New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-06
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yachts ltrcmains to be seen what she will do with the
CENTRAL PARK OPEN TO CRICKET.
FINE PLACE SET APART FOR THE GAME
SURPRISE OF THE ENGLISH TEAM.

SURPRISE OF THE ENGLISH TEAM.
The visit of the Engshmcn great boom for
cricket and one and all agree that the proceedings at
Staten Island were a decided success. IL Is hardly
probable that the Englishmen expected the match
would result in the way that it did, in fact they were
pretty confident at the start that they would have
walk-Over: but they were surprised by tho staten
islanders The result will preclude all chance OF their
being able to saw that they won every match they
played. The reception committee are TO be congratu-
lated on the result Of their arrangements. To those
acouainted with the ways the Staten Island Club
the accommodation provided Oh Tuesday and Wednes-
day was simply wonderful.
The great match drew a number OF old-tine crick
eters 10 the ground, conspicuous among them being
" Dam Newha!l who did not come to New-York tor
nothing He closely watched the play of the foreigners
and when he went back to the City of Brothery Love
he doubtless carried in his mind few points in their
play for the guidance OF the .Pbiadephians. II tho
Engiishmen beat them it will not be easily done.
The cricket match which was TO be played by Stat en-
Island with the Belmont Club of Philadelphia ycster
6ay has for second time been postponed The match
with the Young America Club will take place next
Saturday.
a great point hiss been gained by the acquisition of
a piece of ground in Central PARK on which 70 play
cricket For years the matter has been agtaed, Frank
Sattei thwaite and others having urged the question
time after time. but with avail. President Grim
mips fnd his colleagues have now come 20 tie wise
conclusion that the playing OF cricket far from IN.
turing spong the grass improves II II the ground
is well looked after and il il every cricketers hrst de-
sire to keep the turf in good condition. The space
allotted is the North Meadow, and those who know
this part of the Park viii at once note what charming
cricket ground this will make. 1t ought 70 prove
great gtimuus TO cricket in this city The Riverside
Club. q new organization Of young men. played
match on the ground yesterday with the Essex Club
of New jersey The ground Is easily approached from
the Ona-hundred and ioufth-st station OF the Sixth
Avenue Elevated Road.
ri. Cuutxof Re- 1-u
day will Day first eleven match with the Newark
CLUB at Newark, and on Friday will play the New
York Club at Prospect Park.
r. Martin. OF the Manhattan Club, Is completing
all arrangements for taking a team of cricketcs on
weeks tour in Boston aud the neighbOThood. The
eleven will be composed of members OF several clubs IN
this city and it, vicinity, and will proDaby be called
" The Wanderers"
Tyers's score Of lss at Philadelphia last week
brilliant performance. Experts say that ii was Of
the most beautiful exhibitions of the game wit
messed in Philadelphia. Tyers Is a man for the Man
hattans TO be proud OF.
The Longwood Club played the Quincys last wee;
at Longwood beat them by an inning and 81 runs.
George Wright made 90. not out, for Longwood.
A. q. stratford, the prominent Pttsburg cricketer.
has left that city go TO Toronto, where he intends 10
enter into business. He will play with the Canadians
against the English cricketers. He has expressed
opinion that the English team Is scarcely up to the
Average of good English team, and thinks that the
hiladephians will give them close contest.
The Milwaukee Club were defeated at Milwaukee
last week by the Bay View CLUB by OF IT TO 30
At Chester Civ the Chester CITY Club played and
defeated tho Delaware Field Club OF Wilmington 10y
10 runs.
The Maumee Club of Toledo o., defeated the Cleve-
land CLUB Dy 10 TO 81.
UIyett. tie well-known English crckcter, has
recently fallen heir TO large fortune. Uyett visite
this country with Shaw's team, and also with Daits
team.
AZ Ottawa, the Montreal Club and the Ottawa Club
plqyed a good match last week The Ottawas made
80 in their first inning and tho MontrealeIs %.
Ottawa then went in and made 100 The Governor
General interested spectator CT the match.
The Eberon Cricket Club has been playing number
OF matches this season around Long Branch and il j.
hoped permanent club will be formed playing every
summer The eleven has been fairly successful in the
matches so far played.
The principal English matches up to date have re-
suited al follows:
At Leyton, Essex.-Essex va Northumberland
Essex 304; Northamptonshre. 1873 aud l40; result,
victory for Essex by an inning and 81 Principal
scores for Essex-H. Fowler, 20; II. @. Owne 80
80; Pickett. q /; for Northamptonshire: J. H. @.
Welch, % and II; }. Turner, 80; w. p. Kingston,
IA, not out, 40 g. Bull 10, %.
AtKeIsington Oval.-Surrey Va. Lancasbrc-SurTey,
$50 ana ZIG; Lancas ire 167 and DDS result, vie.
tory for Surrey with one wicket TO spare Princpal
scores for snrreyE j. Diver. go, not ont, 2G Abel,
81. A; J. Shutter 80, q +. w. Bush. 30 4; Wood,
not out, 20: for Observation-Disclosures, 10. % Horribly
2, 25 @. =. Lancashire, "a 2; Briggs 10, 80 Rob-
lnson; 70, 80; Hildyard' 20, 20; Watson, "a, not
At shcfaeld-Yorkshire vs.. Mddlescx- Middlesex 100
dlcsex ,y 40 runs Principal scores For Mlddlesex%
a. Z. soddart 8, 81; Z. II. auckland SO, o; 4. G.
out A. So We West s. as "eP For nc.
81 Lee ~, 8; Pull II, IT; Preston IL, 90
At Observation-Disclosures va. Gloueestorshre-sussex
800 and $780, Gloucestershire 159 and 376 result vic.
tory for Sussex with four wiekets 10 spare. Principal
For Sussex-J Hide 26, 9; Ncuham 4, not out
lil; T.. j. Mccormick 81. G6; Humphreys 81, o; G.
Braun 90 z For GloucestershIre-Gregg H. "a Paint
or o. % W. r. Gilbert l, %; W. G. Grace 25 4; +.
Townsend l. 90; J. H. Brain 80, 81; H. " Page 90, sd
f. j. Taylor 20, o.
At Tci6ridse Gentlemen of Kent VS.. Players-Gen.
tlemcn 47 and 1885, Payers 3lJ, result, victory for
Players by an inning and three runs Principal scores
Players, Taryman q Collins 80 Q. G. Heafne 81
IIickmott Al; Pentecost 90 Day not out rs: Ii.
Hearne 3d. For Gcntlcmen-J " TOnge 4, 33; g. Chris
topherson 62, 50 W. IL. Patterson So Is; A. NJ streat
field o, 23.
At Chcltcnham-Surrey VS.. Goucestershire- Surrey
1913 and 116 Giouc PIT and 49, result VIC
tory for GloucestsrshIe by nine wckets. Principal
scores For Surrey-Abcl not out IS, 10; II. W. Balm.
bridge IL. 49, W. W. Read II, 80 For Gloucostershire
E. L. Griths. 25 W. 3. Grace 10i, not out 10; s. n.
Brain AZ, not out Is; Panko, 81.