Cricket 1903

1 2 0 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 7, 1903. JOHNWISDEN&CO. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the Principal Counties and Clubs through­ out the world with their well-known JO H N W I S D E N ’S “ Special Grown” MatchBalls, M a rve llou s Te s tim ony . The Inns of Court Hotel, 25th August, 1902, Messrs. J ohn W isden & Co. Dear Sirs,—I have much pleasure in stating that your “ Special Crown ” Cricket Balls were used in the five Test Matches played between All England and Australia this season. At the Oval the play was delayed on the first day until some of your “ Special Crown” Balls were procured, as both teams preferred them to any others in the market. Your MSpecial Crown** Balls gave every satisfaction in all the Test Matches, and all our team always want them in all other matches in England and Australia. Yours faithfully, J . D arling . London County Cricket Club, Crystal Palace, Oct. 27th, 1900. Dear Sirs,—Your Cricket Balls (“ Special Crown ”) AGAIN GAVE GREAT SATIS­ FACTION. Please send me half-a-gross for next season at your earliest convenience. I am, yours truly, To J ohn W isden & Co. W . G . G race . A LB ER T TRO TT, the great Australian-Middlesex Bowler, says:— Lord’s Cricket Ground, 8 t. John’s Wood, To John Wibden & Co. Oct. 1 st, 1901. Dear Sirs,—I have no hesitation in saying your “ S p ecial C row n ” Balls are quite the befct I have ever bowled with, they are less hard than most makes, yet keep their shape splendidly. You may like to know it was one of your ‘ ‘ S pecial C row n s ” I hit over Lord's pavilion in 1899. In Australia, too, all players insist on lining your Balls. I remain, yours truly—A. E. TBOTT. Tavistock Hotel, W.C., Aug. 8 th, 1901. Dear Sirs,—We have much pleasure in stating that we preferred bowling with Wisden's “ S p ecial C r o w n ” Balls than any other make. We found that the Ball kept its shape perfectly, HAD JUST THE RIGHT degree of hardness, and was as pleasurable to bowl with at the end of a long innings bb at the beginning.—Yours very sincerely, JAMES KOTZE, { South African Cricket GEORGE KOWE, J Team, 19J1. P ro m D ea lers aU o v e r the w orld , and 2 1 , C ra n bou rn S t., L on d on , W .C. CUy Agent*: BENETF1NK & CO., CHEAP 8 IDE City&SouthLondonRailway. TO THE OYAL From Angel, Islington, Moorgate Street, Bank, and London Bridge Stations. T ravel b y the E lectric R a ilw a y— T rain s ev ery 3 or 4 m inutes. THOMAS C. JENKIN, G iv is n M iv io ib . SPECIAL LINE IN S E A S O N E D B A T S . In my Stock of Bats I have about a dozen which are seven or eight years old, and weigh from 1 lb. 15J ozs. to 2 lb. 4J ozs. For the benefit of those who are looking for Light and Old Bats I give the weights of those now unsold :— No. 2 1 2 lb. 1 2 2 No. 1 3 1 lb. 2 2 2 No. 1 1 1 lb. oz. 2 4 2 4* 2 5 P R IC E , £ 1 5 s. E ACH . J.DAVENPORT Cfieket, Iiaotn Tennis and flthletie Outfitter, 20, Eldon Street, Liverpool Street, ______________LONDON , E .C . PRANKSUGG SPECIAL OFFER. G at out and return this Advertisement w h en ordering, and Frank Sugg will allow y ou a special and entirely extra discount of per oent. C R I C K E T RE PA I RS . EXPEDITION. RELIABILITY. Under Qiepersonal supervision of FRANK SUOO on the premises. Running Pumps • 4/9, 6/6 Proctor's beat, 8/9 Kunnlng Vests— Satteen • • lOJd, 1/3, 1/6 Tight-fitting Merino • 1/6,2/- Bunning Drawers • • lOJd, 1/6, 2/- Fine Satteen In all colors. CRICKET BATS "Slogger" 6,3 •‘ Klynker" 1/S * Don" 10/6 •*Suggce*** 12/1 Ranjl(pat.)15/-,17/1 Lanca. Witch, 17/t (patent) Bounder!e, 21/- BATTING CLOVES 8 / 8 ,4/6, 6 / 6 , 8 6,7/0, 8/6 WICKET-KEEPING GLOVES ^1/8,4/8,5,6,6/6,8/6,106 CRICKET SHIRTS 1/8, Sfi, 4/8, WICKETS Ash (plain) 3/6 Aah Ferruled 8'9 Ash Solid Tops S'* Ash Revolving 6/9 Iron Shod, 9d.tetextra BALLS Challenge 2/8, SuggceM 8 / 6 , Klynker 4/6, Witch 6/8. LEO GUARDS Ordlnaiy Shape, S/S, i 4.6,6/8,6/8,8/6 perpair Semi-Skeleton, 5/S.8,9 7/8, S/9, 10,1s, per pair. Skeleton, 8,8 perpair. CRICKET BAGS H H H I M I M CRICKET BOOTS Brows Luther. M . V #. 10/9. VlUto Back,»/», 10 / 6 . tin, 7tH, V/% SUpG/GUt l o r d s f pM rprr LIVERPOOL^ C r i c k e t : WEhKLY RECORD O f TER OAME. 184, UP ER THAMES STREET, LOIOOI, E.C. THURSDAY, MAY 7 t h , 1903. The Coming ofAge of “ Cricket.” W ith this issue C ric k e t comes of age, having made its first appearance on May 10th, 1882, as a weekly record of the game. It was then the only paper in the world devoted entirely to cricket, and at this distance of twenty-one years it can claim the same distinction. Not that it has had no competitors, for from time to time efforts have been made, often well directed and carried out with skill and determination, to establish other papers solely dealing with cricket, but one by one they have fallen out of the raoe. This is not greatly to be wondered at, perhaps, for it has been proved over and over again that there is not room for two papers of the kind. The list of other papers which were in the field is a long one, but it would serve no good purpose to quote it here ; suffice it to say that from first to last the position always held by C ric k e t has never been shaken, though some of its competitors have been most cleverly edited. C ric k e t has always endeav­ oured to give an impartial record of the events of each week, and it has never been its object or wish to stir up strife in any way. It has been, and still is, “ a weekly record of the game ” —“ the abstract and brief chronicle of the time.” The editor, who has been responsible for the paper from the first issue, has to thank thousands of corre­ spondents and hundreds of critics for the kind things they have said about it during all these years, and he feels surethat in the future the same friendly sympathy will be shown to it. It may interest many cricketers, old and young, to read the leading article, entitled “ O urselves ,” which appeared in the first issue, and it is therefore appended, with the remark that both readers and critics have always been good-natured enough to act up to the wish expressed in the two lines of verse with which the article ends. OURSELVES. FROM “ CRICKET” OF MAY 10, 1882. A pleasant theme even to the best, the wisest, and the most unselfish of erring mortals. It would not be diffi­ cult to satisfy ourselves that we are coming into the world for the special