irreproachable style ; Kead played steadily for 18 and 17, and Eraser shewed good cricket in his 14 (not 09 out) and 10. The only other double figure Was Fisher's 10 in the second innings. For Toronto, Totten's careful 16 was the only noteworthy feature of the first essay, while in the second, Parsons played an excellent defensive innings of 25, and Shanly's 12 included a splendid square leg hit for six. The victory of Port Hope was mainly due to the bowling of C. J. Logan, whose analysis shows 176 balls for 47 runs and 12 wickets ; Kead also bowled steadily, and the fielding was excellent, particularly that of G. Hall, as long-stop, and Fisher at point ; several brilliant catches were made by the latter. July 25. . . .Upper Canada College. . 128 — — 12S Toronto .. Trinity College School... 23 25...., — ii Upper Canada College won in an innings by 80 runs. The third attempt to establish an annual contest between the ex and present pupils of these two schools, and a most hollow victory for the older institution ; both sides were poorly represented. For the winners, the Rev. T. D. Phillipps went in first and carried out his bat for 53, obtained by good carefid play ; his *' cutting " was especially good. Other scorers on the same side were :— J. W. Hector, 22 ; J. B. Laing, 12, and C. W. Shanly, 11. Shanly bowled 40 balls for 5 runs and 6 wickets : A. M. Baines, 42 balls for 9 runs and 1 wickets ; II. D. Gamble, 35 balls for 4 runs and 9 wickets. • For the losers, G. W. Allan, 2 and 6 (not out) carried his bat through the second innings ; C. J. Logan took 4 wickets for 47 runs; H. J. Campbell, 2 for 20 : J. S. Howard, 2 for 33. 76 July 28 Whitby 63 Whitby Toronto 213 --... Tor jnto won in an innings by 84 runs. — ■29 —213 TAe chief scorers for the home Club were : — J. B. Laing, 17 and 10; A. Laing, 10 and 9; J. Mathison, 1 and 15; H. Garrett, (not out) and 17. Mathison, (fast under) took 4 wickets for 56 runs. Six Toronto men got into double figures, viz: — Sproule, 56; Brock, 41; Hector, 38; Baines, 17; Wright, 12, and Heward, 10. Wright bowled 200 balls for 53 runs and 1 1 wickets ; Baines' 5 wickets cost 44 runs. August 3 Toronto Toronto Toledo .. UnUnished. 152. 91. Toledo had 4 wickets to fall. —152 — 91 i'ii 70 i *> ^!| I Belian headed tlie score with 38; Pickering made 29 ; Parson.s, 24, and Harper, 10. For Toledo, Dayrell obtained 17 ; Crossthwaite, 15 ; Dale, 14 (not out); and Tulloch, 11. August 7 . . . . Peninsulars of Detroit .. Ill Toronto . . . .Toronto 47 Decided by first innin^^s. 74. —Ill —121 Heigho contributed 42 ; White, 15 ; and Bamford, 9, for the visitors, and Littlejohn bowled 135 balls for 47 runs and 10 wickets ; Armstrong 30 balb for 5 runs and 3 wickets. For Toronto, Shanly obtained 4 und 18 ; Gordon, 1 and 16 ; Wright took 4 wickets for 40 runs ; Boyd, 4 for 22. August 11 and 12.. Port Hoi)e 73 P5 —208 Orillia Torouu* 63 57 —120 Port Hope won by d8 run s. Sec Port -Hope. AugustU Toronto 58 49 -107 Toronto Toronto Lacrosse C ti 64 41 — 95 Toronto won by 12 runs. Draper scored 15 and 9 ; Johnstone, 5 and 15 ; Dingle, 11 and ; Smith, 1 and 10. Johnstone had 7 wickets for 18 runs; Draper, 5 for 10; Skynner, 4 for 18. On the losing side, Matthews obtained 17 and ; J. N. Massey, 10 and 3, and Harper had 12 wickets at a cost of 49 runs. AugU8tl5 Toronto 159 — — 159 Toronto Newmarket.... 26 62 —88 Unflnished. Newmarket had 7 wickets to fall. The most successful Toronto batsmen were : Draper, 36 * Johnstone, 20 ; Brock, 21 ; Campbell, 17 : and Smith, 12. Skynner in the iii'st innings took 4 wickets for 7 runs ; Boultbee, 5 for 15 ; Shanly in the second bowled 40 balls for 3 runs and 2 wickets; Atkinson, 3 and 26 (not out), and Sutherland, 3 (not out) and 21 (not out), made a good stand in the second innings and were well set when time was called. • • • ■ • OO •••••••• August 19 Toronto 94 Hamilton.. Hamilton 73 Decided bv first innings. -157 - 7d Parsons headed the Toronto total with 30 and 1 1 ; Gamble having 1 and 28 ; Shanly, 19 and ; Young, 15 and 2; Sproule, 2 and 10. Shanly took 4 wickets for 18 runs ; Skynner, 3 for 11 ; Hai-e, 27 ; A. Hope, 11 ; and Leisk, 10, were the principal batsmen of the home team. Ferrie bowled 179 balls for 51 71 balls for 29 runs 5 . 72.'." e Yorl . —130 lc\iiVe. —110 uns. Se 80.. .. —166 . —141 rims and 8 wickets ; Kennedy, 90 balls for 29 runs and 5 wickets, Augruat24 Toronto 130 Toronto Yorkville 38 Toronto won in an innings by 20 runs August 25 Toronto 86 Toronto Whitby 141 Unfinished. Toronto had 4 wickets to fall. For Toronto, Behan scored 13 and 21 ; Boultbee, 5 and 16 (not out); Hector, 17 and 4; Brock, 4 and 16 ; Campbell, 11 and 3 ; Shanly, 11 and 0. Shanly bowled 128 balls for 34 runs and 5 wickets ; Brock, (slows) 15 balls for 6 runs and 2 wickets. The following obtained double figures for Whitby : — Mathison, 17; Jackson, 22; J. Laing, 14 ; S. Ray, 12 ; A. Lang, 24 ; G. Ray^ 26. Mathison took 9 wickets for 79 runs. Augusts! S\;. Mary's 74 — —74 Toronto Toronto 82 — —82 Decided by first innings. For the visiting Club, Crossthwaite scored 10; Mclntyro, 13, and Rogerson, 11, Rogerson took 2 wickets for 13 runs ; White, 3 for 28 ; Mclntyre, 1 for 7 ; Crossthwaite, 2 for U ; Hpragge, 38 ; and Behan, 23, made most of the runs for Toronto. Brock's " slows " obtained 6 wickets for 15 runs in 37 balls. During the match a change of Umpire was demanded and obtained by the Toronto Captain. September6 Toronto 4:i 21 Newmarket Newmarket .. .. 70 — Newmarket won in an innings by 6 runs. (54 70 Toronto were four men short and played substitutes. Baines took 3 wickets for 19 runs ; Heward, 3 for 20. Robinson scored 21 and Barnard 11 (not out) for the winners. Barwick had 9 wickets for 24 runs ; Blois, 9 for 31. September 15 Canadians 128. Toronto Old Countrymen .. . 199. Unfinishe t —128 — 19J Of the Canadians — H. J. Campbell scored 26; ..W. Shanly, 29 ; J. 0. Heward, 16, and H. Totten, 31. Their most successful lK)wler was Shanly, 4 wickets for 57 runs. Seven of the " Immigrants " reached double figures, viz : — R, M. Liddell, 21 ; G. Behan, 46 ; A. J. f^reenfield, 10 ; H. Brock, 55; A. Boultbee, 12; W. P. Pickeflng, 21, and J. Boyd, 23. Brock's 70 (slows) obtained 7 wii^'kets for 26 runs. The wicket was remarkably good, and excellent cricket was displayed on both sides. 8 .'ptcinber 20 Toronto 14"^ — . ToronU) BeaverCC.. .. 48 02. Toronto won in an innings by 33 runs. -110 A. J. Greenfield for Toronto scored 61 ; Behan, 16, and F. Clarke, 13. Greenfield also took 5 wickets for 33 runs, with ** slows, " and 9 for 23 with round-arm. For the Beavers, Hallwoi-th obtained 13 and 3 ; Pyne, 18 and 11, and Carver, 3 and 12. Among the batsmen, Behan holds first place, having scored in almost every innings he played ; but to Brock belongs the credit of tlie best service aa well as the highest aggregate. Spragge also, wlien present, was a tower of strength. Of the bowlers, Shauly has always been to the fore, and frequently very destructive ; Wright fully maintained his reputation of fonner seasons, and Brock's " slows " have an excellent record. Many others have acquitted themselves creditably, whose doings may best be understood by an examination of the appended averages ; the figures of which have been taken from all matches mentioned in our Review. Those of Sproule and Baines would be somewhat improved by the addition of scores made at Philadelphia, and Shanly's bowling for Yorkville will be found in the report of that Club to have been eminently successful. A comparison with the averages on page 86 of last year's " Guide" will show what improvement or the reverse has taken place in individual cases. > ^ Our space will not permit of more than the following very brief notices of those who played most matches during the past season. ' f t Raineg, A. Jf.— See Trinity College. Behan, O (Cheltenham)— A thoroughly good bat ; plays back beautifully and hits very hard to the on ; active field and good wicket-keeper. Blake, T. L.—See Yorkville. JiouUhee, -4.— Very straight and steady bowler, with good spin ; useful bat. Boyd, J.— Bowls fast with high deliver}^ and is sometimes very destructive, especially on a wet day ; hits hard to the on. m Brook, /T.— The most reliable bat in the Cl#, good for runs against any bowling ; Brilliant field, and first rate slow bowler. Campbell, H. y.— See Trinity College School. 73 wa-s both ', and runs, favers, farver, scoi^d gs the ©gate. f tlie uentlj ion of 'ecord. doings tended )m all e and scores e will lently S6 of r tlie very i past ts very ecially rling' ; Draper, W. //.— Soo Yorkvllle. Uainble, R. D.— Bats in excellent fomi and has strong back-play ; active and good field anywhere, and is often successful as a bowler. Harper, R. — See Toronto Lacrosse C, C. Hector, J. JT.— Run-getting bat with good defence, and hits well all round. Heward, J, — Possesses very strong defence, and almost invariably scores when runs are wanted ; bowls I' slows." See "Guide" for 1876. Johnstor.e, T. C— A useful all-round man ; has done good service, particularly with the ball. Parsons, J?.— Good sound bat ; near'y always scores well in the best matches Pickering, W. P.— Was well known In the elevens of Eton, Cambridge, " I. Z." &c., as the finest cover-point of his day, and a good bat ; has d >ne good service during the past season. Shanly, C. W. and Skynner, H. J.— See Yorkville. Spragge, E. fF.— Played at Philadelphia in 1875 ; a most dangerous batsman, havinc;: good defence and hitting very hard all round ; as a field has no superior ; a capital judge of a run. Syroule, C. ^T.— Well known in Canada as the best of long-stops ; a brilliant field anywhere ; sharp run-getter and generally scores well ; sometimes bowls. Totten, £r.— Good hard-working field and first rate bat; cuts very well. Wright, J.— A most useful, steady and reliable bowler ; good field ; was unfortunate with the bat. ' , Young, W. H.See Trinity College. BATTING AVERAGES.—* Signifies "not out." NAMES. Matches G. Behan 8 .., H. Brock 18 .. K. W. Spragge 4 . . H. Totten 8 .. W. H. Draper. ... 5 . . W. H. Young.... 6 .. B. Parsons 10 H. J. Campbell. . . 5 . , C. W. Shanly .... 15 .. A. Boultbee 7 . . C. H. Sproule . . . . 14 .. VV. P.Pickering.. 16 .. J. Boyd 4 . . A. M. Baines 8 . , J. W. Hector .... 9 . . KL. Blake 4 .. R. D. Gamble .... 5 . . J. 0. Heward.... 18 .. T. C. Johnstone. .15 . . R. Harper 9 . , H.J. Skynner. ... 7 .. J. Wright. 8 .. • Most Most Times nns' Runs. in an in a not Aver Inns. ] idatch. out it .. 222 .. 50 .. 64 .. 1 .. 22.20 25 .. 382 . . 65 . . 65 .. 1 ... 15.91 5 .. 62 • • So , , 38 .. 1 .. 15.50 10 .. 129 .. 44 .. 44 .. .. 12.90 9 .. 101 .. 36 .. 36 .. .. 11.22 11 .. Ill .. 56*.. 56*.. 1 .. 11.10 14 .. 144 ... 30 .. 41 .. .. 10.28 8 .. 80 .. 26 ... 26 .. .. 10.00 23 .. 216 .. 64*. . 64*... 1 .. 9.81 8 .. 53 .. 16*.. 16*.. 2 .. 8.83 20 .. 160 . . 56 . . 56 .. 1 .. 8.42 21 .. 143 .. 29 .. 29 .. 4 .. 8.41 5 .. 42 .. 23 .. 23 .. . 8.40 10 .. 75 .. 18 . 18 .. 1 .. 8.33 12 .. 99 .. 38 ... 38 .. .. 8.25 6 .. 27 .. • lo . . 13 .. 2 .. 6.75 7 .. 44 .. 28 .. 29 .. .. 6.28 24 ... 135 . . lo ... 18 .. 2 .. 6.13 18 .. 87 .. 20 .. 20 .. 1 .. 5,11 13 .. 50 .. 10 .. 11 .. 1 .. 4.16 9 .. 25 • • «/ 9 • 9 .. 2 .. 3.67 10 .. 25 .. 12 .. 12 . 1 .. 2.77 3 a; 1 Runs Wick Wick peril 247.2 69 1237 488 60 8.13 2.85 205.1 54 1026 312 44 7.09 4.00 3 1 114 29 570 242 28 8.64 2,00 6 ..ikf 104.3 21 523 165 23 7.17 2.30 4 U'>*J 102 11 510 252 34 7.41 2.00 I 1 Sk 89 22 446 122 12 10.16 1.20 •> .> on 71 26 355 127 17 7.47 2.12 7 iui 62 24 310 77 14 5.50 1.55 14 46 3 4 233 134 18 7.44 1.63 1 an 45.2 9 227 101 8 12.62 1.33 <; n\ 38 4 14 194 57 7 8.14 1.16 27.4 5 139 49 9 5.44 1.80 35.1 13 176 51 5 10.10 1.25 25.1 5 126 64 12 5.33 2.40 23 5 115 44 1 44.00 0.33 YORKVILLE. Oflicei-s for 1877.— President, C. W. Shanly ; Vice-President, H. J. Skynner ; Captain, W. H. Drapr ; Secretary-Treasurer, R. G. Barrett, jr. ; Committee, E. H. Baines, S. O. Richardw, L. Cassels and F. Patton. The members of this Club have for the last two seasons belonged to the Toronto Cricket Club and played on its ground. Though the players are almost without exception less than twenty years of age, the eleven is of considerable strength, and able to hold its own against almost any club in the country, as the results of the past season abundantly prove. Out of 8 matches played in 1876, 3 only were lost, and upon ono of these occasions the opposing bowlers were prominent mem- bers of the Club. Maj'24 Trinity College School. 3.3 71 -104 PortHope Yorkville ...T. 35 19 —64 Trinity College School won by 50 runs. See Trinity College School . June24 Yorkville 77 — — Toronto Toronto Lacrosse C. C. 52 — — *- Decided by first innings. For Yorkville Draper scored 21 and Barrett 11. A. He watt 12, and Ross 11 headed the losers, for whom He watt i^i i £4 3 « 4 JO I •t •> 7 14 J ()' o 15 13 iidenf ? usurer. bardH, -asons ound. than , and ■y, as of 8 one lem- . A. titt 75 also took 5 wicketvS in 30 balls for 2 nms. Shanly bowled 93 balls for 18 runs and 7 wickets. Skynner 40 balls for 3 runs and 1 wide. JiUy 1 Yorkville. 