CRICKET, 1892. 
The 1LA. Woolwicli team is not having nearly so successful a season this year as 
last, and at present out of seven matches played has lost live and won two. 
This year, as last, the two matches R. A. Woolwich v. It.A. Shoebury were each 
won by the visiting team; Shoebury made a very fine display at Woolwich on 
the 11th June with 318 runs for six wickets (innings declared closed), of which 
2nd Lieut. W. Ellershaw made 119, and then got all Woolwich out for 120 ; 2nd 
Lieut. Currie bowled six wickets for 18 runs ; the Shoebury innings was against 
the bowling of Lieut. Holloway, Sergt. Cochrane, and Bombr. Osmond. 
It has been most difficult to get together representative Regimental teams in the 
first month of the season as there have been an unusual number of mobilisations, 
camps, and courses in different parts of the country. 
The detail of matches given further on shows how well and consistently Capt. 
Curteis, Lieuts. DuCane and Peel have played. 
Capt. Adair most unfortunately broke a finger of his right hand at Lord’s on 
the 3rd June, and is unable to play again this season ; this is a great loss to the 
R.A. side. 
The R.E. match at Chatham was remarkable for the excellence of the bowling 
on each side, and there is no doubt that in Sergt. Bates the R.A. possesses a 
bowler of more than ordinary merit. 
A Member sends the following query 
“ If a cricket ball is thrown vertically into the air has it in its fall the same 
velocity when it reaches the exact point from which it was thrown as it had when 
it started from that point, or has it less ?” 
The answer is :— 
“The velocity with which the ball reaches the point of projection again is 
always less than the velocity with which it was thrown upwards ; this effect is 
due to the resistance of the air.” 
This year as last the team to represent the Army against the Bar at Lord’s was 
captained by Captain E. A. Curteis, R.A. ; he is to be congratulated on winning 
the match, the more so as this is only the second time in very many years that 
the Army has won. 
