New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.
POUR FOREIGN TEAMS COMING HERE NOTES or
THE DIFFERENT PLAYERS ROTH Eng
A..

IISfI AND CANADIAN.
Ameri, m cricket viii certainly be advanced this
season. The growth Of the game In this country
evidenced by the fact that no less than four foreign
teams Will soon arrive here to engage In the al
ready arranged contests. Two OF these come from
Canada and two from England The most inter
estlng Of these Is composed OF past and present
students Of Cambridge The Associated Cricke,
Cubs OF Philadelphia. have invited the university
eleven which IL booked 10 leave England on
Angus, a. the intention being open play
Labor Day.
Any one who has s. VI J. Woods In this
game or In fact any game Will wish to see him
again He was here with Lord Hawkes. team
in 1891 when he made many friends and admirers.
With tho exception OF Or. w. @. Grace. Lord Dun
raven. and perhaps one or two others. there Is no
one more widely known In tho circles OF English
amateur sport. Before his late accident at foot
bal he was captain OF the An-England football
team which Is considered to be the top notch; and
he Is now the captain OF his county c.even. Somer-
seshlre His tlreless activity and unerrins eye TX
him TO excel at any manly pastlme, ana II was
amusing to him performing with n baseball
club at the Staten Island cricket field on his pre-
vious visit a good pitcher was sending him sue
cession OF hot ones. and Woods. knowing nothing
Of the American game. thought 1t his duty to play
every bail This he did with extraordinary precision.
not letting one pass him. no matter where IL was
flying. only he Played each In the cricket way.
cutting all to cover point IN total lshoTahce VI
baseball fouls IS VI. j. sammy" as he IS
arrcctonatcy called by egions OF unknown adj
mirers Is not one OF the phenomenal scorers of
his bat but he scores In a good many other ways,
and the Philadelphia men know how unpleasant his
bowling u.s. As a trunller he Is always brany. with
no set FORM but commanding great speed and
break white capable OF much duplicity. For gen
eral fielding he has perhaps no superior ana besides
al this he Is 1.-The young. handsome and picturesque
a beau ideal outcome OF generations OF good
cricket.
With this team also Is Mr. RanjItsnJhi, an East
Indian who possesses the front name OF kumar
Shri and a peculiarly good wrist action In his bat
ting Last year he hitting II up into the double
centuries and he has certainly acquired excellence
In the game In IN unusually short time To obtain
a good place nowadays among the best players,
without being first backed by lifetime OF cricket
Is almost impossible. but Mr.. RanJitsnJhi. on his
arrival I'm England surveyed the game In his mlld
contempatve way, and then went In and played IT,
His highest score last year was. for beginner. al
moet incredible. The East Indian who. by the way
IL raid 10 be a prince In his own country, Is nthc
and graceful
A good deal of interest will also centre round the
chip of the old book" the great w. G's son, who
will be with this team Last Sumner Inc Ola p'oeN
came I'm for a good deal OF criticism. because ne
took the chip round with him on starring tour
with a star team People said the youngster was was
not good enough but he surprised one %, ,sr !"
apologize for his lamentabie string OF cipners As
seen from rear view asl septem nnr,d,c,ion in
attitudes and length OF his giant father ony apout
Ave sizes thinner on that occasion he PLAYED iate
on every ball and DID no better than his INDUSTRIOUS
governor who only scored illrstrious duck egg,
Last years best bowler at Cambridge, r. MitcheI:
i79 NOT out which performance. together with that
Of the teams captain. W. q. Druce. Will ADVISE inc