Cricket 1898

440 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S ept . 22 , 1898. P I C K E R I N O S ’ “ B L A N For Whitening all Articles of Buff or Buckskin Leather, in ch as Leg Guards, G loves, M ilitary Equipment, W hite Helmets, Gloves, Hunting Thongs, Whips, Cricket and Tennis Shoes, Tennis Balls, ftc., 4 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 rectedasplendidwhite of a glossysatin­ like appearance and soft silky surface is insured, whichwill not readily rub ofl. Themouldsof “ B l a n c o ” aremadein one size only, andwill fit speciallymade zinc boxes, which arenon-corrosive. ManufacturersJOSEPH PICKERING & SONS, SHEFFIELD. London Office: ST. GEORGE’S HOUSE, EASTCHEAP. ■ n t New Palace Steamers, LIM ITED . L A M A R G U E R IT E ,” “ R O Y A L S O V E R E IG N ,” “ X 0 H IN 0 0 R ,” “ L A B E L G IQ U E ." Regular Summer Sailings from Old Swan Pier (London Bridge) and T ilbury (train from Fenchurch Street) to SOUTHEND, MARGATE and RAMSGATE, BOULOGNE and OSTEND. For further particulars and fares, apply to T . E. B A R L O W , D irector and Manager, 50, K ing W illiam Street, E.C. The AMERICAN CRICKET ANNUAL AND GOLF GUIDE For 1 8 9 8 .—N inth Year. C ontents :— “ Philadelphians* T our in England,” by A . M. W ood ; “ Tour o f P . F . W arner’s Team in Am erica,” by Jerom e Flannery ; “ G olf in 1897,” by H . L . F itz­ patrick (golf editor, The Sun , New Y o r k ); Reviews o f the season’s play in the various cricket centres, by John E. H all, J. G. Davis, Fordham M organ, W ill Roffe, W . Fenw ick; “ Cricket for W om en,” by Edith C. H azen; G olf Records of the Season; Records and Averages o f the Chief Clubs of the U nited States and C anada; Secretaries names and addresses o f the Cricket and G olf Clubs o f Am erica, &c., &c. “ The A n n u al is arranged w ith the carefulness to detail and unvarying accuracy that always m ark any­ thing which M r. Flannery takes hold o f .” — The New York J oumal. Sent postage free on receipt o f P .O .O . fo r 2s., or 60 cents. J E R O M E F L A N N E R Y , P.O. BOX, 1211, N E W YORK. “ U f l U l f l T E N N I S R E C O U U E C T I O N S , ” By HERBERT CHIPP. Containing 144 pages, crown 8vo., of interesting reminiscences, with numerous portraits of noted past and present players. B ou nd In Cloth , p ric e 2 s .; P ost free -2 s . 2 }d. MERRITT & HATCHER, LTD., 168, UPPER THAME S STREET, E.C. I L J . f i l C O I i l i 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 T 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 tw o pieces from the shoulder to the blade, it is im possible togetth em out of shape. The bats, introduced in 1890, have been used by the best Cricketers of England, Australia, and New Zea­ land, as w ell as having been sent to India ana Africa, and the universal testim ony is that nothing has ever been brought into the Cricketing world to give such advantages to fiie batsm an in cutting and driving powers. N o tic n in cask of I n f r in g e m e n t . — The Patentee doesnot bind him- self to any number of curves. 15, Victoria Square, Clifton, Bristol. October 6th , 1895. D kab Sib,— I used one of your bats at Hastings in 1894 and scored 131. I m ay m ention it was perfectly new. I kept it until this year, and have scored over 2,000 runs with it. I used it when I m ade m y 100th century, and scored a 1,000 runs in M ay 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 w ill turn out as w ell as the old one. Yours truly, T o. M r. L . J. Nicolls. W . G. G RACE. [n ordering Bats give the size o f handle by measuring round handle; and mention weight. T hese B ats w ill b e sold a s N os. 1,2, a n d S, so that Clubs ca n m ake an e a sy pu rch a se. LAWS OF CRICKET. ! Cricket' Price , Id . Office , 168, Upper Thames St., E.C. H. GRADIDGE, PATENTEE AND SOLE MAKER OF THE CELEBRATED “ IMPERIAL DRIVER BAT. Patent No. 27,336. Patent No. 27,336. 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. F a c t o r y : ARTILLERY PLACE , WOOLWICH, S .E . Printed and Published fo r the Proprietor by M e r r it t & H a tc h b r , L td ., 167, 168, and 169, Upper Tham es Street, London, E.C ., Septem ber 22nd, 1898