Cricket 1901

56 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r il l l , 1901. GRASS SEEDS. For Cricket Grounds. THE ONLY SEEDS Used at LORD’S and the OTAL. 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 ASTONPARK, &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 HOYLAEE, RICHMOND, &c. For Golf, Price 1 /3 lb. and 2 5 - Bushel. For Greens, 1 /0 lb., 3 0 / - Bushel C A R R I A G E F R E E . For Racecourses. Used at EPSOM, ASCOT, &c. 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 T o r Q u a n t i t i e s . ILLUSTRATED.. PAMPHLET Gratis and Post Free. CARTERS , Farmers, Seed Growers & Merchants, 237,238, &97,HIGHHOLBORN, LONDON. H L E C M H T S O N (23 years Lancashire X I.), Practical Sports Outfitter CRICKET BATS. / A .W .’ » “ C ounty ,” 18/6. Used by many County Players. A .W .’s ‘ S pring H andle .” 16/6. Equal to any patent. CRICKET BALLS, A.W .’b “ S pecial ,” S/ll each, « / - doz. A.W .’s “ S uperior M atch ,” 1/6 each, 80/- doz. “ S ilk S ew n ,” 8/6 each, 60/-doz. A.W .’s ‘ C olonial ’ red all through, 8/9 each, 63/-doz. A .W .’b “ S chool ,” 84/- and M /- doz. Single balls, per post, 3d. extra. CRICKET BATS. A .W .’ b All Cane Handle Bats. No. 4. 3/6 & 8/6 5. I/- & 6/- 6. 4/6 & 6/6 Full Size 8/6, 6/6, 7/6 & 9/6 A .W .’ b “ C lub ” Cane and Rubber Handle, 10/6. A .W .’b “ C hampion ” 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. A .W . supplies article for Football, Lawn Bowls, Quoits, Racquets, Fives, WaterPolo, &c., &c. Running and Cycle Racing Costumes. Send for A .W .’s Summer Sports Catalogue. Best quality goods at reasonable prices and all guaranteed Hundreds of testimonials received. A L E C W A T S O N . 3 5 , O x fo r d S t r e e t , M a n c h e s t e r . C RICKET.—Good Pitch to let; five minutes from Forest Gate Station.—Apply, S. V ause , “ The Old Spotted D og,” Upton, Essex. T HE * i anager of Cricket wishes to obtain copies of Wisden’s Almanack ” for 1864, 66, €7, 68, 70 to 75 inclusive, 77; “ John Lillywhite’s Companion,” 1864, 65,66, 67,68,72 ; “ James l illywhite’s Annual,” 1874, 79, 90, 91, 94 to 98 inclusive ; Vol. 4 of “ Scores and Biographies,” “ Felix on the Bat.” —168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. F OR SALE.—**Scores and Biographies,” Vols. 1 to 4, complete set of Cricket Newspaper, 19 vols., ••Bentley’s Scores,” 18^3. Annuals and old Cricket B oks.— H azelw ood , 16, Ennerdale Road,Richmond- on-Thames. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDOH, E.C. THURSDAY , A P R IL 11 th , 1901. " C R IC K E T " is the only paper in the world solely devoted to the game. Terms o f SuBSCKirTiON :—6/- per annum. 7/- post free abroad. Payable in advance. All communications to be sent direct to the Offices of Grieket, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. J a t n l i o n o s s t p . The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. M s. C. L . T o w n s e n d , in the course of a speech which he made at the annual dinner of the Bristol Cricket Club, said, with reference to the proposed new l.b.w . rule, that he thought the remedy for the existing state of things was to be found in the improvement of the fielding and the bowling. N obody thought of practising bow ling to-day, but everybody devoted his attention to batting. Good wickets were as essential to the practice of bow ling as of b attin g; for a man who could hit the stumps five times out of six on a bumpy wicket would find it impossible to do so on a good one. Australians have left us far behind in this matter of bow ling, simply because they practised the art. If men would only learn to field and to bow l they would not hear any more about reducing the width of the bat or increasing the height or the width of the stumps. T h e alteration as to the duties of umpires on the subject of fitness of light and ground has now been confirmed, and will at once become law. The alteration consists of the addition to the Instruc­ tions to Umpires of the words :— “ In the event of the captains agreeing as to the condition of the ground or light, the umpires will so far be relieved of their responsibility.” A t the annual meeting of the Sussex County C.C. the report showed that while at the beginning of the season the club had a balance of £1,371, at the end there was an adverse balance of £33. In explanation of this the chairman, the Earl of Winterton, pointed out that £850 had been spent on alterations, and that the county have given up the Yorkshire match for the benefit of Butt. Sir Henry Harben was elected president for 1901, and th? Earl of Leconfield vice-president. Mr. Ashby was reappointed treasurer, Mr. Eager auditor, whilst the H on. C. Brand and Messrs. Oddie, Cooke, Eager, and Leigh were again elected on the committee. F r o m the Australasian :— On Saturday some of the Hawksbum fellows were rather startled when they saw the flag flying at half-mast. On inquiry it was ascertained that a joker amongst the Hawks put the flag up for Watling’s favourite cow, which died on Saturday morning. E v e n in'far away lands players some­ times let themselves go in the matter of appealing for l.b.w . when the game is at a crisis. Referring to a recent Buenos Ayres match which attracted some atten­ tion, the River Plate Sport and Pastime comments as follows : “ On three separate occasions we heard short-slip, m id-on, and short-leg appeal for l.b.w . ! Is this cricket ? We also heard one o f the Flores fieldsmen call out when a Hurling- ham batsman was bowled, ‘ H ow ’s that, then ? ’ Is that cricket ? As a matter of fact the appealing was very bad indeed. One umpire had seven appeals for l.b.w . and for only one of these was there any excuse.” Carries in Australia seem to think that on this season’s form, Australia would probably be represented in inter­ national cricket b y H ill, Trumble, Travers, Stuckey, Noble, Saunders, M c­ Leod, Gregory, Marsh, Iredale, and