Cricket 1898

104 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME M ay 5, 1898. A COOKERY BOOK FREE. W e send a C lo th -b o u nd C o o k e ry Book, c o n ta in in g 180 o rig ina l re c ip e s fo r all k in d s o f Soup s, Fish, S a v o u rie s, Inva lid C o o k e ry and Sw ee ts, free to e ve ryone w ho w rite s t h e ir nam e and a d d re s s on th e o u tsid e w ra p p e r ta ke n from a ja r o f o u r Ex tra c t, S igned in blue. and p o s ts it to us. T h e C om p a n y h a s no c o n n e c ­ tio n w ith an y o t h e r brand. LIEBIG’S EXTRACT OF MEAT CO., LTD., 9, FENCHURCH AVENUE. LONDON, E.G. A L E C W A T S O N (23 years Lancashire X I ), Practical Sports Outfitter CRICKET BATS. CRICKET BALLS Used by many County Players. CRICKET . BATS. ^.W .’s “ S p ecia l.” 3 11 each, 44/- doz. ^..W.’s “ Supbriop M a tch ,” 4/6each, 50/-doz. A.W .’s “ S ilk Sew n,” 5/0 each, 60/-doz. A.W.’s ‘ C o lo n ia l red all through, 5/9each, 63-doz. V.W.’s All Cane H tndle Bats. So. 4. 3/6 & 5/6 „ 5. 4/- & 6/ „ 6. 4/6 & 6 6 Full Size 3/6, 6/6, 7 6 & 9/6 A.W .’s “ C lu b ” Cane and Rubber Handle, 10/6. A.W .’s “ C h am p ion ” ditto. 12/6. T ENTS! TENTS!—Suitable for Gardens, Cricke1, or Camping-out purposes. Forty feet in circum­ ference ; pegs, poles, malJet, 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 com­ plete for 25s. Can be sent on approval. N.B.—I have a quantity of tents from 15s. to 20s. each, but the tents which please my customers are those I send out at 258. each. Carriage paid. Price list of marquees (any size) post free.— H enry J ohn G asson , Govern­ ment Contractor, Rye, Sussex. F R A N K S U G G (Lancashire County XI. 32, Lord Street, LIVERPOOL. Running and Cycle Racing Costumes. Send for A.W .’s Summer Sports Catalogue. Best quality goods at reasonable prices and all guaranteed A L E C W A T S O N , 35, O xfo rd Stree t, M a n c h e ste r. SEND A POST-CAKD FOE NEW CRICKET CATALOGUE, and buy your tackle at the lowest prices from a prac­ tical man, who manufactures his own goods. Rubber. Spring Handle Bats 7/6, 10-, 12/6, 17 6. Frank Sugg’s Pocket Cricket Annual,” post free, 4d. “ Hints on Batting, Fielding, and Bowl­ ing,” “ The Hnancial Aspects of Aus­ tralian Cricket,” “ Ranjitsinhj ias I First Knew Him,” by F. S. Jackson, &c., &c W E S T E R N PRO V INCE CR ICK ET CLUB , C APE T OW N . TW O PROFESSIONS L CRICKETERS arerequired -1- by the al ove Club for the ensuing Sea*on, October 1898, to March, 1899. Salary £15 to £i5 per month, according to qualification of applicants. Second- class passage <ut and home will be paid. Coaching and good bowling chief requirements. Good board and lodging can be obtained for £6 per month. Addrets in first instance, W.P.C C., c/o Cricket Office, 168, Upper Thames Street, London. M ARQUEES AND TENTS of every description and size on sale or hire. Good secondhand marquees. 30ft. by 16ft.. £S; 28ft. by 14 ft.. £7 ; 22ft. by 10fc., £5; 20ft. by 12ft.. £>; 18ft. by 10ft., £4 10*.; 16ft. by 8ft., £4; rcff stiiped canopy tents, 30/-; 6ft. square frame garden tents, 37/3; secondhand army bell tents, from 17/6 to 30/-.—J. H. B row n, Mitre Tent Works, Three Colt Street, Limehouse. YOU CAN BUY . . . . A THOROUGHLY GOOD ALL-GANE HANDLE BAT AT DAVENPORT’S roE 0 / 8 * 20, E LDON S T R E ET , LIVERPOOL ST., LONDON, E.C. PLEASE SEND FOR PRICE LIST. J. D.’s Extra Spring Bat, 13/3. N O T E D FOR G O O D C R IC K E T B A LLS . W ANTED, Vols. 3 and 4 of Scorrs and Biographies. Could exchange Vol. 1, also Vol. 9 of Cricket .— State lowest price to Manager, Cricket , 1C8, Upper Thames Street, Lonion, E.C. TRY A REVOLUTION IN Cigarette Paper! Books L EACH LEAF READY TO HAND FOR USE. f A T A L L TOBACCO N ISTS. | NOTICE ! The Editor guarantees the insertion of the Match Scores of Clubs only when arrangements are made for the publica­ tion of the whole of the season's scores. The chargee is One Shilling- each match, w ith a minimum of One Guinea. Scores not thus arranged for are inserted at the rate of Two Shilling's each match if space admits. “ CRICKET” is the only paper in the world solely devoted to the game. T erm s o f S u b s crip tio n [payable in ad­ vance) :—6/- per annum. Summer Numbers, 5/- ; Winter Numbers, 1/3 (post free). 7/- per annum, post free, Abroad. All subscriptions to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. “ A C o lo n ia l S u bscriber.” — (a) Thanks. (6) Oval, about 8 acres; Manchester (Old Trafford), 5j acres; Lord’s, 6 acres. These are the areas of the match enclosure, (c) The annual subscrip­ tion to Melbourne is seven shillings. “ Sussex 2.” — We do not know. You could write to the secretary.