The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-09
LORD IA X VIII sooN BIZ HERE.
Crieketer. Preparing 20 Receive the Pow
erfuI EngIish Team.

NhA ~
Lord Hawkes. strong team Of gentlemen
cricketers will arrive in this city next Saturday,
and during the following three weeks some ex-
cellent cricket will undoubtedly be witnessed In
this country. The popular noblemnn, remem-
bering the defeat sustained by his team three
years ago at the hands OF the Gentlemen Of
Philadelphia, has secured a much more power
full eleven for the present tour.
Their first game will he played against ALL
New York on the grounds Of the Staten Island
Cricket Club, at Livingston. on Monday. Tues
day. and Wednesday of next week. The New
York players are strong. and they will be COM
posed Of eleven men instead of the customary
eighteen or twenty-five. f.. G. Payne, captain
Of the champion New Jersey a. c. eleven. will
have charge Of the team. The men arc particu-
lnrly strong In bowling. the department which
will prove the most difficult TO manage, but it is
more than probable that all the men will
have an opportunity of showing what
NJ. Il. Cobb. +. +. Kelly, Tycrs. Wright, A. Sn"d-
ley, and A. Brown are iirst-Class trundlcrs who
have achieved considerable success in local
wicket keepers. although the prevalent opinion
Is that this, important position could best DO
bat fairly well, and the eleven should be worth
at least 200 runs. There Is no doubt the team
absence Of r. j. Prcndergast being PARTICULARLY
noticeable; but taken altogether 1t is IL repre-
SENTATIVE tleNGn.
After the New York game Lord Hawke will
have a day rest. and will then m the
great match with the Gentlemen OF Philadel-
phia, which will he played on Friday, Saturday,
and Monday, Sept. II. 90. and "a. The recent
extraordinary high scoring Of the Philadelphians
gives promise OF some rare batting being seen in
this game. As usual, tho team will be under the
captaincy OF g.. :. Patterson, and will include
+. H.. Bohlen, H.. |. Brown. +. w. Clark, Jr, and
+. w; Ralston of the Germantown G. c., A. VI.
wood, Crawford Coates, Jr, j. w. Muir, and J,
4. Scott OF belmont, J. b.. King OF Tioga. and II.
+. Baily OF The Merions. A second game will be
played on the same days a week later, while n
visit TO Baltimore. will be paid in the interim.
The tour will wind up at Boston, as the lateness
West or Canada.
The visiting team have confidence In their
ability to do even better than the last time,
when their one defeat at Philadelphia was the
only game they lost. while they won easily every
where else except at New York. where the game
was a draw. The eleven will include Ave OF the
men who wore here before. Lord Hawke, c, w.
Wright, j. ii. j. Hornsby, g. w. Hillyard, and
i. McAlpine. The Others will be J. =. Robinson.
1. c. V. Bathurst, q. J. Mordaunt, c. f, De
Trafrord. A.. j. l.. Hill, and q. r. Bardswell. A
strong effort Is being made to induce S. NJ. j,
Woods. the famous amateur bowler, to under
take tho trip again. although one would think
that the bowling department was already suf-
ncisntiy strong with Htlyard. Bathurst, Bards-
The team on their arrival in this city will be
met by n special committee from the Metropoli-
tan District Cricket League. which has charge
OF all the arrangements for tho match in this
c,ty; The, Germantown and Merton clubs OF
Philadelphia will also be represented,