Cricket 1884

56 CRICKET; A "WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, a p b i l 17, 1 m. SAFETY IN THE CR ICKET F IE L D . T H E “ M .C.C.” DAMP -RE S I S T ING O R I O K E T TRADE MARK BOOTS S i SHOES STAMPED ON EVERY pair Made upon LILLEY & SKiNNER’s New Principle. P rice L ist . s. d. Gent.’s Brown or White Canvas Shoes ............... 4 11 Youths’ „ „ » „ ............... 4 8 Gent.’s Brown Calf Leather Shoes ....................... 6 6 Gent.’s Brown Calf Leather Boots ...................... 8 6 With every pair a Set o f Spikes is given free of charge. A Discount of 2£ per cent, upon all orders of twelve or more pairs. 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Tickets for Reserved Seats can be had of the Secretary of the Surrey County Cricket Club, at Kennington Oval, on Monday next. The prices for the match are— F or C overed S tand -- 10/- F ofi U ncovered S tands - 5/- No Carriages Admitted. This does not include Admission to ground. Ctrtc c t : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 4 1, ST. ANDREW ’ S H IL L, LONDON, E .O , THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1884. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. O n Saturday last were consigned to their last resting place in the quiet churchyard of St. Michael’s, St. Albans, the remains of one of the most genuine and enthusiastic sup­ porters cricket lias ever had. It is not a mere figure of speech to speak in these terms of the late Hon. Robert Grimston, as many who read these lines will attest. His whole heart was in the game, and no one in any way identified with it, but could count on his kindly interest. The late President of the Marylebone Club was more than a mere sup­ porter of the game. He was an institution, a court of appeal on all points of cricket lore. No one was more thoroughly versed in the tech­ nicalities of the game, no one more willing to assist the student in learning its science. As a sportsman, Mr. Grimston was universally respected. His unwearying kindliness secured fcr him the warm attachment of all who knew him well. As one who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, and, I am proud to think, friendship, for many years, I can only express in these few feeble words, thegrief withwhich hundreds of cricketers scattered over the world will hear of his death. A n o t h e r link between the present and past of cricket, too, has been severed by the death of John Wisden, at one time without a superior as a cricketer. Wisden, though only 5ft. 4£in. in height,and at the commence­ ment of his career weighing no more than seven stones, in his day had few equals as an all-round player. As a bowler, a little more than thirty years ago, he was extra­ ordinarily successful, but he was very good at all points, and about 1850 he would have found few, if any, cricketers able to beat him at single wicket. I t was in this year that he was credited with an extraordinary bowl­ ing performance at Lord’s for the North, in bowling all ten wickets of the South in the second innings, and it is worthy of remark that this feat has never been recorded to any other player in a first-classmatch. He was appointed Secretary to the Cricketers’ Fund on its formation, and occupied the same office at his death, which took place on April 5. He was an inoffensive nice little fellow, and in his capacity as manager of The Fund, will be greatly missed. A c o k e e sp o n d e n c e has been in pro­ gress for the last few weeks in the Field, on the utility of matting for practice wickets,and in last Saturday’s paper a letter appeared stating that a matting wicket had been recently prepared for, and was in use at Well­ ington College. Two yjears ago I called attention to the adoption of matting even for match purposes in various parts of Australia, and gave