Cricket 1896

Geo. G. Bussey & Co., THE LEADING CRICKET AND SPORTS MANUFACTURERS, 336 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECOItU u f . /f.-J A ug . 6, 1896. a _ i cc o IU X I - cc U l > o - I - I < CO H z III U < C O City&SouthLondonRailway. To the OVAL in 1 0 Minut es . T ravel b y the Electric R a ilw a y— Trains every four minutes. F a r e 2 d . TIIOMAS C. JENKIN, G e n eral M an ag er . E A S T B O U R N E CRICKET&FOOTBALL(.Association) Club T H E S A F F R O N S . The above Club is now open for the season. Three Professional Bowlers are engaged. SURSCRIP'l I0N8 ARE Ab FOLLOWS :— Playing Members, April to September ... £1 1 0 Honorary Members (.wholeYear)..................................0106 Visitors are admit'ed at 5s. per week. Intending visitors wishing to play in matches should communicate with the Secretary. The following matches will be played next week Monday, Aug. 10.—Old Cholmelians, Saffrons (2-day) Wedn’day,, 12.—Richmond „ ,, „ „ 12.- Bastings, Hastings. Friday „ 14.—Hadley Bangers, Saffrons (2-day). ANTED.—A Professional and Groundsman for Season 1897; must be a good batsman and coach.—Apply, stating terms, to N. E. B a r n e s , Hon. Sec. Ulverston C.C., Ulverstun. RICKET Report Sheets, lOd. per dozen, post free. Order of Going-In Cards, 7d. per dozen, postfree. Pocket Scoring Book, 7d. each, post free. — To be obtained at the Office of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. C r i c k e t : A WEEKLYRECORD OF THE GAME, 1E8, UFPER THAMES STREET, LOUDON, E.C. THURSDAY, AUG. 6t h , 1896. $ a \ u l t o n The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Bam lti. A query has come to me from Australia as to the way in which the innings of a batsman who has retired is counted in the averages. It seems that compilers of averages in Australia sometimes count “ retired ” as “ not out,” and sometimes as a completed innings, and that 1hin causes much inconvenience. When a batsman in a first-class match in Eugland is obliged to retire through an injury, his inuings is counted as “ not ou t” in the averages, on the ground that he ought not to be punished (-imply because he is hurt. It is not the custom for a man to retire in first- class cricket for an insufficient reason, and if he did, it may safely be said that his inuings would be treatedas completed,and not as“ notout.” I n ordinary club cricket, this rnle does not invariably obtain; in fact, there is no end to the curiosities in the way of compiling club averages. Every ja r you buy should bear the signature of J. v. Liebig fin btuej across the label. THEBESTISTHECHEAPESTINTHEEND,ITDOESTHEFARTHEST. taste. You will find itvery refresh­ ing, satisfying, and invigorating. If you reach home tired out or are feeling chilly, take a cup of boil­ ing wa te r and stir in a quarte r of a teaspoonful of LIEBIG COMPANY’S EXTRACT OF BEEF and season to