98 119.... Newmarket Newmarket 41 37 Unflniahed. Newmarket had 3 wickets to fall. -217 — 78 Irving 10 and 20 headed the score for Yorkville, Shanly obtaining 10 and 17, Richards 13 and 9, Baines 4 and IG, Skynner 7 and 10, Draper 6 and 10. The only double figure on the side of Newmarket was Simpson's 16 in the second innings. Shanly in the first innings bowled 50 balls for 8 runs and 7 wickets; Irving iii the second took 5 wickets for 11 runs in 40 balls. ' ' July 15 Beaver, C C 25 Toronto Yorkville 47 Yorkville won by 9 wicketH. 25 — 50 4 — bl —130 -111 Blake scored 13, Skynner 9 (not out). None of the Beaver's reached double figures. Shanly bowled 115 balls for 29 runs and 12 wkts., Skynner 115 balls for 15 runs and 8 wkts. Wade, for Beaver, took 5 wkts. at a cost of 16 runs. Aug. 24 Toronto 130 — Toronto Yorkville 39 72 Toronto won in an innings by 19 runs. J. Behan, for the winners, played a capital innings of 50, replete with brilliant hitting. Sproule also obtained 34 in ^ery good form, J. O. Heward 9, and W. P. Pickering 8. The fielding of Yorkville was good, F. Blake particularly long- stopping in excellent style. Shanly took 5 wkts. for 60 runs, Skynner 2 for 15. Dmper was top-scorer for Yorkville with 13 and 20, Campbell made 1 and 19, Shanly 10 and 9. The most successful Toronto bowler was Boultbee, who obtained 10 wkts. for 30 runs. Howard's "slows" analysed as follows: — 30 balls, 13 runs, 5 wkts. . Ausf. 26 Toronto Lacrosse C.C. 53 37 —90 Toronto Lacrosse Ground .Yorkville 37 8 — 45 Decided by first innings. Yorkville had 8 wickets to fall. The only double figure of the match was Bil ton's 12 in the fii*st innings of the Lacrosse C. C. Hewatt, on the same side took 6 wkts. for 15 inms, Bilton 2 for 6, Arthurs 2 for 2. For Yorkville Shanly took 9 wkts. for 27 runs, Di*aper 6 for 23, (I f' 76 iind Campbell in tho second innings bowled 37 Balls Jor ruhs and 3 icickets {'1 wides). Sept. 9 Yorkvillo 61..: 11 -. Beaver Ground.. Beaver C. C 55 — DocideJ by first innings, Yorlcville liad 7 wickets to fall. - 72 Baines for Yorkville scored 23, Campbell 12 and 0. Draper took 3 wkts. for 10 runs, Shanly 3 for 18, Skynner 2 for 5. Montgomery headed the Beaver's total with 14. Sept. l(Una23 CarlUm 07 38. C'urlton Ground .Yorkville 80 24. Yorkville won bv 4 wickets. -103 -104 For Carlton Oscar scored 11 and 10, Strong 11, and J. Wright 9. J. Boyd took 4 wkts. for 13 runs, A. Boultbee 4 for 15, Coen 2 for 10. On the part of the winners J. S. Howard, 16 and absent, and Shanly, 10 and 3, made a capital stand in the first innings, the former especially shewin;> excellent defence. Skynner, 12 and 0, also batted well. Shanly bowled 122 balls for 32 runs and 11 wkts, Draper 70 balls for 21 runs and 5 wkts., Howard 35 balls for 9 runs and 1 wkt. The Carlton eleven was a strong one, including, besides those mentioned above, such well-known players as A. J. Greenfield, E. M. Liddell, E. H. Stotesbury, F. Meagher and F. Dobbs. The match was played on successive Saturday afternoons; consequently, in the second innings, there were absent from tho Carlton team Wright, Strong and Meagher, while Yorkville was without the services of Howard and Campbell. The wicket was somewhat ** bumpy." FT. H. Draper, (Captain)— A 'good sound bat, useful fast bowler, and first rate fleltl Has much improved since last season. H. J. (SAr^mier— Fast bowler of great "pace," difficult to score from, and on his day very destructive ; fair bat and good field. E. H. Balnea Hard hitter and first rate field. C W. Shanly— \ery straight and steadj' bowler, medium pace with high deliver} ; good hard hitting bat, and excellent field. H. J. Campbell, and J. S. Howard, see Trinity Collie School F. L. Blake - Good, sound, bat ; and first rate long-stop. A. E. Otiler — Fair bat, ana sharp field especially at point. 8. 0. Richards —As a bat possesses very strong defence ; splendid field, purticularly at long-stop, or behind the wickets. Jj. CasseU—Vaefnl bat and field. Jt. O. Barrett, Jr— Fair bat, and very good field. JB. S. Crauiford —Very useful field, and bats in good form. F. Patton—A persevering bat of the "barndoor" type. Q, C. iSmitft-^Unfortunate with the bat ; brilliant field at point. 77 »;0 72 55 r^Oy^ BATTING AVKRAOK 'K and 0. Conner i> 1103 |104 and J. ultbee 4 ■'s J. 8. capital Jiewino' i weJi? aper 70 ms and eluding, yera as teagher iturdaj B were ^agher, d and KAMES. MatohcH. Inns. Runs. \V. H. Draper... 8 H. J. Skynner.... 8 E. H. Baines 7 C. W. Shanly.... 8 H. J. Campbell. . . 4 J. S. Howard .... 4 F, L. Blake 3 A. K. Osier 3 S. 0. Richards.. . . 7 Oassels 5 G. Barrett, Jr, 7 S. Crawford . . 4 F. Patton 3 G.C.Smith 4 L. R. E. 13 13 11 15 7 5 4 5 12 7 11 7 6 5 85 67 61 85 36 24 19 14 43 26 38 11 11 9 Most in an Inns. 21 . !0 . 23 . 17 . 19 . 16 . 13 . 5 13 . 11 . 11 . 6 . 4 . 4 . Most in a Match. 33 . 17 . 23 . 27 . 20 . 16 . 13 . 9 22 . 11 . 11 . 7 . 4 . 4 . Times not out. 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 Av«r. 6.53 6.33 6.10 6.07 6.00 6.00 4.75 4.66 4.30 3.71 3.45 2.75 2.20 1.80 P. M, Irving played one match in which he scored 10 and 20. BOWLING ANALYSIS. t C.W. Shanly.. 13 W. H. Draper.. 10 H. J. Skynner. 8 H. J. Campbell 4 P. /E. Irving.. 1 J. S. Howard . . 1 i 818 479 325 137 40 35 a 248 179 63 47 11 9 5 u U 61 34 13 6 5 1 Runs per Wicket. Wickets per Inns. 4.06 4 69 5.26 3.40 484 1.62 7.83 1.50 2.20 5.00 9.00 1.00 .2 S (^'^ ^ c 3 2 12 .5 o »te field his dav sliverj ; arJy at BEAVEK CLUB OF TORONTO. ■ Hon. President, W. Copland Esq. ; President, Mr. W. H. Harris ; Vice-President, Mr. H. S. Morrison ; Captain, Mr. G. W. Carver; Honorary Secretary, Mr. R. A. Pyne. Com- mittee j Messrs. G. Nichol, W. Beasley, S. Clyne, F. Marshall^ J. Bruce, A. Bolster, B. Green, G. F. Hall worth. Honoi^ary Members, Samuel Piatt Esq. M. P., James Beaty Esq. Q. C, Walter S. Lee Esq., James Patterson Esq., J. G. Worts Esq.^ John Leys Esq., Alderman Henderson, and Joel Hall worth Esq. 78 It- Number of members 100. Ground— corner of Ontario an^l Gerrard streets. Colors — Drab, Blue, and Crimson. 1st Innings. 2nd Innings. Total .Iiine28 Beavers 62 73 —186 Toronto Toronto Lacrosse C.C. 41 13 ... — 54 Decided by first innings. Lacrosse Club lost 2 wickets. i ^ July 1 Whitby 37 67 —94 Whitby Beavers 44 37 --81 Decided by first innings. Beavers lost 7 wickets. .July l.'i Beavers 25 26 —50 Torcnto Yorkville 47 4 —61 Yorkville won by 9 wickets. See Yorkville. Shanly's bowling for the winners was very destructive. • • • • • ' ••••■# • • • • "■ "A Av h .Taly 22.«... Beavei-s 116 —........ Toronto National — — Stopped by rafti. Beavers lost 6 wickets. .July 29 Beavers 06 41 Uxbridge Uxbridge 84 — Decided by first innings. Beavers lost 8 wickets. August 14 Beavera 156 '.... — Toronto Newmarket 36 — Decided by first innings. August 19 Beavers second eleven 95 ~ Toronto Yorkville second eleven 70 — Decided by first innings. August 24 Uxbridge 32 Toronto Beavers 82 Beavers won by 8 wickets. Sept. 4 No^'market 76 Newmarket Beavers 86 Beavers won by 9 wickets. Sept. 9 Yorkville el Toronto .Beavers 55 Decided by first innings. Yorkville lost 3 wickets. Sept. 16 Beavers W — Toronto Toronto LacrosseC.C. 74 ..- — Decided by first innings. Sept. 26 Beavers 48 62 Toronto Toronto..: 143 —...„,.... Toronto won in an ii^nngs by 33 runs. 79 30. 29. 21. 11. —107 — 84 —158 — 36 — 95 — 70 —111 —112 --104 --157 ... 72 — 75 — 99 ... 74 —110 —143 li ^. I Greenfield for Toronto scored 61. ^ Of tkose who played in the above matches : — : • a. W. Carver^ (Captain)— Is a steady bat, spleniid ' old and change bo^iler. W. H. Harris— Oood bat and field ; dangerous left handed bowler, W. J. HaUtPorth- Good bat, and first rlass field at point. J{. A. Pyne—Faat underhand bowler— always gets wickets J good bat, and fir^': rate field. -\, A. R. Pyne—Btde bat, and good field ; can keep wicket. G. Wade — Very straight roiuid arm bowljr, good bat|[and fiel I. H, Stratton—A goou bat and fa'r field. 79 i;. i\^^/J/>^--Oood long-stop and useful bat ; will make a good bowler with practice. T. Montgomery, (U. C. Oollcge)—Oood bat, splendid field, and good bowler. /*;. W. Jliusson, (U. C. College)-- Hard hitting bat and food bovi-ler ; can keep wicket. W. Nevnnan—A splendid bowler, good field, and fair bat ; wants practice. J. E. Uodgion. -A dashing bat and first class fle!d. T. Sears-'Oood bat and field, can bowl. J. ramham— One of the best wicket keepers of the day ; good bat, but not st«a<^ly enough. H. B^asley— Slow "lob" bowler ; moderate bat and field. //. fVant— Good "head" bowler, moderate bat, and good field. //. /?()^*«er— Improving bat and good field. NAMES. Matches. R. A. Pyne 10 W. J. Hallworth.. 9 VV. H. Harris.... 7 E. W. Musson 6 (1. Wade 7 T. Montgomery . . 6 W. Beasley 8 i'r. W. Carver.... 6 H. Bolster 7 H. Stratton 4 (;. Nicol 8 •1 . rarnham 5 W. Newman 3 A. K. Pyne 3 BATTING AVERAGES. Most Inns. Runs. in an Inns. . 148 . 121 . 76 16 15 11 9 10 8 12 9 10 6 ]l 7 5 6 73 62 53 53 44 39 37 36 28 21 17 30 31 30 28 19 14 14 12 13 11 11 9 10 8 Most ilk a Match. 38 . 31 . 30 . 29 . 19 . 21 . 21 . 15 . 18 . 11 . 12 . 11 . 16 . 11 . Times not out. 4 . 2 . 1 . . 1 . 1 . 1 . 2 . 2 . 1 . . 1 . 1 . Aver. 12.33 9.30 6.91 9.12 6.20 7.57 4.81 5.50 4.87 9.25 3.60 4.00 5.25 3.40 BOWLING ANALYSIS. .S £3 4) 4) 5«? It. A Pyne.... 16 202.1 40 — Decided by first innings. See Toronto. June24 Toronto Lacrosse C C... 52., - Toronto York^ille 77.. .. - Decid'^d by first innings. See Yo.;icyiUe, June 28 Beaver C C Toronto Toronto Lacros'^f Decided by first innings. 62 73 J K/ 4A ■ • • • ( • 1.0 • • • • » • Lacrosse C C lost 2 wickets. July22 CarltonCC 34 — Toronto Toronto Lacrosse CC 72. — Decided by first innings. Lacrosse C. C. lost 3 wickets. August 12 OrilUa 103 P7 Orillia Toronto Lacrosse C C 64 58 Unfinished. Lacrosse C. C. had 7 wickets to fall. August 13 Barrie Ill Barrie Toronto Lacrosse C C 62 Unfinished. Barrie lost 7 wickets. 20.... AugustU Toronto 68 49. Toronto Toronto Lacrosse C o 54 41. Toronto won by 12 runs. See Toronto. August 26 Yorkville 37 8. Toronto Toronto Lacrosse C C 63 37. Decided by first innings. Yorkville had 8 wickets to fall. September 9 Yorkville 48 ~. Toronto ...Toronto LacrosseCC 114 Decided by first innings. September 16 Beaver CC 108 — . Toronto Toronto Lacrosse C C 92 — . Decided by first innings. — 77 — 99 — 52 ~ 77 — 1S5 — 64 ~ 34 I 72 -17C —122 —131 — 62 —107 — 95 —45 — 90 See Yorkville. — 48 .. . —114 —108 - 92 Uf the individual players : — J{ Harper — Is a most useful all-round man ; a bat of most stubborn and careful defence ; he is generally safe for runs ; a good round-arm bowler, and brillia»t field at p)iiit. Has left the city, much to the regret cf his club. Messrs. T. Mitchell, O. Bilton and M. Arthurs are good round-arm bowleis, and Mr. A Hewatt is a first rate under-hand bowler. In the field the eleven are par- ticularly stroner. Messrs. Hewatt, Alley. D. //. and W. Ross and Brock bein;; worthy of mention. K (7('/i?Zi and ^r!o3!irs. Brock, Bilton, HeiHlerson, J. Hewatt, Ross, Edwards aud Massey, 81 BATTING AVERAGES. ei8, and Mt. 3ven are par- Brock beiii;; Matches. A. Hewatt 9 J. C. Edwards ... 6 11. Harper 7 G. Bilton 7 D. Ross 6 T. Mitchell 6 — Mathews 8 J. Henderson .... 3 J. H. Brock 2 H. Suckling 7 J. Massej^ 6 " T. Arthurs... 4 — Webber. 5 G. Alexander .... 2 Inns. Runs. 11 8 9 10 6 8 10 4 3 9 7 6 5 2 102 90 76 68 40 40 40 32 32 30 26 24 21 12 Most in an Inns. 27 .. 38 .. 39*.. 32* . . 15 .. 22 .. 17 .. 22 .. 24 .. 11 .. 10 .. 9 .. 9 .. 12 .. Most in a Match 27 . 38 . 53 . 32 . 15 . 22 . 17 . 22 . 24 . 11 . 13 . 11 . 9 . 12 . Times not out. 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 / *i BOWLING ANALYSIS. A. Hewatt . . R. Harper.. . T. Mitchell. . — Mathews. G. Bilton. . . . # 11 6 8 2 3 > o 94 85 62 19 15 § 19 35 12 10 2 CO 489 45(3 320 96 78 Pi 138 137 102 22 24 o 33 34 9 5 5 Runs per Wicket. 22 ^1 3.83 3.27 4.02 5.66 11.33 1.12 440 2.50 4.80 1.66 Aver 11.33 12.85 1085 7 55 6 66 5.71 4.00 10.66 10.66 428 4.33 4.00 4.20 6.00 ^f 3 1 6 1 2 Secretary's Address :— Box 2606, Toronto. UNIVERSITY OF TRINITY COLLEGE.— TORONTO. Officers for 1877. — President, Rev. Professor Maddock, ^I A. ; 1st. Vice-President, Rev. Professor Jones, M.A. ; 2nd. Vice-President, F. Bailow Cumberland, Esq., M.A. ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A. W. Spragge ; Hon. Secretary, Mr. C. L. Ingles \ Committee, Messrs. P. JEi. Irving, A. L. Parker, and A. J. Belt. Matches played, 6 ; won 5 \ drawn 1. May 13 N^ationals of Brockton 15 9A —38 Trinity College... Trinity College 67 — —67 Trinity won in an innings by 2S. Haddock's 29 was the only noteworthy feature of the hitting, u ^tf' . II f 82 I' > if Irving and Gunne dividing the honours of the 'leather.' Mont- gomery, for Brocktcn, took 6 wkts. for 25 runs. May2a Trinity College School.... 60 28...... — 8S Port Hope Trinity College 91 — —91 / Unfinished. The School had 2 wickets to fall. See Trinity College School. May23 University of Toronto . < 13 18 —31 University College.. University of Trin. Coll. 72 — — 72 Trinity won in an innings by 41 runs. A very one-sided affair. Houston and Rowe played steadily for 8 and 14 respectively, and Moffatt hit off 15 in more than his usual happy style. Sills bowled 83 balls fer 14 runs and 9 wkts., Baines 90 balls for 14 runs and 9 wkts., an analysis well worth recording. Gunne's longstopping was irreproach- able. On the losing side six bowlers were tried, Woolverton and Shanly being the most successful. ... 