COSTUME CRICKET MATCH.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XIV, Issue 4058, 31 October 1881, Page 3

COSTUME CRICKET MATCH.

The opening of the waj celebrated od Saturday by a match played iu fancy costume, between teams choson from the married and. singlo members of tho Thames Cricket Club. The affair was successful as' far' as amusement was concerned) but as regards real play very littlo scienco■, was; displayed. The Married men ; were captained by Mr Edward B. Cameron, in . the uniform of an Army Colonel,, ami the Single team by Mr D. R. Qollioti, who represented a venerablo Jlr Wynne Gray appeared as one of Speight's Land Leaguers, flourishing a formidable shillelagh; ana Mr Brassoy as a Chinaman, adorned with an smmsnss pigtail. -Mr Gudgoon was disguised as an Ethiopian, and Mr Lawless a Slave Driver. Mr W. H. Airey looked well as a Waterman, and Mr. Guff was admirably suited with'the airy uniform of the 93rd Highlanders,• Mr- 11. T. Rowe looked roverent as Aminadab Sleek, and Messrs Spencer, Cloonan, and Law, being evidently of opinion that" Beauty unadorned is adornod the most, 1 " appeared in ordinary walking (garments. Mr H. W. Ferguson and Mr W. Tr'egonning fraternised as Mahommedans; Mr Hennelly, Huntsman; Mr BurgcßS } Rustic; Messrs Turner and Weston, Sailors; Messrs Rhodes and J. Gray, cricketing dress; Mr Egginton, boating costume. , Mr Poulgrain was attired in the habiliments of a barrister, the wig and gown becoming him immensely. The playing on tho whole was very 'indifferont, the largest score being mado by Mr J, Gray, of tho Single team, Tho match resulted in an easy victory for tho bachelors, but can scarcely be considered a trial of skill, the interest" in tho gamo having considerably abated, and tho cumbersome costumo of some of the competitors impeding their movements. The scores are appended Marki ed TEAM,

W. Gray c Weston ... ... 0 Lawless bGellion 4 Gudgeon run out 10 Oamoron b Gpllion 0 Airoy b Burgess ... ... 12. BrasseyoandbGolUon 1 Cuff b Gray ... T.. 3 Rowob Burgess .0 Spencer o Kgginton 0 Cleonan b Burgess 0 Mrs Ehrenfriea b Burgess ... 2 , Wides ..< ... m. 2 ' Total 3i SlNfiLK TBAM i . Hennelly b \V. Gray 3 Ferguson b Brassey ... .„ 1 Poulgrain o Lawless 6 Law (runout) 1 J. Graylbw ... 31 Gollion b -W. Gray ... G Burgess (run out) 9 Tumor b Lawless ... ... i Egginton b Brassey 0 Muir at W. Gray 0 ' Rhodes o and b W. Gray ... 8 . Byes ... fi Wides ... 3 Total ... 76