Cricket 1897

404 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S ep t. 2, 1897, IN THE PRESS. PRICE SIXPENCE. T h i r t i e t h Y e a r o f I s s u e . FOOTBALL ANNUAL 1897 Edited by C. W. ALGOGK (Football Association). The Official Organ of the Rugby Union & Football Association. Containing Portraits, Laws of the Game (both codes) revised to date. Full Review of the past Season. Results of Public School Matches, with Notes on Players, doings of the Principal Clubs, with Secretaries’ Names and Addresses, etc., etc. Price 6d. Post Free, 7id. Obtainable of all Newsagents and Railway Bookstalls. Offices: 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, E.C. CRICKET SONGS. By NORMAN GALE . c h e a T e d i t o n , 1/“ *i It is not surprising that a third edition of this little book of songs should have been required by the public. Mr. Galeis both a poet and a cricketer. ‘ Cricket Songs ’ are written in free, easy measures, and all of them tinged with enthusiasm, and some of them genuinely funny .” —Newcastle Daily Chronicle. “ In these pieces, which everybody, man and boy, should get by heart, there is always that quality of expressive music which we find in Mr. Norman Gale’s more serious work—in the imperishable, sweet songs of ‘ A Country Muse.’ ” —The Referee. POST FEEE, 1/2. “ CRICKET” Office, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. Li. J. NlCOLiliS, SCORE CARDS ROBERTSBRIDGE, PATENTEE AN D M ANUFACTURER OF THE AUTOMATIC BAT HANDLE O F T H E T H E S E L show the this handle 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 01 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 t ic b in c a s e o f I n f r in g e m e n t . — The Patentee does not bind him­ self to any number o f curves. 15, Victoria Square, Clifton, Bristol. October 6th, 1895. D e a r 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'm y 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. [n ordering Bats give the size o f handle by measuring round handle; and mention weight. These Bats will be sold as Nos. 1,2, and 3, so that Clubs can make an easy purchase. OVAL MATCHES 1 8 9 7 . A few copies o f the Score Cards of Surrey County Matches p la y ed at the Oval, g iv in g com plete score at close o f game, m a y still be had. P r ic e 3dm ea ch . MERRITT & HATCHER, 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C. AMERICAN CRICKET ANNUAL F or 1897—Eighth Year. P r l c o 2 s . P o s t a g e F r e e . Special features this year, “ T he T o u r o f t h k H a v e r f o r d C o l l e g e T ea m in E n g l a n d ” (with full scores of all games), by J. A. Lester, captain of H averford; “ The Tour of the Australians in America” (with full scores of all gam es); “ Cricket in Canada,” by John E . Hall, secretary, Canadian Cricket Association; The Centuries of 1896 ; Features of the Season : Review of the Season’s play, by prominent cricketers in every section, with the records and averages of the chief clubs of the United States and Canada. The names and addresses of the Secretaries for 1897. Every Cricketer should have a copy.— Outing. Remit by P.O.O. to J E R O M E F L AN NE R Y , T he A merican C ricket A nnual , P.O. BOX, 1211, NEW YORK, U.S.A. P I C K E R I N G S “ B L A For Whitening all 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. It is prepared in a very careful manner, and extra precautions are taken to insure AN EVENNESS OF COLOUR. It contains nothing that will in any way injure the article to which it is applied, and if used as di­ rected a splendid white of a glossy satin- like appearance and soft silky surface is insured, which will not readily rub off. The moulds of “ B l a n c o ” are made in one size only, and will fit specially made zinc boxes, which are non-corrosive. ManufacturersJOSEPH PICKERING & SONS, $& YKN8, SHEFFIELD L o n d o n O ffic e : ST. G E O R G E ’S H OU SE , E A S T C H E A P . Printed for the Proprietor by M e s s r s . M e r r i t t & H a t c h e r , 167, 168, and 169, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C., September 2nd, 1897.