Cricket 1900

M a r c h 29, 1900. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 47 BENETF.INKc? TH E G R E A T C I T Y D E P O T FOR A L L Cricket Requisites. Cricket Shirts. Boys'. Men’s. 2 / 2 , 2 1 2 6 8 0, 3/3 3/0, 41) 3 6 4/6 611 W hite Flannelette .......... Ditto Flannel ................. Ditto Twill F la n n el.......... Ditto All W ool .................. Th* C lu b , Coarse Canvas, W h ite........................... 2/6, 3/6. 4/6 Thk C o u n ty , very Fine W hite Twill .................. 4/6 Umpire’s Coats ...................4/11, 8/6, 8/8, 10 6 Postage , 4d« Trousers. Men’s. 4/11, 8/11 711 9 '6 n#»tt. 5/11, 7/6 Boys’ . White Flannel, well shrunk.................. 8/0, 8/3, 8/6 Ditto. Super. 6/6, 6/9, 7/2 Best Quality Flannel, heavy milled, thoroughly shrunk ... White Drill ................... Men’s Plain Grey or Striped Flannel ..8/11, 7/6, 9^6 Best White Doe Cloth.guaranteed not to shrink ........................... 16/ Postage 3d. undvr 10/» Patterns Post Five. Cricket Boots. Boys’ . Men’s. The “ U niversal ,” White Canvas .................................. — /II The“ 8i**CfAL,” White Split, 8pik*»d, equal in wear and appearance to B u ok........... — 8/11 The “ M arylkbone.” Buck Dressed, Pyramid Spikes 9/6 10/6 The ••L ord ’ s ,” Real B ck Skin, guaranteed Machine Welted, equal to H aul Sewn, Pyramid Spikes ... — 16/6 Postage under 10/-, 3d. Cricket Nets. BACK NETS ONLY, with Poles, Lines and Pegs complete. 18ft. X 6ft. 18ft. X 7ft. *8/3 nett. 9/- nett. 18ft. X 8ft. 10 /-. W ITH SIDE W ING 8, with Poles, Lines and Pegs complete. 42ft. X 6ft. 42ft. X 7ft- 17/9 nett. 19/10 nett. 42ft. by 8ft. 22/- nett. Cricket Stumps. Men’s. Polished A s h ................... 2/6 Brass Ferrules ........... 3/- Ditto, 8teel Shod ... 4/- 8olid Brass Tops ... 8/3, 6/6 Ditto, Revolving Tops 7/-, 8/- Boys’ . Polished A s h ......... 1/8,1/11 Bnss Ferrules ... 2/8,2/10 Postage, 7d. Wicket-Keeping and Baiting Gloves, Cricket Bags, &c. Cricket Bats. Boys’ , Half Cane,;No. 4,3 3 ; No. 5 ,3/8 ; No. 6,;4/S Ditto, All Cane 1 ................... No. 6, 8/8; No. 6, 6/- ’ Selected No. 6, 8/3 ... 8/3, 8/- 8/9 9 8 19/6 18 6 Ditto, “ Resilient,” Men’s, A ll Cane Ditto, ditto, Super ... Ditto, dittq, Selected ........................... Clapshaw’s ‘‘ Resilient” ................... W arsop’ s “ C on qurror ,” Improved ... W isden’ s ‘ ‘ Crawford’s ” ................... “ E x g r l l r r ” .............................. . Single Bat sent Postfree. Immense stock of Cricket Bats by Lillywhite, Olapshaw, Ayres, Cobbett, Dark, 'Wisden, G. G. Hearne, Bryan, Gardiner, and Nicolls &c., &c. Cricket Balls. 18/9, 20/- Duke’ s S u per ........... ...................... Dark’s C row n ....................... .. G rassh opper .. ... ........... Benetflnk’s Practice, 3-eeam......... Ditto B. C. B ., warranted .. Ditto ditto Boys* Wisden’s Special School, Boys’ . Ditto, Crown Match Ball (87/- per doz.) Postfree. “ E clipse ,” Compo., 6£ o*............ Composition, B oys*................. Postage , 2d. 83 B- 4/10 3 6 16 3/1 3/10 8 /- 1/9 8d., lOd. Leg Guards. Men’s W hite Twill; Poys’ ditto ........................ Men’s W hite Leather......... Boys’ ditto ........................ Men’s Skeleton ................. Ditto, Gold Cape, Superior 86 8/3 . 8 6, O-'S. 7 6 .. 4/11, 6 3 7/-. 8/9. 10 - ............... 7 8 107 & 108, CHEAPSIDE, LONDON, E.C. PRACL’ICE WICKETS IN THE UNITED STATES. (By W . N. MORICE in the American Cricketer.) That there will be decided improvement in s )me direc­ tions in local cricket during the coming season goes wi'hout saying. It is fully realised at all of the larger clubs that good practice wickets are a necessity. Bat in many instances this is as far as the matter goes, and batsmen are often compelled to play on a wicket that is dangerous, to say the least. Many balls get up so high on the practice wickets that the effect on the nerves of tbe bats­ man is very prejudicial to his form. He becomes, as Charlie Braithwaite used to say at Ardmore, “ set for dodging,” and this causes him to pull away from the ball, and so not meet at the pitch. This defect in the wickets is especially noticeable in summer, when the ground is baked hard by the sun. Another great trouble is caused by the worms which wcrk havoc with the surface of the ground. The Merion grounds resembled nothing so much as prairie-dog village on a miniature scale at one time during last summer. Small mounds of earth were thrown up which, even when rolled out, caused a ball striking the u to behave in a very unexpected manner. Some phenomenal “ breaks” have been bowled in this manner, and it has often been observed that a wicket which had been carefully prepared and which was to all intents and purposes iu excellent condition, will develop a bad spot or two in a very short space of time. On investigation it will be found that a large worm has been at work, and so far n j effective destroyer of the pest has been found. Every effort will be exerted to rectify these defects and we may look out for some first-class practice wickets. M. GARDINER, M AN U FA(TU RE R o f ! T he “ G A R D N E R ” Cricket Bats and “ C O N Q U E R O R ” Ball s, CRICKET SCREENS, NETS, TELEGRAPH BOARDS, GLOVES, GAUNTLETS , LEG-GUARDS , and every ATHL E T I C REQUISITE, CROOUET, POLO, TENNIS, GOLF, and ARCHERY GOODS. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE Gratis on Application. ADDRESS— Steam Tenn is W o rk s , HODDESDON , H E R TS