Cricket 1900

1 2 0 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 10, 1900. H L E G M H T S O N (23 years Lancashire X I.), Practical Sports Outfitter CRICKET BATS. Used by many County Players. A .W .’s ‘ S p rin g H a n d le .” 10/6. Equal to any patent. CRICKET BALLS. A..W,’s “ S p e c ia l,’ 3/11 each, 44/- doz A .W .’s “ S u p e rio r M a t c h ,” 4/6 each, 50/-doz. “ S ilk S e w n ,” B/6each, 60/-doz. A .W .’s ‘ C o lo n ia l 1 red all through, 8/9 each, 63/-doz. A .W .’s “ S c h o o l,” 34/- and 40/- doz. Single balls, per post, 3d. extra. CRICKET BATS. A .W .’ s All Cane H mdle Bats. No. 4. 3/6 & 8/6 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 ham pion ” ditto, 12,6. A . W . supplies every requisite for Cricket, Tennis, Croquet, Golf, Archery, Badminton, &c., &c. Stumps, Bags, Nets, Gauntlets, Leg Guards, and all Cricket Requisites, at Lowest Prices. 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R u b b e r H a n d le The County. 17/6 6/6 21/- 8/6 8/8 7/6 “ Sugg- cess.” 12/6 4/6 12/6 6/6 6/6 6/6 10/6 5 / - 4/6 10/6 6 6 1/- Klynker. ... 7/6 3/6 7/9 4 6 4/6 3 6 ... 5/6 ... 2/6 ... 2/6 6 6 ... 2/9 9 d . 6/a 6/6 1 5 - 8 6 1/- R u n n i n g P u m p s , 4 9 a n d 6/6: P r o c t o r ’s Best, 9 9 R u n n in g ; a n d C y c l i n g S u its , 2 6, 3/6, 5/-, a n d 7/6 t h e S uit, ir G u n s , 3/11, 4/6, 6/9, 7/6, a n d 1 0 6. E V E R Y A R T IC L E W A R R A N T E D . T HE Editor of Cricket wishes to purchase Volumes 3 and 4 of “ Scores and Biographies,” “ W isden’s Alm anack” from 1864 to 1878, “ John Lillywhite’s Companion,” before 1869, 1870, 1872,1874, “ Football Annuals,” 1868, 1872, “ James lillyw hite’ s Annual ” for 1874. DAVENPORT’S CRICKET BALLS. 3 /1 0 GUT S E W N . 4 / S S / - 3d. each less by the half-dozen. 20,EldonSt.,Liverpool St., E.C. EVERY BALL WARRANTED. SPECIALJ>IOTICE ! 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Travel by the Electric Railway— Trains every four minutes. THOMAS C. JENKIN, G e n e r a l M a n a g e r . “ CR ICKET” is the only paper in the world solely devoted to the game. T erm s op S u bscr iptio n (payable in ad­ vance) : —6/- per annum. Summer Numbers, 6/- ; Winter Numbers, 1/3 (post free). 7/- per annum, post free, Abroad. AH subscriptions to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.0. NOTICE. The Editor regrets that the pressure of scores during the summer only allows him to guarantee insertion of scores of clubs arranging for publication of all their matches. A charge of Is. a match, with a minimum of 21 b ., is made for the insertion of scores. Odd scores are inserted at 2s. each if space permits. Scores must reach “ Cricket ” Offices, 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C., by first post on Tuesday following the match. C r i c k e t : A. WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LOIDOI, E.C. THURSDAY, M AY 1 0 t h , 1900. $ a \ u l t o n G o s s i p , The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet . L overs o f nature w ill do w ell to p a y a visit to the L ey ton ground as soon as the m atches begin, fo r they m ay be fo r­ tunate enou gh to have the p rivilege o f inspecting a fine flock or herd (or w hat­ ever the technical term m ay b e) o f ducks w ho have been engaged on the ground staff to superintend the collection o f worm s. M ay w e suggest to the com ­ m ittee that it w ou ld be an excellen t plan to parade these ducks in fron t o f the pavilion ju st before an op p osin g side is g o in g in to bat ? The m oral effect m igh t be far-reach ing. I n connection with nature, I am re­ minded of a village match which took place last year in Lincolnshire, on a ground in the corner of which some cows were feeding. In the course of the match there was a general appeal from every man on the fielding side for a catch at the wicket. The startled umpire, an agriculturist, could only reply: “ I doant knoo-a. I war luking at them coos.” N ot long ago an Old Forest School boy made a speech at the annual dinner of the Old Finchleians, in which he referred to the pleasant memories of the time when he played against the Finchleians on the cricket field. In the course of his remarks he stated that once in the “ seventies ” six elevens of Forest School met six elevens of Christ’s College, Finchley, three playing on one school ground and three on the other. On that day, he said, the Finchleians won each of the six matches. This seems such a remarkable occurrence that one would like to learn more about it. “ T he forty choristers of St. Paul’s Cathedral,” says the Sun, “ possess a roof playground at the Choir School in Carter Lane. Here they are enabled to play cricket and football among the