Cricket 1903

96 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r il 23, 1903. R. ABEL & SONS. T R Y O U R Celebrated “ GUV ’ IMOR” Bat With “ PATENT DOUBLE CHECK SPRING HANDLE,” F ob the COMING SEASON. (S U R R E Y X I The “ GUV’NOR ” BAT has been used by R o b e r t A bel during the last six years with great success, as will be se e n by the following scores. Every Bat made under the supervision of R obert A bel AGGREGATES (all Matches): 1897, 2099 runs, average, 44*31 ; 1898, 2053 runs, average, 48 8 8 ; 1899, 2685 runs, average, 53’70; 16C0, 2592 runs, average 56'34 ; 1901, 3309 run?, avcrag-s 65'15; 1902, 2299 runs, average, 41 5. Six years, 15037 runs, average per innings, 49‘288. RECORDS : 3309 runs in one season, 1901. P rofessional ’ s R ecord : 357 runs, not out. Surrey v. Somerset, at the Oval, 1901. X O , H A R L E Y F O R D S T R E E T ( N e a r t h e O v a l ) , a n d 3 X 0 , K E N N I N G T O N R O A D , L O N D O N , S . E . L. J. NICOLLS, Patentee and M anufacturet ot The Patent Automatic Cricket Bat AND SPORTS OUTFITTER. A Copy or Dr. W . G . GRACE ’S L etter. 15, V ictoria Square, Clifton, Bristol. D ear S ir ,- I used one of your B ats at H astings In 1894, and I scored 131. I m ay mention it w as perfectly n ew ; I kept it until this year, and have scored over 2,000 runs w ith it. I nsed it when I m ade m y 100th century, and I scored 1,000 runs in H ay w ith lt, so I think 1 m ay call lt m y “ Record B at.” This year at H astings I scored 101 w ith another of your hats, and 1 hope it w ill turn out as w ell as the old one. Y o u rs truly, T o M r. L . J. N icolls. W . G. GRACE. Orders from K. S. RANJIT8INHJI for the Patent Bat. The Patentee does not bind himself to any number of curvet in handle. F a c to r y : - R O B E R T SB R ID G E , SUSSEX . Cricket Qroond TEAK BEAT!, Lawn Tennis TEAK BEATS, and portable folding TEAS CHAIRS. Buy CASTLK’S Tuk Stall, which require n.lthar PAINT nor YARNIM. A t tupplisd to th» SURREY COUNTY CLUI, K e n n in g to n Oral, and LORD’S. For CRICKET AND Tennfs Ground,, Parka, Gardens,, Parades, AND >11 OP l W SP CEif. ADDRESS-' H. CASTLE& SONS, Ld., BALT IC W H A R F , H I L L B A N t K , S.W. H. GRADIDGE & SONS, W oo lw ich . MANUFACTURERS OF ALL ARTICLES FOR CRICKET, RACQUET, LAWN TENNIS, FOOTBALL, AND OTHER BRITISH SPORTS. PATENTEES AND SOLE M AKERS OF THE CELEBRATED “ IMPERIAL DRIVER” BATS. Only Paten t No. 27,936. USED BY ALL THE LEADING BATSMEN OF THE DAY. To be obtained of all First-Class Outfitters or the^Makers. Address: FACTORY, ARTILLERY PLACE, WOOLWICH. S .E . Appointed by Royal W arrant. Manufacturers of H orticultural Machinery to H is Majesty, K ing Edward V II. RANSOMES’ LAWN MOWERS TH E BEST IN TH E W ORLD . Posseesin Improvements embodied in no other Machines, P A T E N T DOUBLE ANGLE CUTT ING BARREL . P A T E N T 8 P R IN Q HAN D L E 8 PREVENT ING V IBRAT ION , P A T E N T SINGLE 8 C R E W AD JU S TM EN T . Made in Six Sizes, 26 to 48 inches wide. HAND-POWER MACHINES IN ALL SIZBS TO SUIT EVERY REQUIREMENT. M O TOR LAWN MOW ERS IN VARIOUS 8IZES. RANSOMES, SIMS & JEFFERIES, Ltd., IPSWICH view of SPRING printed *nd Published for the Proprietor by M e r r it t * B a t c h e r , L id., 167, 168, and ie», Upper Thames Street, London, E.C., A pril 23rd, i»©3.