New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-30
PROSPECTS or CRICKET CLUBS.
THREE FOREIGN TEAMS COMING HERE.

INTEREST IN THE GAME IN DETROT-IMPRovING
GROUNDS N THIS REGION
The Staten Island Cricket Club opens an I'M
usually busy season Tomorrow with a first eevens
match at Boston against the Lonswood Cricket
Club. The Staten Island team is composed of Cyril
lson captain. R. L. Ogilby, J. II. Lambkin, r.
McGregor +. Ennis. J. Il. Morse +. Kessler w. II.
Davidge, Z. H. Outerbridge. b. Carroll and Butler
The second eleven will play the second eleven Of
the New-York Cricket Club at Central Park to-
morrow.
The seasons fixtures as just issued By tie club
3l-staten Island ". I,ongwood C G. at BOSTON
June ll-staten Island va Belmont. at Phiade phlA
19-saien Island 2l XI vs. Nsw-York c. C., I'd
ol-.tatrn Island Pa xI vs. st. Paurs school, 2. I.
% and 23-All New-York vs. All New-Jsrsey, at
26-Ststen Island vs. Oxford. at Philadelphia
July l-Saten Island vs. New-York C. G.. at Central
Park
5-Englis 81 " Americana at 9. L
17-Stajen Is and vs.. Merton. Mt :. l.. (not hxedD
24--taien Island rs. Riverside. at Central PARK.
= Al q 29-Staten Island W. Mon real al :. L
3l-staten Island VS.. Paterson. at Paterson, NJ ].
10 am Ii-Al New York VS.. all New-Jerscy. at s.
2l-Vacant.
2S-Narant
Sept /. .. 3-staten Island Va English Gentemen at
IS aud l4-saten Island vs. West Indian Team. at
% AM 2l-staen Island Va. Halifax Team. At 5. I.
-. IS and 29-A New York Vs. English Gentle
men. al . l.
Butler the clubs professional, Will to Australia
next winter forming of the English proes-
siona team going to that country t. play series of
matches during the Australian season OF lss6-'7.
Tue West Indian team to visit tins country in the
fall will comprise fourteen players III all-seven
from Demarara. six from Jamaica and one from
Barbados. From Demarara come +. +. Wright, F.
J. T. Hcnerv, j. 4. POtbury, Il. II. Stewart, g..
Russell Garnet. l.. H. Ken. and Gay Wyatt all of
the GEORGETOWN Cricket Club From Jamaica are
Frederick kembe. T.. y. Marshall aad l. X. Fife.
Of tie Kingston Cricket club, and Walter lar
Cricket Club From Barhadoes comes +. VI.
SAeele. c. ". Dean OF the Montreal Club. has the
making Of the eItlre arrangenents For the
present he has been iged to decline matches with
the ilttsbnrg Cricket club. the kitghcid Club, OF
Albany ana the PrnnsulaIs. of Detroit. The
Newark Club is also anXions TO arrange meeting,
but the visitors nave decided 10 play Just we've
games and ihese already booked. The W est
Indians will 20 irst to Canada anu then visit the
United states.
The Riverside Cricket Club, of New-York, and
the Alma Cricket Club, Of Newark. will play
match at Central Park tomorrow. beginning at /
"a. III. The Riverside Club has Just Issued a neat
little book of bylaws.
Tie lniernationals, of Brooklyn played at
Newark Yesterday, and tomorrow the second
eleven Will play tie second eleven Of the Manhattan
Club al Prospect Park
The Kings Comfy Club will 90 to Newark to-
morrow and play the Newark Club
The Buffalo Cricket Club is going to have a
gooG season. judging by all accounts. James
Morley Is The clubs professional. apd he IL dong
good work. Matches will probably be played
during the season with Syracuse. the Pennsulars.
OF Detroit with Toronto and possibly trip W III be
taken TO Newly OIk.
The visit of the English team to Detroit last
hat wonderful effect III revIving the inter
est in cricket there. and the PenInsulars are
promising themselves the most interesting cricket
this season ever known. Several Canadian eleVens
will play there. intending London, July l. and
Hamilton July >, while a Philadelphia team Will
be there Oh July and 10. The club Is also Try ing
TO arrange match with one or other oil the three
foreign eevens visiting the nlted states this iall
The 1T. Georges Cricket Club OF New-1Ork, has
raised by private subscription something Ike 300
toward improving and enlarglng the pavilion on
the club grounds at lloboken. Ihe club expected
match with Staten Island. but rain prevented.
The ground Is in fine coneltion, and SmithsOn, the
ground man. ~ 10 ie congratulated on the result OF
his labor
Tie Young America Club. of phllade phia, is ex-
pending near $1,000 in improving and enlaTglng
the club house and grand stands Oh its grounds at
StentOn.
Fixtures for this week are
May 81 atrn Island vs. Longwood G. c., at Boston.
3l-ataleu Islard vs. New York T. e., "a ks, al
Central Park.
3l-Internationsl Va Manhattan. ID KS at Pros
prct Park.
3i-k vrr,idr G. C. vs. Alma, at Central Park.
3l-NrwarA w. Sings County, at Newark.
June l-Univ-rsity OF Prnu-ylvan Va. Harvard Col
lege NicetOwn.
3-Young America Vets. VS.. Merton Vets. stenton.
5-iiaveriorI Coil re W. University OF PehhSyf
vtnia. at NcetOwn.
5-PhIiadeph. ~ Va. Quaker City at WissahioAon
5-BclEont "a vs.. Merton ID ~ Einwood.
5-OIlOrd FL vs.. Germantown ID, at franklOru