The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-07
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.
Philadelphia and oxford Teams
Compete Today.
[By Gable to The Associated press.1

by Cable to The Associated Press.1
OXFORD. Eng. June Z, 1S97.-The visit
ing team of the Philadelphia Cricket Club
faced an eleven of the Oxford University
Cricket Club here today The sky was
overcast, fresh wind was blowing and
there was only a thin frings of spectators
when play was commenced at noon, but
the wicket was in good condition.
The teams were made up as follows
Philadelphia-Georg S. Patterson, Cap
tain; P. H. Clark, E. M. Cregar, Lfnford
Biddle. H. P. Bailey, Crawford Coates, J.
P. King. J. A. Lester, F. w. Ralston, Jr.,
H. G. Thayer and A. NJ. Wood
Oxford University-R E. Foster, L. C.
Matthews, B. D. Bamson, f. H. E. Cum
Rren,1 1le E & Waddy j. so,a 6 Hartley g F.
derson, F. H. B. Champain and E. C.
Wright.
Cunliffe and Hartley are considered the
two best amateur bowlers In England.
Bardwell, captain of the Oxford team,
was unable to play because of a sprained
| thumb.
on which the match was played is the
only ground where 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 American visitors were generally
expected to win and to subsequently de-
feat 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 programme does not include a
| match with an All-England eleven. Biddle
and one or two 6ther 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 quite confident that they will give a
| good account of themselves.
nx~f1 n ", ly1N
Bamson faced King and Baily's bowling.
| The runs came slowly and at 1850 P. NJ.
/ Bamson was bowled by King, the first
/ wicket falling for thirteen runs.
| Bromley Martin succeeded Bamson.
1 The Philadelphians then gave an exhi-
bition of very pretty, fielding and when
/ Clark succeeded Baily as the second
bowler of the visiting team.
The bowling of the Americans was a.
men. men but. later, the Oxford batsmen be.
/ gan to get on to the American bowling
/ and when Oxford score had been run uI
| to g., George s Patterson, M S2l the American ar
/ oxford, at that time, was beginning to
/ reach the boundary rather freely and the
/ fielding of the Americans was little
| loose.
King bowled well throughout the early
| portion of the first innings, and Patterson
at the start. was somewhat wild wild q ul fuil
| pitch on from him to legside being
| promptly hit to the boundary.
i Cregar followed Patterson as bowler al
1:25 p NJ. when the University men hao
| Soon afterwards Patterson missed ar
| easy catch from Champain
Play was continued with not much IN.
/ cident. The attack of the Philadeiphians
| not improving to any degree But CregaI
revived the hopes of the Philadelphians
| at 98 by clean bowling Bromley Martin.
with Cregar and King still bowling fol
the Philadelphians. The staying power
| of King, who is the best fast bowler OF
/ favorable comment. However, in spite Of
| the fine efforts of the American bowlers
| the score of the Oxonians steadliy Tose a
| until Champain was put out by a hne
! catch of F. W. Ralston, Jr., at the wicket
A Eccles succeeded Champain at tht
| bat and the Oxford paid added a runs te
4 the score when at two o'clock, there was
/ an interval for luncheon.
During the luncheon interval the two
elevens were photographed.
The Philadelphians informed the repre-
4 sentative of The Associated Press tha
1 they found the ground very loose ant
/ Biddle is suffering from rheumatism il
Clark and Baily took up the bowlinl i1ll
when play was re5umer ark af'er iuhcn' ~
| When the Oxford men had scored 10
runs King caught Foster at slip. r,,..,.
Henry followed Foster daklng 6aaay
The play of the Oxford men was gener
i aqIy marked by caution and the absenc.
! Of free hitting. The English criticism 9
the American bowlers was that the. bowl
| ing was too much. alike at both ends.
Eccles sustained a nasty knock on thu
| knee and compelled to retire. He wa!
/ succeeded by T. S. Waddy.
i Henderson was then caught by Ralstor
/ off a ball bowled by Clark. This was
the fifth wicket down and the score wa'
i then 1856 for Oxford.
i Eccles. having received assistance, was
+ able to resume playing after Henderson
| went out, but he was run out after MAX
1 ing one run. BY this time the OXFORD
players had covered 1s1 runs.