Cricket 1896

G eo . G. B ussey & Co., THE LEADING CRICKET AND SPORTS MANUFACTURERS, 368 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 20, 1896. S < I 0 m C L 1 > c c o I - Q < Li. D Z < E City& SouthLondonRailway. To the OVAL in 1 0 Minutes. T ravel b y the E lectric R a ilw a y— Trains every fou r m inutes. Fa r e 2 d . THOMAS C. JENKIN, G e n e r a l M a n a g e r . E A S T B O U R N E CRICKET&FOOTBALL(Association) Club THE S A F FRONS . FREQUENTED BY CRICKETERS. Announcements are inserted in this column at a charge o f 21s. "per annum. Half-inch space , 50s. per annum. Each Hotel inserting an Advertisement will receive a copy of the paper , by post , free o f charge. B IRM INGHAM . THE GRAND HOTEL. Centrally situated. 300 rooms. All modem luxuries. Equal to best London Hotels. P re s s N o tic e s .— Best Hotel outside London. Banks amongst the best Hotels in the country. J osep h A dam s, Manager. ■ Q - I C C o g L U X I - c c Ul > o taste. You will find itvery refresh­ ing, satisfying, and invigorating. Every ja r you buy should bear the signature of J. v. Liebig fin bluej across the label. THEBESTISTHECHEAPESTIHTHEEND, ITGOESTHEFARTHEST. If you reach home tired out or are feeling chilly, take a cup o f boil­ ing water and stir in a quarter o f a teaspoonful of LIEBIG COMPANY’S EXTRACT OF BEEF and season to The above Club is now open for the season. Three Professional Bowlers are engaged. S ubscriptions are as F ollow s :— Playing Members, April to September ... £1 1 0 Honorary Members (wholeYear).............................0106 Visitors are admitted at 5s. per week. Intending visitorswishingtoplayin matchesshould communicate with the Secretary. The following matches will be played next week Monday, Aug. 24.—M.C.C. & Ground, Saffr’ns (2-day) Wedn’day,, 26.—Old Malvernians ,, „ Friday ,, 28.—Blue Mantles „ ,, Saturday ,, 29.—Old Town „ T E N T S . —Tents, second-hand Government Bell Tents, 40 ft. in circumference, wiih lines, pegs &c., 17/6 each. Dozen quantities cheaper. Cashwith order.— W o o d an d S on s, Government Contractors, Brandon Street, Walworth, London. C RICKET Report Sheets, lOd. per dozen, post free. Order of Going-InCards, 7d. perdozen, postfree. Pocket Scoring Book, 7d. each, post free. — To be obtained at the Office of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. EASTBOURNE CAVENDISH HOTEL, Grand Parade. G e o . L ow m an, Manager . SOU THAMP TON . DAVIS’S HOTEL Facing Station. F. B e n n e tt, Proprietor. 'TENTS ! TENTS !! TBNTS ! 1! I have purchased 1 5,000 Army Tents, 40 ft. circumference, scarcely used, complete with polo pegs and lines. Cost £6 each. Will send any number, carriage paid, for 24s. each ; can be sent on approval. Two just supplied to Buckingham Palace. The following unsolicited testimonial is one out of many hundreds weekly.— ‘‘April 29, 1896. Dear Sir,—Accept my thanks for the tents safely received to-day; I am very pleased with them.— J . H . H i l l , Duddingston Park, Porto- bello, Midlothian.”—Andrew Potter, Melbourne Works, Wolverhampton.