Cricket 1888

456 ORIOKETi A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. N O V . 29, 1888. PATENT DESIGNS AND TRADE MARKS ACT, 1883. I n the matter of letters patent granted to James George Heard, of 188, Kennington Park Road, London, 8.E., for “ Improvements in the manu­ facture of Wicket Keeping Gloves or Gauntlets used in the game of Cricket,” dated 20th January, 1885, No. 792. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the said J. G. Heard has applied for leave to amend the specification numbered as above. A copy of the specification in which the proposed amend­ ments are shown can be inspected at the Patent Office, and particulars of the proposed amend­ ment were set forth in the Official Journal of the Patent Office issued on the 3rd of November 1888. Any person intending to oppose the said application for amendment must leave notice of objection thereto (on Form G.) at the Patent Office 25, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C. within one calendar month from the date hereof. Dated this 3rd day of November 1888. (Signed) H . 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DafrHwtt (Sosstp, The abstract and brief chronicle of the tim e.— Ham let M etr o p o lit a n C r ic k e t - readers will learn with satisfaction that the members of the Clapton Club have been fortunate enough to regain possession of their cricket-field, from which they were ousted last year, and which it was feared would be permanently lost to them. The Clap­ ton, as is generally known, is one of the very oldest of London clubs, and it is par­ ticularly gratifying to find,especially after the excellent all-round cricket its repre­ sentatives showed in 1887,that it has once again a local habitation, with every promise of enlarging its sphere of utility. Mr. George Head,in whose hands the club of late has had a new lease of prosperity, it will be of use to Secretaries of Metro­ politan Clubs to know, retains the post of Honorary Secretary. T he Parsee cricketers, notwithstanding the repeated assertions claiming an official stamp, will not visit England next summer. I have from the first pointed out that another trip at such a short interval was most unlikely, and, indeed, it would have been very unwise had those who are responsible for the management of Parsee cricket in Bombay come to any such resolution. As it is, I am able to state positively and on the best authority that the next visit of a Parsee team to England will not be before 1891. The interval of two years should be of great service in developing the cricket of the Parsees, and as the ex­ perience gained by those who have been here before should be turned to great profit, everyone will hope to see the marked improvement shown by the second team more than maintained by each of its successors. T h e news that G. E. Palmer, the well- known Australian cricketer, has so far recovered from the severe injury to his knee as to be able to take his part once again on the cricket-field, will be received with satisfaction in England as well as in the colonies. He made his reappearance after a long absence on the 18th of last month for the East Melbourne Club, of which he is now the Secretary, against Richmond, and with success, delivering 102 balls for 22 runs and four wickets. According to “ Felix,” the critic of the Australasian, he was much stouter, though, of course, a few weeks’ practice will pull him down. His knee does not trouble him until he has to stoop, but in the match referred to “ Felix ” states he kept a fair length, mixed his pace well, and sent down four or five leg breaks quite up to his best form. Should Palmer recover his bowling Victoria’s chances in the Inter-colonial matches with New South Wales should be consi­ derably improved. His return would be of the greater importance, from the fact that it is reported H. Trott, of this year’s Australian team, will probably leave Melbourne for Sydney. C r ic k e t e k s of every class will read with interest of the doings of Mr. Charles Absolon during last summer, given in the Sporting Life of yesterday. Considering that the veteran has already out-lived the Psalmist’s allowance of three score and ten years, his vitality as a cricketer may fairly be characterised as wonderful. Mr. Absolon, it may be news to some CKicKET-readers to k n o w , is seventy-one STANDARD NEXT ISSUE, DECEMBER 27.