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26 J. Gemmell, The Politics ofSouth African Cricket

be too costly, so the 3 foot 6 inch 'Cape Gauge' was adopted. See L. G. Green, Karoo (Cape Town:

(London: Routledge, 2004), 51-52.

Timmins, 1955), 49.

27 Cape Argus, 6 June 1893.

13 L. A .C. Raphael, The Cape to Cairo Dream: A Study in British Imperialism (New York: Columbia, 1936), 69-70. 14 With the arrival of the railways, a small town began to grow around the station, and in 1883 its name was

28 Ibid., 7 June 1893.

29 Ibid., 6 June 1893. Also present was a Mr. Bridgette who was responsible for financing the team. Even at this early stage, the group was waiting on £750 towards their 'passage' which had not been paid in London. 30 Both men were held for three hours and the ship detained. Logan had sent his manager, Mr Samuel Wright, with 'power of attorney' to collect his loan. To secure release, a cheque was paid by the English team for £857 17s. 10d, comprising £750 as the amount claimed, £100 security for costs, and £7 17s. 10d. for the costs of the arrest: Cape Times, 6 June 31 While Bridgette cited 'family reasons' for his return home, W. V. Simkins, in support of Logan, claimed in court that the real reason was Bridgette's failure to secure funding for the tour: Cape Times, 6 June 1893. 32 Cape Argus, 6 June 1893. The case was particularly hard on Ash, the weaker of the two men, and he resumed his acquaintance with Logan when the two 1893.

changed from Montagu Road to Touws River.

15 Significantly for Logan's political aspirations, the Hotel, situated in Strand Street, was popular with members of the Cape Legislative Assembly. See

Toms, Logan's Way, 6.

16 Blue Book, A3, 1893: Logan Contract, 59. Logan hired Frere's Hotel from the Railway at an initial cost of £300 per annum. However, in February 1883, the Railway reserved the use of the hotel's dining room and six bedrooms, resulting in Logan's rent

being reduced to £150: Ibid., 65.

17 Cape Government Railway Department, Cape Colony

To-Day (1909), 225.

18 Typical of the kind of reporting, see 'Holiday and Health Resorts', South African Review, 5 January 1894. Significantly, Matjiesfontein was featured within the Union Line Gazette - a periodical for sea travellers heading to South Africa. See The Mediterranean, 1 August 1894. 19 See Logan's original plans of Matjiesfontein, Major John Buist/Logan Family Collection, Matjiesfontein. 20 Brockwell and Mills (later to be caught up in the 1894 selection controversy) of Surrey and Firkin of Worcestershire were in South Africa in 1889/90 and played for Kimberley against Natal in January 1890:

met at Lord's during May 1892.

33 Ibid., 7 June 1893; Wynberg Times, 10 June 1893.

34 South African Sportsman, 9 June 1893.

35 Cape Register, 10 June 1893.

36 Read, the Cape Times alleged, had originally demanded £850 to appear on the tour. Murdoch, it was claimed, had been paid over £350 for his part. The average earnings of a professional on the tour came to little over £100: see Cape Times, 6, 7 and 10 June 1893. 'Trebor', writing in the Wynberg Times, was also critical of the inequalities between professional and amateur: see Wynberg Times, 10 June 1893.

Cricket, 27 February 1890.

21 F. A. MacKinnon, who played one Test for England, and his wife were also residents of Ceres during this

period: See Cricket, 23 February 1893.

22 Cape Times, 17 June 1893.

37 Cape Argus, 7 June 1893.

23 In a letter from the Hea dmaster of Blair Lodge, 'Young Logan ' is described as 'decidedly the best cricketer' and 'the hero amongst the small boys': Letter dated 27 June 1893, Major John Buist/Logan 24 Lohmann's fame was now at its peak. In 1891, W. G. Grace exclaimed, 'I have little hesitation in saying that no cricketer has attracted more attention in cricket circles during the last two or three years than Family Collection, Matjiesfontein.

38 Cape Times, 7 June 1893.

39 South African Sportsman, 9 June 1893. Revealingly, Read fails to mention either South Africa or the tour in his memoirs published in 1896: W. W. Read, Annals of Cricket (London: Sampson Low & Marston,

1896).

40 Cricket Field, 15 July 1893.

41 In the view of G. Viney, the award of the contract was also regarded as a dangerous move politically. As Viney explains: 'Granting a monopoly was

Lohmann': W. G. Grace, Cricket (1891), 338.

Cape Argus, 13 September 1893.