Cricket 1889

104 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. MAT 9, 1889 C R I O K E T ! L A W N T E N N I S ! SEASON 1889. „ JAS. LILLYWHITE, FROWD & CO. Wholesale MANUFACTURERS AND OUTFITTERS, London: 2, NEWINGTON CAUSEWAY , 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 and 74, BOROUGH RD., S.E. West End Branch: 24, H a y m a r k e t , S.W. J. L., F. & Co. keep the largest and best Stock in the World of Old S e a s o n e d CANE HANDLE BATS, Best MATCH BaLLS, Extra Light Venti­ lated LEO GUARDS, GLOVES, GAUNTLEl'S, SLUMPS, &c., &c. Sole Patentees and Manufacturers of Frowd’s Patent Special D river Bats, Everywhere admitted to be T h e K in o o p B a t s . J. L., F. & Co.’s New and Grand Tennis Rackets EMPRESS I GALATEA!! ENDYMION I I I ’ Best Balanced and Tightest Strung Rackets in the Market., Best Regulation Match Tennis Balls with perfectly flat seams. Excellent cheap practice Balls. Nets, Poles, &c., &c. I l l u s t r a t e d P r ic e L is t s P o st - f r e h . l ib k b a l c a sh d is c o u n t . 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WEEKLY SUMMER NUMBERS The F IR ST of the W e e k ly Summer Issues appeared THURSDAY, APRIL 18, and the Series will oontinue till THURSDAY, SEPT. 26. The twenty-four Summer Numbers will be for­ warded by first post on Thursday morning in return for postal order for five shillings to W . R. W r ig h t , Manager of C r ic k e t , at the Office, 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons, E.C., and crossed Union Bank, Holbom Circus. A limited number of high-class Advertise­ ments will be taken on terms to be obtained of the Manager. F o r O r d in a r y A d v e r t is e m e n t s t h e c h a r g e w il l b e 5s. per inch narrow oolumn. N O T I C E. The Editor wishes it to be understood that he only guarantees the insertion of scores of clubs arranging for the publication of all their matches. Conditions may be learned of the Manager. To ensure insertion in the next number scores must reach this Office at the latest by the first post on Tuesday morning following the match. Messrs. A. J. 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T he Surrey authorities, from what I can learn, appear to be a little uncertain as to the best way of filling up the vacancy in the County eleven caused by Mr. M. P. Bowden’s stay in South Africa. Four or five young, and some of them promising, professionals are avail­ able, and two of them, Sharpe and Lock­ wood, who both hail from Notts, are certain to have a thoroughly good trial. Sharpe, during the two summers he has been at the Oval, has shown himself to be a consistently good bowler, and it is hoped that he will maintain this form in county cricket. The two professionals named did a really good performance in getting a strong eleven of Bickley Park out on Saturday last on a good pitch, at Bickley, for a small total of 58. Lockwood in