The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-24
ALL NEW YORK'S DEFENCE.
4 STRONG EIGHTEEN TO MEET THE
AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.
The Visitors wilt Include some OF the Most
Finished Players In the Anurodes-A Il
Exprcted ~ Staten leland.


Finished Players In the Antirodes-A
stout Game Expected nt Staten Isisn<.
Although American cricketers have no rea-
son to complain OF tho scarcity OF matches
with able eIponents OF the game from foreign
countries It has been some thirteen years
since nn eleven Of tho calbre OF the hustrn-
lans. now on their way to New York. played In
this country. Tho teams Of English and Irish
amateurs which have OF recent years made
tours Of the United States and Canada. In cons
parison to our coming visitors might be cons
sidered decidedly weak, and still they have
proven to be moro than n match for our BOSE
representative teams H-'
The Australian team OF 1SS2. the last 90 ep-
pear here could afford to toy with tho New
York eighteen. The latter were defeated By
seven wickets. and eighteen Of the leading
players OF Philadelphia Jared no better. The
year before q flrst-class team OF English pro1
fessionals defeated the very best eighteen
America could place in the fleld-seven profess
SIGNALS and eleven amateurs-by 132 runs,
These NAV be considered to DO the only two
frst.class teams that have visited this ooun-
try in recent years: that Is. "nrst-classs
from IN English point of view. Now It II
claimed that the Australian team coming here
are better than most OF the English counties.
and match for All England.
The Australians left Liverpool last Wednes-
day. SO they will havo only little time to pros
pare for their first match with Philadelphia.
scheduled for Sept. 30. 80. and Oct. 2. Unlike
all the principal games which have taken.
place In that city In recent years, the gained
with the Australians will not be played ON the
Germantown Club grounds. but at Elmwood.
the home OF the Belmont Cricket Club. The
latter have expended $4,000 In improve.
ments on their grounds and club house. which
are now considered to be second to mono in the
United States. largo grand stand has also
been erected. ,......
After the first game at Philadelphia the
Australians will play three days match ~
Staten Island on Oct. 3. 4. and 5. ProfltinR By
their experience in the game with Lord
Hawkes. team, the committee OF the Metro
politan District Cricket League are proceed
ing with their arrangements for the match in
a manner that will insure its being brought to
n successful issue. Over 1000 tickets have
already been disposed OF. ID
The selection Of the eighteen players to rep
resent the metropolis has not been the least
difficult part OF the committees duties, and z
while 1t is quite possible that the team could
be strengthened in one or two places, that IL
solely a matter OF individual opinion. The
absence OF ]. l. Pool. Captain Of the Staten
Island C. c.. and II. L. Jackson. Captain OF the
Morris Park G. C.. is particularly noticeable:
but the contrast to the eighteen players who
appeared against Lord Hawkes. team is very
much in favor OF the present combination.
They have eight Of the eleven who made such
q good stand against tho Gentlemen OF Ireland
last ths PHH
Brown. the team have some excellent bowling
talent: but it is probable that In this DEPART
team. With eighteen good tielders he might
tsrs as the Australians are known to be the
Staten Island ground is conceded to be almost
slow bowling BY hits beyond the. boundary.
which Is an exnsperatinG way Of piling UP the
J. Rose and Q. p. Hurditch remarkably
binary opponents would be considered to be
srEng rSr against the best
tin fs snle end {MS n
Ss sRs to shqy fis al sSli5y asai S
Fa%Sep Il RStay and fstt % sts:
. After a careful Investigation into the quail
fcations Of each member Of the team for the
Howard MacNutt. His thorough knowledge
of the game and extensive eXperlenee in im;,
reason, for his selection. c. H. Ellis waa ap-
pointed vice-captan in consequence OF his
acquaintance with the abilities OF every man
After, their match here the Australians will
d
Gentlemen Of Philadelphia on Oct. 9. z. and
playing probably at Chicago The visitors on
their tour may meet team OF picked players
The Australian S victory over the strong ,Notts
team b by in na shoTS
The tenth wicket is as difficult to obtain as any +,
other The team AM comprises fourteen players.
man. g. GilIen. j. j. Lyons. II. Graham. 3. Il.
ham. W. Citizen. and A. II. Jarvis. or these ].
Nc McC Blackham. A E Ban Hn Ans, ang g. Gii-
T. +. Or Gregory 4; ,7 Zimmerman. and Blackham
is probably the best known Australian crick.
eter OF tho day. For fifteen years his reputa-
stantly before the public, and he 10 still CON
sidered to be the best man behind the stumpSS
years old and was born at Fitzroy. Melbonrne
40 Bannarman is not only looked upon be
san sdds the World
ing tho late tour In England he has been IN.
the GatnS Nth
obtaining the great majority OF his runs By
boundary Hts Both batsm ne 81 have on several
George Gifen. tho best all-round player In
Australia, Is "a years old. being Just six days
nifcent bat. combining strong defence with
great hitting p power; an exceedingly .s good
bowied splendidiy this year. his best perform
ancs being against the champion county.
Yorkshire. when he scored I'll and took i've
wickets for 81 runs.
g. Il S. Trott. who owes his position on the
team principally on account OF his slow
bowling. has made good scores with great
consistency in England. Against Middlesex
his record WAS 145. against Leicestershire 100.
against tn o north Of England. SO, while he
rarely fails to score so In a match.
s; Gregory is also regular runigettsr
scored oil in nearly all the matches In Eng
land getting II against Middlesex. 90 aGainst
Motifs. 50 against Lecestershire. and ~ 4,
c. 4. b. Turner is probably the principal
bowler Of the team. although THU, Department.
Trumble. X, ", Mcleod. w. Bruce, and A
Cunningham. Turner has led the averages on y
several Australiaa teams. and this seas0n his
work has been Of brilliant description. He
captured I wickets for Hiruns against somsr. =