Cricket 1897

292 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u ly 15, 1897. This Hose is used at Lord's. T ENTS! TEN TS!—Good sound Government Bell Tents, 10ft. high, 13ft. diameter, suitable for Bathing, Camping Out, Cricket, Tennis, &c. 16s. 6d. complete. The best in the market.—Knight, Arcade, Lowestoft. 21/-. Can be sent on approval. Sure to please. cheaper quality, 16/6 (name paper). —T h e U n iv e r s a l S u p p ly A s s o c ia tio n , East Street Works, Reading. ABEL & lane , (Surrey X I.) (25 years with E. J . Page & Co.) Cricket Ball Manufacturers. PATENT FLEXIBLE BALL, 6/- (No. 9190). As used on the Surrey, Essex, and other County Grounds. COUNTY BALL - - - 5 1 - SPECIAL MATCH BALL - 4/- OF ALL DEALERS. W O R K S = 310, KENNINGTON ROAD,LONDON, S.E. N .B.—A SAMPLE BA LL POST FREE. T ENTS ! TEN TS!! Nearly new !! best selected. Cost over £6. Made of white waterproof linen ; 40ft. in circumference; 10ft. high ; with pole, mallet, runners, lines, pegs and bag. All comolete, h o t e l s 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 o f the paper, by post , free o f charge. B I R M I N G H A M . 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. Ranks amongst the best Hotels in the country. Josep h A dam s, Manager. S O U T H A M P T O N . DAVIS’ S HOTEL Facing Station. F. B e n n e tt, Proprietor. 'TEN TS! TENTS! —Suitable for Gardens, Cricket, I or Camping-out purposes. Forty feet in circum­ ference ; pegs, poles, mallet, and lines complete (with tent bag included). These tents are white, and have only been used a little by Her Majesty’s Government, and originally cost over £6 each. I will send one complete for 25s. Can be sent on approval. N.B.—I have a quantity of tents from Its. to 20s. each, but the tents which please my customers are those I send out at 25s. each. Carriage paid. Price list of marquees (any size) post free. I do not require payment till you have received and approved of the tent from H. J. G asson , Govern­ ment Contractor, Rye, Sussex. Li. J . N l C O L l i l S , ROBERTSBRIDGE, PATENTEE AN D M ANU FACTU RER OF THE AUTOMATIC BAT HANDLE T H E S E engravings 1 show the advantages this handle gives, each curve forms a key or abutment against the elastic substance. A l­ though these handles are in two pieces from the shoulder to the blade, it is impossible to get them out of shape. The bats, introduced in 1890, have been used by the best Cricketers of England, Australia, and New Zea­ land, as well as having been sent to India and Africa, and the universal testimony is that nothing has ever been brought into the Cricketing world to give such advantages to the batsman in cutting and driving powers. N o tic e in ca s e o f In fr in g e m e n t. — The Patentee does not bind him­ self to any number of curves. 16, Victoria Square, Clifton, Bristol. October 6th, 1895. D ear S ir ,—I used one of your bats at Hastings in 1894 and scored 131. I may mention it was perfectly new. I kept it until this year, and have scored over 2,000 runs with it. I used it when I made my 100th century, and scored a 1,000 runs in May with it, so I think I may call it my record bat. This year, at Hastings, I scored 104 with another of your bats, and hope it will turn out as well as the old one. Yours truly, To. Mr. L. J. Nicolls. W . G. GRACE. In ordering Bats give the size o f handle by measuring round handle; an / mention weight. These Bats will be sold as Nos. 1,2, and 3, so that Clubs can make an easy purchase. Most of the Big Scores of last season were made with the Patent “ Rapid Driver.” P I C K E R I N G S ’ “ B L A For Whitening ail Articles o f Buff or Buckskin Leather, such as Leg Guards, Gloves, Military Equipment, White Helmets, Gloves, Hunting Thongs, Whips, Cricket and Tennis Shoes, Tennis Balls, &c., &c. STUART SURRIDGE4 Go. THE PATENT “Rapid Driver As Manufactured and Supplied to LORD’S, OVAL, ETON, HARROW, Principal County and Pri­ vate Grounds throughout the World. TESTIMON IAL . A CUSTOMER writes - “ The Merryweather Garden Hose supplied nearly ten years ag >is still in use. and is most satisfactory.” Largest Makers of High-Class Hose in the World. Write fo r List o f Merrywtather's specially designed Pumps for watering Cricket Crounds. Just published—Catalogue of Garden Pumps and Fittings, 40 pages, 500 illustrations, post free. M E R R Y W E A T H E R ’S, 6 3 , L o n g A c re , L o n d o n , W.C. USED BY Prince Christian Yictor, W.G., K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Captain Wynyard, F. S. Jackson, A. C. McLaren, K. J. Key, &many others. USED BY ABIL & HAYWARD in their centuries y . Leicestershire. Oval, May 3rd, 1897. 175, Borough High Street, LONDON. It is prepared in a very careful manner, and extra precautions are taken to insure AN EVENNESS OP COLOUR. It contains nothing that will in any way injure the article to which it is applied, and if used as di­ rected asplendid white of a glossy satin- like appearance and soft silky surface is insured, which will not readily rub off. The moulds of ‘ ‘ B la n c o ” are made in one size only, and will fit specially made zinc boxes, which are non-corrosive. ManufacturersJOSEPH PICKERING & SONS, S , SHEFFIELD L on don O ffice : ST. GEORGE’S HOUSE, EASTCHEAP. Printed for the Proprietor by M e ssrs. M e r r it t & H a tc h e r , 167, 168, and 169, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C., July 15th, 1897.