70 —143 ... 59 —131 ' • May 24 University of Trin. Coll , 73. Jrinity College ... Bankers of Toronto 72 Trinity won by 12 mns. An annual event always looked forward to with considerable interest, and this year producing the most exciting contest of the season. On the side of the Bankers, Stewart headed the liat with 14 and 25, obtained by hard hitting; in the second innings he hit two fours and two threes. Shaw 22 and 4, and Gamble 1 and 16, played sound cricket for their respective scores. The principal contributors for Trinity were Youn«-, 34 and 9, who hit four fours and seven twos, Maddock 4 and (not out) 26, who carried his bat through the second innings, and Sills 12 and 8. The last named also aided his Colleffo materially with the ball. June 5th Northern Counties 59. Newmarket University of Trin. Coll. 81. Trinity won by 7 wickets. 73. 52. -132 -133 Pearson 14 and 22, Greene 3 and 13, and Craham 12 and 1, were conspicious on the losing side; while for Trinity Maddock scored 30 and 21, and Sills distinguished himself with the ball. In the evening the students gave a concert for the benefit of the Newmarket C. G. June 17 University of Trin. Coll. 83 Trinity Collevre . . .Carlton C. C 26 Unfinished. Carlton lost 2 wickets. —82 —26 Maddock headtjd the score with 29, Young scoring 15 (not 83 oat), and Irving 12. The "tail" fell very fast, Stotesbury taking 3 wkts. in one over. Boyd's bowling was v^ell on the spot; his analysis shows 95 balls for 18 runs and 6 wkts. Meagher, by hard hitting, contributed 17 for Carlton. Heavy rain prevented the match from being played out. Thus ends the record of a season of success, unclouded by a single disaster. In the previous year one match out of live was lost j this time no defeat was suffered in any one of the six contests, and the Club fully maintained its old reputation. The teams were almost entirely composed of resident members, Mr. Young being the sole representative of byegone days, and he was only present upon two occasions, while Baines was on hand but once. Sills and Irving did considerable execution with the ball, and the strength of the eleven was very much increased by the addition of Professor Maddock, who proved himself a bat of the very first order, and also rendered good service behind the stumps. The Committee for the present year have already commenced to arrange matches. The finances are in a much better condition than usual, and though there has been no important acquisition to its playing strength, the Club is fully prepared for a vigorous campaign, and cage/ to emulate the successes of former seasons. J. p. Heo. M. Baines— Very destructive fast bowler with hig-h delivery ; very straight ; buts in excellent form, and scores freely ; a sure catch, R. Ounne—Oood left-handed batsman, but unfortunate ; fast round ami bowler ; as long-stop or field anywhere has few equals, pickuig up cleanly and throwing in accurately. A . Houston— U&H not come up to our expectations as a bat ; stiff in the field. yE. Irving- A gooi all round cricketer, and winner of Rev. T. D. Phillipps' bat as the most useful man in the eleven ; Bowls medium paced round arm ; a very useful bat, playing carefully and in excellent style ; a capital field. Prof. Ataddocfc — Oood bat with strong defence, and hard hitting powers; ha.s ,^^ played some remarkable innings this year ; first rate wicket keei)er ; a most valuable acquisition to the club and team. F. C. Moffatt—The "slogger" of the team ; a fair bow!er and much imjjroved field. //, V. Oyden— Improving bat , wants activity in the field ; promising bowior. P. Roioe—H\ow run-getter with most obstinate defence ; stiff in the Hold. D. Puttee— Vsein] field ; as a bat has not improved. C. E. Sills— Undoubtedly the best all round man in the eleven, a good medium i>aced bowler, very straight with plenty of "head work," magnificent field anywhere ; bats in splendid form, with capital wrist play, i\nd hits very hard to all iwinta of the field ; but failed to score this season. A . W. Spragge—H^a captained the team for the last two seasons ; a most excellent and hard working field ; sure catch, and " xhiis" in Ix'auti'uUy , a good off hitter and has greatly improved in batting. 'f" h Mo.st Most Times ■ ins Runs m an m a not Aver Inns Match. out. 8 . . 144 . . 30 , 51 .. 1 .. 20.67 8 .. 71 .. 22 .. 37 .. .. 8.87 8 .. 67 .. 33 . 33 .. 1 . 9.57 3 58 . . 34 .. 43 .. 1 . 29.00 6 .. 29 .. 12 .. 20 .. . 4.83 8 .. 29 .. 14 . 14 .. 2 . 4.83 6 .. 14 .. 5*. 5 ... 1 . 2.80 7 .. 14 .. 8 . 8 .. . . 2.00 6 .. 12 .. G . 6 .. . 2.00 G .. 11 .. 6 .. • o . . 1 . 2.20 1 4 .. 4 : 4 .. . 4.00 84 W. U. Young— S. brilliant batsm-vn, hits harJ, espectally to square logf, and makes ftis runs fast ; ma^ii¢ long field, and has thrown 114 yards. BATTING AVERAGES.—* Signifies "rot out." NAMES Matches. Rev. Prof. Maddock 6 . . A. W., Spragge 6 . . P. M. Irving 6 ... W.H.Young 2 .. 0. E. Silli 4 . P Rowe 6 ... D. C. Pattee 5 . . J.A.Houston G ... C. R. Guune 5 . . H. V. Ogden 5 . . A. M. Bainea 1 . . The following gentlemen also played in matches : — J. Col well, A. Elliott, W. T. Leslie, C. M. Parker and J. Serson. BOWLING ANALYSIS. - • .S 'c c I—* P. M. Irving 9 0. E. Sills 7 0. R. Gunne 5 A. M. Baines 2 F. C. Moffatt 1 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO. We have no report of this Club, but some of their matches will be found in the reviews of U. C. College and Trinity College. Next year we shall hope for more extensive information of their doings. t V) % -a 1 • c 9 1 Wickete per Inns. 104.2 22 522 159 35 4.54 3.88 80.4 19 404 143 32 4.46 4 57 45.2 11 227 71 12 5 91 240 18 5 90 14 9 1.55 4.50 5 1 25 13 2 6.50 2.00 riARLTON CLUB OF TORONTO, This Ciub m on" of considerable strength, but in 1876 was? pursued by persistent ill luck, suffering defeat at the hands of 85 Toronto, Montreal, &ic., with hardly ever a victory, and to crown the misfortunes, the score book was lost, so that we have no report to present. Some information may be gleaned from the reviews of Toronto, Trinity College, Orillia, &c. The Captain ; Mr. W. H. S. Coen, is a most zealous and liberal supporter of the game, and we trust that in the present season his eleven may meet with a greater measure of success. WELLINGTON. ', - President, Captain Wm. Young ; 1st Vice-President, D. Campbell ; 2nd Vice-President, B. H. Hubbs ; Secretary- Treasurer, G. M. Babbitt ; Captain, Byron Palen. The first foreign match played by this Club, which organized late in the season, was against Consecon. Wellington ,. 56 25 Consecon lt» — Unfinished. Wellin^on had lost 4 wickets. 81 16 The game was interrupted by a dispute over a decision given by the Consecon Umpire, whicli ended in the Consecon players leaving the giound. Wellington claim a victory on the first innings. September27 Belleville 24 41. Wellington Wellington 81 Wellington won in an innings by l\i. «•••». — 65 — 81 A. l''oun/7 (average 12f)— Has much improved as a bat ; hits hard and well to leg ; bowls fairly and is a good field. Wm. Millti (12 2-5)— A flrst-class all-round player ; left handed bowler and bat ; played against the English eleven at Hamilton in 1859. G. J. Chadd (8 4-5)— A steady bat ; keeps up his average of about 17 per match, season after seisou , kee{« wicket, .and occaoionally takes point. Selim Palen (6^)— Left handed bat ; hard hitter, splendid catch and good field. Byron Palen (0>— Captain f-T 1876 ; first rate bowler, g-od bat and active field at slip A. Richmond (5 2-5)— A steady right handed bat and excellent field. T>r J B Ritttan (4 3-5)— Good bat, but unlucky this season ; a good field and excellent long stop. G. B. Babbitt (sj)— A fair bat, but was prevented by ill health from playing much ; good field with quick return. R. B. Reynolds (2 4-5)— Good field at mid-wicket or short-leg ; steady bat, but unfor- tunate tnis season. I). Clarke (1^)— Very hard hitter, and first-class long-stop. B. Stinson—Oood change bowler an^* fair field ; not a successful bat. it: 86 WHITBY. President, Mr. R H. Lawder; 1st Vice-President, Mr. C. Noursej 2nd Vice-President, Mr. Thos. Lawler; Secretary- Treasurer, Mr. J. B. Laing ; Field Captain, Mr. J. Matheson. This Club had, on the whole, a fairly successful season in 1876. Their matches with Cobourg and Trinity College School will be found reviewed under the doings of those Clubs. Of two matches against good Toronto elevens, the first resulted in a disastrous defeat, while the second nearly ended in an almost equally decisive victory. The Carlton Club was also encounter- ed, with what result we do not know. The eleven is a strong one. ■ . ■•■..■ ■;; ■ , ^ ^•■. . v_, " ■• ■- -r r. J. B. Laing— Who played at Philadelphia in 1875, has been well known as one of the best all round men in Can% v A"- >^ >t «•'• 6^ > 9) M> i fe*^ ■ I m fl 90 CRICKET IN THE SCHOOLS- !-ii The season of ISJQ has passed away without any visible improvement in Canadian School cricket. We have record of but three school matches. That between Gait Collegiate Institute and Berlin High School was not a genuine test of strength between the rival establishments, inasmuch as both sides had the assistance of men from the local Clubs. In the two between Upper Canada College and Trinity College School, the honours of which were equally divided, both elevens were entirely composed of * present ' pupils, and on each occasion the contest was a close one ; but^ though individual players distin- guished themselves, there was no indication that the game is thoroughly cultivated in either establishment. The batting was good at times, the bowling occasionally fair, and the fielding by no means so bad as that of average Clubs ; but there was a very great deal of **tail " visible in both teams, nor do we hear that either school contributed to the Universities or Clubs any player of marked promise. The match in Toronto was won by Trinity College School, mainly through the excellence of theif fielding and Straubenzee's success with the ball ; the victory being the more creditable to them, since in ordinary matches their team generally includes several of the masters, among whom can be found more tliau one player of note, and whose assistance in this contest they are obliged to forego ; they also laboured under the disadvantage of having to fill, at a very late day, three vacancies in the eleven, caused by the departure of their two most experienced bowlers and one of the best bats. In the fall match at Port Hope, the previous decision was reversed by the excellent batting of U. C. College in the last innings. Atkinson's 45 was a display of really good cricket, and though Grace, who was ** premier " batsman of the former game, failed to " come ofi*," others were not wanting to supply the deficiency. It is, 91 perhaps, worthy of note that tht; rcost successful bowlers in the second encounter, Jarvis and D. Howard, had not played on the former occasion. The match, thiB year, will probably take place in June, on the Toronto Cricket Ground. We are delighted to hear a rumour to the effect that the U. C. College Captain of 1875 will once more be found in the ranks of his old school, and as the eleven of their rivals will probably be very much stronger, should their new ground, as is expected, be available this season, a good contest may be expected. Of other matches played by these two schools, full details may be found in their respective reports, IT. C. College measured its strength with Toronto University and an eleven of the Toronto Club ; while Trinity College School found opponents in Whitby, Port Hope, Cobourg, Yorkville, and Trinity College. From Gait Collegiate Institute and Berlin High School, we have no information other than that which is contained in the reviews of those institutions. The report of the former is unfortunately incom- plete, but that of the latter is most comprehensive andsatifactory. We trust to hear more of them next season. Last year, in commenting on the condition of School Cricket in Canada, we mentioned as the two great requisites for the successful cultivation of the game ; ^firstf good grc nnds, and secondly^ careful and systematic practice. The former of these necessaries seems likely to be obtained in time, to the latter it is that we would direct the attention of those who share in the management of School Clubs. Cricket, like anything else that is worth having at all, cannot be picked up without labour, and labour rightly and economically applied. In cricket, as in everything else, there is a right and a wrong way of doing things, and however great may be a person's natural ability, he can never hope to attain success, save by the proper method. What, then, is the right way 1 Such knowledge on the subject as we possess, has been briefly embodied in our " Hints on the Game,"^ and should the reader desire to go further, he can find abundant food for consideration in any of the cricket annuals, or best of all in that most admirable work " The Cricket Field." It is not our province to enter into details in this place. Suffice it to 92 'n I R ^I'lin J- 5 \\ ?4> Bay that in batting, what is most needed, is patient, careful play, with a straight bat ; in bowling, length and quiet per- severance; in fielding, constant application ; practice in the two former is liable to be carried to excess, in the last there is no such danger. The Captain of a school eleven ought, then, while he restrains his batsmen from " slogging "and his bowlers from aiming at pace, to enfore regular and continuous practice of fielding and catching, for without such severe apprenticeship no one, depend upon it, can hope to call himself a true cricketer. ■ \ BERLIN HIGH SCHOOL. '^ Captain for 1876, W. Chalmers; Secretary for 1877, G. S. Bingham, other officers chosen in the spring. The arrangements for preparing a good ground as mentioned in last year's ''Guide," were frustrated by the cupidity and bad faith of the parties from whom the land had been bought. ' Consequently the batting of the Club did not improve so much as might have been expected, yet the season has been most successful, owing mainly to the remarkable strength in bowling developed this year, which will enable the school henceforth to depend on its own resources in this respect. Practice was well kept up on such ground as could be had, and several of the boys took part in scratch matches of the senior club, which led to a great improvement in batting, towards the end of the season. Messrs. Jafiray, Cutler and Brown, took a great interest in " coaching" the boys and discouraging " slogging." The senior Club also kindly gave the use of its ground for matches. May 17 Berlin 73 — —73 Berlin Fifteen of Berlin High School... 