Cricket 1898

408 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. S ept . 8, 1898. P I C K E R I N G S ’ “ B L A N C For Whitening all Articles of Buff or Buckskin Leather, such aa L eg Guards, Gloves, M ilitary Equipment, W hite Helm ets, 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 COLOUB. 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 Boft silky surface is insured, which will not readily rub off. The moulds of “ B lanco ” are made in one size only, and will fit specially made zinc boxes, which are non-corrosive. ManufacturersJOSEPH PICKERING & SONS, JSH5, 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 . T H E New Palace Steamers, L IM IT E D . LA MARGUERITE,” “ ROYAL SOVEREIGN,” “ K0HIN00B,” “ LA BELGIQUE.” R egular Summ er Sailings from Old Sw an Pier (London B ridge) and T ilbury (train from Fenchurch 8treet) to SOUTHEND, MARGATE and RAMSGATE, BOULOGNE and OSTEND. For further particulars and fares, apply to T. E. BARLOW . Director and M anager, 60, K ing W illiam 8treet. E.C. The AMERICAN CRICKET ANNUAL AND GOLF GUIDE For 1 8 9 8 .—N inth Year. C o n t e n t s :— “ Philadelphians’ Tour in E ngland,” by A. M. Wood ; “ Tour of P . F . W arner’s Team in Am erica,” by Jerom e Flannery ; “ Golf in 1897,” by H . L . F itz­ p atrick (golf editor. The Sun, New Y o rk ); Reviews of the season’s play in the various cricket centres, by John E. H all, J . G. D avis, Fordham M organ, W ill Roffe, W . Fenw ick; “ Cricket for W om en,” by Edith C. H azen; Golf Records of the Season ; Records and Averages of the Chief Clubs of the U nited States and C an ad a; Secretaries nam es and addresses cf the Cricket and Golf Clubs of Am erica, &c., &c. “ The A n n u a l is arranged w ith the carefulness to d etail and unvarying accuracy that alw avs m ark any­ thing which M r. F lannery takes hold o f The New York Joumal. Sent postage free on receipt of P.O.O. for 2s., or 50 cents. J E R O M E FL A N N E R Y , P.O. BOX, 1211, NEW YORK. u . J . N i c o i i i i s , robertsbridge , PATENTEE AND MANUFACTURER OF THE AUTOMATIC BAT HANDLE HP H E S E engravings show the advantages this handle gives, as each curve form s a key or abutm ent 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 of England, A ustralia, and New Zea­ land, as w ell as having been sent to In dia and A frica, and the universal testim ony is th at nothing has ever been brought into the Cricketing world to give such advantages to the batsm an in cutting and driving powers. N otice ix case of I nfringement . — The Patentee doesnot bindhim­ self to any number o f curves. 15, V ictoria Square, Clifton, B ristol. October 6thf 1895. D rar S ir ,— I used one of your bats a t H astings in i894 and scored 131. I m ay mention it w as perfectly new. I kept it u n til this year, and have scored over 2,000 runs w ith it. I used it when I m ade m y 100th century, and scored a 1,000 runs in M ay w ith it, so I think I m ay call it m y record bat. This year, at H astings, I scored 104 w ith another of your bats, and hope it w ill turn out as w ell as the old one. Yours tru ly, To. M r. L . J . Nicolls. W . G. GRACE. [n ordering Bats give the size o f handle by measuring round handle; and mention weight. T hese B ats w ill be sold a s Nos. 1,2, a n d 3, so th a t Clubs ca n m ak e a n e a s y p u rch ase. L AW S O F C R I C K E T . Price, Id. “ Cricket ” Office, 168, Upper Thames St ., E.C. “ u f l u l H t e n n i s R e c o l l i E C t i o N s ,” By HERBERT CHIPP. Containing 144 pages, crown Svo., of interesting reminiscences, with numerous portraits of noted past and present players. Bonnd in Cloth, price 2 s .; Post free .2 s . 2£d. MERR I TT & HATCHER, LTD., 168, UP P ER THAMES STR E ET , E.C. H. GRADIDGE, PATENTEE AND SOLE M AKER OF THE CELEBRATED “ IMPERIAL DRIVER BAT.” Used by Prince Ranjitsinhji, A. C. MacLaren, Esq., N. F. Druce, Esq., F. S. Jackson, Esq., A. J. Webbe, Esq., and all the leading Players in the Kingdom. Fac tory : ARTILLERY PLACE , WOOLWICH, S.E. Patent No. 27,536. Patent No. 27,536. P rinted and Published for the Proprietor by M erritt & H atches , L td ., 167, 168, and 169, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C., September 8th, 1898.