Cricket 1886

APRIL 15, 1886. CRICKET: A WEEKLY ltECOlli) OI-’ THE GAME. G3 T30LLER FOR SALE Cheap, suitable for Cricket or .Lawn .Tennis Ground.--Address, 210, Blackstock Road, Highbury Vale. TT STEAN, late Professional to the St. Janies • C.C., Highbury, is open for an engagement for part or the whole of the week, or umpiring.— Address, 210, Blackstoek Road, Highbury Yale. /CHALLENGE.—Star C.C., Honor Oak, have open ^ through disappointments: June 5, July 24, H om e; August 21, Out, for Second Team ; July 22, August 26, (Thursdays) and also August Bank Holiday.—G. W . L argen , 74, Gellatly Road, S.E. /''iHEAM C.C. will be glad to arrange a MATCH ^ on their ground for Whit Monday. — J. J. Steadm an, 7, North Terrace, Peckham Road. /CHALLENGE.— T h e Ivanhof. C r ic k e t C lu b ^ are open to accept a Match for the A u g u st Bank H o lid a y , a short distance outside London. South-side preferred. Address 66, Stockwell Park Road, S.W. ANTED, first volume of C r ic k e t , bound or unbound, latter preferred; also No. 29. State price and condition to F. E. S., care of C r ic k e t Office. TTEAD MASTER of a flourishing School could receive one or two Boys, promising Cricketers, at 30 guineas a year. Good all-round education, and comfortable home. Full references, A. B. C., C r ic k e t Office. T ILLYWHITE’S CRICKET SCORES & BIO- XJ GItAPHIES. For Sale, Vols. I.. II., III., IV., from 1747 to 1853, in excellent condition. Apply Hon. Sec., Reading Room, Isleworth, Middlesex. rpHE GROVE C. C. are desirous of arranging Matches with good Clubs, having private grounds (South London preferred) for the follow­ ing dates: Home—May 15, 29; June 12, 26; July 21. Away—June 19; July 31; Aug. 14, 28; Sept. 11.— Address, P. J. K ing, jun., 18, The Parade, Lord­ ship Lane, Forest Hill. A FEW VACANCIES in an established Club; private ground, Crouch End. Apply Hon. Secretary, 3, Almomh Road, Canonbury, N. W ILL BE READY SHORTLY. 1/ t P ost - free 1/2. 23 rd E dition . J O H N W I S D E N ’ S CRICKETERS ’ ALMANAC, For 1886. rpHE Only Publication giving full scores and bowling analysis of all first-class Cricket, in­ cluding M.C.C. (results of minor matches), Notts, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Gloucestershire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Middlesex, Derbyshire, Hants, Somersetshire, Leicestershire, The Universities, Eton and Harrow, and Eton and Winchester. The Batting and Bowling Averages of all first- class Cricket for the past season. Also the Doings of Shaw’s Team in Australia, 1884-85. Rev. R. T. Thornton’s Team in America, 1885. Birth and Death dates of celebrated Cricketers, &c. Published by Joh n W isd en & Co., Cricket, Football and Lawn Tennis Manufacturers and Exporters, 2lJ CRANBOURN STREET, LONDON, W.C. BRILL’S SEA SALT Should be used by all CRICKETERS and ATHLETES. It Braces and Re­ freshes, and is invaluable for SPRAINS a n d STRAINS, l i d . P E R B A T H . The “ Grace” Parlour Cricket. A modification of the ever popular game of Cricket. Matches between Teams can be contested as keenly in the Parlour as on the Cricket Ground. Simpler than any other Cricket Game. Price 2/6. M r . W. G. G race writes r-“ I think your game of ‘ Parlour Cricket ’ very amusing, and will no doubt take well amongst boys and