Evening star., 1897-06-07
ENGLISH BAT WELL
Opening the International Cricket
Match at Oxford.
SKY OVERCAST And WIND FRESH
Washingtons Meet the CIevelands
Again Today.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

OXFORD. England. June THE Amerl-
can cricket team faced an eleven of the
Oxford University cricket club here to-
day. The sky was overcast and a fresh
wind was blowing and there was only a
thin fringe of spectators when play was
begun at noon, but the wicket was in good
condition.
Cunliffe and Hartley of the Oxford team
are considered the two best amateur bowl
ers IN England. Bardswell, captain Of
the Oxfords was unable to play because
of a sprained thumb.
Christ Church College cricket ground, on
which the match was played, was the
only ground wnere gate money can be
charged here, and the present match is
the only one of the season of 1897 where
the university dons will allow money to
be taken.
The Americans were generally expected
to win and to subsequently defeat the
Cambridge University eleven, but it is not
believed they will be equally successful
in their matches with the county elevens.
and regret is expressed that the program
does not include match with an all-Eng
land eleven.
Biddle and one or two other members of
the American team have not yet fully re-
covered from the effects of their voyage
across the Atlantic. but all the visitors are
account Of themselves.
Oxford won the toss and Champain and
Bamson faced King and Bailey's bowling.
The runs came slowly and at 1910 pm.
Bamson was bowled by King, the first
wicket falling for thirteen runs. Brom-
lcy-Martin succeeded BamSOn.
The Philadelphians then gave an exhibi-
ticn of very pretty fielding, and when 81
runs had been scored P. II. Clark succeed
ed Bailey as the second bowler of the visit
ing team.
The bowling of the Americans was at
first quite difficult for the university men,
but later the Oxford batsmen began to get
or to the American bowling, and when Ok
ford's score had been run up to 62 George
8. Patterson, the American captain, re-
placed P. H. Clark as bowler
oxford, at that time. was beginning to
reach the boundary rather freely, and the
fielding Of the Americans was a little loose.
King bowled well throughout the early
portions of the first innings. but Patterson,
at the start. was somewhat wild, a full
pitch from him to leg-side being promptly
lit to the boundary.
Cregar followed Patterson as bowler at
1:25 pm, when the university men had
compiled 50 runs. Soon afterward Pat
terson missed an easy catch from Chap
man.
Play was continued with not much in
cdent. the attack of the Phila1elphians
not improving to any great degree. Gre
gar however, revived the hopes of the
Philadelphians at 90 by clean bowling
Bromley Martin.
r. E. Foster succeeded Bromley Martin
with Cregar and King still bowling for the
Philadelphians. The staying power of
King, who Is the best fast bowler of the
Pbtladelphians, excited much favorable
comment. However. in spite Of the fine cf-
forts Of the American bowlers, the score Of
the Oxonians steadily rose, until Champaln
was put out by fine catch of r. W. Raj
ston. IT,. at the wicket, on Bai:ey's bowling.
A. Eccles succeeded Champain at tho
bat, and the Oxford pair added fourteen
runs to the score, when, at o'clock, there
WAS an interval for luncheon.
TOday's Schedule and Weather.
Cleveland at Washington: cloudy.
ST. Louis at Baltimore; cloudy.
Pittsburg at Boston; cloudy.
Louisville at Brooklyn; cloudy.
Chicago at New York: cloudy.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia; cloudy