hiː wʌzɐ klˈoʊs fɹˈɛnd ænd bɹˈʌðɚɹɪnlˈɔː ʌv ɹˈɑːbɚt ɐ fɪtsdʒˈɛɹəld ˌɛmsˌiːsˈiː sˈɛkɹətɹi ænd ɪn hɪz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən sɛntˈiːnɛɹi spˈiːtʃ lɐmˈɛntᵻd ðə ɹˈiːsənt lˈɔs tə ðɪ ˌɛmsˌiːsˈiː ænd kɹˈɪkɪt ʌvðə dʒˈiːnɪəl ænd wˈɪɾi bˈɑːb fˈɪtsdʒˈɛɹəld.
He was a close friend and brother-in-law of Robert A Fitzgerald - MCC secretary – and in his 1887 centenary speech lamented the recent loss to the MCC and cricket of the genial and witty Bob Fitz-gerald.