Cricket 1897

252 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u ly 1, 1897. LIEBIG COMPANY’S EXTRACT. SLAZENGER & SONS, L a u r e n c e I’ o i m l i i c j H i l l , GANNONSTREET, LONDON, E.C IS THE BEST PICK=ME=UP AFTER EXERTION, AND A SINE QUA NON IN THE KITCHEN. Always look for the BLUE SIGNATURE, there are imitations. FRANK SUGG (Lancashire County Player , North and All-England Elevens.) The LANCASHIRE WITCH Bat. Unequalled, 17/6. BATS, full size, all cane, 3/11, 5/6, 7/6, 10/-, 12/6, 15'-, 17/6, 21/-. Running Drawers and Vests, 1/- each, in all colours. Match Balls, 3/6, 4/6, 5/-. Stumps, from 2/3 to 7/6. Leg-guards, from 3/6 to 10/6 per pair. Batting Gloves, from 3/6 to 7/6 per pair. Gauntlets, from 2/11 to 8/6. Gauntlets (rubber­ faced), from 6/6 to 10/6. Cricket Bags, from 4/6 to 16/6. Cricket Bags (solid leather), from 20/-to 50/-. Back Nets, from 10/6 to 22/6. Boots, from 7/11 to 22/6. Shoes, from 2/11 to 7/6. Shirts, from 1/6 to 6/6. Trousers, from 4/6, 6/6 to 16/-. Sweaters, from 2/11 to 7/9. Belts, from 4jd. to 1/-. Caps, from 6d. to 1/6; with monogram, from 1/- Send for New Catalogue of Cricket, Tennis, Croquet, Golf, &c., to the Pionetr o f Low Prices fo r Reliable Goods—Not Rubbish. 32, LORD SIR IT, LIVERPOOL. City&SouthLondonRailway. T o the O V A L in 10 M inu tes . Travel b y the E lectric R a ilw a y— Trains every fou r m inutes. F a r e 2 d . THOMAS C. JENK IN, G eneral M anager . T ENTS ! Army Bell Tents, 13 feet diameter, with Pole Pegs, Ropes, etc., 17/6 and 21/-. In good condition, wood & S on , Contractors, Brandon Street, Walworth. C RICKET GROUND WANTED (exclusive) for Season 1898, with or without pavilion, near London.—Address S e c r e t a r y , c/o J. W . Vickers, 5, Nicholas Lane, E.C. NOTICE ! Tlie Editor guarantees the insertion of the Match Scores o f Clubs only when arrangem ents are made for the publica­ tion o f the whole o f the season’s scores. The charg-e is One Shilling- each match, w ith a m inimum o f One G-uinea. Scores not thus arrang-ed for are inserted at the rate o f Tw o Shillings each m atch i f space adm its. The “ DEMON ” CRICKET BAT . D r. W . G. G race writes :— “ Your Demon Cricket Bats are very good, and I thoroughly approve of them in every way. I intend using them.” Special Quality - - - 2 1 /" Ordinary 1 5 /“ The “ SLA ZENGER ” MATCH BALL . Hand-made throughout. Composed of best material only, and warranted to keep its shape longer than any other Price, 6 /6 each. To be obtained from all Dealers. General Steam Navigation Co., 5 5 , C r o a t T o w e r S t r e e t , E . C . Cheap Summer Trips to MARGATE and RAMSGATE (and commencing early in JULY to YARMOUTH, DEAL, AND DOVER) "by the Company’s Superb Saloon Steamers. M ARGATE and BACK DAILY' RETURN FARE, Same Day .. 3 / § SEASON, Return .. .. 5 / - From London Bridge"YVharf, 9.10 a.m., boat. ,, Fenchurch Street Station, 10.15 a.m., train. ,, Greenwich Pier .. 9.30 a.m., boat ,, "Woolwich (South) Pier 9.50 a.m., ,, ,, Tilbury Pier .. 11.10 a.m., ,, CHEAP TRIPS TO SEA .. 2 / - Sunday Afternoons :— From London Bridge Wharf .. 2.30 p.m. ,, Greenwich Pier .. .. 2.50 ,, ,, "Woolwich (South) Pier .. 3.10 ,, Due to arrive back at London Bridge about 10 p.m. Write for Illustrated Sports List. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY, JULY 1st, 1897. $a\)tUon Gossip. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. W a r w ic k s h ir e men will not be likely to forget their two matches against Surrey this year. At the Oval the scores were Surrey 602, Warwickshire 153 and 227; at Edgbaston, Surrey 668, Warwickshire 163 and 211. Total, Surrey 1,170 in two innings, Warwickshire 754 in four innings. S u r r e y were within a little of beating all previous records for long stands in this match—it may be that they have done so. For the first wicket Brockwell and Abel put on 204, and for the sixth wicket Mr. Key and Mr. Chinnery made 190. Abel and Brockwell have once previously this year put on over 200 runs for the first wicket. A lth o u g h the W arwickshire men had very little prospect of making a draw, they threw away what chance they had by faulty running at the beginning of the second innings. Lilley and W. Quaife were both run out, and a third disaster was only averted by accident, for Mr. Byrne fell in the middle of the pitch (of