30 - —30 Drawn. The School had 9 wickets to fall. Messrs. Jackson and Scully, for the town, made 19 and 11 respectively. J. Scully for the school, bowled well in this his J&rst match. JuneO Bealin High School 32 47 —79 Oalt Qalt Collegiate Institute 34 39 —73 The School won by 6 runs. In this match, which can scarcely be considered a test of the strength of the respective schools^ Berlin had two bowlers given L'li 93 >ntioned [and. bad bought. 'O mucJi -n most bowling forth to ^as Weil be bojs >d to a season, 'est in senior •f the Q^iven while Gait had the assistance of Mr. Simons. Tlie only double figure scorers were Chalmers, 17, and Weaver, 15. August26 Berlin High School 31 31 _ 62 Berlin Guelph Juniors 21 3u —57 The School won by 5 runs. Saunders and Stewart bowled well for Guelph, Schmidt and Scully for the School ; Schmidt in the first innings taking G ^vickets for 6 runs j Saunders, 15, and Chalmers, 11, both in the second innings, were obtained in good form. SeptemberQ Berlin 26 66 92 Berlin Berlin High School... 27 39.!.!.... — 66 Drawn. The School had 2 wickets to fall. An eleven a side match. Scully bowled splendidly in both iiinnings; Schmidt, too, in the first. The latter also made 8 and 9 (not out), McLean getting 8 and 12. Several of the best bats were absent. For Berlin, Jaflray bowled well, and scored 2 and 18, Cutler getting 3 and 18. September 16 Guelph Guelph Juniors 39 78. .Berlin High School... Ill 8. The School won by 7 wickets. -117 -119 Clemmer headed the score of the winners with 34 and 4, Cleaver and Chamberlain getting 12 each, Levan, 15 and 5 ; Falls, 8 and 2, (both not out.) For Guelph the chief scorers were Saunders, 6 and 11, and Fraser. abs. and 15. Levan had 12 wickets for 25 runs. It was found impossible to get up return matches with either Haysville or New Hamburg, on whose grounds the school played last year. W. Chalmers— Is a very neat bat, sharp field, and for his age good wicket-keeper. A. 11. Cletniner—Vaxd hitter with fair defence ; excellent long-field. J. M. Leoan — Unfortunate till 'the last match ; fast bowler with low slinging delivery, aud sometimes very destructive. J. Scully— A bowler that can always be depended on ; medium round-arm (left) with high delivery ; good fiield, and has a good style of batting ; will yet distinguish himself. 0. .?o/t?7iMZt— Promising bowler, being very straight with some head work ; fluky bat. W. A, McLean— R^pidiy improving bat; slow field; useful change bowler, (slow under.) A. Weaver and //. Boehmer are resolute hard hitters and excellent fields. G. S. Bingham— hard hitter, but has no defence : good point. E. A, WLiimr—Qood man to send in first, his wicket being hard to get ; will bat well when he gets his strengtn. A. F. Fall.i (the fourth brother who has played for the school), and R. W. Chamberlain lately taken into the eleven, promise well all round. D.Forsyth, JJi^',— Excellent field, ani will make a good bat ; never played before this year. H. I? -; V, i « . - «■; ' ■ i ■, i»]',. 1 - ■ 1 ■ k BATTING AVERAGES.—* Signifies "not out.' Most Most Times Matches. 1 [nns • Runs. in an in a not Aver. Inns. Match. out • A. H. Clemmer. . . 2 4 • • 56 .. 34 . . 34 .. 14.00 A. Weaver 2 * « • 3 31 .. 17 . . 19 .. 10.33 0. Schmidt 2 4 17 .. 9\ .. 17 .. 2 8.50 H. Boehmer 1 2 15 .. 15 . . 15 .. 7.50 R.W. Chamberlain 2 3 15 .. 12 . . 12 .. 1 7.50 A. F. Falls 2 4 ■ • • 11 .. 8*. . 10 .. 2 5.50 W. Chalmers 5 9 46 ,. 15 . . 18 .. 5.11 J. M. Levan 4 G 21 .. 15 . . 20 .. 1 4.20 W. A. McLean.... 4 7 26 .. 12 . . 20 .. 3.71 E. A. Wismer. ... 4 6 14 . 5*. . 5 .. 1 2.80 G. S. Bingham. . . 5 7 15 .. 5*. . 5 .. 1 2.50 J. Scully 4 7 11 .. 8 . . 8 .. 1 L83 A. Kenning 2 3 5 .. 5 . . 5 .. 1.66 L P. Siegmann. . . 3 5 7 .. 5 . . 5 .. 1.40 _ BOWLING ANALYSIS 1 Innings. > O Maidens. n Pi in a -J K. (Smi^A— A steady bat, and good round arm bowler. Out of five matches played four were won, but the score book having unfortunately bsen lost, sve h-ive no details or averages. TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL. Officers for 1877: President, Rev. C. J. S. Bethune M.A.; Vice-President, Chas. J. Logan Esq. B.A. ; Secretary-Treasurer, C. E. D. Wood; Committee, A. F. Campbell, G. R. Coldvvell, J. S. Howard, and R. J. Moore. Number of members 94; of whom 21 took part in matches. Secretary's address. Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ont. Colours, Red and Black. Seven matches were played in 187(3. 4 lost, 2 won, 1 unfinished. May 20 Trinity Col'ege School... 60.... 23 — 8S PortHope Trinity Colleije 91 — —91 Unfinished. The School had 2 wickets t j fall. The preponderace in favor of College was mainly due to the exertions of P. JEi. Irving and A. W. Spragge who scored respectively 33 and 22, in excellent style, the former particular- ly playing a capital innings. Professor Maddock and C. R. Grunne also showed good defence, and Rowe '^blocked" savagely for a long time. Irving bowled 135 balls for 38 runs and 11 wickets, Gunne 130 balls for 29 runs a id 6 wickets. On the part of ;ho School H. J. Campbell was top-scorer with 15 and 13, and G. W, Allan (17 and 2) batted in a careful and merit- orious style in the first essay. C. J. Logan had 3 wickets for 19 runs in 81 balls, J. S. Howard 2 wickets in 2 overs for 2 runs. The fielding on both sides was indifierent. May 24 Trinity College School... 33 PortHope Yorkvilb 35 The School won by 50 runs. 71 —104 19 — 54 Fairbanks' 11 was the only double figure in the first innings of the winners. In the second, 7 wickets had fallen for 27 runs when an excellent stand was made by Travers (20) and ! H M W] Balls. Runs. Wickets. Wides. 140 52 13 .... 98 17 12 .... 1 60 12.... 3 .... 1 96 Logan (21), the latter of whom made a magnificent on-drive from Draper for six. Cassels played well for 11 in the first attempt of the losers, and Draper in the calamitous second innings showed great defence for his 7, being unfortunately run out. The following analysis is noteworthy. (W. H. Draper... Both Inns. < H. J. Campbell. (C. J. Logan Draper and Campbell bowled up hill against a very powerful wind, notwithstanding which they obtained between them 25 out of 40 wickets. The fielding generally was excellent, Richard's long-stopping for Yorkville being particularly good, while Allan and Cold well distinguished themselves in the same capacity on the winning side. ^ May2S Port Hope 110 91 —201 Port Hope.... Trinity College School. 78 34 —112 Port hope won by 89 rans. See Port Hope. June 28 Trinity College School. 55 81 —136 Toronto Upper Canada College. 66 44 — 110 Trinity College School won by 26 ru;s. See U. C. College. July 19 Trinity College School. 27 43 — 70 Port Hope... .Whitby 156 — -.156 Whitby won in an innings by 86 runs. The principal score of the visitors was J. Laing's 76, a fine free innings. Matheson obtained 20 by good batting, and Jackson (15), and S. Ray (14), shewed excellent cricket. Matheson took 10 wickets for 39 runs, A. Lang 7 for 26. None of the School reached double figures. C. J. Logan bowled 155 balls for 49 runs and 7 wickets. Cold well long- stopped splendidly, and most of the fielding was good. Sept. 30 Trinity College School. 82 Port Hope Upper Canada College. 41 U. C. College won by 1 run. 67. 99. —139 —140 A most exciting "finish," the last man being run out after the winning run was made. J. S. Howard (20) and R. H. Fortye (22 not out) both batted in excellent form in the first innings of the losers, D. Howard's 16 (not out) being the only double figure of their second essay. The last named also heads the bowlers with 9 wickets obtained at a cost of 32 runs. For the winners Atkinson (0 and 45) played a most plucky and creditable innings when runs were badly wanted, Ogden scored 97 17 (not out) and 1, Browning 1 and 13, Keefer and 14. Jarvis was most successful with the ball, liis analysis shewing 227 balls for 40 runs and 14 wickets. U. C. College deserv<3 every credit for the courageous manner in which tliey won a. a decidedly uphill game; the 90 runs in the last innings were made from only 33 overs. Tlie weather was cold and uncom- fortabhj, and the attendance of spectators consequently small. Cricket in the neighbourhood of October is by no means enjoy- able. Oct. 4 ..Trinity College School. 47 40 —93 Port Hope Cobourg 44 41) — 9:j Oobourg won by 3 wickets. " Game " was called before the winning hit had been made. C. J. liOgan for the School scored 1 2 and 5 ; he also took S wkts. for 36 runs : D. Howard having 4 for 34, and H. J. Campbell 2 for 10. For Cobourg Taylor did some slashing hitting in his 18 and 13, G. York scored 8 and 12, Osier 2 and 12 (not out). Patton on the same side took 10 wkts. for 34 runs. Thus ends the record of a season by no means fruitful i]i victories, but whose results must not be judged merely by a reference to the score book. The adversaries encountered were generally adult clubs of considerable numerical strength, against whom long scores could scarcely be expected, even were the school ground sufficiently good to permit the cultivation of scientific batting. The bowling has been generally good,''and in some cases markedly destructive ; while the fielding, save on one or two occasions, was all that could be desired. Should the new ground be ready for use in 1877 an increase in batting strength may be expected. Besides the club matches many school matches were played, in some of which excellent cricket, was shewn. The principal scores were : — H. J. Campbell, 103,, 42, 37 (not out); C. Fairbanks, 59; A. F. Campbell, 42 (not out). By the kindness of the Poi-t Hope Club several of the matches were played on their ground in Penryn Park. In closing this review it is our painful duty to chronicle the irreparable loss sustained by the death of the Rev. F. A. Bethune. For nearly ten years an active member of the Club, he contributed not a little to its strength l>y his consistently H 98 J li 4 steady batting and brilliant fielding. As a long-stop he had at one time but few equals, and though never ranking as a very powerful batsman, his runs were always got rapidly and in good form. But it is not only for his abilities as a player that he will be missed from the Club ; ever active in the manage- ment of its affairs he expended both time and money for its advantage with an ungrudging and generous liberality worthy of the highest praise, while his kindly courtesy and ardent devotion to the game made him a universal favourite in the Held. Long indeed will it be ere we shall see his like again. The following are the leading players : — (;. \V. A Wan- Bats carefully with verj' strong defence ; sure catch and accurate field. ! A . F. Campbell— Scores freely when.set ; active and careful field with good return. //. J. Campbell, £«g.— Erratic fast bowler; very destructive on his day ; useful bat and hard working field. G. It. Caldwell- -H'AS done excellent service as long-stop and in that iwsition can hardly be surpassed. if. Fairbanks— Fsist bowler, sometimes very successful ; hard-hitting bat, and brilliant field at point, ii*. //. Forf*/e— Good and careful bat; improving field. //. C. Freer— As a bat is too anxious to ecore ; good field and fair bowler (has left). /). 3f. Hoivard— Bowls fast with high delivery and good spin ; promises well all round. J. S. Hoivard— B&.ts in excellent form, but was unlucky in matches ; very good fieUl and useful medium pace bowler. C J. Logan, Esq.