The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-06
CRICKET.
THE APPROACHING TOURNAMENT IN PHILADEL-
PHA-THE TEAMS AND PROGRAMME.

THE APPROACHING TOURNAMENT IN PHILADEL-
PHA-THE TEAMS AND PROGRAMME.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4, 1875
For the past month so the criskeers in the United
States and Canada have been looking forward to the
great cricket tournament which will commence on
Monday fext on the grounds of the Germantown Club
In ALL four games to be played, and each game
will occupy two days. the tournament will last from the
18th to the 21st inst
For the past weeks the ground has been carefully
looked after and it is in splendid cricketng
dition A high fence has been erected and platform
grand stand and scoring stand have been built
THE PROGRAMME
The programme is as folows:-First match, Monday
and Tuesday September IL and IA, Canada Phadel-
phia; second match, Wednesday and Thursday Sep
tember Is and 49, British officers VS. Canada; third
match, Friday and Saturday, September II and is,
Philadelphia VS. British officers; fourth match, Monday
and Tuesday, September 20 and Fl, all corners
Philadelphia.
THE PLAYERS.
The Philadelphia team has not yet been completed,
but the following gentlemen VIII play IN ,tLGeorge NJ
hail. Robert S Newhall Spencer Meade John Large,
Robert Pcase, Francis E. Brewster and Thomas Har
greaves Scorer, Alexander j. ID. Dixon. Umpire,
Thomas Rhoades
The British officers, (garrsons of Bermuda and Hall
fax team will be as follows Captain n w Wallace
captain Lieutenant, Hon. Keith Turnour, Lieutenant II.
l.. Framcr Lieutenant j. d. Howden, Lieutenant r.. C.
Davis (al of the Sixteth Royal Rifes), Captain W. W.
ton (of the Eighty seventh Royal Irish Fusliers,
'Faugh-a Ballaghs'0, Lieutenant W. Save Royal
Navyl Lieutenant G. f. Brown, and Lieutenant 7. +.
Talents twentieth Regiment Extra men, Captain
G. Tennant Eighty seventh Royal Irish Fusiliersl and
Lieutenant W. II. Sykes Royal Engineers). Scorer,
Lieutenant w. II. Holbeck (SiXtieth Royal Rifle)
The Canadian team will be composed of the following
gentlemen Rev Thomas D. Philips, captain, and c.
Brodie of Ottawa; Charles Mclean and L. Bristow, of
Montreal A. Greenfield Of Toronto; r. Hope, of Hamil-
ton; j. Whclan, of London; w. Wells of Chatham; G.
Hall OF Port Hope; Major H. Morris of Fredericton
n b. f. Kcarney Of Halifax, N. s., and f. Armstrong
of Orlia Extra man. Dr.. Spragge of Toronto. Scorer
A. W. Powell, of Ottawa. Umpire, G. BRUNEI, of
Ottawa.
The players expected to reach Philadelphia
Saturday next and while in town will stop at the Con-
tincnta Hotel The clubs making arrange
mens for their guests to thoroughly enjoy their VISIT
and at evening of each day some place of amusement
will be visited large number of spectators ex-
pected from New York, Boston, Chicago st. Louis and
other places. There over 300 cricket clubs in
this country, and nearly every one will be repre-
sented A large delegation from the st. Georges
Club of New York. and the Staten Island Club will he
present throughout the tournament The management
desire all visitors from New York get of the cars at
Germantown junction and take the Reading Railroad
cars Wayne station. Play will commence at noon
each day.
The tournament is expected to give fresh impetus
TO the game of cricket much grander tournament
will take place next year during the Exhibition.