Cricket 1899

104 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 4, 1899. SPECIAL NOT ICE ! SEASON J899. J. lillywhit X FROWD &Co. ( rhe origioal old-established Arm of Lillywhite), Manufacturers and Outfitters OF EVERY BESCRIl’TION OF C R I C K E T I N G A N D L A W M T Z N N I S G O O : S , F O O T B A L L S & U N IF O RM S , B O X IN G G LOV E S , G O L F , C Y C L E S , AND A T H L E T I C G O O D S G E N E R A L L Y . P u n c h i n g B a l ls a S p e c i a l i t y . All Goods correct Pattern. Best Style and thoroughly s^ason^d. An immense Mock to t-elect from. Illustrated Catalogues Post Free Liberal Cash D iscounts. Frowd’s Patent Special Driver Bat is unapproached for steiling Q uality, and still holds the title of the King of Bats. __ M an u facto ry a n d W a r e h o u se :— 2, NEWINGTON CAUSEWAY, 69, 70, 71, 72,73 & 74, BOROUGH RD., S.E. W est R ni > B ranch :— 24, HAYMARKET, LONDON, S.W. SHIPPERS AND THE TRADE SUPPLIED. H L E C M H T S O N (23 Years Lancashire X I ), Practical Sports Outfitter CRICKET CRICKET BALLS. BATS. Used by many County Playera. A .W .’s “ S pring H an d le .” 166. Equal to any patent. CRICKET BATS, \.W .’s “ S pe c ia l ’’ A .W .’s All Cane 3 11 each, 44/- doz. i Handle Bats. V .w .’s “ SuPKRion! No. 4. 3/0&5/6 M atch ” ! ,, 5. 4/- & 6/- 4 6 each, 50/- doz ,, 6. 4/6& 6/6 A .W .’ s “ S ilk S e w n ,” 5/6 each, 60/-doz. A. W.’s *C o lo n ia l : red all thr- -ugh, 5,9 each, 63/- doz. A .W .’ h “ S chool ” Balls. 34 - and 40 - doz. Full Size 15/6, 6/6, 76& 9/6 A .W .’s “ C l u b ” Cane and Kubber Handle, 10,6. A .W .’s “ C ham pion ” ditto, 12/6. Stumps, Bags, Nets, n i w r j , Gauntlets, Leg Guards, Badminton, and all Cricket Requisites, &c., &c. at Lowest Prie**. R u n n i n g and, Cycle R acing Costumes. Send for A .W .’s Summer bports Catalogue. Rest quality goods at reasonable price* a n d all guaranteed Hundreds of tet-tinioiiials received. A L E C W A T S O N , 3 5 . O x f o r d S t r e e t . M a n c h e s t e r . T HE Editor of Cricket wkbes to purchase Volurm s 3 and 4 of **Scares and hiograph^s.” “ Wisden’s Almanack” f»r .875, and '‘ James Li ly white’s An­ nual” for 1874. F OR S A L E .-A number of Cricket Books, in clu ­ ding complite set of Cri lei. “ Scores and Biographies ” Wisden’*t A lm a n a ck ,” “ John Li11) - white’s Companion,” “ Jerks in trom Short-l<eg.” “ Bolland’s Cricket Not-s ” (I8»l), ** Nyren’s Cricketer’s Tut »r,” “ Fied I.illywbite’s Guide for 1865.” and ea-ly years, “ Football A n n u a ls ” from carli *kt date.—F.C., care cf Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C. YOU CAN BUY . . . . A THOROUGHLY GOOD ALL-GANE HANDLE BAT AT DAVENPORT’S P O E 20, ELDON STREET , LIVERPOOL ST., LONDON, E.C. PLEASE SEND FOR PRICE LIST. City&SouthLondonRailway. To the Oval In 10 IVSinutes. T ra v el b y th e E le ctric R a ilw a y — T rain s e v e ry fo u r m in u te s. F a r e 2 d . THOMAS C. JENK Itf. G knkral M an ag er . ‘ CRICKET” is the only paper in the world solely devoted to the game. T erms of S ubscription ( 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 , 1G8, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. J. D.’s Extra Spring Bat, 13/3. NOTED FOR GOOD CRICKET BALLS. Cricket: l W I EEL J R i CORD OF TBE GAME 168, UPPER THANES STREET, LOHDOH, E.C, THURSDAY , MAY 4 th , 181.9. FRANK SUGG, (gosip. 32, Lord Street, Liverpool. Bats. Eveiy one tested by F rank S ugg before being passed into Stock. “ Ih e Boundarie,” 21/-; “ Lancashire Witch,” 17/6; “ Ranji,” Spring Handle, 15/-; •*Suggcess Club.” 12/6; ‘ Don,” JO/-; “ Klyn- ker,” 7/6; *’ Slogger,” 5/9. Rubber Kpring Handles. M atch B alls, 3/4, 4 3, -V9. deduced Prices per doz*n. Postage paid on a Sample I all. S tum p s, v/3. 3/-, 3/9, 5,9, 7/6. Brass Tops and Steel Shod. 5/9, 6/9. 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Send for New Catalogue of Cricket, Tennis, Croquet, Golf, etc. The abstract and brief chronicle of the lime.— Hamlet. A t the annual general meeting of the Gloucestershire County C.C. the chairman was able to congratulate the members on the increased success o f the county, both financially and in the field. It was announced 1hat Mr. Troup would captain the tpam when Dr. Grace was absent. The question of engaging more pro­ fessional bowlers was warmly discussed, and, <ventually, am otion requesting Ihe committee to advertise for five additional bowlers was carried. A n w of last week’s bow ling averages iu local matches :— THE AMER ICAN CRICKET ANNUAL. A complete record of Cricket in the United States and Canada from 1S89 to the present time. Edition for 1899 now ready. Price 2 - Evcry cricketershouldpossess acomplete set. 1IIK ISUOKR CONTAIN V alu ab le an d In terestin g A rticles on th e Gam e. Among the contiitutois are Captain John P. Green. Francis H. Bohleu, A. M. W ood,and J. A. LesUr. of Philadelphia ; George Wiight., l{*lph Craeknell and v\ill Kotfe, of F os'oii; W . F.nwick and W . A. M. Goo :p. of New York ; J. G. Davis and Percy M illiam- son, of Chicago ; Arthur Inkeialey. i f San Francisco; John H Halt and B Van Homiigh, of Toronto; Alfred Shaw and many others. Sent Postage Free on Ecceipt of Flics. J e r o m e F l a n n e r y , P.O. BOX, 1211, MEW YORK. o . M. R. W . C. L. Townsend ... 9 5 10 4 C. L. Townsend ... 28 9 33 13 Paish ................. .. 19-2 11 14 8 H ay<s................. ... 17 11 19 4 Roberts ........... ... 17 9 18 1 Broe'Oehurpt ... ... 13 5 31 6 Alfrtd Shaw ... ... 16 7 24 6 A c o r r e s p o n d e n t , who is, apparenily, by way of beiug a p n e t-h e signs his name as lludyard Tennyson—tends us the follow ing :— In the spring a young man’s fancy, Sadly turns to thoughts of ducks ; In the spring the lively umpire Keeps his eye on them as chucks. In his “ Reminiscfnces,” which are now appearing in serial form iu the Morning Herald and other papers, Dr. Grace, referring to one of tbe matches in Australia in 1873, says :— “ Some wooden seats placed round the ground for the sptc'a ors became So hot in the sunshine that the spectators could not sit upon them.” A t the present moment mi n r English spectators would like t o hhve “ half ihe complaint” of their Australian brethren.