— A thoroughly reliable bowler, medium pace with high delivery and very straight ; hard hitting bat and good field. A . \V. Steioart— Very good field and promising bat ; with practice ought to make a bowler. A . //. Von Stranbenzee — Takes the wickets from short slip and made some wonder- fully good catches ; good change bowler; one of trie most useful members of eleven (has left). II. W. Travers— Very promising bat with strong defence ; fair field (has left). C. H. Wallace -Good bat and fair field, (has left). C. B. D. Wood—Ylrsi rate field at cover point ; very active, with good return and always on the alert ; bowls fast underhand. BATTING AVERAGES.-* Sigiufies " not out." Most Most Times Matches. Innings Buns, in an in a not Aver. Inns. Match. out. H. J. Cannpbell 5 . . 10 . . 70 . . 15 , . 28 . . . . 7 00 U.W.Allan 7 . . 14 . . 66 . . 17 . . 19 . . .. 4.07 U. H. Fortye 6 . 12 . . 65 . . 22*. . £9 . . 2 . 6.50 J. S- Howard 7 . . 14 . . 63 . . 20 . . 26 . . .. 4.50 C. J. Logan 5 . . 9 . . 57 ... 21 . . 23 . . . . 6.33 A. F. Campbell 5 . . 10 . . 38 ... 13 . . 13 . . .. 3.80 K. W. Travers 3 .. 5 . . 37 . . 20 . . 25 . . .. 7.40 A. H. VoaStraiihenzee 7 .. 14 .. 37 .. 7*.. 12 .. 3 .. 3 36 C. E. D. Wood 7 .. 14 .. 31 .. 7 . 8.. 1 ... 2.38 Vr. R. Coldwell 7 ... 13 .. 24 .. 6 . 9 .. .. 1.84 A.W.Stewart 5 .. 10 ... 11 .. 4 .. 6 .. 5 .. 2.20 \i • or ili^ 'f. ¥■ on X 4-1 — D ^ s > '5 1 5: as 5^ ^ — 111.2 34 557 167 26 6.42 3.25 2 96.1 24 481 191 16 11.93 1.77 a 89.1 32 446 127 24 5 29 3.00 12 34.2 7 172 66 13 5.07 3.25 1 31.3 4 158 68 14 4.85 3 50 1 22 8 110 38 4 9.50 1.33 (J 1)1) The following played in less tliaii ."> matelies : — C. H. Walluot', 27 runs, 3 times out ; D. M. Howard, 20 runs, 3 times out C. Fairbanks, 10 runs, 4 times out; H. T. Floyd, 12 runs, once out ; B. C. Moore, 1 1 runs, 4 times out ; L. S. Roberts, Esq., 7 runs, twice out ; A. G. Gamble, 4 runs, once out ; H. C. Freer, 3 runs, 4 times out ; W. L. Roberts, 2 runs, twice out. ANALYSIS OF THE BOWLING. t C. J. Logau 8 J. S. Howard 9 A. J. Campbell 8 D. M. Howard 4 A. H. Von Straubenzee 4 A. F. Campbell. 3 Of those who bowled less than 100 balls : — Fairbanks had 1 wkt. for 9 runs. Wood 2 for 27, Freer 1 for 19, W. L. Rol)erts 1 lor 2. UPPER CANADA COLLEGE. President, J. Martland, Esq., M.A. ; Cajitain, J. C. Grace ; Secretary-Treasurer, E. E. Kittson. The following matches were played in 1876 : — May 20 U. C. College GO 2G —SO University Coll... Toronto University ... 40 — — 4f^ Decided by first innings. U. 0. College had 2 wickets to fall. June23 Toronto 43 47 — W Toronto U. C College 4S 37 —8-3 Toronto won by 5 runs. See Toronto. June 28 Trinity College School 55 81 ---■:30 Toronto U. C. College 00 44 -110 Trhiity College School won by 20 runs. The principal scorers on the winning side were C. H. Wallace n and 19, G. W. Allan 14 and 1, R. H. Fortye 10 and 5, J. 8. Howard and U, and R. T. Floyd 10 (not out) and 2. A. H. Straubenzee bowled 83 balls for 26 runs and 10 wkts. On the part of the losers J. C. Grace contributed 21 and 8. A. E. liarber bowled 162 balls for 42 runs and 8 wkts., and C. Atkin- 100 r I i" ' ' I: son took 7 wkts. at a cost of 4 1 runs. The victory was clue to the admirable fielding of the successful side, in which "Wood at cover-point, and Stewart at long-leg especially distinguished themselves. Sept. 30 Trinity College School 82 57 —139 I'ortHope U. C. College 41 m —140 U. C. College won by one run. Sec Trinity College. 0{fdcn, E. R. — A promising bat and good field. Omoe, J. C. — Captained tho eleven tlirtuighont the season to the full satisfaction of all ; a very steady bat and good field ; generally good for a score. Atkinson, C. H.—A good free hitting bat, and plays in capital form. Useful slow bowler, and sharp field. Brovming, X>.— Hard hitter ; bowls well, and is a good field. lifoxmiiny, A . — Promises well as a bat, and is a good long-stop. Armour, D. — A likely bat ; rather slow in the field. Barber, A. E. — Fair bat ; splendid fast bonier with high delivery, (has left). Kitthon, E. E. — Steady bat, and capital field at cover. Brooke, O. — Bats fairly, (has left). Lhuhey, O. — Fair bat and good field. Kffer, F— Hits well to leg ; ver^ smart field. Woodruff, U. — Fair bat, and capital field. Jarvin, O.—A very good fast bowler. BATTING AVERAGES.— * Signifies * 'not out." Most Innings. Matches. Runs, in an Most in a J. C. Grace. ..... 6 0. R. Atkinson. . . 5 D. Browning 6 E. E. Kittson 5 F. Keefer 5 G. Brooke 5 E. R. Ogden 1 J. Hendrie 3 A. E. Earber 2 A. Browning 1 D. Armour. .;,... 1 G. Lindsay 1 H. K. Woodruff. . 3 11 10 10 8 9 8 2 5 4 2 2 2 5 93 77 61 28 2.5 24 IS 15 15 11 10 6 6 Innin;^s. Match, 23 45 . 13 , 7 , 14 . 8 , 17*, 7 , 7 . 6 , 7 , 5 . 3 . 29 45 14 9 14 8 18 8 13 11 10 6 6 Times not out 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 Aver. 9.30 8.55 6.10 350 2.77 3.42 18.00 7.50 3.00 11.00 5.00 3.00 200 BOWLING ANALYSIS. NAMES g D. Browning. . . 7 C. R. Atkinson. 6 G. Jarvis 2 A. E. Barber. . . 3 J o 59 54.4 45.3 38 8 17 14 13 295 274 228 190 113 80 44 49 as Runs pel Wicket. Wickets Innings. 11 10.27 1.57 20 4.00 3 33 15 2.93 7.50 15 3.26 5.00 CO QJ 13 8 3 1 101 WENTWOllTH SCHOOL.—HAMILTON. President, Clare L. Worrell, Esq., M.A. ; Vice-rreHident, F. C. Boiiltbec, Esq., B.A. ; Secretary, T. H. Stinsou ; Com- mittee, Bickley, Christian, Burns, and E. P. Watson. This Club has been so recently organized that as yet no foreign matches have been played. It possesses tine material, and will, no doubt, before long be able to give a good account of itself. ' ■"^ jf ' * nwrw»5-- iHU'l'RIJUI'Tlinff^flfmpp '% 102 CENTENNIAL CRICKET. I li? Amoiifi: other visitors to the Great Exhibition at Phila- delphia were an eleven of cricketers from Virginia who played several matches with the local clubs of which, however, we have no record. The desire of seeing something of the game as played in the gi*eat cricketing centres of the United States also led to a combination of northern players who formed a party in compliance with an invitation tendered to the Kev. T. D. Phillipps by the Merion Cricket Club of Philadelphia. Mr. P. made arrangements with about sixteen members of clubs in Canada to join him in New York, but a combination of unfortunate accidents caused most of them to withdraw at the last moment, and instead of the large party expected he was only able to muster four members of the Toronto — Messrs. A. M. Baines, E. H. Baines, H. J. Campbell, and C. H. Spi'oule. The first match was played against the St. George's Club of New York ; Mr. Phillipps' elevc. . being filled with cricketers who happened to be j^resent on the ground. The home team, had time permitted, would have won an innings; none of the visitors scoring double figures. Bance batted well for St. George, and Jones was very successful with the ball. A. Baines, Brewster, (of Staten Island) and Camp- bell bowled well on the other side. The next items of the expedition were two against the Merior of which the first ended in a tie after a most exciting two days contest — the Merion going in against 140 runs in their last innings, which was a capital exhibition of steady batting. J. Hoffman and G. Ashbridge were the chief scorers for Merion. On the side of the visitors Sproule obtained 26 and 46, A. Baines 40 and 13. Baines also bowled very well, but Mr. Phillipps was most successful with tlie ball, notwithstanding that he had received a very severe blow at New York, which so affected £ 103 Phila- played r, we game States ned a Rev. ?lphia. ers of nation aw at :ed lie )nto — Llld 0. le St. filled found, on an Banee with I^amp- •f the ) first —the I and ) side > and was i had ected his batting that he had not a single productive innings in six walks to the wicket. The last man was splendidly caught at long field by E. H. Baines, who by the bye also made a most brilliant catch at New York. The second game with the Merion was left unfinished, somewhat in favour of the home club, who had 4 wickets to fall, and wanted but a very few runs. Here the visiting team was strengthened by the arrival of A. H. Hope of Hamilton, C. B. Calvert and F. C. Irvine of Detroit. The first named unfortunately broke his finger in the field, and had to retire before the second innings; but Calvert played extremely well for 21 (not out) in the first essay ; Irvine also getting runs. A. Baines bowled remarkably well. Lastly came a contest with the Germantown Club of Phila- delphia in which Mr. Phillipps' friends had not his assistance, as he was compelled by the injury he had received to return home. Germantown, winning the toss, stayed in all day, with the loss of only 7 wickets. Of the total of 356, Joseph Har- greaves, who earned out his bat, got 163, the largest score ever made in America, J. B. Large got 108, and Thos. Hargreaves 48. These long innings were made against Baines, Irvine, Campbell, Sproule, and throe Philadelphians, Messrs. Law, Comfort, and Morris. The bowling was generally good, and the fielding excellent, but the batsmen were much favoured by the state of the wicket, which was almost perfect. Baines and Morris had each 2 wickets. Irvine and Campbell each 1. The matches were pleasantly interepersed by visits to the Exhibition, and the visitors were most kindly ^nd hospitably entertained by the members of the Merion Club. The most delightful feature of the trip was a dinner and an excursion on the Schuylkill given by the Merion: a more thoroughly enjoyable evening could scarcely be imagined. Having had plenty of good cricket, and everywhere en- countered hosts of kind friends, the travellers returned to their homes, with pleasant remembrances both of the wonders of the Great Show, and of their fellow cricketers in lower latitudes. As we were frequently, despite our protestations, described by the local papers both in Philadelphia an I'. :li: 16.5 to 7.62, Heigho's has only varied from 16.2 to 16, Little] ohn from 15 to 6.88, Armstrong from 14.2 to 6, Irvine from 12. 2 to 10.1, Calvert has taken his from 11 to 11.6, H. G. Habbin from 10.2 to 1.33, Mill ward from 10 to 4, and Bamford, by some excellent play, has advanced his from 3.5 to 15.66. This pulling down of the averages will probably surprise many of our readers, but the explanation is not far to seek. Instead of the cool patient play with the bat upright, swung pendulum tashion, getting well on top of the ball, as recommended by Bex, Haygai*th, Lillywhite, G. M. Grace and a host of others, what do we see 1 flurry, over-anxiety, reckless hitting, or attempting to hit with a cross bat, hitting the bottom of the ball and lifting it into the aii', if they succeed in hitting it at all, giving the bowler two chances where he should have only one, and thus forfeiting wickets when there is need of all tlie player's patience and skill ; and an entire ignoring of the time honored maxim of the game, *'keep up your wicket and runs will follow." But, notwithstanding the foregoing remarks, batting is not by any means the weakest part of the Peninsu- lars' play : their batting is doubtless up to the average and they have heaps of bowling, but their fielding is at times (and that very often) extremely discreditable, and this weakness is caused by lack of practice. If the members wish the Club to keep its position this must be remedied. Unfortunately many have an idea that fielding is not an important part of the game, forget- ting that a run saved is a run obtained. Let them, by practice in club matches as often as possible, bring their fielding up to a par with their batting and bowling, and any club will find it anything but an easy task to wring from them their claim to be the leading club in the North- West. The club will be in as good position, financially, in cricket ability, and in every other respect, as is has been in the past. The ground ha« received every attention during the fall, and will be in first-rate condition this season. The Secretary will be glad to hear from any clubs wishing to make matches as early as possible. I 107 Littlejohn )m 12.2 to r. Habbin mford, by 66. This ! many of [n stead of [jenduluni ended by 3f others, itting, or m of the ting it at Lave only f all the the time and runs remarks. Peninsu- and they and that is caused > keep its have an e, forget- r practice g up to a 11 find it claim to 11 be in in every Dund ha« first-rate ear from BATTING AVERAGES. NAMES. Matches. Inns. Runs. Geo. Heigho 8 Fred. Bamf ord ^ C. B. Calvert 8 F. 0. Irvine 7 Wm. White 9 F. J. Littlejohn 9 P. Uridge ^ V. Armstrong 9 J. VV, Gallimore 4 0. D. Waterman 3 \Vm. Milward 7 J. Dodds '^ R. B.'Ridgley 3 T.Morphy 1 T. Davis 1 H. G. Habbin 3 9 II 9 10 10 10 o 10 o 4 8 t> 4 o 1 3 144 141 105 101 61 62 32 58 16 13 32 23 11 5 2 4 Most in an Inns. . 42 . 32 . 51 . 33 . 23 .. 18 . 25 . 10 . 15 . 7 . 9 . 11 ,. 5 . 3 o . 2 Most Times in a not Match, out. . 42 . . 40 51 33 23 18 25 13 15 7 13 11 6 o 2 o 2 2 I 2 2 1 BOWLING AVERAGES. Balls. Wm. White 657 U. Armstrong 4J7 F. C. Irvine 299 F. J. L'ttlejolm »^14 F. Bamford ^^2 R. B. Ridgley • ^'^ ( Jeo. Heigho Runs. Wickets. 47 212 1.50 71 162 52 10 36 29 14 9 27 a 3 Aver. 16 00 15.66 11.66 10.10 7.62 6.88 6.40 6.00 5 33 4.33 4.00 3.83 2.75 2.50 2.00 1.33 Runs i)er Wicket. 7.31 10.71 7.88 6.00 6.50 5.00 12.00 MANHATTAN CRICKET CLUB. Secretary, Mr. S. Makin, 76 Barrow street, New York. The following matches were played m 1876 :— June 22 Manhattan 2nd eleven US - " Brooklyn .