A CRICKET ANECDOTE.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1024, 20 April 1883, Page 2

A CRICKET ANECDOTE.

1 Art incident which took place recently, at Margate shows how the fame of Australian cricket has spread amongst the English community. .-A correspondent, writing from London, informs ns that Mr Thomas Burnside, an American journalist, had been invited* to’ Margate by his friend, Lord Arthur Hill, to play in a “ mnff” match. He was a stranger to - the people of Margate, and was evidently not an Englishman. As he proved to be a good cricketer, it was at once assumed that he-was an Austraand when he began to hit the bowling all over the ground, the crowd shouted, “ Go it Australia,” to his great amusement. The same mistake was made by the local journal, the Margate Gazette , which thus describes the position ;—“ A .new element of interest was imparted to the match on Saturday by the presence of an Australian amateur (not included in the eleven who recently visited this country), but desirous of joining issue with the how famous players of this neighbourhood. Messrs Sopwith and, White were elected to choose sides ; the former was fortunate enough to secure the Australian gentleman, and, by way of compensation, the latter was allowed the services of the ' Club’s professional ground man, Haggett.” It is scarcely necessary to say that the side which had the good fortune “ to secure the Australian gentleman ” won the match easily.