New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-04
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CRICKET
GROWTH OF THE GAME IN THIS COUNTRY
PLAYING OF THE VISITORS.

GROWTH OF THE GAME IN THIS COUNTRY
PLAYING OF THE VISITORS.
The English cricketers have come and gone, and
American ericketers are now looking back on their
visit and the record they have left behind them
with no small degree of pleasure. Team after team
of English crlcketers, beth amateur and profess
slona has visited tho Unl,ed States before TINS, but
in almost every instance the EnOlishmen were 50
overwhelmingly superior to local CLUBS that tuoy
carried everything before them and consequently
rendered the contests more or less unlnterestlng.
The visit of tho Australian team IN 1873 1oio"eu
bv Shaw's team, Daft's team the Irish Gentlemen
and then the Australian team again. Increased ''o
interest in the zane immensely and tended not
little 10 improve the quality of American CRICKET
and the foreigners found il less and less easy to
sustain their laures. This, however, they managed
to do. but the Americans went ahead inasmuch as
"twenty-twosn gave way to tfteens, and they III
turn were reduced TO eleven, until at last on even
terms the Phi adelphians scored a victory over the
team of English Gentlemen week or two ago
The most conspicuous feature In the history vi
American cricket. however was the visit OF the
Phade phans TO England in the summer OF 1884
The greatest curiosity aroused among English
cricketers and they were utterly dWnbfounded
when they saw the Americans winning matches
Although the Australians were PLAYING in England
,csted in the Phadelphan.. and Englishlncn were
fair enough to admit that these Americans know
how 10 play cricket, after all When the Fhlla-
delphans played against Kent Lord Harris was on
the opposing team, and also ParSOn Thornton
and his brother A. J. Thornton Iae latter trlel
his slow lobs " with considerable effect on the
Philade phians. but they learned trick or two
from It, and although he bow led last week IN Just
the clever style as he did IN England. the
l'hadeiphans were mpervlous 70 ~ Inc visit TO
England of the American team did them ascrlcketers
q vast deal of good and they now admit that they
learned more cricket there III daE than they would
here in twelve months. Tue experience they gaIneh
was priceless and they now take the foremost place
in American cricket IL is gratifying TO learn that
arrangements heng made to repeat the visit IN
1897.
The averages of the Euglishmen are worth study
ing and give some curious facts r. D. Sanders.
who was only the manager OF the team, and only
bow ed IN two innings. leads the bowling average
with three Wickcts for ten runs.
IL is not surprising that Roller should lead the
batting although IT is all the more credtaDe coll
sierng that he played IN only five matches as
against tN elvc for the other players Roller IL un-
dOubtchly the best all round gentleman player IN
England aud those who fortunate enough
to his play here ;trlmt that he showed tine form,
although he Mas handicapped by the INJURY to his
arm in his hitting on the leg side, Roller mas snch
a free and easy style and beautiful deeuce that
his innings ALWAYS created enthusiasm on the
part the cricketers
second place in the batting averages manly
through his batting innings for 1923 at Staten
Is and II Newton was sharp at the wickets he
cuuatly sharp at battn", aud scored more rapidly
than any other member OF the team, but at the
same time his sty 10 was OF alt3gethrr ianlteSs.
incidence invariably partnered Newton ut the
wickets PLAY ed remarkably good cricket. Ii it bad
not ben for his -lnck at Philadelphia Mt the last
,ultch there, he would probably have been nearer
the head of the batting list.
Both Botho and Whitby credited with
being good batsmcu. but strange TO say neither
"cama oil and both are ut the bottom OF the list.
Neither Brucn nor Horuer was brought along on
account Of their prowess with the willows but
r Their with the leather yet both managed to render
their side signal service several occasoDs. IL
IIornors great mbitlon to make runs. In the
how ling these two players were Invaluable. Brucn
bovled no less than LII balls in fifteen innings,
aud took 63 wickets. When Bruen was bowling,
stunning VAS the order of the day. and when
Iorner the little giant was bowling, cate .es
were the right th ny.
Turner vas the graceful bowler of the team. hut
YVES not remarkably effective. lie stands at the
bottom of the averages. Turner eXhi blted tie
graceful style when batting as IN bowling. When
he cot 90, he hit freely and with characteris' ic
dash lie is a crcketer in every sense of the word,
and there is little about the game that he Is not
cognizant Of.
genial and kind hearted. in fact the right tn
captain team in foreign country. With the bat
the Row Il. 7. Thornton is pucky, but luck was
dead against him during the early part of the .Our
1t was in Philadelphia that lie appeared to the
U,s brother A. j. Thornton was a valuable man
on the team He was not brilliant PLAYER by any
means but as patient Job. and his ones and twos
always mounted up to respectable total His
" lob y bowling was eHeclNe, Out MS attitude When
delivering the bail WAS peculiar, not 10 say laugh
able.
nc-Haycock was a strong batsman, and his
stvle much rrsembed that of Turner.
The visit of the Eugshmen To the United States
proved most successful, gave an impetus TO the
game and American crcketers, are unanimous IN
the hope that the day will not be far distant when
they will nay the country another visit.
Staten Island suffered bad defeat at the hands of
the lnternationas last Saturday hut an extremely
weak team was placed in the field. The match with
the ~Mikad0" " company was interesting. and &.
NJ Dodge may ppss bly, arrange another match
with them before the season closes.
The Manhattan Wanderers tour through New
England under the captaincy Ct II. Martin came to
a close last night All bad delightful time. and
hope that the experiment will be repeated next
year.