Cricket 1903

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The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. T he weather at the end of last week was abominable. On the Thursday there was no play at Lord’s or Bath, about an hour at Oxford, and about twenty minutes at Leyton. On the Friday there was a full day’s cricket everywhere ex­ cept at Lord’s, where the wicket dried slowly, and on Saturday there was no play in any match except at Lord’s for an hour and a half. The only match which was not abandoned was Surrey v. Cambridge University, in which Surrey had the good fortune to win before the Saturday’s rain came. M a rve llo u 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 “ Special Crown*’ Balls gave every satisfaction in aU 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 r ac e . LBERT TROTT, the great Australian-Middlesex Bowler, says:— Lord’s Cricket Ground, St. John’s Wood, To J ob n W is d e n & Co. Oct. 1st, 1901. Dear Sirs,—I have no hesitation in saying your “ S p e cia l C row n ” Balls are quite the bett I have ever bowled with, thty are less hard than most makes, yet keep their Bhape splendidly. You may like to kiiow it was one of your “ S p ecial C ro w n s ” I hit over Lord’s pavilion in 1809. In Australia, too, all players insist on u*ing your Balls. I remain, yours truly—A. E. TBOTT. Tavifctock Hotel, W.C., Aug. 8th, 1901. Dear Sirs,—We have much pleasure in stating that preferred bowling *ith Wisden’s “ S pecial C r o w n ” Balls than any other make. We found that the Ball kept its sh«pe perfectly, HAD JUST HE RIGHT degree o f hardness, and was as pleasurable to bowl with at the end of a long innings at the beginning.—Yours very sincerely, JAMLS KOTZE, \ South African Cricket GEORGE ROWE, j Team, 19,1. F ro m D ea lers a ll o v e r th e w orld , and 2 1 , C ra n b ou rn S t., L on d on , W .C. C ity Agents: B E H B T F IH K ft CO., C H EA PS1D E H o w ' s t h a t U m p i r e ? What is the difference between a really good Umpire and Frank Sugg, of Liverpool? The answer will be inserted in this par­ ticular column next week, and all those who send a Post-card containing the correct answer by next Thursday night’s post, to FRftNKSUGG 3 2 , LORD TREET , LIVERPOOL, ENCLAND’8 PRACTICAL ATHLETIC OUTFITTER, will receive a cloth-bound Copy of his 1903 C r ic k e t A n n u a l . Y o u M T T S T m e n tio n th io Paper. N. B.~-Frank Sugg was the Pioneer of reasonable charges for Athletic Goods , and the Sporting Public are indebted to him for the reduction of theexorbitant prices of a few years ago —Patronise the man who considers the Interests of his Customers. Send at once for C a ta lo g u e (Post Free). Cricket. Eunning, Tennis, Golf, &c. It would seem that the London district has suffered from rain far more this year than the provinces, if one may judge from the way in which the matches at Lord’s have been interfered with. On two or three occasions this season the wicket has been in so wet a condition that there has been no play, although on all other grounds matches have gone on merrily. But perhaps at Lord’s the wicket takes much longer to dry nowa­ days than it does on other grounds. Between Tuesday, June 9th, and Tues­ day this week, there was only crioket for an hour and a half, while at the beginning of the season there was a week when no play was possible. A t last the batsmen with the greatest reputations are beginning to take their accustomed places very high up in the averages. On Monday C, B. Fry once