The New York herald., 1874-08-09
CRICKET.
The Success OF the American Players
in England.

The Success Of the American Players
I'm England.
As Q subject of reference we give below some in
terestnR statistics relating to the series OF inter-
national matches at cricket played between visit
ing elevens Of England and United states twenty
tw0s during 1859, 1868 and 1872. The figures are
taken from the record OF scores OF the interna-
tiodal cricket matches In the United States played
during the years above named, and contained in
MIR. CnadwlcK's american cricket Msnualn
recently published in this city:-
In the match played at Hoboken October 8, 4
and g. 1869, between the English eleven and
twenty.two OF the united states the eleven scored
twenty-five in two innlngs the latter team In
cluding the best resident cricketers OF New York,
In the match in Philadelphia played by the same
eleven against twenty-five OF the United States
their first inning, against o. by the twenty two,
getting the required 20 to win, with the loss Of
In the match played at Rochester, October q. "a
and 25, 1859, the same eleven scored III In one
Harry wright's ls was the best score on the part
OF the twenty-five and he took the most wickets
The English eleven included Hayward Carpenter
Lllywnite, Wston, Jackson and Parr.
In the match played at Hudson City on September
l6, II and 49, 1868, the English eleven scored 175 IN
one inning against 81 and sS by the United States
twenty-five.
On september ZS, ISb6, Inc same eleVcQ play ed b
United States twenty-five in Boston, in which the
eleven scored 109 to 80 In the first inning and II
to 81 in the second, George Wright's II being the
best score on the part OF the twenty-five.
In the match played Immediately afterwards, In
Philadelphia, by the same eleven, the English
scored s2 to the twenty-two's SO in the hrst In
ming, and Se-with three wickets to fsll-to IS IN
the second inning, the twenty-five being OH
In the match played at Germantown October 8
and 10, 1868 between the same eleven and twenty
two OF New York and Philadelphia, the eleven
in the second, the eleven having ls1 TO 100.
On October 13 the same eleven defeated twenty
two Of New 9oTS nv rhaae,pna .ss ana Boston s s, 6y
ping the match. The eleven included Jupp, Charl-
wood Rowbottom, LIlywhite, Freeman, Wilsher,
smith, Shaw, Pooiey, Tarrant and Griffith.
| s0ENTI.gMEN's rwRLvEn
came to the United States, the team including W.
G. Grace Ottoway, Appleby Hornby, Hudaw, Lord
Harris Franois. +. Lubbock, A. Lubbock. Rose,
Pickering and Fitzgerald: On september u and
two of New York and won by score OF 249 IN one
inning to 90 and ~ IN TWO py the TWENTY-FIVE,
! George Wright's IA being the best score Of the
twenty-five, he also taking the most wickets.
ON september q, 2s and "a the twelve played
agsns, n awsn,ytwo o pnilaaepna scoring aSs
J cts to iall-against "a in the second.
| On September 20, 1872: the last international
the same twelve scored 81 In their irst inning
against 81 by the TWENTY-FIVE OF Boston, the TWEEN
WE'VE WE'VE scoring s "a with SIX wcSess downmIacad % %
| ing Grace b0wled by Eastwood for only-tne
| game Deing drawn" as there was not time to
| complete it. In this match four OF the Red Stock
ing men payed-George Wright taking the mos,
| wickets. Tnts was the smallest score made BY an
| English team In America.
on August 8 ana 4, 1874, twenty-five American
base bail players played against the strongest
ing their professionals, on Lords grounds, and
| won by o score OF l07 to 106 the game being de-
| cided by the score OF the 1rst innings account
| OF rain. The first days play ended with the clever
| having SO runs scored, with but five wickets down
| On the second day the weather threatened rain
and 1t began to drzzle before the hour appoin ted
| Tor play. Seeing this an arrangement was made
| to decide the contest BY the result Oi the FIRST In
nings play instead OF allowing II to end In drawn
inabillty to complete the two innings thu
second day, that being the rule OF th'
game in England This having been done tn,
| game was resumed. To the surprise Of the clever
! the remaining five wlckets were nut Gown for u