Cricket 1903

280 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE CAME. J uly 16, 1903. JOHNWISDEN&CO. |CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the Principal Counties and Clubs through­ out the world with their well-known J O H N W I S D E N ’ S “ Special Crown” MatchBalls, M a r v e l l o u s T e s t i m o n y . 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 all the Test Matches, and all our team always want them in all other matches in England and Australia. Yours faithfully, J . D a r l in g . 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 E R T T R O T T , the great Australian-Middlesex Bowler, Bays:— Lord’s Cricket Ground, St. John’s Wood, To J o h n W isd k n & Co. Oct. 1st, 1901. Dear Sirs,—I have no hesitation in saying your " S p ecia l C row n ” Balls are quite the best I have ever bowled with, they are less hard than most makes, yet keep their shape splendidly. Tou may like to know it was one of your‘ ‘ S p ecia l C ro w n s ” I hit over Lord's pavilion in 1899. In Australia, too, all players insist on using your Balls. I remain, yours truly—A. E. TROTT. Tavistock Hotel, W.C., Aug. 8th, 1901. t)ear Sirs,—We have much pleasure in stating that preferred bowling with Wisden’s “ S p ecial C row n M Balls than any other make. We found tba the Ball kept its shape perfectly, HAD JUST HE RIGHT degree o f hardness, and was as pleasurable to bowl with at the end of a loD g innings at the beginning.—Yours very sincerely, JAMES KOTZE,) South African Cricket GEORGE ROWE, ) Team, 1901. F ro m D ea lers a ll o v e r th e w o rld , and 2 1 , C ra n b ou rn S t., L on d on , W .C . C ity Agents: B E H E T F IH K & CO., C H E A FS ID E . 1 n SECOND-HAND CRICKET NETS complete 1U from 5s. each ; also Cricket Pavilion 14 X 8, at £5 10s. complete. Apply, Priddis, Battersea. R EQUIRED, Cricket Grounds, South-Fast London, five to seven acres to lease or purchase; bonafide applications. Plan, full particulars and lowest price or rent to Cassin & Co., Surveyors, 28, Catford Hill, S.E. City &South London Railway. TO THE OYAL From Angel, Islington, Moorgate Street, Bank, and London Bridge Stations. Travel by the Electric R ailw ay— Trains every 3 or 4 minutes. THOMAS C. JENKIN, O i m u B i m o i b . a PATTISSON” LAWN BOOTS. 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The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet R e a d e r s of “ Gossip ” will be grieved to hear that the health of Mr. C. W. Alcock, whom they all know so well, has broken down, and that he has been ordered to take a prolonged and complete rest from all work. Mr. Alcock has been unwell for a long time, but with the in­ domitable pluck which he has always shewn, he would not give way until abso­ lutely compelled to do so. During his absence Mr. C. A. Stein, at the request of the Surrey county committee, has under­ taken his duties as secretary. O n the first day of the Eton and Har­ row match 540 runs were scored for the loss of twenty wickets, the Etonians being responsible for 425 of them in four hours' Play began at eleven o’clock and ended at five minutes to seven. B y scoring 160 for Sussex against Hampshire at Brighton on Thursday last C. B. Fry brought his total of hundreds for the season to six. At the end of his innings he had exceeded by 107 runs his aggregate for the whole of last season. It is a pity that the Australians did not come up against him this season instead of the last, but possibly they might say that if they had he would not have made so many runs; he has never met with remarkable success against them, and all Englishmen will hope that if he goes out with the M.C.C. team he will at last do justice to his deservedly great reputation. T he only men who played in both the matches between Gentlemen and Players this year are as follows : G entlemen : —C. J. Burnup. P la y e rs :—Arnold, Hayward, Denton, A. E. Trott and Knight. A m on g the varied experiences through which Derbyshire cricketers have gone, it has never been their good fortune to gain a victory over Notts until Saturday last, when they won easily by 114 runs. They must have begun to look upon Notts as absolutely invincible, and over and over again their bowlers have suffered severely at the hands of W. Gunn, Arthur Shrewsbury, and many other great Notts cricketers. But time brings about its changes, and Notts, who a week or two ago had an unbeaten record, have now sunk to the middle of the championship table with nothing per cent. T h e following letter appears in the Sportsman :— Sir,—It has been suggested that it would be appropriate if those who, thanks to the priceless gift of health, are able, week by week, to take part in our great national pastimes, si ould before the end of the present year make an effort to assist the London Hospital—the largest hospital in England, situated in the poorest part of the metropolis, and admitting patients from all parts of the Kingdom—in its quinquennial appeal for funds, and thus in some measure alleviate the pitiable sickness and suffering to which this great institution so nobly ministers. Jointly and severally we heartily commend this appeal, and shall be happy to do all in our power to make it a successful effort.— Yours etc., (Signed) H arris , H a w k e , W . M. C hinnbiiy , €. B. F ry , H orace G . H utchinson , H . D. G. L eveson -G o w e r , S . D. M u ttlebu ky , G O . S m ith . [In response to this appeal the Sports­ man has opened a subscription list. T here are lots of good judges who think that W. G. as a captain is a rank failure, but it is strange how often with a team wiic^i is not by any means too strong he manages to accomplish surpris