•••• }*•■■ ■''^ Manhattan won in an imnngs by 85 runs. J«»e28 ^^".v:-;::::::::::::.;::: iL::::: ss:.;:::; - 53 Manhattan won in an innings by 94 runs. July 4 Manhattan l^ "" Z f.s ^ Prospect Park ,...5.^ " " ^^ Decided by first nnungs. 108 mi I : t i Ju^y 12 Staten Island 65. Manhattan 35. Decided by first innings. July 26 Manhattai» 2nd eleven 105. Staten Island 2nd eleven... 99.. Decided by first innings. August 2 .Manhattan 146. Union C. C. of Paterson 40. 56. Manhattan Aon in an innings by 50 runs. August 9 St. George's C.C of N. York. 103.. Manhattan 85... Decided by first innings. August 17 Manhattan 87 Paterson 36 « * ^ Decided by first innings. August 24 Staten Island 38 Manhattan 54........ Staten Island won by 2 runs. September 21... Manhattan 44 Union C. C. of Paterson 58 72. 54. 76. 47. Decided by first innings. Union had 2 wickets t< fall . October 6 Manhattan 71. St. George's C.C. of N. York 35. Decided by first innings. Matches played, 1 1 ; won 7, lost 4. BATTING AVERAGES. 65 -105 — 99 -146 - 90 -103 - 85 • 87 - 36 -110 -1C8 -121 '105 - 71 - 35 G. Giles, jr. Kersley . . . . Hooper Makin Average, . 14.7 . 13.0 . 98 . 9.3 Konaldson 8.5 Roberts 8.2 R. Greig 7.9 Hosford 7.4 7.0 5.11 5.2 5.1 D. McDougall Jenkins Cammell Oakley G. Hayward 5.0 Love ,. 5 H. Tucker 4.3 All other members played in less than tl:ree mavches. 109 y BOWLING ANALYSIS. • CO 1 1 i » o s-3 >■ '^ cb" 38 .. 11 . 18 .. 1 .. .. 2.0 38 .. 8 . 12 .. • • u ... 3.2 10 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3.1 33 .. 4 . . 8 .. 6 .. ... 4.7 170 .. 14 . 34 ., 6 .. 1 .. 5.7 35 .. 3 . . 5 .. .. .. 7.0 15 .. 1 .. 2 ., .. .. 7.1 200 ... 30 . 28 . 5 .. .. 7.2 37 .. 2 . 5 .. .. .. 7.2 158 .. 20 .. 22 .. 2 .. 1 .. 7.7 9 .. 8 .. 1 .. 11 ... .. 20.0 Roberts 176 Hosford 160 Love 29 Giles 115 Hooper 531 H. Tucker 84 Jackson 42 R. Greig 732 McDougall 89 Ronaldson 493 Jenkins 78 On August 2iid, Jenkins bowled 42- balls for runs, 7 maidens, 1 wicket and 7 wides. ST. GEORGE'S CRICKET CLUB- NEW YORK. At the annual meeting of the above Club, held at Delmonico's, the following officers were elected for the coining year : — President, J.T. Soutter ; Vice-President, G.T. Green ; Treasurer, F. Satterthwaite ; Secretary, M. H. Talbot ; Committee, W.R. Bowman, E. H. Moeran, B. Mostyn, J. B. Sleigh, D. B. Gilbert. The Young America, Philadelphia, Germantown and Merion Clubs, of Philadelphia, will visit New York to play return matches with the St. George's daring the coming season ; and an effort will be made by the St. George's to visit Canada and play a series of matches with the prominent Canadian Clubs. The finances of the Club are in excellent condition, the Treasurer reporting over $400 in the treasury after paying all expenses. We regret having no details of last year's cricket ; but we retain most pleasant recollections of the kindness extended by the St. George's Cricket Club last summer to the Canadian visitors, and of the marked attention shown them. Messrs. Banco and Satterthwaite accompanied the pilgrims to Philadelphia, and were of great assistance to them. From the annual announcement we glean the following par- mm jtt'i. ,t ¥• 4i( ' 110 • ■ ■ ' ticulars. The opening niatcli was to be played May 2nil. George Giles has been re-engaged as professional. The members number 126 ; of whom 14 (including His Excellency the Earl of DufFerin) are honorary, and 15 junior. We commend to tlu; earnest attention of Clubs, Art. XX of the Constitution of the St. G. C. C. " Young men under eighteen, proposed, seconded and elected in the usual manner, may become junior members (without privilege of voting), and shall not be liable for any dues." Every Club wishing to i)erpetuate cricket on this continent ought to make some such provision for encouragini; young players, thereby ensuring a constant infusion of new blood. The Secretary's address is 30 Broad street. Room 25, New York. YOUNG AMERICA CRICKET CLUB OP GERMANTOWN. Officers for 1877:— President, E. M. Davis, Jr. ; A^ice-Presi dent, T. P. C. Stokes ; Treasurer, E. N. Wright jr. ; Secretary- J. W. Vaux ; Ground Committee, Geo. M. Newhall, S. L. Wright, Edward Wain, Jr. Secretary's address : — 228 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. May 26 Young America 71 66 MerionC. C 41 47 Young America had 6 wickets to fall. Mav 27 Young America 89 — \ Philadelphia C C 91 110 Decided by first innings. JuTiC 3 Young America 102 148 Germantown C C 93 182 Germantown won by 22 runs. June 17 Young America -249 — St. George's C C of N. Horl , 56 —...'.".'".. -- Decided by first innings. Young America had 5 wickets to fall July 7 and 8.. Young America 302 — ,' .. and Sept. 2 ...Germantown CC 88 9l]....,.. -- Young America won in an innings by 123 runs. September 2... Young America — — -- Oermahtown C C 27 — Unfinished. Germantown had 3 wickets to fall. —137 — 88 — 89 —201 — 2r)i —272 —249 56 •302 179 - 27 October 14 Young America 148 — • MerionCC 40 31., Young America won in an innings by 77 nins. —143 ... 71 Ill November 4... Youn; America IGt) — — *«:» Picked Eleven 1\ 74 — &.-> Youriif America won in an innings by 81 runs. DATTING AVERAGES. NAMES, Matches. Inns. Runs llobt. S. Newhall 7 (leorge M. Newhall ... 7 Edward N. Wright.. .. 3 Daniel S. Newhall .... 7 John B. Large 7 11. Loper Brird 5 H. L. Newhall 3 Chas. A. Newhall .... 6 Thos. Baxter 5 A. Van Rensselaer 4 Edward S. Buckley, Jr 2 F. Cooper Baird 6 E. Walter Clarke 5 9 3 8 9 G 3 7 4 2 6 5 297 185 26 204 195 71 42 60 49 18 12 34 26 Most in an Iini3. 101 .. 47 .. 26 .. 106 .. 90 .. 26 .. 34 .. 19 .. 14 .. 13 .. 9 .. 17 .. 8 .. BOWLING ANALYSIS. CO ^ Chas A. Newhall 103.4-6 19 Daniel S. Newhall 138.5 6 28 E. Walter Clarke 54.1-6 11 Most in a Match. 101 . 47 . 26 . 106 . iH) . 26 . 34 . 19 . 14 . 13 . 9 . 17 . 8 . Times not out. . *> Art 2 . . 1 . 1 . . 2 . . 1 . . . « OS I' 622 223 22 833 269 39 325 93 13 Aver. 33 26.3-7 26 25.1-2 24.3-8 14.1-6 14 12 9.4-5 6 6 5.2 8 5.15 a> ^^i it 10.13 6.89 7.13 MEIIION CEICKET CLUB. Officers for 1877 : — President, James Kawle; Vice-President, J. Handall Williams; Secretary, Edward S. Sayres, Jr., 217 South Third Street, Philadelphia ; Treasurer, W. W. Mont- gomery ; Ground Committee, George Ashbridge, E. H. Reilly, J. S. Wain, L. Haines, J. H. Ewing; Trustees of the Sinking Fund, R. Francis Wood and Maskell Ewing. The above officers were elected at the Annual Meeting lield on December 1st. The ground of the Merion Cricket Club, near A^rdmore Station, on the Pennsylvania Central R. R., 8 miles west of the city depot, was purchased in 1874 for ^3030.00, and contains just 5 acres. Tl.'e purchase money was £ i 'I I! ill ■sm . t I 112 - all subscribed by members of the Club, and bonds issued there- for in sums of .f 10.00. payable within ten years at the pleasure of the Club. The ground is mortgaged to Trustees to secure these bonds, the Club being regularly incorporated. A Sinking Fund, for the payment of the bonds, has been formed from life membei'ship and initiation fees. The improvements to the ground consist of sodding and grading at a cost of $500.00 ; house and fencing costing about $1,400.00 ; all paid for in cash. A stand for spectators has also been erected at a cost of $300.00. Total sum spent on improvements and ground $5,200.00, against which is a mortgage debt of $2,060.00. BATTING AVERAGES. - Geo. Ashbridfte 13.3-4 Sutherland Law 10.1-8 J. M. Fox 5.1-5 Chas. E. Haines 10 Jno. W. Hoffman 9.7-10 William Hunt, Jr 4 1 10 Horace Sayres 7. 1-5 F. L. Bayly 5.5-7 William Huston 7. 1-4 Edward Comtort 7.1-6 Frank H. Toylor 5. 1-2 DORION CRICKET CLUB.— HAVERFORD COLLEGE. MONTGOMERY CO., PENK Ground Committee, F. L. Baily, J. W. Anderson, J. Sharp- less, E. T. Comfort, T. K. Carey. • First Eleven, 1876 :— J. W. Anderson, A. L. Baily, F. L. Baily, H. Baily, F. K. Carey, E. T. Comfort, C. S. Crosman, J. B. Newkirk, J. Sharpless, H. L. Taylor, J. M. W. Thomas. Secretary of Ground Committee, E. T. Comfort. > CHICAGO CLUB, Officers for 1877. — President, E. J. Ogden, Esq., M. D.; Vice-President, J. G. Orchard, Esq. ; Treasurer, J. A. G. Darling, Esq.; Secretary, C. J. Eraser, Esq., 82, 5th Avenue ; id there- pleasure ,0 secure Sinkinj^ from life I to the ^500.00 ; • in cash. §300.00. ,200.00, . 13.3-4 . 10.1-8 . 5.1-5 . 10 . 9.7-10 . 4 110 . 7.1-5 -;-> 5.5-7 . 7.1-4 . 7.1-6 . 5.1-2 LLEGE. r. Sharp- ly, F. L. Jrosman, Thomas. ., M. D.; J. A. G. Avenue ; 113 Committee, Dr. M. D, Ogden, Messrs. W. McGill, Geo. W. Kemp, R. J. Street, Thomas Wright, E. W. Hayne and F. Billings. This Club, re-organized last year, has the prospect of a successful career. It is composed of Englishmen and Canadians, resident in Chicago, who find, in the Club, a bond of union conducive to their mutual comfort. All the essentials for a strong team being found among them, we expect to present a favourable record of the Club's doings this season. It is expected that matches will be played with Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, llacine, St. Louis and Detroit. Already we hear of new Clubs springing into existence, in an area of which Chicago is the centre. July 14 Chicago 87. Chicago Base Ball XI 51. 41. 50. - 78 —107 A capital match and very creditable to the C. C. C. consider- ing that their opponents were nearly all old professional crfcketers, and selected from the nines of the far-famed Chicago White Stockings and Boston Reds. Webb's bowling was uncommonly fine, as the analysis shows. August Milwaukee Chicago 31 Milwaukee 74 Milwaukee had one wicket to fall. 71 —102 23 —97 BATTING AVERAGES. NAMES. Matches. T. Wright 1 .. Wm. McGill .... 2 .. C. P. Ogden 2 .. J. Dwyer 2 . . -^Turner 1 .. J. Bowen 2 . . D. Templeton, jr. 2 . , T.D. Colley 2 .. C. Fleetwood .... 1 . . J. L. Ramsey .... 1 . . M. D. Ogden 1 .. J. Darlow 1 • . E. J. Ogden 1 . . 0. J. Fraser 1 . . I Most Most Times funs Runs. in an iQ a not Aver. Inns. Match. out. 2 .. 16 .. 16 .. 16 .. .. 8.0'J 4 .. 31 . . 20 .. 24 ., .. 7,75 4 .. 26 . . 21 ... 21 .. 1 .. 8.6G 4 .. 13 . . 7 .. 13 .. . . 6.50 2 .. 12 . . 8 .. 12 .. .. 6.00 4 .. 12 . . 5 .. 7 .. .. 3.00 4 .. 6 . . 5 .. 6 .. .. 1.50 4 .. 5 . . 5 .. 5 .. .. 1.25 2 , . . . 5 .. 5 .. .. 2.50 o 4 . . 2 .. 4 .. .. 2.00 2 .. 2 . 2 .. o .. 1.00 2 .. 4 . . 2 .. 4 .. .. 2.00 .. 1 . . 1^.. 2 .. 1 .. 1.00 o .. 1 . . 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1.00 lU ff- ri ri- ■si BOWLING ANALYSIS. Well 2 23 6 115 32 14 2.28 7.00 2 CoUey 4 41.4 13 233 G8 14 4.85 3.50 Boweu 2 4. 1 21 19 1 19 00 0.50 C. r. Ogaen.. 2 16 5 9G 33 5 CCO 2.50 3 GRANT) RAPIDS CRICKET CLUB. This is comparatively a new Club, organized in 1874, but until last season has been unable to secure suitable grounds. It is an entirely new game in this section, and there is a great lack of experienced cricketers, but plenty of (jood raw material. For the season of 1876, played four foreign matches, two with the Peninsulars, of Detroit, and two with Milwaukee. The record of these games having been mislaid, we are unable to furnish the scores. This season promises plenty of sport ; the Chib (numbering 41 active members and about as many honorary) has secured the services of Mr. Littlejohn, of the Peninsulars, fcr ^'ground man" and -'coach" from May 1st to October 1st. Other good additions have accrued to the Club, and the grounds l>eing in good shape, and membership being largely increased, there is considerable interest manifested, and it is expected they will make a good showing for the season of 1877. The entire management of the Club is vested in nine of its members. The officers for 1877, elected at the annual meeting, March 27th, are : — O. P. Stevens, Secretary, and W. C. Dennis, Treasurer. The leading active members are as follows : — J. R. Stewart— One of the original founders ; played in Glasg^ow, Fcotland ; a good all- round man ; steady at the bat, and well on the wicket in bowling ; a thorough reliable cricketer. — Jones— A fine wicketer, good bowler and stiff bat ; with]a large experience in the game. W. C. Dennis— An enthusiastic member who has done much to put the Club on a good basis ; usually good for a score ; plays with his " eye" and is a strong swipe. Lyman D. Follett—A fine long-stop and field ; indeed has few equals in this capacity ; also, strong at the bat. W. F. Kelso— One of the original founders of this Club ; an enthusiastic cricketer ; formerly of the Penmsulars, of Detroit ; understands the game thoroughly, and l)lays well all round x 113 Pete,- Oof. ;,-.-Pr..,„lso, t.. l.»con« a flue aU.,-..,.,,.! Ji'^'J^ J,^' '"fSS^'"' '''' ""■" '' lat, stouly and iliretui, and plaja .«">:•, 'J"'':"™; ^ „„,,, „,aair..oamani,'onevall.v. 0. F. ,«™';..-Enth«,ia,tl.monAov ; plav. .ith a strai.