Cricket 1897

308 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J uly 22, 1897, ABEL & LANE, (Surrey X I.) (25 years with E. J. Page & Co.) Cricket Ball Manufacturers. PATENT FLEX IB LE BALL, 61 - (No. 9190). As used on the Surrey, Essex, and other County Grounds. COUNTY BALL . . . 51 - SPEC IAL MATCH BALL - 41 - OF ALL, DEALERS. W O R K S * 310, KENNINGTON ROAD, LONDON, S.E. POSTAGE FREE. A T A L L B O O K S E L L E R S . THIRD AND CHEAPER EDITION. ANNALS OF CRICKET. A Record of the Gam®, Compiled from Authentic Sources and my own Experiences during the la«t Twenty-three years. ByW. W. READ, of the Surrey County Team With an Introduction by J. Shuter. W ith Illustrations and Portrait of the Author. Post 8 vo. picture boards , I s * Also limited Edition de Luxe , demy 8 vo. 10s. Q>d. net. LONDON : SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY, Ltd., St. Dunstan’s House, Fetter Lane, E.C. Or, Offices of “ CRICKET.” h . d. N I C O l i l l S , ROBERTSBRIDGE, PATENTEE AND MANUFACTURER OF THE AUTOMATIC BAT HANDLE 'I H E S E engravings ^ 1 show the advantages this handle gives, as J 1 each curve forms a key y I or abutment against the \ elastic substance. Al­ 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 j. been used by the best | Cricketers of England, || Australia, and New Zea- || land, as well as having 1 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. M l ;£)otrls F R E Q U E N T E D BY CR I C K E T ER S . Announc*tm*nts are inserted, in this column at a charge o f 2 ls. per annum. FTalf-inch space , 50 s. per annum. Each Hotel inserting an Advertisement will receive a copy o f the paper, )>y post , free o f charge. B IR M IN G H A M . THE GRAND HOTEL. 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T E S T I M O N I A L , A CUSTOMER writes — “ The Merryweather Garden Hose supplied nearly ten years ago is still in use. and is most satisfactory.” Largest Makers of High-Class Hose in the World. Write for List o f Merryweather*s specially designed Pumps for watering Cricket Grounds. M E R R YW E A T H ER ’S, 6 3 , L o n g A c r e , L o n d o n , W C. A LL CRICKETERS should possess a copy of “ Cricket’s Year Book.” Price sixpence. Con­ taining portraits of all the celebrities for the year in addition to a mass of useful information. Copies can be had of all the railway bookstalls, newsagents, or (sevenpence by post) from Cricket Office, 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C. STUART SURIDGE&Co. THE PATENT “Rapid Driver As Manufactured and Supplied to LORD’S, OVAL, ETON, HARROW, AND THE Principal County and Pri­ vate Grounds throughout the World. Most of the Big Scores of last season were made with the Patent “ R a p id D r iv e r .” 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 ABEL & HAYWARD in their centuries y. Leicestershire. Oyal, May 3rd, 1897. Just published—Catalogue of Garden Pumps and Fittings, 40 pages, 500 illustrations, post free. 1 7 5 , Borough High Street, L O N D O N . N o t ic e in c a se ok I n fr in g e m e n t . — The Patentee does not hind him­ self to any number o f curves. 16, Victoria Square, Clifton, Bristol. October 6th, 1895. I) kar S ir ,—I used one of yotir 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 100 th 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. 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