Cricket 1888

168 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. MAY 31, 1888. CRICKET SHIRTS The ■“ CLUB Bhirt, specially prepared coarse WHITE CANYAS with collar and poctet, best quality ................................... 4/6 Flannel Shirts, twice shrunk, with collar and pocket ............................ 6 /6 do. in Boya' s iz e s ........................... 4/6 do. best Saxony Flannel............... 10/6 Worsted Twill Shirts, with or without Silk Collars ..................................12/6 Carriage Paid to any part of the UnitedKingdom. N o t ic e .— Gentlemen are cautioned against buying so called Unshrinkable Flannels, but a* in all ca«es our materials are shrunk twice in water 1efore being made up, they will be found in after wear t shrink very little if at all. STRUTHERS & Co., M anufacturers , 8 3 , FINSBURY PAVEMENT, 1 O N D O N . CRICKET AND TENNIS SEASON, 1888. JamesLillywhite, Frowd, &Co., THE OLD ESTABLISH ED M A N U F A C T U R E R S & O U T F I T T E R S , L o n d o n : 2, 4, & 0, NEWINGTON CAUSEWAY, S.E. Manufactory. —G9 to 74, BOROUGH ROAD, S.E. West End Branch— 24, HAYMARKET, S.W. Specialityfor Beet-Class Goods. M o d e r a t e P r ic e s a n d L ib e r a l D is c o u n t s . Special Terms to Large Buyers. S e v e r a l N o v e l t ie s f o r t h e C o m in g S e a s o n . Illustrated Price Lists postfree. J. L. F. <fc Co. are publishers of James Lilly- white’s Cricketers' Annual, and sole Patentees and Manufacturers of Frowd’s celebrated “ Special Driver ” Cricket Bat. now used by all the “ cracks ” and universally dubbed the “ King of Bats.” PHOTOGRAPHS OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM FOR 1888. rpAKEN AT NORBURY.—Extract from Croydon Advertiser: Photographs to hand; they are really splendidly taken; in fact, each face in group is a portrait in itself.” From J. W. Hobbs, Esq., Mayor of Croydon “ Thanks for capital Photos, of Australians. Please quote the price for 6 dozen large size (for presentation).” Large Panel Size, 13in. by 8in., gold bevelled edge, mount and frames neatly arranged, 3s. each. Cabinet size, Is. 3d. Large size, for framing, 4s. All securely packed. S. P . L. P h il l ip s , Oxford House Studio, East Croydon. T^OR SALE—A complete set of “ M.C.C. Cricket Scores and Biographies,” including the four scarce volumes of " Lillywhite’s Scores and Biographies.”—Apply to B a r r is t e r , 4, Harcourt Buildings, Temple, E.C. S EED FOR CRICKETERS AND TENNIS PLAYERS.—16ft. wide by 24ft. deep. Un­ inflammable, waterproof, portable. Has been used only at Health Exhibition. Will be sold for £15. —Address, P o r t e r , 165, Queen Victoria Street, E.C. TVaNHOE C. C.—Medium strength (Private ■*- Ground at Brixton;. W ill be glad to arrange Matches in London, or about lu miles out, for the following dates:—June 9th, 23rd, 30th; July 7th, and Sept. 8th.—Address, H on . S e c ., 78, Stockwell Park Road, S.W. f'tttic& E T GROUNDS for Season, Day or Satur- ^ day Matches. To Let at Hyde Farm, Balham (under new management), close 'to Railway Station.—W.B arton (Groundman),Holly Cofcta*#, Holly Grove. BaJham. •EDUCATION.—SUNDRIDGE COLLEGE, HAS- TINGS. Thorough Arithmetic, Book-Keeping, Correspondence, English, French,German, and all other subjects necessary for a Liberal and Business Education. Health carefully utudied. Delicate and backward boys taken special care of. Sea­ bathing, Cricket, Unlimited Sea Views, Ac. Terms Moderate.