CRICKET

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 459, 11 May 1899, Page 8

CRICKET

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The Surrey County bowlers have commenced the season well. In the first match of the season, against I eicestershire, Dockwood captured 10 wickets for 37 runs, while Brockwell took seven for only three runs. Lord Hawke, W. G. Grace, and E. C. Bainbridge will act as a sub-committee to select the English teams to play against the Australians in the test matches. These three gentlemen have the power to select two amateurs to help them. Lord Hawke and W. G. Grace are familiar names to New Zealanders, but perhaps E. 0. Bainbridge is not so well known. He was captain of

the Cambridge University team when at the University; afterwards he played for Surrey for several seasons. Of late years Mr Bainbridge has captained the Warwickshire County team. He is a good all-round player, and an excellent : judge of the game. With three such prominent and keen cricketers to make the selection, the : teams chosen to do battle against the Australians > ought to obtain the approval of the English > cricketing world. The team selected to do battle against the Australians for the South of England in the match which commenced on Monday is a fairly strong combination’ There are seven first class bats, and the others are all able to make runs. In bowling the team is fairly representative, and with Jack Hearne and Lockwood in form on a May wicket, a good finish may result. The following are the names of the English players : — W\ G. Grace, C. Townsend 0. B. Fry, G. Jessop, T. Hayward, W. Lockwood, J’ Hearne, W. Board, J. R. Mason, K. S. Ranjitsinhji, and “Bobby” Abel.