The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06
ENGLISH CRICKETERS COMING.
MANY CRACKS INCLUDED IN
VISITING TEAM.


British Professionals viii Play Here
Alec Hearne and Blythe, Two Noted
DOwlcrs. on Kent County Eleven.
The Wanted skill Of the English profess
sional Crcketcr will be given II test by the
willow wiplders of the lnted States this
month The announcement that the Kent
County eleven had accepted the invitation
OF the Associated Cricket Clubs Of Philadei-
phla TO play here after negotiations with
Is. Z. Warner and Sir I. C. Brien had fallen
through has aroused considerable interest
in the games. Although the cricketers OF
this country in recent years have been favored
with numerous visits of foreign aggregations,
IL is now almost twenty-five years since
professional eleven or a mixed eleven OF
amateurs and professionals has played in
this country.
In 1879 Richard Daft. the noted English
professional. brought over team OF play
ers" which included Alfred Shaw. Arthur
Shrewsbury. George Ulyett, F. Morley and
other we'll known opponents of the game.
prominent ut that time. This team proved
altogether too strong for It's opponents and
lost not a game Of the twelve Which they
played, although in eleven of the matches
they allowed odds to the oppot ing teams.
which for the most part played twenty-five
men against the Embellishments eleven.
The teams which have visited US since then
have comprised amateurs only. and If al eX-
ception be made of the A, stralians, not one
of them has included any particular star Ia
the bowling department. although the men
who have handled the leather have proved
more than enough for their opponents, IL
is in bowling however, that the English pro-
fessional shines. He is supposed TO he a
master of the art. or rather science, of this
st ~ *, n
trap the unsuspecting batsmen are numerous
and well planned, and during tie long partner
ships which the perfect ":ckets OF England
make possible the bowler receives every op-
portunily for the display OF is skin by per
severance in the many tricks OF the trade.
orr coming visitors include two noted bowl
ers in Alec Hearne and Blythe. The former
is known wherever cricket is played. He is
veteran at the game but that he has not lost
any of his skill with the sphere may well be
seen by his record in the last game between his
county and SURREY The last named county
is noted for its strong batting aggregation.
which makes Hearncs analysts in the match
all the more extraordinary; He was found ab,
solvt 'ly unplayable by the Surreytes and
in the first innings he, was credited with
wckets for IS runs and in the second with
for % That there was nothing in the wicket
to aid him in this IN SUI feat IL eNi FENCED by
the fact that {, j. Burnup scored GA, ,. h Day
o. and f. W. Dillon SO for Kent in the same
Ali these men will be with the visiting team,
which viii be made upas f4lleTs, c, ! burnup'
Baker o H. k . Hutdh hin Hearne, Blythe,
Hush, Seymour and Falrservlce. r, Pawley
will also come over as nlanaGer, and i is prob;
able that one or two men will be added
to provide for accidents. his is ,particn-
larry strong team, especially in bowling
Blythe usually open, the alta with Hearhe.
and has Il fine aveTa sc this season. In the
game against Surrey. above referred to. in
which hy the way Kent won by 292 runs,
Blythe captured II wicHets for q runs. and
good work against English county teams
Fairservice is another bowler who is 70 be
feared while c. }; Bnr1up and + w. Dillon
should not be overlooked
In batting. c, J. Burnup, the captain, Of the
team, is probably the best exponent. He has
been considered good enough to play for Az
front rank Of Enrlish batsm7n. \. W Dillon
and S. II Day are also to the for" as run get
tiers. while Seymour ia hard runisher
this prominent position he is said 10 rival
Llev who is considered the best man behind
the sturps in fnTlnNd
for New York on Wednesday on the Oceanic
and will open It's American schedule in phi h,-
dsphia on frdH a. Sept m THREE S matches 1e e
these sts os VIII i'f be- asanst APhladephia, one
against again the Philadephian team which played
be Engr9d on bow. IS ye ohT o nse
who have never taken part in an International
match. The tn rec G"nrs in PliladeIphia
M take p1 Gn 'hn f 6s and an"
Sept and I'd of Oct. 4 trip TO Baltimore
viii be made on Sept 80 for a two-days match.
New ye erne on N sept 2. "a and ga '0 A
No definite arrangements have been made
regarding the New York game as yet but but
trict Cricket League. the secretary, was in.
structed TO write to. the Associated Cricket
Clubs of Philadelphia in reference TO the
VIII ch sufficient has been already subscribed
to take care of the prelim mary expenses OF
the, match 1t is expected that The game
Field Club of Staten Island, which. although
not members of the Metropolitan District
Cricket League this year. has generously
New York is better prepared to play an in
ternational match ms year than perhaps
there las been aIways dearth of good bowl
sS R9 pp i oh hi NH any Snd vnrs
Ss Ess sI55fy sr' R. cc6b sn Si! Z f
ask %oPm snd seS TH so2' has BEEN
particularly successful in league matches
with c. VI, Smith. and there ar, two, or three
others worth consideration There is good
array of batting strength, too, j. Foyer OF
Brooklyn. II F. Grahamee and F J, Prender-
CAST Of Manhattan and v Bunce of Paterson
are all men worth their places on representa-
there are three good men to choose from in
F. g. Warburton. 4. II. Smith and G. II. +.
| Griffith. and II the New York Cricket Associa-
tlon is to receive representation. \ Hoslungs
and j. Adam are well worth considering.
1t will be Interesting to observe how these
men will make out against thecrack profess
sional bowling Of the visitors. The Philadel-
phians have no doubt proftcd by their play
In England this year and picked np many
new wrinkles. but New York has still much TO
learn about the game, ana whether successful
or not should benefit by witnessing the play
OF its crack opponents.