Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-30
OUR CRICKETERS RECORDS
The Delaware Field Clubs
Fine Showing.
WON FIVE OUT OF EIGHT GAMES
Developing Some Fine Young
Cricket Talent.
Praise for Tatnall's Managerial Abilities
--He Stands at the Head of the Scores
An Analysis of the Seasons Play.

The cricket eleven of the Delaware Field
Club has finished the schedule of games
of the summer season. The match with
Merton which was to have been played
on Saturday last, but which was
declared off on account of rain, was the
last game until September 5th, when the
fall season opens. This years record is
the best the Delaware Field Club has
ever made. The eleven has been play
ing excellent cricket, and the number Of
games won would have been larger had
not the uncertain element of luck been
against it. The work of the eleven has
been conducted by II. l.. Tatnall, the
captain of the first eleven, and he
deserves all the praise that has been ac-
corded him for the able and efficient
manner in which he has managed it.
He is also the top-scorer of the club, and
has played very steady and excellent
cricket.
The Field Club has been unfortunate,
in several of the more important matches,
in being unable TO get out their best
first eleven. In two of these, German
town second at Mannheim, and Baltimore
at Elsmere, the Field Club had antici-
pated victories. Delaware had already
badly defeated Germantown second and
in the Baltimore match, which was a
close one as il was, several of the best
batsmen were absent and nearly half the
eleven was composed of second eleven
men.
The time between now and the OPEN
ing of the fall season will be devoted to
the development of the younger cricket
claimant in tha Cl.,1 fFba
eleven is composed mainly of players
who have represented Delaware
since 1888. Until this year but little
attention has been given to the younger
players. A second eleven was found
this year, and some very promising ma
terial has been brought out thereby.
The bowling force of this club is not as
strong as # should be, and especial at
tention is being paid to the younger
howlers. Among these are Harvey and
Stone, both left-handed, dc You, L. E.
Wales, and others. The following is a
record of the games played this season :
May 2d-Won from Melrose, 07 to 90, at
Melrose.
May 9th-Won from Riverton, 75 to 67,
at Eismere.
May l6th-Won from West Chester, 1856
w III AZ iAGSiltlts
May goth-Won from Haverford, second,
12S %, at Haverford.
May 30th-Lost to Haverford, first, &c to
103, at Elsmere.
June 6th-Won from Germantown, sec
ond, 9l to 80, at Elsmere,6 8 wickets to spare
June 24th-Drawn with Belmont, Sec
ond, l06 for wickets to lbs, at Elsmere.
June 20th-Game with West Chester
postponed on account of weather.
Il saGff fol .arT, rt..tt.
rs to l27, at Mannheim.
July 4th-Drawn with Melrose, 143 for .
wickets to 206 for wickets, at Elsmere.
July llth-lost to Baltimore, first, "A to
115, at Elsmere.
July lSth-Game scheduled with Merton,
second, postponed ON account of weather.
summary: Games won, 5; lost, 3;
drawn, 2 postponed, 2. Runs, 1,024 for 80
wickeis, to opponents 99S runs for 104
wiokets. Average per wicket, ll.37, to
opponents 9.55.
The following is the individual record
of the batting of the first eleven, the
averages being computed of those who
have played in two or more innings: