Cricket 1898

160 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. May 26, 1898. F R E Q U E N T E D BY C R IC K E T E R S . Announcements are inserted in this column at a charge of 21j. per annum. Half-inch space , 60s. per annum. Each Hotel inserting an Advertisement will receive a copy o f the paper, by post , free of charge . B I R M IN G H A M . THE GRAND HOTEL. Centrally situated. 800 rooms. All modern luxuries. Equal to best London Hotels. P ress N otices .— Best Hotel outside London. Ranks amongst the best Hotels in the country. Joseph Adams, Manager. Facing Station. F. B e n n e tt, Proprietor. a. j. NicoiiL>s. R O B E R T S B R ID G E , PATENTEE AN D M ANU FACTU RER OF THE AUTOMATIC BAT HANDLE f rr H E S E engravings ^ l show the advantages I this handle gives, as J Jj lljij each curve forms a key w I mills or abutment against the V V« s elastic substance. Al- m ) J0M I! 1| though these handles are ®| / M jja in two pieces from the I ||||| !; / shoulder to the blade, it 1| \ Wljlw ! ( j is impossible to get them ||. j l|||| :i JI out of shape. The bats, W\ / / « i; /i introduced in 1890, have V M/vi I: ( j been used by the best Ip \ yjj Vi Cricketers of England, ||i / k !l ii /! Australia, and New Zea- IpI | | : f jj land, as well as having ll'A jf J ||Viii been sent to India afcd ||! j lj|| #; ); Africa, and the universal I N M |.7ii testimony is thatnothing 1.1 fihj |i: lil has ever been brought I||\ ij j|; Jfi);..\i into the Cricketing world 11 j }j I to give such advantages IIi; I /|j j M IIIl; to the batsman in cuttmg I ij; ) M| ff 1 I;1 and driving powers. I h|| |M y j N o tice in case o r I j j| I ij I j I nfringement . — The j||||| 111 ||i Patentee doesnotbindhim- w ill M j|| self to any number o f ( IjI curves. 16, Victoria Square, Clifton, Bristol. October6th , 1896. Dear Sir,—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 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. In ordering Bats give the site of handle by measuring round handle; and mention weight. These Bats will be sold as Nos. 1,2, and 3, so that Clubs can makefcn easy purchase, faaw m THE MOST NUTRITIOUS. THOMAS J. TATE, C R IC K E T B A T S , Balls, & All-England Champion Rackets GRA TE FU L -COM FO R T IN G 18, P R IN C E S S T R E E T , C A V E N D IS H S d U A R E , O X FO R D CIRCUS. R E T A I L ONLY . BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. RANSOMES’ LAWN MOWERS arethebest “ HORSE AND PONY " MOWERS. R e c e n t Im p o r t a n t Im p r o v e m e n t s P A T E N T D O U B L E A N G L E C U T T E R 8 . P A T E N T S PR ING H A N D L E S . P A T E N T S I N G L E S C R E W A D J U S T M E N T S . N E W D E S IG N S A N D N E W P A T T E R N S . Made in Six Sizes— 26 to 48 inches wide— from £14. RANSOMES, SIMS & JEFFERIES, Ltd., IPSWICH ENLARCED VIEW OF PATENT SPRING Printed for the Proprietor by M esbbs . M erritt & H atches , L td ., 167, 168, and 169, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C., May 26th, 1896.