Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
CRICKET IN SAVANNAH.
The English Sport that Base Ball Has
Succeeded-Savannahia Whe Have
Stood at the Wickets.

The English Sport that Base Ball Has
ACCOMPLISHMENTS whe Have
Stood at the Wickets.
Twenty-Five years ago very little was
known about base ball in Savannah. The
Savannah Cricket Club was then the ath-
letic institution which held sway in the
hearts of Savannahians. The club had its
grounds on the field south of the Jail, and
held regular semi-weekly meetings. AL
though the English national game was
new to the young men of Savannah, who
had been educated in town ball, yet they
proved worthy competitors for the honors
of the game, and frequently wrested
the championship from their English
friends, who had been at the wickets from
bOyhood. Like many other institutions
cricket has succumbed to the American
national game, and the bat and wickets
are now thing of the past. The follow
ing, from the Savannah Republican of
Nov. 5, 1859, will recall to many the sport
ing events which attracted the attention
of the people at that time:
match was played by sides chosen by
Messrs. st. Croix and Armitage. The play
was excellent. Two innings each side were
had, the side headed by Mr.. st. Croix scoring
81 runs on the first and 4S on the second. Mr..
Armtage's side scored SO and IA. The cham
piOn of the day was Mr.. j. B. Ripley, who
took the bat first and remained in one hour,
scoring 80 runs on the first and IL on the
second innings. This is the best play ever
made on the ground. The whole day was
consumed in the play, the members RECALLING
themselves with lunch IN the afternoon,
which had been prepared for the occasion.
We would add that Mr.. Ripley was as good
on the field as at the bat, having caught out
two Of the best PLAYERS and hardest hltters.
The New York Spirit of the Times, Of
Nov. 10, in the same year, gives the score
of the game. The names of most of the
players, Benjamin Green, Gilbert Rice,
W. b. Jackson, S. B. Parkman, W. S.
Taylor, and perhaps some others who
have since died, are familiar to many
citizens to-day. The score will be read
with interest, and is reproduced below:
ST, CRoIx's SIDE.
First Innings-Ripley, b. Armitage SO; Green.
b. Edwards o; Low, b. Edwards "A; Cunning
ward, b. Whitehead &; st. Croix, b, Edwards
l; Rice, b. Whitehead 0; Garden, not ont s;
Erwin, c. Edwards, b. Edwards o; Holland,
b. Armitage /; Crawford, b.: Armitage ?;
byes 2, leg byes l, wides 3-6. Total 81.
Second Innings-b. Edwards IL; b. White
head1I; c: Edwards, b. Edwards g.; b. Armi-
tage l; b. Whitehead 2; not out 0; b. White
head l; b. Edwards 5; b. Edwards l; b.
Whitehead l; l. b. W., b. Edwards 4; byes l,
wides 4-5. Total 4S.
ARMTAGE's SIDE.
First Innings-Sorrel, c. Gray, b. Gray 6; T.
NJ. Cunningham, b. st. Croix IL; Edwards, b.
Gray 0; Armitage, b. Low %; Whitehead, /.
b. W., b. St. CrOix 8; jackson, l. b. W., b. Gray
9; Parkman, b. Green 2; Freeman, not out l;
Howard, b. Green 0; Taylor. b. Green i:
Moore, c. st. CrOix, b. Low O; byes 4, leg byes
l, wides 10. Total 63.
Second Innings-b. Green 0; c. Rice, b.
Green 8; run out, b. Low /; C. Ripley, b. Low
8; C. Ripley, b. Green 0; run out, b. Green 0:
c. Low, b. Low 0; b. Green /; not out l.; b.
Low o; b. Low 2; byes l, wides l, no balls l-3.
Total IA.
St. Croix's side beating Armitage'S side
by SO.