Cricket 1887

80 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. APRIL 21,1887. A L E X . S H A N K S J ( S O N D E N S I R 0 N W O R K S A R B R O A T H ' & 27.LE.ADENH.M-L S T RE E T , LONOPIM-E-C THE LANCASHIRE COUNTY CRICKET DEPOT W H O LE SA LE & R E T A IL . R G. BA RLOW , M em ber o f the r [ f ? A ll England and Lancashire Jf i f County Elevens, has on hand this season a very fine stock of ( W - ': i], Y Bats, &c., from all the best /'i j; r m akers; as m ost of these Bats \ v '® * } i f A are over tw o years old. and have been well oiled during the winter, they are thoroughly seasoned. I[ I I Note the reduced prices o f Cob- k J I bett’s, K illick’o, Barlow’s, and V|L | | other Bats, 13/0 each, other good V4 Club Bats from 8/6. Best Match Balls, as used in the County M atches, 5/- each. Barlow ’s new patent durable Cricket Spikes, 1/- per set, by post 2d extra. Im proved Rem ovable Cricket SpiKes, 1/9 per set, by post 2d. extra; these Spikes are now m ade to fit any boot. Patent single strap Leg Guards, 9/6 per pair. Barlow and Pilling’s patent rubber-faced W icket Keeping Gloves, 10/6 and 12/6 per pair. Sole Agent for M anchester of Rice’s patent Cricket Bat Handle, the best ever invented, from 18/6 each. N.B.—The Young Cricketers’ Instructor, Barlow on Batting, Bowling and Fielding, and Pilling on Wicket K eepinf, price by post 6d. All orders by post punctually attended to. Price List on appli­ cation. Note the A ddress: R . G. B a r lo w , 385, Stretford Road, M anchester, Now Ready. J. DAVENPORT’S NEW PRICE LIST FOURTH YEAR o f PUBLICATION, CONTAINS PORTRAITS & BIOGRAPHIES Of the following Em inent Cricketers— Mr. A. E . Stodclarfc O. Spillman Mr. W . J. Ford J. M. Preston Mr. S. W. Scott T. Bowley Mr. L. C. Docker J. W ootton Mr. A. Appleby H. Phillips Mr. O. G. Radcliffe W . Cropper Mr. J. G. Walker Frank Hearne Rev. R. T. Thornton Alec Hearne The late Mr. W . Black- W. Chatterton m an H. Wood A. Hide -CR ICK ET RECORDS— A Reliable List of all the Best Records in connection with Cricket. Cricket Incidents and Oddities. NOW READY, FINSBURY PAVEMENT, LONDON, E.C, Post-free, Seven Stamps, IRICKETERS AND ATHLETES NOW J?EAT)Y. O ffice of “ C ricket ; ” 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons, E.C JOHN WISDEN’S Cricketers’ Almanack T o prevent catching a chill when heated, all Cricketers should wear the “ Net of Health ” undervest in Pure Wool, the only absolute safe­ guard against those feverish colds to which all athletes are liable after exercise. Price 4/6 each. 26/- half doz. Carriage Paid to any part of the UnitedKingdom The late eminent surgeon, Sir Erasm us W ilson, w rote:—“ All closely woven fabrics, such-as the ordinary undervests or flannels, whether thick or thin as gauze, worn next the skin in warm weather, becom e saturated with m oisture, and thus form an im perm eable and air-tight covering, preventing that free transpiration o f the skin so necessary to com fort and even to life.” For 1887. COMPILED B Y CHARLES F. PARDON. T H E O N L Y L A W N M O W E R F I T T E D W IT H DOUBLE EDGED SOLE PLATE n ablin cth e C U T T IN D P A R I S Hand \ N ^ ^ CHlNES & L M a c h i n e y l M K The Only Publication giving Full Scores and Bowling Analysis of all First-class Cricket Matches. A COM PLETE RECORD OF TH E AUSTRALIAN TOUR And all Statistical Inform ation relative to the year. ONE SHILLING , POST -FREE 1/3. 1836 On Sale Same Price. THE STRUTHERS & COMPY., S o l e M a n u f a c t u r e r s , 83, FINSBURY PAVEMENT, LONDON, E.C, E A S ILY W O RKED ' M A K IN G TH E L A W N L IK E V E L V E T D O E S NOT G E T O U T O F O R D E R PRICES TOCUTIO INCHESWIDE £3.10.0To CUT 19 INCHESWIDE £ 8 o. 0 T0CUTI2 INCHESWIDE 4.10. 0 T - p ,.WD n TOCUTIf INCHESWIDE S. 10. 0 ' °CUT 22 INCHESWIDE 8.10.0 TOCUT16INCHESWIDE 6.10.0 To CUT 24 INCHESWIPE 9 0. 0 The‘‘ IMPROV ED AM ER IC A N ” ^ IL^WKI [MOOWHlrl ' T C A N T H IS M A C H IN E USED WITH IS E A S / E R TO QR W /TH 0 U T TH A N A N Y O T H E R T H E C R A S S j g l s C O L LE C T IN G B O X M A Y B E E IT H E R PUSHED OR PULL ED ^ |jj3Py E V E R Y P AR T PROTECTED PRICES 10 INCH MACHINE L 3 . 0 . 0 I 14 INCH MACHINE £ + . IS. 0 12 INCH MACHINE 4 . 0 . 0 | 16 INCH MACHINE 5 .1 0 .0 C R A S S B O X E S E X T R A H O R S E AND PONY M A C H I N E S ■ 1 W ILLU S TR A TE D L IS T S 0 F T H E 5 E UNRIVALLED MACHINES P O S T FREE F or Charles F. Pardon’s com plete record see the above. L ondon : JOHN WISDEN & CO,, 21, Cranbourn St. And all Booksellers and Cricket Depots. H ave a C hoice S election of COBBETT’S BATS A r e a ls o S o le A g e n ts f o r C K A V V F O K D ’ S Patent “ Exceller” Bats, the Handle, which is of all Cane and India-rubber inserted cross- ways thus )( down to the shoulder of the blade, obtaining the same flexibility every way, and just tbat pliancy and driving power of a slightly sprung handle, with the total absence of any jar or sting. A lso M anufacturers of every o t A er A rticle for CRICKET, LAWN TENNIS, and OUTDOOR SPORTS. C e l e b r a t e d CRICKET BALLS The Secretary of the Marylebone Club says “ D a rk & S on s’ Cricket Balls are the only ones in use at Lord’s Ground. Wo have tried the other makers but consider D a rk ’s much the best.” Also in use by the principal County and other Clubs throughout the country. Special Discounts to Clubs , Colleges , Schools, &c. 1887 Price List post free. 21, Cranbourn Street, LONDON, W. F. D A R K & S O N S , M a n u f a c t u r e r s , LORD’S CRICKET GROUND N.W. A LARGESTOCkOFMACHINESOFALL SIZESALWAYS KEPI A T Z7.LEADE/VHALL STREET W H ERE R E P A IR S CAN A LS O BE E X E C U TE O SMALL LAW N MOW ERS GINCH2S/. j 7 J N C H 3 5 /-, 8INUH 4S/-> Printed for the Proprietor by W eight & Co., Cricket Press, 41 St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons. London, B.C., April 21, 1687.