New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
CRICKET.
ENGLISH PLAYERS COMING.
THE INVITATION OF THE PHILADELPHIA
CLUBS ASSOCIATION ACCEPTED-MR.
WARNER. OF MIDDLESEx. TO ,
MANAGE THE VISITORS.

Cricketers always alive to anything that WIN.
Increase popular interest In their game. and they
are always on the alert to bring 1t prominently 70
the notice of the public. There Is no doubt that
international contests of all kinds the most at.
tractive to the general public, and, perhaps. this
is the reason that every year cricket teams come
here from some foreign country.
tour Of England by the cricket team Of Har.
ward was talked of this spring, and later It was
announced that eleven OF English public school
boys would return the visit that Haverford COL
ege paid to England two years ago. Both trips fen
through but the Associated Cricket Clubs Of Phil
adelphia have succeeded In arranging with p. r.
Warner, OF Middlesex. to bring over a team In the
autumn. In accepting the invitation Mr. Warner
expressed wish to play a more extended schedule
Of games than that which recent visiting elevens
have played here, and. II possible games Will be
arranged In New-York, Philadelphia, Boston. Bal
tlmore, Toronto, Chicago and Ottawa or Montreal
Three games will be played in Philadelphia, two
against representative teams OF the Gentlemen Of
Philadelphia and the other against team Of
twenty-five Colts" or young players under egh.
teen years.
The Belmont Club whose splendid grounds q
Elnwood Philadelphia, have been the Of
more than one historic struggle, has yielded its
claim of the games with the Engllshmen
being played on its grounds. and. In consequence
the three Philadelphia matches Will be played 1t
Wissahickon. the home Of the Philadelphia Cricket
Club at Mannheim. the grounds Of the German
town Cricke, Club. and at Haverford. the wicket
OF the Merton Cricket Club.
Remeu bering the defeat sustained by his team
last year. and recognizing the progress cricket
has made In the United States In the last few
years. Mr.. Warner has decided 10 select a strong
team for the trip. In a recent letter he said the
following weknown players had definitely PROM
isod to come F. F. Warner. OF oxford and Mid
of m Kant
f. IT, Bray. OF Cambridge and Middlesex; c. o. II.
Sewell OF Gloucestershire; J. r. Head. OF Middle
sex; r. G. Bull OF Essex. and G. r. Bardswell Of
oxford and Lancashire. 1t Is probable that
T. C. V. Bathurst OF oxford and Middesex, and
A. O. Jones' Of Cambridge and Notts, VIII also DO
on the team. Places have been offered them. but
they have not definitely promised TO come. In
addition TO these Mr.. Warner hopes to have with
him II. D. q. Leveson-Gower. OF Surrey and
F.. r. T. Cunline captain OF oxford
their batting, particularly should prove ECU, equal to
every requirement In f. g. j. Ford me Team can ian
scores with great rapidly. and Is tremendous
hitter az the Philadelphians have every reason 70
London last year against Middlesex he ran up
score OF III in one hour and ten minutes He 10
also n fair lefthand bowler. and should undouot-
edly prove one Of the stars OF the team
F. H. Bray vii be the stumper ana d ne Il sS Ssi
difficult post for Cambridge for, several seasons
now and he has never been found wanting ne
also fair bat, ana scores Will sio"' ''e"''" -
once set. .., .,o, .,...
Jones is n Notts man. whose batting styled altes
,ha 900 well-Luov,n professionals Gum and
shr.wshurv makes him A consistent scorer with
80, iefans,ve nowers Last year he stood wen
-, ~ H. oyar,oes with 29c He is also splen-
ala deld and his work Mt "short-slip Is said 10 Dc
surpassed only by George Lohmann. or surrey
n Head was here with the English team
which visited America last year, and on tnat .ous
ne headed the batting averages with recoru OK
score a century on the trip, feat he accompisn,eo
against the Gentlemen OF Philadelphia AT Films
wood when he made lol. -. .,,,s.,s
& q H. Scwell. who made a name ior himse,t
I'm England as n member Of n touring SCUM ATT
can team now lives In Bristol. and plays LOT
Gloucestershire lie is a hard hitter. scores co.'s
sistenty and is most difficult man to disiodsV
when once set. ,,- r,u,.,a h.s
r G. Bull is the best slow bowler England ny
over numbered In her amateur ranks h,s work
r,,,h tbo hail ha. advanced Essex from the posi-
ton Of very minor county to place IN the ir r
rank He played here with Mr.: warner ; team
ias, yoar and I'm the game In New-fork city ne
had the splendid analysis OF IL wckets for q runs.
for Il in the first innings. ana TOT % INV