The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
CRICKET CHIRPS.
Concerning One Of the Most Sensa-
. :tionaI Events in Cricket Annals.

Concerning One Of the Most Sensa-
.tionaI Events in Cricket Annals.
In their expedition against the cricket
forces OF Great Britain the hitherto con-
quering eleven from Australia have struck
hard and knotty snag. This occurred in
q contest with the NJ. C. C. and Ground,
the latter team including in its roll such
eminent crackeriacks as Grace, Stoddard,
jackson and Ranjuxinhji. The N. c. C.
going in compiled the for them modest
score OF 219 runs.
Then followed one OF the most remark
able CollapSes in the whole history of
cricket, the entire Australian team falling
for eighteen runs. To this paltry total
Graham and Trott contributed four and
SIX runs respectively and Kelly eight.
hen Pougher of the NJ. c. 9. got in his
fine work and took all the remaining
wlckets without the cost of one run. This
lnlmltabIe achievement has created the
greatest excitement throughout cricket
dom.
Who shall stop playing cricket on the
score OF age? Playing at Finsbury Park
London, for the North London Tradesmen
against the Munro G. C., the veteran
bowler, Charles Absolon, 79 years of age,
has just taken s wickets for 20 runs. Ell
derly members of our association will
please make a memorandum of this
'chirp."
Nottingham has been worsted By Mid
dIesex to the tune of 123 runs.
In the Surrey Derbyshire match, the re-
suit OF which is not yet to hand, Abel OF
Surrey scored 100 without a chance.
mentioned some weeks since that the
HaYerford College cricket eleven was about
10 sail for England to compete with the
leading public schools. They are the first
OF our college cricket teams to venture be-
yond our own borders and their progress
abroad will be watched with interest by
players on both sides OF the Atlantic.
BY decisive victories over strong teams from
Harvard University and the University OF
Pennsylvania the Haverfordians have re-
tanned the championship OF the Intercollegiate
cricket Association, and in their other games
TREY have proved themselves match tor the
best Philadelphia clubs in their spring or
early summer form, says an exchange On
the other hand, their schedule includes
matches with the very pick OF the English
schools c. W Alco1k, editor of Cricket and
secretary OF the NJ. Z. c., kindly undertook the
arrangement of the teams fixtures and las
succeeded in securing the following excellent
June 80, 80, Cheltenham College; July I, ..
Winchester College; July 4, Rugby School;
July o, Haileybury College; July z Mar
borough college; July 5, 8, NJ C. c. at Lords;
July 10, II, Repton school; July 1S Harrow
School; July %, Charterhouse school; July %,
Eton College; July "a, %, Clifton College; July
p, IS, Malvern College; July 81 and August
I, Captain Leveson-Gower's oxford University
eleven; August 3, 4, Cambridge University
Long Vacation eleven.
J. A. Lester, 80, is captain OF the team;
Henry Cope OF Germantown, an old Haverford
graduate, has undertaken the general manage
ment OF the expedition; and Dr. w. P Mustard,
professor of Latin at Haverford VIII accom-
pany the party TO represent the college in
dealing with the officers OF the English schools
and 10 act with the captain and manager on
the advisory committee.
The scheduled cup match for tomorrow
is between the Alamedas and Bohemians
at Golden Gate. The Pacifics and San Joses
meet in an unofficial contest at Alameda
Either event should be well worth wit
Messing. UMPIRE.