children.” M r. C. I. T h o rn to n writes—“ I think the game Of Indoor Cricket is a capital one, and will be much appreciated during the long Winter evenings.” W h o le s a le & R e t a il A g e n ts— WRIGHT & CO., 41, ST. ANDREW’S HILL, LONDON, E.C. SHANKS’S PATENT L awn M o w e r . T he O nly L awn M ow er F itted w ith DOUBLE EDGED SOLE PLATE Enabling the C u ttin g P a r t s to last TWICE THOSE OF OTHER MACHINES. O f all C h em ists , &e. HAND MACHINE. Easily Worked, Making the Lawn like Velvet, Does not get out of order. P R I C E S . To cut 10-ins. wide £3 10 To cut 12-ins. wide 4 10 To cut 14-ins. wide 5 10 To cut 16-ins. wide 610 To cut 19-ins. wide £8 0 To cut 22-ins. wide 810 To cut 21-ins. wide 9 0 HORSE & PONY MACHINES ILLUSTRATED lists op These Unrivalled Machines Post Free. G A R D E N R O L L E R S O F A L L S I Z E S . ALEX. SHANKS AND SON, DENS IRON WORKS, ARBROATH, AND 27, LEADENHALL ST., LONDON, E.C R E AD Y ON THE 30th. THE HANDY SIZE FOR THE POCKET. CRICKET CALENDAR HANDY SIZE FOR THE POCKET. For 1836. EIGHTEENTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION- THE CRICKETERS DIARY- Contains Chief Fixtures for the coming season arranged in chronological order. Tables for Regis­ tration of Players in Matches to come. Pages for insertion of own engagements. Laws of Cricket, &c. NO CRICKETER SHOULD BE WITHOUT IT. A large stock of Machines, of all sizes, alwayv. kept at 27, LEADENHALL STREET, Wh^re Repairs can also be Executed, SMALL LAWN MOWERS: 6-in. 25/-, 7-in. 35/-, 8-in. 45/ B illia r d s ! B a g a t e lle ! All those requiring 'New or Second-hand Tables, Re­ quisites, or Billiard work done, should before going elsewhere send for HENNIG BROS’. New Price List, Cloth and Cushion __ .Samples. — Address, 11, High Street, London, W.C. Established 1862. PRICE SIXPENCE. Post Free, 7d. In Leather Wallets, Gilt Let­ tering, Is. 6d. p u b lis h e d by W R I G H T & CO., ( Cricket Press) 41, S t . A n d re w ’s H i l l , D o c t o r s ’ Commons, L on don, E.C. TO CRICKETERS. T H E « C O M P O U N D H a n d le C r ic k e t B a t is t h e B E S T B A T OF T H E S E A SO N . Can be obtained of all Cricket Outfitters. Whole­ sale of the Sole Manufacturers, C- LILLYWHITE & CO, 9, KING EDWARD STREET, NEWGATE STREET, LONDON, E.C. An Illustrated Description sent on Application. N.B.— W e HAVE no other A ddress . CRICKET BALLS! CRICKET BALLS BENJAMIN HARSE, W holesale & R etail C R 1 C K E T B A I - L MANUFACTURER, Supplies First-Class Quality Balls at moderate Prices. A l l G oods W arranted . P r ic e L is t f o r 1886 f r e e (if f o r T ra d e e n c lo s e . C ard). E S T A B L IS H E D 1871. The Oxford Cricket Ball Works, 61, ST. MARY'S ROAD, OXFORD. T\7ANTED—Wisden's Almanack, 1868, ’75, '82, ’84 ' ' James Lillywhite’s Cricketer’s Annual (red book), 1874, '75, '70, ’77, '78; Nyren’s Cricketers of My Tim e; Jerks-in from Sliort-leg; Bolland's Cricket Hotes, 1851; W. Lillywhite on Bowling, dedicated to M.C.C. about 1815; Felix on the Bat; Denison's Cricketers of My Time; The English Game of Cricket, by Box; Sportascrapiana, Pierce Egans Book on Sports; Boxall's Crickcter9' Guide, 1790; Box’s Theory and Practice of Cricket. Send lowest prices to Manager of C rick e t, 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, E.C.