^hl ..at, and «Hh cx,«len.c ; well iiui)rovo. MILWAUKEE. Pi-esideut, Rev. E. R. Wanl ; ViceProsident, J^''" J"{'"_^«" ' Secretary, Andi-ew Graham ; Treasurer, tteorgo Oxbouo«. Thoae are leading citizens and zealous cricketers. Altlioi.gli SecU wa« organized only last July it 1- f^ 8-^ --^^^^ ship, and will be ready after June 1st, to negotiate foi m.xtches with other Clubs. (^^5 VH 116 CENTURIES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. Ah grounds are improved, and scores, even in the best matches, become larger year by year, it is curious to look back and see how seldom a score of 100 runs has been made on this side of the Atlantic. The list is less extensive than we (expected when it was first thought of, but contains many notable innings. The side for which the runs were made is placed fii-st. 1857. Walter S. Newhall, Young America vs. The Keystone — 105 18(59. Martin Mclntj re, Gennaiitown vs. Philadelphia — IIG 1872. W. G. Grace, Twelve Gentlemen of England vs. Twenty-two of Toronto. — 142 1874. Capt. Wallace, Halifax Garrison —158 1874. A. W. Page, Colbonie vs. Bowmanville — 104 1875. F.H.Taylor, Ha verford College vs. Modocs — *102 187(J. Joseph Hargraves, Gennantown vs. Mixed team — *l(j3 1876. John B. Large, r'o do —108 187G. C. J. Ottaway. Hamilton vs. Montreal , — 102 We hear also that Sams, professional to the New York CHub, and subsequently to Toronto C. C, scored upwards of 100 in a good match some years ago. Among long scorers in inferior matches are: — J. W. Hector (113), and J. Brunei (101), these were some years ago. In the past year are H. 0. Simonds 106*, and again 101, D. S. Newhall of Phila- delphia lOG, and Robei-t S. Newhall 101, S. Law 103 on the Merion ground at Philadelphia, and H. J. Campbell 103 at Trinity College School. Among long innings nearly approaching the "century" in good matches J. B. Large in 1876 scored 90; and in former years J. Whelan of Chatham obtained 91 and 92, Rev. T. D. Phillipps 92- and 91*, J. B. Laing of AVhitby 92 and 95, H. Jhock of Toronto 96, H. Bayly, London vs Delaware 95. m RE. best back n this \n we many ade is — 105 — IIG — 142 — 158 — 104 —♦102 --*163 — 108 ~ 102 York rds of ers in Jrimel re H. Phila- n the 03 at y" in )rmer r. D. \ H. 117 ODDS AND ENDS. Such Is the variety of Cricket, so h)n«,' h.is tlni ^unn- flourished and under such jiecidiar circuniHtanccs han it fie- quently been played, that almost eveiy one; who has |»liiy»Ml i(, can relate some almost incredible mirv^el fioiii Iijm own oxjmmi ence and the records teem with instances of wonders admo.si ah innumerable as they are amazing. One or two of such ha v«? occurred during the past season, and in mentioning thiMit tl^Mti seems to be an opportunity of referring to some of t^arly iinlv with which few of our readers can be ac(juaint(id. In 1864 a match between I. Zingari and CVanbmy I'aiK ended in a double tie ; each side scoring 188 jind l)!i. 'i'liis ha^ occurred once since then; in wliat match w(} do not leimtinbci-. Three men in a match in Hertfordshire wei*e j»iit out by oii<5 fairly delivered Vjall; two ''no balls" being bowh^d on each of which a man was run out, while at the third attempt a man was bowled. A 'remarkably successful piecfj of bowling was done at Grimsbv in 1871 bv Piatt, who }>owled 10 balls lor luns and 7 wickets. In 185*J, playing for Ciiaicots (,'lub vs. Bon, H. Payne in the first innings scored 21 (n. o.j and then- were three wides ; in the second he made 11, ajid tijere was 1 bye: none of his partners scored. 'J'lie longest ijiuings on record was 724 for 9 wickets made by the Koyal Engineers vf. i. Zingari in 1875, h\ii during the past Season this enoiinous total has been exceeded in Australia in a mat<;li UlsUii" vs Macquarie, when the former in foui* successive Saturday after- noons made 1238 for the loss of li wicket^!. 'J'he same year liah seen Mr. W. G. Grace twice eclipse the highest ijidi vidua! score in first class mAtches (Mr. W. Wnrd'tj 278 foj- M. A T T must weicrh not less tlian live ounces and a halt n )i I._The LALL must ^^^^o'i.f '^,' ..^^t^,., it must measure n<.t less more than tive ounces and ^1"^*^^ ^1'!'^^^^. 'V,,^ „,,,i one-ouarter in cir- for a neAV ball. It is not usual to ask fov a new ball '-yo-\«- ^7 .^l^ . !::S^^^L;:i:r;cigur -less . i.oou.s mis-sliapen, or heavy from wet, kc. IL-TheBAT must not exceed four ij^es^^^^^^^ svidet part ; it must not be more than thirt> u. The U..pu-e should see that baj '^^^^S:^''^- dimensioLS. It is a mistake to t'y ^ I'^'^^y %oxv.\, a heaviei- to 21b. 2oz. i. the weight ^^7"°'^^^ ^>^'^'J* "l^^, iuofoased .veidit may be advantageously used, P «;'<'■ ^^^ tliliness of handle aid in maintaimng a due baUuuc III._The STUMPS r^^^J^^^f^^^X "^''^ through. Ei'-ht inches must be, of course, the cctrem, width. IV.-The BOWLING CREASE .nust b. in a line with the S'.un,> 120 1^ aix feet eight 'nches in length ; the Stumps in the centre ; with a return crease at each end towards the Bowler at rioht angles. The crease should be so clearly defined that the Umpire can be sure that the bowlers /oo^, i.e. every part of at least one foot, at the moment the ball is leaving his hand, is back of the line. v.— The POPPING CREASE must be four feet from the Wicket, and parallel to it ; unlimited in length, but not shorter than the Bowling Crease. , ,. A batsman may be inside of the line, even when standin*:^ a dozen yards to the right or left of the wicket, inasmuch as the ^' popping crease " is unlimited in length, though not usually marked longer than 8 or 9 feet. VI.— The Wickets must be pitched opposite to each o'h(r by the Unip res, at the distance of twenty-two yards. A w^ooden frame, oblong in shape, of the required dimensions — G feet 8 inches by 4 feet — secures accuracy in having the wickets " pitched opposite to each other." It is convenient to have it in halves, each 4 feet by 3 feet 4 inches, connected by lunges. It is well also to have one of its long edges extended 6 inches or so beyond the allotted 6 feet 8 inches, in vindication of the unlimited extent of the " popping crease." VII. — It shall not be la\*ful for either party during a match, without the consent of the other, to alter the ground by rolling, watering, cover- ing, moving, or beating, except at the commencement of each innings, when the ground shall be swept and rolled unless the next side going in object to it. This rule is not meant to prevent the striker from beating the ground with his bat near the spot where he stands during the innings, nor to prevent the bowler from filling up holes with saw-dust, Ac, when the ground shall be wet. Though the rolling, &c., is seldom necessary, unless the run- ning between wick'its has cut up the ground, (as happens when it is soft) we think it would be fairer to all parties that there should be a previous vindei'standing that no objection would be made to the rolling, &c., least of all by the side which went fii-st to the wickets. 121 eturn *^ Complaints having been made to the Maiy-le-bone Cluh that some persons, «^hen at the wicket, are in the habit of making holes in the ground for a footing, tlie Committee of the Marj-le-bone Club are of opinion that the Umpires should be at liberty to prevent the practice, if they consider that it in any way interferes with the other batsmen." — Belts Life, June 4th, 1S54. Query. — Would it not save all parties trouble, if a narrow line were scored on the ground, reaching; from the middle stump to the "popping crease," and in line of the opposite stump ? It seems to us that this would save much of the time lost in " taking guard," and supersede the necessity which is laid upon some batsmen of digging what are termed block-holes ; some of them so deep as to almost give the impression that an attempt is going to be made to plant "willows "for next season's ))ats. VIII. — After rain the wickets may be changed with the consent of both parties. , This change should not be made unless actual inconvenience were caused by the formation of pools of water, or something of the sort near the wickets, or on the line of bowling. IX.— The BO VLER shall dehver the ball with one foot on the ground behind the bowling crease, and within the return crease, and shall bowl one over before he change Wickets, which he shall be permitted to do twice in the same innings, and no bowler shall bowl more than two overs in succession. •' With one foot," i.e. ivlth the whole of one foot, behind. If even the tip of the toe touches any part of the bowling crease, or the side of the foot touches the inner edge of the •' return" crease, the bowler is properly ''no-balled." See Rule XL. Kule IX makes it impossible for a man to bowl more than two siiCGSssice overs ; a Avise provision. X.— The ball must be bowled, call "No Ball." If thrown or jerked, the Umpire shall 122 Although the utmost latitude is now allowed the bowler, who may bring his arm as higli as he likes, he should be watched to see that he swings his arm straight out, without bending tne elbow, and without imparting to his arm that movement so unmistakeable in the cracking of a whip. In the most common throw the power is gained by the sudden lash out and straight- ening of the elbow, the hand having been previously bent on the fore-arm. The action of the wrist does not make a throw. When the bowler's arm touches his side in delivering the ball a jerk is made. Xr. — He may require the Striker at the wickeb from wli'ch he is bowling to stand on that side of it which he may direct. In plain English, a batsman is not so to stand as to obstruct the bowler in his delivery. XII. — If the Bowler shall toss the ball over the Striker's head, or bow it so wide that in the opinion of the Umpire it shall not be fairly withm the reach of the batsman, he shall adjudge one run to the party receiving the innings, either with or without an appeal, which shall be -put down to the score of Wide Balls ; such ball shall not be reckoned as one of the four balls ; but if the batsman shall by any means bring himself within reach of the ball, the run shall not be adjudged. i ^ .(,„* . ; This law would be more intelligible if the word " so " were understood before "toss." The ball is '• wide " if it goes over the batsman's head when he is standing erect, and does not bring his bat within reach of it. Odd as it may sound, a bats- man inaj/, nevertheless, be clean bowled by a "wide ball" dropping down on his wicket from a high parabolic curve. The legitimate reach of a batsman who makes no effort to cover a ball which is not straight i^ about the length of the bat from 'vhere he stands within the popping crease. If, in a four-ball ve.', there were 2 wides, sLv balls must bo bowled, but only . t/ counted in the analysis. i.III.— If the bowser shall deHver a "No Ball" or a " Wide Ball," the Striker shall be allowed as many runs as he can get, aud he shall not be put out except by running out. In the event of no run being obtained by any other means, then one run shall be added to the score of "No Bidls,''' |r,\v]io led +9 \g tiie bit so nmon faiglit- 3nt on flirow. ball a lie IS itriiet or bow within ceiving t down i of the within were s over iS not bats- bali " The '^er a fi'oni •-ball only iall," ilno!; jdbv dls/' I'll] or ** Wide Balls," as the case may he. All runs obtained for '' Wide Balls," to be scored to ** Wide Balls." The names of the Bowlers who bowl ** Wide Balls, or **No Balls," in futare to be placed on the scoi\s to show the parties by whom either score is inide. If the ball shall first touch any part of the Striker'*' dress or person (except his hands), the Umpire shall call " Leg Bye . " Runs made from balls called ''wide" but iiot bit, are scored as " wides," so that it is possible to score two or more " wliles" from 07ie ball, and of course the batsman may be run out in the attempt to make such. If a ball called " wide " is hit, no " wide " is scored, nor any run, unless made from that hit. There are expressions used in this law, which, if inter2)reted literally, would give absurd I'esults. To arrive at the intention we must appeal to custom, the lex non scrlptd. " Leg-byes" are scored only if made by actual running. It is somewdiat anomalous that no where in the Rules is a " Eye " defined ; of course thos^^ runs are "byes" which are obtained by the batsmen running where no hit is made. If such be made off a " no ball " they must be so scored. And here we would protest against the absurd notion that a bowler may be "no-balled" for knocking a bail off the wicket at his end by the action of delivery. The mistake probably arises from the fact that if it is the bowler's foot that causes the mischief, the chauces are that the offending toe is on or over the crease, and this act constitutes a "no-ball;" but the mere dis|dacement of a bail by the bowler has nothing to do with it. XIV. — At the beg'nning of each innings the Umpire shall call "Play," from that time to the end of each innings no trial ball shall be allowed to any Bowler. A new bowler may bowl trial balls on one side of the wicket, not at it, "just to get the stiffness out of his arm," provided the game be not thereby delayed. As a change of bowling is generally made in order to distract a batsmitn's attention, by the introduction of a different style of attack on his wicket, the new " dodge " would be exposed were he entitled to demand a trial, which would unmask the new bowler's delivery. The calling of "play " is the real opening of the game ; prior to it 124 the laws are, to an extent, in abeyance and inoi)ei*ative. And here a protest must be entered against the senseless habit which some Umpires have of calling " play " before every ball, or even at every over. It may be expedient after any break in the game — ^for instance, when a fresh batsman comes in, or a new bowler is put on. XV.