Cricket 1893

MAY 11,i 1893 CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. 127 Universally acknowledged the Best Balls made thfy are in use at Lords, nearly all County Grounds, also Melbourne and Sydney Grounds and Principal Clubs throughout the World. Undoubtedly the Best Balls I have ever bowled with. F. R. SPOFFORTH. Dear Sir,—I have given your Balls a thorough trial, and *nust say that I like them better than any others I have Dowled ■with, they keep their shape and do not increase in size, which is a great fault with many, and a big Ball is very difficult to manipulate.—Yours truly, GEORGE A. LOHMANN. Dear Sir,—We used your Balls in the last Inter-colonial 8 ydney. they lasting well on a hard wicket, and at the same time keeping their shape right through a long innings. The cricketers are very pleased indeed with the «alls and can recommend them to anyone.—I remain Yourb very truly, C. T. B. TURNER. John Wisden’s Improved Special School Balls Are UBed by all the important Preparatory Sohools. 21 , tnmnqSt. lomioi BARFORD & P ER K IN S ’ IF .A. T HU 3ST T WATER BALLAST ROLLERS, AND “ GOD IVA ” L A W N M OW E R S , Are the Best that can be Used on a Cricket Ground- PATENT W A T E R B A LL A ST RO LL E R S, For Cobs, Carriage or Cart HorseB, Single or D oable Cylinder. G O D IV A ” LAW N MOW ERS, For Pony or Horse Power. W ith Im proved Side Delivery. WRITE FOR PRICE LIST. ADDRESS: PETERBOROUGH JOHNWISDEN&GO. Cricket Goods MANUFACTURERS CRAWFORD’S PATENT Exceller” Cricket fiats Trains worked entirely by Electric Locomotives Bun every few minute „o and from CITY (King W'll.am Street), BORO', ELEPHANT & CASTLE, OVAL, ‘ and STOCKWELL Clapham Common). (for SINGLE FAEE (any distance) 3 d . The Oval Station is abont 50 yards from the Entrance to the Surrey Cricket Ground THOMAS C. JENKIN, General Manager. J. D. BARTLETT, Railway Approach, WATERLOO STATION. A ny young aspiring Cricketer may become great in the Cricket Field by using B A R T L E T T 8 Celebrated R E P ER C U 8 S IV E BA TS . The Australians during their last visit all used Our Celebrated REPER- CUSSIYE BATS. See Cricket at Oval, Sept. 22nd, 1888.—52 runs made in less than half an hour, and 87 runa in an hour and three quarters from our Bats. Admitted the Fastest Scoring Bat of the Season. May be had of all Dealers in Cricket Goods. T H E S E engravings A show the advan­ tages this handle gives, as each curve form s a key or abutment, against the elastic substance. Although these handles are in two pieces from the t-houlder of the blade, it ia im possible to get them out of shape. 'Jh^se bats, introduced in 18b9, have been used \y vhe test Cricketers o f England, Australia, and Mew Zealand, as well as having been sent to India and Africa, and the uni­ versal testim ony is that nothing has ever been brought into the Cricketing world to give such advantage* to the batsman in batting and driving powers. A few first-class cricketers w ho have procured the Pei feet Shaped and Balanced B at:—W .G . Grace, w . W. Read, W L. Murdoch, W. H. Patterson, H. Pigg, J. Briggs, J. J. Lyons, J. J. Ferris, with Au3tra'ian ordtrs W holesale and Retail. N otice in cask of I nfringement .— The Patentee does not bind himself to any number of Curves. C ricket C hat for 18S2.—(Eighth Year of Issue), enlarged and im proved edition, post free 7Jd Containing in addition to Portraits and Biographies, G roups o f Cri ket. and Cricket anecdotes and Oddities. To be had at the Office of this paper, o f all Booksellers, or W. H. Smith & Sons stalls. B R E A K F A S T - S U P P E R . E P P S ’ S G R A T E F U L -C O M F O R T IN G . c o c o ; 'A IN U FACTORY' -71, W A T E R L O O R O A D . B O I L I N G W A T E R OR M I L K , GRANDEST D R IVER S E V E R MADE . Patent Batting Gloves. BAGS, NETS, STUMPS, &c. &c. W A R S O P ’S P A T E N T B A T S . W A R S O P ’S A L L C A N E B I T S , City&South London Railway. N E W R O U T E TO T H E O V A L . L . J. N IC O L L S . ROBERTSBRIDGE, PATENTEE & M ANU FACTU RER OF THE AUTOMATIC BAT HANDLE.