The New York herald., 1875-12-19
THE CRICKET SEASON.
A VERY GOOD REcoRD-THE NUMBER OF GAMES
PLAYED LOST AND WON ny EACH CLUB

VERY GOOD RECoRD-THE NUMBER OF GAMES
PLAYED LOST AND WON By EACH CLUB.
The past cricket season has been q very good one
and gives every encouragement for much better next
year. tits, OF course, rather difficult TO get good
eleven together the cricket field, the game re-
qures from one to two days for playing and the men,
pers cannot always give this timo TO IL In the past
season the games all "one-day matches" each
game commencing about noon and ending about six
O'Clock. When an hour is taken for dinner the real
playing time is brought down four or i've hours As
aruie this is not time enough play the two innings
on both sides; therefore large number of games
decided on the FIRST inning
The 81 Georges Club and the Staten Island clubs
opened the season Decoration Day, at Camp Wash.
ngton Grounds, Staten Island, the former club being
the winners
THE ST. GEORGES CLUB
The ST. Georges Is the Oldest club In this vicinity
and practise and play on their own grounds foot Of
Eighth street, Hoboken. AT the beginning of the sea-
they engaged Mr. George Giles an old and reliable
English cricketer, as professional Mr. Giles and his
family lived on the grounds When he first went over
to Hoboken in March last, the cricket grounds were
one mass OF ice. In April when the spring commenced
he went to work with will and by the end Of May he
had obtained one OF the finest wckets in the vicinity
Throughout the season he kept the grounds excel.
lent condition. for which he deserved and received the
hearty thanks of the members The playing members
of the ST. Georges Club throughout the season
Messrs. Bance, Moeran, Sleigh, eastman, Giles,
Soutter. Whitlock, Marsh, Tee, Satterthwaite
Harcombe, Mckay, Tingley and Green. The oil
veterans, Gbbes and James Smith, played II
one two matches. Tho record for the
season were five games and four lost
one of the last being second eleven match The ST.
Georges Club visited Philadelphia July and played
fJt..A
victory Of the latter club. The Young America and
the Germantown clubs, of Philadelphia cane to
this city to play the St Georges the result being the
victory OF the Young America Club and the defeat oil
the Germantown Club. Their games as tolows:- -
| May Sl-At Staten Island VS.. Staten Island Won
June 19.-At Hoboken, VS.. Young America Lost
July 6.-At Philadelphia VS.. Merton. Lost
July l7-At Hoboken, Germantown, of Phila-
! delphia Won.
July 81 Second elevenl-At Hoboken, vs.. Staten
Island Lost
August AT Hoboken Prospect Park Won
September AT Hoboken, Staten Island. Lost
September AT Hoboken, vs Knickerbocker Base
Ball Club Won.
October 13-At Hoboken VS. Orange of New Jer-
sey Won.
The club added largely to its membership during the
season, and will go to work early next year to play at
the Centennial.
THE STATEN ISLAND CLUB.
Some time ago the Staten Island Base Bah Club,
added to itself cricket branch and last season tho
members went to work and succeeded in earning several
we'll contested games. MIR. William Brewster their
professional and kept the grounds in good condition
The playing members Messrs. Davis, Rogers,
Luske Brewster, Romlly, NJ. Eyre, j. Eyre, Roberts,
Moore Stevens, Donald, G. Allen, P Allen and Stevens
Eleven games were played in this vicinity being
won and five lost The club Syracuse in August
and defeated the Syracuse Club and picked eleven
irom the interior OF the State making the total games
played thirtcen-won eight lost five. Tho eleven
very strong one and good averages obtained
Next year this club intends to win every game if posi-
bic. They have good grounds very able and careful
| professional and will practise nearly every day.
Their record last season is as follows:-
May 3I-At Staten Island, ST. George. Lost
| June 10,-At Staten Island, VS.. Manhattan Lost.
June "a second elevonL- Staten Island va Man
July l4-At Staten Island vs. Prospect Park Lost
July 2L-At Hoboken second eevenl, va St George
| Won.
September AT Hoboken, VS.. ST. George. Won
September 6-At Staten Island second elcvenl va
Manhattan Lost.
September AT Staten Island, VS.. westwood. Won
September 16.-At Prospect Park, VS. Prospect Park.
September 2s-At Staten Island, vs. Manhattan
/ Lost
THE MANHATTAN CLUB.
The old Manhattan Club has abored under many
disadvantages during the season They had prac-
tice grounds whatever although every effort was
made TO obtain one Formerly they had one day 8
practice per week the ST. Georges Grounds, Ho-
boken, but last the grounds given to
| the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club and the Stevens
Institute students the days when in by the
St. Georges The members, however, determined 10
stick to each other and obtain ground for next
son. The club is composed of very excellent
players but practice Is always needed, and this not
being obtained, the consequence the loss OF few
games. Notwithstanding this necessary practice they
fought bravely, playing seven matches, three being
fairly and four being lost Two OF the seven we're
second eleven matches being and the other
lost The principal players we're Messrs. A. Gilbert
Hosford Canwcl Greig Hooper, Haywood j. Smith,
McDougal, Jenkins, Oakley, Tucker Mcakn and
Tucker.
Their record is follows their opponents being the
same the place where the match was played -
PLAYED
June 10.-At Staten Island won by 20 runs
June 24-At Staten Island lost
July 5.-At Prospect Park lost by 90 runs.
July 26-At Staten Island, lost by 43 runs.
September 6.-At Staten Island won by and
wickets.
September 23.-At Staten Island won by so runs
october 28.-At Paterson, lost by II runs
FIRST BLRvES AVERAGES