Cricket 1893

160 CRlOitET; A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME0 M a t 26, 1898 CRICKET NETS! CRICKET NETS! 18ft. by 6 It. from 5/10; complete with Poles and Back stop, 11/- Other sizes at proportionate prices. Send for illustrated catalogues of Tennis Nets; Fishing, Rabbit, and Sheep Netting, &c., &c., Post Free, to A ndrew P o tte r , Melbourne Works, Wolverhampton. Awarded 10Gold & Silver Medals Undoubtedly the Best Balls I have ever bowled with. F. R. SPOFFORTH. Dear Sir,—I have given your Balls a thorough trial, and must say that 1like them better than any others I fove bowled with, theykeep 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 match at Sydney, 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 Balls and can recommend them to anyone.—I remain Yours very truly, C. T. B. TURNER. John Wisden’s Improved Special School Balls Are used by all the important Preparatory Schools. 21, Mourn si. lonuoo L. J. N ICOLLS , r o b e r t s b r id g e , PATENTEE & MANUFACTURER OF THE AUTOMATIC BAT HANDLE. T H E S E engravings Ehow the advan- / tages this handle gives, i as each curve forms a 1 key or abutment, against the elastic substance. Although these handles are two pieces from the shoulder of the blade, it is impossible to get them out of shape. These bats, introduced in 1889, have been used by the best Cricketers of England, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as having been sent to India and Africa, and the uni­ versal testimony is that nothing has ever been brought into the Cricketing world to give such advantages to the batsman in batting and driving powers. A few first-class cricketers who have procured the Perfect fehaped and Balanced _ B a t W . G. Grace, W. W. Read, W L. Murdoch, W. H. Patterson, H. Pigg, J. Briggs. J. J. Lyons, J. J. Ferris, with Australian orders Wholesale and Retail. N o tice in cask o f In frin g e m e n t.— The Patentee does not bind him self to an y number o f Curves. ^Ci-icser Ground TEAK SKATS Lawn Tennis TEAK SEATS and \portable folding TEAK CHAIRS B iit CASTLE’S Teak Seats, \w h ieh require neither V AINT nor ^ 0I \ r supplied to ths 081 V ^ A \ . 8ttlTe7 Co“ ‘ y Clnb, TENNIS fl»nnnn\ ^ * ^ \ K<IIlnllI* top ° T>1 MK8, a*R 0 '-:N 8 , \ ^ d \ A + PARADES, \ V ■* Ami all open spaces IDDBX8S- H. CASTLE & SONS BALTIC WHARF H i l l b a n k , , S .W % % City# SouthLondonRailway. N E W R O U T E TO T H E O V A L . 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 (for Clapham Common). SINGLE FARE (any distance) 3 d . The Oval Station is about 50 yards from the Entrance to the Surrey Cricket Ground THOMAS C. JENKIN, General Manager. W . A. WOOF, COUNTY CRICKETER, AND CRICKET GOACH CHELTENHAM COLLEGE IS THE CHEAPEST AND BEST MAN FOR Cricket, Tennis, Football and Golf Goods 4. SUFFOLK ROAD, CHELTENHAM. ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST FREE J. D. BARTLETT, Railway Approach, WATERLOO STATION. 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 B O I L I N G W A T E R O R M I L K . Universally acknowledged the Best Balls nmde they are in use at Lords, nearly all County Grounds, also Melbourne and Sydney Grounds and Principal Clubs throughout the World. A n y young aspiring C ricketer mcbj become great in the C ricket F ield by using B A R T L E T T ’S Celebrated R E P E R C U S S IV E BA TS . The Australians during their last visit all used Our Celebrated REPER- CUSSIVE BATS. See Cricket at Oval, Sept. 22nd, 1888.-52 runs made in lers than half an hour, and 87 runs 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. .1.Nur»cTo»y-71. W A T E R L O O R O A D . JOHNWISDEN& CO. Cricket Goods ^ MANUFACTURERS CRAWFORD 'S PATENT “ Excelir GrlcKEt Bats GRANDEST DR IVER S E V E R MADE. Patent Batting Gloves. 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 A T S . BAGS, NETS, STUMPS, feinted lor the Proprietor b i W biqht A do. 41. a t. Andrew’s HUI, Doctors' Commons, London, B.C., M a y 5th , *