— The STRIKER IS OUT if either of the bails be bowlel ofif, or if a stump be bowled out of the ground ; It is not sufficient that the wicket should be struck, a bail may be knocked off and fall back into its place again ; in this case the batsman is not out. (See " Odds and Ends.") See also the limitation as to the wicket-keeper's position in Law XXXV. XVI.— Or, if the ball from the stroke of the bat, or hand, but not the wrist, be held before it touched the ground, although it be hugged to the body of the catcher ; •i i It lequires the quick eye of an experienced Umpire to decide many hits, which coming off the bat sharp and low down delude the fieldsman into the belief that he has made a capital catch. In all cases the batter should have the benefit of the doubt. If the ball touches only the vo'tist or arm of the striker, he cannot be caught out. The ball is caught by the fielder, if it is held iii any way whatever (except in his cap) so as to be settled before it touches the ground. " A ball caught from a tree, or glancing from a wall, or rebounding from a fence, a tent or anything that is above ground can be legally caught." It would be better, however, to have a local regulation against such catches, the striker being allowed so many runs instead ; for in very few cases could such a catch have been made legitimately had the obstruction not facilitated it. XVII — Or, if iii striking, or at any other time while the ball shall be in play, both his feet shall be over the popping crease, and his wick'jt put down, except his bat be grounded within it ; It is n9t enough that the batsman's toe touch the '' popping And even the new )flf, or bail ; in ds.") Law 125 crease," the whole foot, or some part of his bat (in hand) must be grounded inside of the line. The striker is stumped out if similarly put ont (by the wicket-keeper) while in the act of striking at the ball. If he should carelessly go off his ground after striking he would be run ont XVIII. —Or, if in striking at the ball he hit down his wicket ; A batsman is not out for disarranging a wicket while run- ning, or in any other way than in "striking at the ball," nor even if out of his ground, when the wicket is knocked down by a ball from the bat of the striker at the opposite end, unless the ball, in transitu, should touch the hands of a fielder. XIX. — Or, if under pretence of running, or otherwise, either of the Strikers prevent a ball from being caught, the striker of the bill is out ; If the batsman in amj way whatever, whether intentionally or not, obstructs a fielder, so as to prevent his making a catch, he is out. The rule is imperative, and for the simple reason that it is the prerogative of the out side party to catch the ball, and his rights are paramount. XX. — Or, if the ball be struck and he wilfully strike it again ; Reading this Law with XXXIV, we sec that the ''wilful striking" means attempting to score off the second hit, or annoying the fielder by hitting at the ball twice, e.g. hitting at a ball while he is running, as happened in a match at Sheffield in 1822, the object of the " wilful " striker being to save a "run out." . •. XXI. - Or, if in runniog, the wickets be struck down by a throw, or by the hand or arm (with ball in hand) tefore the bat (in hand) or some part of his person be grounded over the popping crease. But if botli bails be ofiF, a stump must be struck out of the ground ; ^' Ball in hand" means that the wicket must be put down by the same hand t^^'^^ holds the ball ; should all three stumps be 12G !:i' ;. • down, one of them must be restored to its place and then knocked out of the ground. XXI r.— Or, if any part of the Striker's dress kacck down the wicket ; " As cricketers do not phiy in ^' long-tailed blues," any remarks about the dress striking the wicket may be curtailed." But as the head-gear is apt to offend, see that your hat or cap fits well. I once saw a little man who wore (while batting) a beaver about one-fifth of his own height, lose his wicket by the ball driving the hat into his '* timber yard " when he was playing forward. If the accident happens in riuniin(/, the batsman is not out. XXIII.— Or, if the Striker touch or take up the ball while in p!ay, unkss at the request of the opposite jjarty ; This applies only when the ball is in play in the field ; it does not debar a man from defending head or face from a ball that rises high from the pitch. If the ball should stick in the batsman's pocket or pads, or on any part of his person, he must shake it off, but not handle it. XXIV. — Or, if with any part of Lis person he stop the ball, which in the opinion of the Umj-ire at the bjwler's wicket shall have been ptched in a straight line from it to Striker's wicket, and would havo hit it ; More than one-half (some good judges say nine-tenths) of the decisions given under this rule are wrong ones. A chapter might be written on this qnaestio vexata. The Umpire should stand behind the bowler's wicket. We hesitate not to affirm that a round-arm bowler cannot get a 1. b. w., unless, 1st — He bowls over his wicket; or, 2nd — The ball " breaks back;" or, 3rd — The ball is much over-pitched. Any one may satisfy himself of the correctness of the position by obser- vation ; especially if he assists his eye by completing (by means of threads joining the outer edge of each ojff stump with its opposite) the parallelogram of which the wickets form the / 1 127 K'ked In the / ends. An appalling nninber of wrong decisions would Ije averted by careful attention on the part of the Unii)ire to the following considerations. The })all must pitch actually straight from ivicket to wicket ; this he can see and judge. ■ Whereas if the line be taken from the ])owler's arm to the wicket, he con only guess. Again, the Umpire must be certain that no excessive 'Mvorking " away or "breaking" back, or sudden "rise" would have prevented the ball from taking the wicket if not stopped by the leg of the batsman. The term "leg" includes every })art of the body, exce])ting the hands. The anthor of the " Cricket Field " gives the instanc(! of a short man being fairly given out 1. b. w., who stooped and was struck in the face bv the Ijall. Doul)tles he considered this " adding insult to injury." XXV. — If the players have crossed each other, he tJiat runs for the wicket which is put down is out. • The batsman who is nearest to the wicket whicJi is put ut of the bowler's hand ; he shall not by any noise incon)mode the Striker ; and if any part of his person be over or before tlie M'icket, althouoh the ball hit it, the Striker shall not he out. The Umpire should watch the wicket-keeper's hands ; this Law has especial reference to " stumping." After the ball has been bowled and stopped by the bat, it may be taken in front of the wicket. The wicket-keeper must not be guilty of any- thing, either by word or deed, which would distract t)ie batsman's attention when defending his wicket. XXXVI. — The Umpires are the sole judges of f.iir or unfair play ; and all disputes shall be determined by them, each at his own wicket; but in case of a catch which the Umpire at the wicket bowled from cannot see sufficiently to decide upon, he may apply to the other Umpire, whose opinion shall be conclusive. XXXVII. — The Umpires in nil matches shall pitch fair wickets ; and the parties shall toss up for choice of innings. The Umpires shall change wickets, after each party has had one innings. XXXVIII. — They shall allow two minutes for each Striker to come in, and ten minutes between "each innings. When the Umpire shall call " Play," the party refusing to play shall lose the match. XXXIX. — They are not to order a Striker out unless appealed to ]>y the adversaries ; CO fn Us 131 XL. — But if one of the Bowler's feet be Dot on the ground behind the bowling crease and within the return crease when he shall deliver the ball, the Umpire at his wicket, unasked, must call "No Ball." XLI. — If either of the Strikers run a short run, the Umpire must call ** One Short." XLII. — No Umpire shall be allowed to bet. XLIII. — No Umpire is to be changed during a Match, unless with the consent of both parties, except in the case of violation of the 42nd law ; then either party may dismiss the transgi'essor. XLIV. — After the delivery of four balls the Umpire must call "Over," but not until the ball shall be finally settled in the Wicket- keeper's or Bowler's hand ; the ball shall then be considered dead ; nevertheless, if an idea be entertain^d that either of the Strikers is out, a question may be put previously to, but not after the delivery of the next ball. XLV. — The Umpire must take especial ca»e to call "No Ball" in- stantly upon delivery; "Wide Ball" as soon as it shall pass the Striker. The Umpires have not only a ditlicult but troublesome duty to perform ; but, U> enable them to discharge it properly, they need t«> possess experience, and, above all, imi)artiality. Many a game has been marred, and much ill-teeliny intruduced, by the decisions of incompetent and partizan Umpires. One palpably wrong decision— ■tt hethei given from ignorance or mfluenced by partiality, it matters not - is quite enough to disturb the gatue and destroy the pleasure of the contest. Errors in judgment and defects in attention will happen to Umpires as well as to other persons ; but these arc minor considerations, provided confidence be reposed in their experience and integnty. When the batsmen is yiven "out," he should walk oft at once— to dispute the Umpire'.s decision, even if it be clearly wrong, is bad taste and bad cricket ; though in the pang of vexation, it is a weakness whijh the best of players are sometimes betrayed mto. The true cricketer shou'/^ scorn tt> interpret the laws in such a sense as to increase the uneertilnty of the game. If a man is standins? uut of his ground unintentionally, the fair and courteous way is to caution him. If the ball touch the hand of the batsman and is caught, he should never refuse to inform the Umpire whether it did so or not. Among cricketers, the Umpire is only appealf' i to when there is something to be decided, and it is not more childish to be continuuHy iv^king " H-w's that, Umpire?" than it is at variance with the manly character of the ganie tt> profit by hi-« mistakes. In pitchinLj wickets, the one Umpire should see that his brother Umpire does not choo>!e the ground, so as to favour a particular bowler; and take as much pains to pitch fair and irue w}cile that previously to the commencement of a match, one of each side should be declared the manager of it; and that the new laws with re- spect to substitutes may be carried out in a spirit of fairness and mutual concession, it is their wish that such substitutes be allowed in all jcasonable cases, and that tue Umpire should enquire if it is done with the consent of the manager of the opposite side. Complaints having been made that it is the practice of some players when at the wicket to make holes in the ground for a footing, the Com- mittee are of opinion that the Umpires should be empowered to pre- vent it. THE LAWS OF SINGLE WICKET. . 1. — When there shall be less than five Players on a side, bounds shall be placed twenty-two yards each in a line from the off and le^; stump. II. — The ball must be hit before the bounds to entitle the Striker to run, which run cannot be obtained unless he touch the bowling stump or crease in a line with his bat, or some part of his person r or go beyond them, returning to the popping crease as at Double Wicket, according to the 21 st law. III. — When the Striker slrdlhit the ball, one of his feet must be on the ground, and behind the popping croa.ic, otherwise the Umpire ahall call** No Hit." :l: IV.— When there shall be less than five Plavcis on a side, neither byes nor ovcrthrowg shall be allowed, nor shall the Striker bo caught out behind the "wicket, nor stumped out. V9 4 V The Fieldsman must return the ball bo tbat it shall cross th| \.lX* 'between the wicket and the bowling stump, «r^.|^t^^Tii ^ fowling sTump and the bounds ; the Striker may run untd the ball be BO returned. xrj A^f^r fhP 'itriker shall have made one run, if he start a^ain h^s to entitle him to another. VTT The Striker shall be entitled to three runs for Ift ball, and tho same nJb'^er tbtll stopped with hat. with ro^omice to the 28th and 33rd laws of Double Wicket. VTTT When there shaU be more than four players on a side there shiii Irno boundT All hits, byes, and overtWw. shall then be aljjjwed. IX. -The Bowler is subject to the same laws as at Double Wicket. X -No more than one minute «hall bo allowed b twcQU each ball. /., -. - ■ BETS. I._No bet upon any m Itch is payable unless it bo played out or given up. II- -If the runs of one player be betted agoinst those of another, the bet depends on the tirst innings unless otherwise spsoiiied. TTI -K the bet be made on both innings, and one party beat the other in on^ innings, the runs of the tirst shall determme it IV -If the other party go in a second time, then the bet must be det-emrDf d ^y the number on the score. ooro ^.-...^^^^^ss^sm^^ i- ADVEBTISEiVlENTS. 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