New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH CklOhbi IND
PLANS FOR THEIR ESTEBTAIShESr-A iAL> "Ai"
Mr.. SAUNDERS.

ARRIVAL OF TIE ENGLISH CRICKETEhS
PLANS FOR THEIR ENTERTAINMENTS TALL "iih
MR. SAUNDERS.
The ong-talked of visit OF the hhehsh Team
q, omafenr oricketers has at last become reahty'
Tron, ,n. .teouer Adriatc yesterday morning there
landed on the White Star pier twelve muscular young
Fnrlshuen all under thirtytwo years OF age
Island Cricket Club had appointed reception coh'hS
tee 10 meet the visitors consisting OF tho PrcSuen
william Krebs yice-president Erastus Wiman. captain
Cyril Wilson, secretary; N. s. Walker. Jr., treas
p ey4s Of p f tSsss &essrs krss.
Wilson, Walker and r. HI Hi were on M, Seo pier
rep sg s visitors hearty welcOme After
the ba geago had been looked after the wn.hio
boarded N1 166 We er nP Sl New Bshon
Engshmen remain the guests OF the ad tbaiy
arcEe1g Costumes and went do wn to the cricket
grounds where they had little practice. 49,, ,.h.,
laTse and Watched the Ensshen practice Many
of the Staten Island were also present. anu @
age hated freely and brilliantly, much TO the aaira
tion Of the on lockers Mr. T. j. saunaers an oiu si -,
the team He is a typical Engshman broad shoulders
and muscular, and plays good game hin rnd h 20.
porer of The TRIBUNE He said. In the course OF con-
versa,on concerning the team and s ao and had
splendid voyage until last Thursday, when IL peono
N 6n GHs4 Rcdns fancy %Seh nsr has
around the states We arrived the pier much earlier
We Si,ssn te prIciice You have doubtless
some account OF tne past r'vT'u' thornton.
team o1r S SSP,si crcketSr trato man for his
poson He has been batting most brilliantly .or hent
this season aud played I'll within day or two OF MS
lie has making some splendid psaiormanees ,es,
tsrshire 2ol and IA against Sussex, IN successive
matches and 60 for the South against tine norm Eng
ing against sussex be took three wckes in three suo
cesslve balls He had the second best bowling average
for surrey last year. His bowling Is moderate Paocu
::whitby win be bowler Hoi the celebrated haG s
fast bowler OF the Oxford eleven. g. Horner hed inc
best average surrey last year as bowler TAXING
wlcko,s for loo Tun HIS IS SP1ui he ens one Of
our strong bats his record being neeeuing sis
COED Turner Is also hr,sisss RoysT. and
Cambridge University. His average ls between % anu
CO. A Newton win be our afS for the
last two years. Hels also fair bat H. Bruen Is 1n ,
slow bowler He Is siG. r0anf a cabb is cood all
round man Thornton S oHa pat ras u one Of The
i 1852" O"'' III 'D' 04'''I w. ~
"No, am CORY to say Up TIL within the last few
day. before sailing we hoped he would be one Of us But
at the last moment he found II was impossible or him
Have you any idea how you will place your field on
mo; it would be, difficult to say before s1.,
lntfusted 10 Brueu auu Windy, piv"a"AJ
ton and Roller will open the batting FOR our SIDE"
"What do you think OF the gr0undP
at Is good and exceedingly pretty am astonlsheo
TO fnd II 30 green. In fact II Is much greencr thah our
grounds in England at this season. and think the pros
pecis arc that we shall good wicket for our open
Ing match We hops 10 win every thing but thlnk We
shall have some little trouble In Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20 lSpecid9. - The
cricket match begun yesterday ut stcnton between the
Gentlemen eleven and tho professional eleven terminal
cd to-day Tho match was 70 select a team to play
against the Gentlemen England. whom they visit this
city next month. The Gentlemen OF fhliadeiphla,
scored 49, and the professionals 10 Win eght "oAets
down.