Cricket 1890

104 CRICKET: A "WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. MAY 8, 1890 IP YOU WANT SOME G O O D B A T S For coming season, you can­ not buy better than J.DPEKPORT’S ALL-CANE HANDLE (WARRANTED) 10/6 A T I l l / M EACH N E T T CASH. 38, Finsbniy Pavement, E.C. NEW PRICE LIST NOW READY. pR ICK E T , FOOTBALL, & TENNIS GROUNDS (all thoroughly drained, October, 1888), TO LE T at Hyde Farm, Balham, for Season, Day, or Saturdays, close to Railway Station. Special reduced return railway fares from Victoria, 5d. London Bridge 7d.—Apply H. Benham (Proprietor), 104, Rossiter Road, Balham. [N.B.—Splendid Cinder Track Ready in March.] T?OR SALE, complete set of SCORES and x BIOGRAPH IES; complete set of JOHN LILLY WHITE’S GUIDE (bound in cloth ); Vols. I. to VII. of CRICKET, handsomely bound.— Offers, in writing, to “ A. B.,” care of Manager of C r ic k e t . Also sundry other Books on Cricket. pR IC K E T PITCHES to LET, adjoining Raynes ^ Park Station, L. & S.W.R. Pitches from £ 0 ; half pitches firm £5 5b. Fares, return Waterloo and Vauxhall, 8d.; Clapham Junction, 6d.—Apply, T. H a b k in g s , 28, Ravenswood Road, Balham, S.W. rpHE King’s Cross Y.M.C.A. C.C. are open for all day match Whit Monday, twelve miles out, (weak medium). - Apply, S e c r e t a r y , 91, Euston Road, N.W. TXT ANTED.—The Manager of C bicket is desirous ’ * of procuring the following books : “ Wisden’s Almanack” for 1866, ’68, ’69, ’71, and ’75; Vols. 111., XI., and XIII. of "Scores and Biographies” ; Vol. I. of C ricket , and “ Canterbury Cricket Week.” —Address, Manager of C ricket , 41, St. Andrew's Bill. London, E.C. pR ICK E T , FOOTBALL & TENNIS GROUNDS. ^ South London Clubs desiring Grounds can be accommodated in the neighbourhood of Catford bridge, close to the Mid-Kent Railway Station, and accessible in half an hour from the City.— Apply to M e s s r s . j K r e r e F o r s t e r & Co., St8, Lin coin’s Inn Fields, W. *. p ENTLEMEN wishing to complete their sets of ^ “ C r ic k e t ” are requested to communicate as under, especially fur out of print numbers. F. Liliywhite’s Guides for disposal, 1860, 1861. Wanted 1851, 1853, 1853, 1862,1863; also Wisden, 1869.—Address, P., 47, Station Road, Redhill. VJ7ANTED, within easy distance of King’s v » Cross, a Private Cricket Ground for the season 1890.—Very lowest terms and particulars to S e c r e t a r y , 91, Euston Road, N.W. T yAN T ED .—“ Fred. Liliywhite’s Guide,” 1851,’53; *‘ Denison’s Cricketer’s Companion,” and early books on Cricket. S a l e or E x c h a n g e .— * F. Liliywhite’s Guide,” 57, ’59, ’60, ’61, ’64, ’65; "Joh n Liliywhite’s Conpaaion,” complete set, and sundry books on Cricket.— S. C a m b r id g e , Elnathan Villa, Leopold Road, Brighton. ACC IDENTS in the CR I CKET F I ELD. NOCLUB SHOULD BE WITHOUT BRAGGIS OliM iPlalsler Which give Speedy Relief from Pain, and Cure SPRAINS, CUTS, BRUISES, SORES, and PILES like Magic. ‘ Worth their Weight in Gold.” SOLD BY ALL CHEMISTS. C R I C K E T , 1890. \ OUNGMAN’S CBICKET GEOUND.—Cricket A Pitches and Lawn Tennis Courts on any day of the week, including Saturdays. Also other games if desired. Special day Cricket matches arranged for.—B. Y o u n g m a n , Copper Mill Lane, Walthamstow. D O L LER Wanted, Narrow Heavy Cylinder, for one or two horses; suitable for Cricket Ground.— D a v id R oberts a n d So:r, Vat and Back Makers, Tottenham. T^7ANTED, “ Liliywhite’s Scores and Bio- graphies,” Vol. Ill,—J. J, B anks , Imperial library, Cheltenham. OUTFITS FOR CRICKET, ROWING, TENNIS- CYCLING, AND ALL SPOIilS TO BE OBTAINED OF W . J . P i l e , The City Athletic Outfitter, 1 & 2, Fenchurch St., & 171, Fenchurch St, E C., AND 71 & 73, Park Street, Regent’s Park, N.W. Flannel Shirts, 5/6, 6/6. 