—Principal: R. L y d g a t b , A.K.C., Late Member of Oval Committee. r] HE HOLBORN C.C. have June 16, July 7, 21, vacant for 2nd Eleven matches, The Hon. Sec., W . H. M. L a k e , 94, Camden Road, N.W., will be glad to arrange with Clubs within easy distance of Cityor West End. ^N G L A N D v. A U S T R A L IA a t t h e w ic k e t . - -L One S h illin g; post-free Is. 3d. A t all bookstalls; of the Compilers, B r u m f i t t & K ir b y , Ilkley, Yorkshire; or of W r i g h t & Co., 41, St. A ndrew ’s H ill, London, E.O . G R A N D C R IC K E T M A T C H KENNINGTON OVAL. T h i s Day , F r id a y , a n d S a tu r d a y . A U S T R A L I A N S PLAYERS OF ENGLAND. A dm ission — O ne S h il l in g . Jane 7—Surrey v. Yorkshire. „ 11—Surrey Y. Kent ESSEX COUNTY CKICKET GBOUND, LEYTON. JUNE 4, 5, 6, E S S E X v . S U R R E Y . ADMISSION, S ix p e n c e . C o v e r e d S t a n d I s Trains leave Liverpool Street for Leyton at 10.9, 11.13,12.20,1.5,1.43.2.10, 2 35,2.51. From Liverpool Street to Hoe Street.—10.5, 10 9, 10.33,11.8, 11 32,12.2,12.20,12.32,1.2,1.32, 2.2, 2.17, 2.32, 2.49, 8.3. From Fenchurch Street to Leyton—10.13, 1113, 12.26,10, 2.2, 2.13, 2.43, 3.13 1 ickets including admission to the ground will be issued each day from the above stations. Kare—Is. 6d. 1st class; Is. 3d. 2nd class; Is. 3rd class. STAJSDAKD office HALF-A-M ILLION paid in Death Claims every year. Funds SIX - AND - A - H *LF MILLIONS, increasing yearly. 83, KING W ILLIAM STREET, E.O. 3, PALL MALL EAST. W. RUBBER-FACED £2223 (PATENT) W I C K E T G L OV E S . “ I think very highly of your new design for Wicket oloves.”—The Hon. A. L y tt e lt o n . ‘ 1 Empire " w w b a t t i n g g l o v e s As specially M ade fob thb A cstraliah T eam . comb ination non - jarr ing b a t s . A lso o ther SPECIALITIES AND ALL REQUISITES FOR CRICKET, TENN IS , FOOTBALL, Etc., Manufactured by the Old-Established (1815) Firm E. J. PAGE & Co., KENNINGTON, LONDON. Wholesale Export and Retail- W . J . P I L E Athletic Outfitter and Club Tailor, By Appointment to the London Athletic Club (L.A.C.), Blackheath Harriers, and other Large Clubs. 171, F E N C H U R C H ST ., W . J. PILE’S SPECIALITIES are S h r u n k F l a n n e l T r o u s e r s at e/6, 10/6, 12/6. F l a n n e l S h ir t s at T/6 and 9/6. F l a n n e l C o a t s at 10/6 to 15/-. F l a n n e l C a p s 1/-. W. J. PILE’S “ Perfec­ tion ” Straw Hat, weighing only 2 os., and made of Grass Straw is a wonderful invention, price only2/6. S E N D STAMP F O R ILLUSTRATED LISTS. W . J . P I L 171, FENCHURCH STREET, E.O. Cricket: 4 WBSKLT BMOOBD OF TH 3 BAUM It, IT. t l l R E n HILL, LQRSOR, E,S. THURSDAY, MAY 31 st , 1883. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. A co rresponden t well versed in the mysteries of cricket lore, writes me as follows:— I have recentlymetwith acopy of “ Lambert’s Guide," which bears more direct evidence asto date of increase in height of stumps from 24 to 26 inches than any authority I have before Been. The book is of fifth edition, and bears date “ May 17th, 1820,” with name of a former owner. Inserted between pages 54 and 56 is a printed slip:— “ Note. —The alterations since printing page 65, a re :—The stumps 26 inches out of the ground. The popping crease 4 feet from the wicket.’’ I have met with three or four other copies of 5th edition at various times, but never » ith the slip before. T h e fund organised in Australia to com­ pensate Bates for the loss caused by the injury to his eye, is, English cricketers will be gratified to hear, progressing apace in the capable hands of Mr. B. J.Wardill, the popular Secretary of the Melbourne Club. A paragraph in the Australasian of April 14th contains the welcome an­ nouncement from Mr. Wardill that the Bates fund had already reached three hundred pounds. This sum, it was added, would be considerably augmented when the New South Wales and country sub­ scription lists were sent in. T h e Hon.W. M. Jervis,who held the post of Hon. Secretary to the Derbyshire County Club, after serving in the higher office of President, for the last twelve months, has resigned the post in conse­ quence of differences with the Committee, and another Hon. Sec. reigns in his stead. His successor is none other than Mr. “ B illy”—I mean Arthur—Wilson, who held the position for many years. Mr. W il