Cricket 1900

40 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a r c h 29, 1900. GRASS SEEDS. For Cricket Grounds. THE ONLY SEEDS Used at LORD’S and. the OYAL. Price 1 /3 per lb., 2 5 / - per Bushel. C A R R I A G E F R E E . For Tennis Courts. Used at the ALL ENGLAND GROUND. Price 1/3 per lb., 2 5 / - per Bushel. C A R R I A G E F R E E . For Football Grounds. Used at ASTON PARK Price 1 /3 per lb., 2 5 / - per Bushel. C A R R I A G E F R E E . For Golf Links AND Putting Greens. Used at HOYLAKE, RICHMOND, &e. Price 1 /3 lb. and 2 5 '- Bushel for Golf. 1/6 lh., 3 0 / - Bushel for Putting Greens. C A R R I A G E F R E E . For Racecourses. Used at NEWMARKET and EPSOM. Price 1/3 per lb., 2 5 / - per Bushel. C A R R I A G E F R E E . E s t i m a t e * g i v e n f o r Q u a n t i t i e s . ILLUSTRATED PAMPHLET Gratis and Post Free. CARTERS, Seedsmen to Her Majesty, 237,238, &97, HIGHHOLBORN, LONDON. H L E C A a Z H T S O I N (23 years Lancashire X L ), P ra c tica l Spo rts O u t f it te r CRICKET BATS. 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THURSDAY, MARCH 29 t h , 1900. $a\ulton Gossip, The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— HamW. M r . A . N . H oh n by , while hunting with the South Cheshire Hounds on the 6 th inst., was, I greatly regret to hear, thrown, and bad three ribs broken. He remounted and faw the run out, but at the finish cjllapsed. He is progressing favourably. T h e death is announced of Mr. James MacLaren, who succumbed to a long and painful illness at Guernsey. He was for many jeats treasurer of the Lancashire County Cricket Club, and from 1882 to 1884 was president of the English Rugby Union. L a d y L ouisa T ig h e , who died on the 2nd inst., was born October 2nd, 1803, and was the fifth daughter of the Hon. Colonel Charles Lennox, afterwards Duke of Richmond, whose name will be found recorded in Scores and Biographies for about twenty-two seasons, commencing in 1785. A biography of this noblemau will be found in Vol. 1, p. 63 of Mr. Haygarth’s magnum opus. He was a good and successful batsman, and an excellent wicket-keeper. On April 26th, 1789, he fought on Wimbledon Common bis memorable duel with the Duke of York, who was brother of King George III., the Earl of Winchilsea (another famous cricketer) being his second. He was born September 9th, 1764, and died from hydrophobia, brought on by the bite of a tame fox in the face, August 20 th, 1819, being Governor-General of Canada at the time of his death. His third daughter, Lady Georgina Lennox, was born September 30th, 1795, and died as recently as December 15th, 1891, whilst another daughter, Lady Sophia Cecil Lennox, bom in 1809, is still alive. F rom the Sydney M ail :— A new decision by an umpire is to he recorded. In the match between Petersham and Glebe, in the A division of the second grade competition, more than the allotted time was occupied between the fall of one wicket and the next batsman’s arrival at the crease, and against his name in one of the published reports appeared “ F. Saggers, given out for not arriving at the wickets within two minutes from the fall of the previous wicket, 0.” Our contemporary, however, explained that it was against the law, as, of course, it was. The umpire, instead of giving the arriving man out, should have declared a win for the opposing side. This would have been very rough on the rest of the team, hut it is the law, and probably the result of the match will be reversed on being referred to the Association. Many stories have been related of queer decisions, but this is the first time, in my knowledge, that a batsman has lost his wicket while the