7/6, 9/6; Flann<*l Trousers 8/6, 9/6,10/6, 12/6,14/6; Flannel Caps (large assort­ ment), 1/-, 1/6 ; “ Perfecta ” Straw Hat (weighs only 2oz.), 2/6; Shoes for Running, Boating and Tennis, from 2/6; Running Drawers, 2/11, 3/6, 4/6; Toe Caps, 9d. per pair ; Corks, 6d. per pair; Elastic and Silk Belts, 1/*; Hat Ribbons, 1/-; Boxing Gloves, from 4/6 ; Indian Clubs, from 1/6 per pair. Badges embroidered in the best style. Designs worked out on the shortest notice.—W. J. PILE, Outfitter by appointment to the C.T.C., London Athletic Club (L.A.C ), London Rowing Club (L.R.C), Blackheath Harriers, and other leading Clubs. Send for price list to 171, Fenchurch Street, or 71 and 73, Park Street, Regent’s Park N.W. 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WRIGHT, at the Head Office, and crossed “ Union Bank, Holbom Oircus." C r ic k e t is registered for transmission abroad and can be sent post free, at the regular news­ paper rates of postage, to a n y part of the world. C r ic k e t —which is published every T h u r s d a y M o r n in g , from April 17 to September 25; monthly from October to March—can be supplied by inland post to any part of the United Kingdom, at 5s. for the Summer Months, or 6s. for the year. Som e time ago I mentioned that a new work by W . G. Grace, entitled “ Forty Years of Cricket,” was in progress. It is appearing now, in weekly instalments, in the B ristol Times and M irror and other papers, and so far as one can see from the four opening chapters, which have been kindly sent to me, it will be delight­ ful reading. O f the anecdotes which have so far appeared, the following is one of the best ;— I remember an amusing remark of Carpenter in 1872, when I was scoring heavily. It was made at the end of the Gentlemen v. Players match at the Oval on the 5th of July. The Gentlemen won the first match two days be­ fore, at Lord’s, by seven wickets, and my share of the runs was 77 first innings, 112 second. On this occasion the Gentlemen won by nine wickets, and my score was 117. “ I have had about enough of fielding out to Mr. Grace the last week; but, thank good­ ness, I shall be on his side the next match,” said Carpenter. My next match was at Lord’s on the 8th, when Carpenter and I played for England v. Notts and Yorkshire. I batted first, and two wickets were down for 77 when Carpenter joined me. I was scoring as rapidly then as I ever scored in my life, and there were no boundary hits. Nearly every ball was hit away, and at the end of an hour, when Car­ penter was caught at the wicket, we had put on exactly a hundred runs, of which he had made 36. He was over forty years of age at the time; he played splendidly, and was warmly cheered when he walked from the wicket. “ Well, Carpenter,’' said some of the players, “ you ought to feel happy to-day ! ” “ Feel happy! If I had been in much longer I should have died. It is a deal harder work to be in with him than fielding against him. When you are fielding you do get a rest now and again, but when batting you never do! ” I believe it was the first time we played on the same side. I had played four innings in succession in seven days, scoring 77, 112, 117, and 170 not out. To all countries of Europe, the United States, Azores, Beyrout, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, Gibraltar, Newfoundland, Morocco, Madeira, Persia, Smjrna, Tahiti, Tunis, by foreign post, at 5s. for Summer Numbers or 6s. for year. H utton , the Queenslander, who made such a favourable impression as a batsman in the recent match against the Melbourne Club, has settled down in Melbourne. Nor has he been long in making his mark in Victorian cricket. Playing for Trinity against Queen’s College, at the end of March, he scored 200 before being bowled by a “ grub.” As he also got four wickets for eighteen runs, he bids fair to take a prominent position among the cricketers of Victoria in the near future. T he devotion of the late Mrs. Grace, mother of the great brotherhood of cricketers, to the game, of which I had