Cricket 1897

316 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J uly 29, 1897. LIEBIG COMPANY’S EXTRACT. 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. F R A N K S U G G (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 i/ll to 7/9. Belts, from 4$d. to 1/-. Caps, from 6 d. to 1 / 6 ; with monogram, from 1 /- Send for NewCatalogueof Cricket, Tennis, Croquet, Golf, &c., to the Pioneer o f Low Prices fo r Reliable Goods—Not Rubbish. 32, LORD STREET, LIVERPOOL. City&South LondonRailway. T o the O V A L in 10 M inu tes . T r a v e l b y th e E le ctric R a ilw a y — T ra in s e v e ry fo u r m in u tes. F a r e 2 d . THOMAS C. JENKIN, G e n e r a l M a n a g e r . T ENTS I Army Bell Tents, 13 feet diameter, with Pole Pegs, Ropes, etc., 17/6 and 21/-. In good condition. W ow & S on , Contractors, Brandon Street Walworth. J General Steam Navigation Co., 5 5 , G r o a t T o w o r S t r o o t , £ . 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 D A IL Y RETURN FARE, Same Day .. 3 / 6 SEASON, Return .. .. 5 / - From London Bridge Wharf, 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 ,, ft Woolwich (South) Pier .. 3.10 ,, Due to arrive back at London Bridge about 10 p.m. REPORT SHEETS For Reporting Matches to Newspapers POST FREE, lOd. PER DOZEN. O R D E R -O F -G O IN G -IN C AR D S 6 d. P E R DOZEN . Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY, JULY 29 th , 1897. $at)tlton <§os»tp. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlel' F o r a long time Notts, by virtue of a couple of victories, numerous drawn games and no defeats, have kept at the head of the championship table, but after losing to Gloucestershire they have come down with a rush. Even as it was, they only failed to make another drawn game by a minute or two. A n important part in the matches at the end of last week was played by “ run out.” In Yorkshire v. Essex, Wain- wright was run out when he just got set in the first innings, and Hirst in the second when his score was 54, at a time when Yorkshire had a good chance of winning. In Notts v. Gloucestershire, Shrewsbury was run out with his score at 64, and Mason when he had made 24, and seemed quite set for a long innings with Shrewsbury. In both these matches the issue was extremely close, and in both the sides whose men were run out, lost. I n batting, the Philadelphians have three men—Messrs. Lester, Patterson and Wood—high up among the averages, but in bowling Mr. King is the only man who holds his own. W. G. first scored a hundred on the Trent Bridge ground against Notts, in 1871, and was the first batsman to accomplish the feat there. His last hun­ dred at Trent Bridge previous to his 126 on Saturday, was made seventeen years ago. L a s t week a club in the London dis­ trict, playing on its opponents’ ground, got the home team out, and then after knocking up about 30 without loss, declined to continue the game on account of the bad state of the wicket. This seems to be a new development in the game. E leven matches have now been played by Derbyshire, who have only once lost the toss. So far, this has been absolutely useless to them. A CONVERSATION which might have been heard on Saturday on almost any cricket ground in the neighbourhood of London:— “ I say, Essex won by a run! ” “ N o! Really f But you must be joking ? ” “ No. Fact. I ’m quite serious ! ” “ Well, that is a rum go. But what a fine game Yorkshire must have played? And then to lose hy one! ”