Cricket 1901

24 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. F eb . 28, 1901. GRASS SEEDS. For Cricket Grounds. THE ONLY SEEDS Used at LORD’S and the OVAL. Price 1 /3 per lb., 2 5 / - per Bushel. C A R R I A G E F R E E . For Tennis Courts. Usedat the ALL ENGLAND GROUND. Price 1 13 per It., 2 5 / - per Bushel. C A R R I A G E F R E E . For Football Grounds. Used at ASTON PARK, &c., &c. 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, &c. For Golf, Price 1 /3 lb. and 2 5 / - Bushel. For Greens, 1 /6 lb., 3 0 / - Bushel C A R R I A G E F R E E . For Racecourses. Used at EPSOI, ASCOT, &c. Price 1 /3 per lb., 2 5 / - per Bushel. C A R R I A G E F R E E . E i l h n a l e t g i v e n T or ( ( u H i i t i l i e s . ILLUSTRATED PAMPHLET Gratis and Post Free. CARTERS , Farmers, Seed Growers & Merchants, 237 , 238 , * 97 ,HIGHHOLBORN, LONDON. T HE Manager of Cricket -wishes to obtain copies of “ Wisden’a Alm anack” for 1869 and 1895. 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H i l l , a brother of Clement H ill, scored 207 not out i u a match between teams representing the railways of New South Wales and Victoria. A f t e r the match against New South Wales, in which he scored his 365 not out for South Australia, Clement H ill only required one n o re hundred to equal the total of eighteen hundreds made by George Giffen in representative cricket. No other Australian has approached this record. I t seems probable that matches between the Australian colonies will in future be known as Inter-State instead of Inter­ colonial. F o b the follow ing account of a truly remarkable occurrence we are indebted to the Sydney Referee : - “ In a match at the Waverley Oval on Wednesday (De­ cember 19th) a ball, returned from the outfield, struck the bail off at one end. One of the bails flew on to the top of the wicket at the other end, dislodging the bails there. I am indebted for this to an eye-witness of the incident.” What a chance for a photographer with instanta­ neous camera ! F r o m America I hear that Mr. Reynolds D. Brown, secretary of the Associated Cricket Clubs of Philadelphia, has written to Mr. C. Wreford Brown, the old inter­ national Association footballer, inviting him to bring a team of English amateur cricketers to this city in the fall. C o m m e n t in g on this invitation, Cricket Club L ife says :— If negotiations are successful, two games will probably he played with the Gentlemen of Philadelphia and one with the Colts. The Englishmen may also play a couple of Asso­ ciation football games in this city, meeting the Belmont Cricket Club’s team, and, while the visitors are sure to be winners, it will serve to show Philadelphians how the game can be played by experts. The Belmont players have been practising hard during the past two months and are playing a much be'ter game than when they first started in, although their forwards are not yet up to the mark. One or two of them are inclined to be a trifle too selfish with the ball and often lose it, instead of passing to another player, but these faults will be eradicated with practice. We cannot help thinking that this m ixing up of cricket and football is a mistaken idea, and we should very much doubt whether Englishmen would take the slightest interest in the doings of a mixed team. A t the annual prize distribution of the Bournemouth and District Pupil Teachers’ Central Classes, an address was given by the Bishop of Southampton, while some speeches were made. Just before the meeting ended, Mr. Wyatt, the president of the Bournemouth and District Cricket League, made a practical speech, in which he said that although the pupil teachers had had the privilege of listening to some excellent advice he would venture to add cne more word, and especially to the male teachers. It was to advise them to pay adequate attention to manly sports, particularly to the noble game of cricket, which would not only tend to give them healthy minds in healthy bodies, but would also be very useful in training their t cholars to become sturdy, honest, and good-natured lads fitted for the battle of life. The Bishop and the Mayor would, he was sure, readily agree with those sentiments, inasmuch as he had on many occasions had the honour and pleasure of witnessing each of them take his part in the cricket field with more than ordinary proficiency. F r o m the Queensland Sportsman :— Ernest Jones’ old-time title of “ lightning ” bowler no longer applies. This year he has lost nearly all his pace, and seems to be going the same road as other fast bowlers with even more than usual rapidity. In former days, when he kept in form by doing hard work during the day, “ Jonah” was a wonder; now he is merely medium pace.