Cricket 1897

:o CAxCJKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a h c h 25, 1897. E V E R Y CRICKETER OULD HAVE ONE OF O r e o . O r . B - m s s o y & C o . ’ s ^(■C QB« Cricketers’ Diary and Companion. It is a neat and well got up Waistcoat Pocket Diary, Leather Bound and Gilt Edges. 6 D. It has the usual provision o f a Pocket Diary and also contains Tables showing :— The Results of the First and Second Class County Matches ; of theUniversityMatches; of the Gentlemen v. Players; of the 3forth v. South Matches; and the African Matches, also Gentlemen of Holland, The Relative Positions of the Pirst and Second Class Counties; of the Universities v. Counties. The Aggregate Scores made hy and against Pirst Class Counties. The Aggregate Scores made by and against the Africans. The Batting Averages of County, University, and African Players. The Bowling Averages of County, University, and African Players. The High Scorers for the past Season. Results of Matches—England v. Australia, both at Home and in the Colony. Results of Australian Inter-Colonial Matches. It also gives the principal Fixtures for the Comine Season. Plans of the field for different bowlings. The latest revised Laws of Cricket. Tit-bits of useful information to Cricketers. W H A T T H E N E W S P A P E R S S A Y ' A B O U T I T . 6 D. a ily T e l e g r a p h (L o n d o n )—“ A handy little waistcoat pocket *Cricketers’ Diary and Com­ panion’ is published by G eo . G. B ussey & Co. Its reference pages are packed full of notes, dates, list of fixtures, results of last year’s County Matches, aggregate scores of first-c’ ass counties, batting and bowling averages, crack scores of invividuals, plans giving the positions of the field for various styles ol bowling, &c., &c., &c.” D a ily C h r o n ic le (L o n d o n )—“ A very useful and convenient little publication. It contains in close and compact form much interesting informa­ tion, together with a list of all important fixtures for the coming season. S p o r t s m a n (L o n d o n )—Messrs. G . G. B ithskt and Co.’s handy little *Cricketers’ Diary and Com­ panion’ has just made its appearance. Neatly bound in leather, with gilt edges, and easily carried in the smallest of waistcoat pockets, it is, indeed, an admirable sixpennyworth, and will certainly form part of any travelling property dming the season.” S p o r t in g : L ife —“ It will be welcome to all interested in cricket.” F ie ld —“ Strongly recommends itself.” S t a r — “ A useful little book has just been issued by G eo . G. B ussey & Co., which ought to be in the waistcoat pocket of every cricketer.” M o r n in g : (L o n d o n )— “ There is no handier little companion for the Cricketer than Messrs. G. G. 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