Cricket 1903

360 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 20, 1903. JOHNWISDEN&CO. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the Principal Counties and Clubs through­ out the world with their well-knownT JOHN W ISD EN ’S _____ ‘ “ Special Grown” MatchBalls, M a rve llou s T e s tim on y . The Inns of Court Hotel, 25th August, 1902, Messrs. J oh n W isd en & 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 Beason. At the Oral the play was delayed on the first day until some of your “ Special Crovn ” 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 aiiling . London County Cricket Club, Crystal Palace, Oct. 27th, 1900. 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H ea rn s writes: “ The very thing wanted for years.” Mr. A p ted (The Oval) writes: “ The best I have ever used.” Mr. G oodwin (Liverpool C.C.) writes: “ To use them is to know their value.” Mr. J. M. T roup (Head Gardener to H.M. the King, Balmoral Castle) writes : “ The set I had from you two years ago are as good as ever.” H undreds of T estimonials . H, PATTISSON j ’ Streatham, S.W. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, OPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY , AUGUST 20th, 1903. $a\rilton <§osstp. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet I t was not often that Phil May, the famous artist who died a short time ago, attempted cricket drawings, but when he did them they were always full of life, if not technically correct. It is well known that after one of his drawings had appeared in Punch Almanac of 1896, Dr. Grace wrote to him asking why one of his fieldsmen was made to wear wicket- keeping gloves. Phil May telegraphed the reply, “ To keep his hands warm.” It is always said that Dr. Grace was called out of bed very late at night to receive this amudng telegram. Owing to rain play was not possible in the following matches on Friday: Essex v. Lancashire, at Leyton; London County v. Leicestershire, at the Crystal Palace; Yorkshire v. Derbyshire, at Harrogate. On Saturday for the same reason there was no play at Nottingham (Notts v. Middlesex) or at Harrogate (Yorkshire v. Derbyshire). T he match which is known under the title of the “ Dan Leno Comic Cricket Match,” is to take place at the Oval on Friday, September 18th. The proceeds will be given to various charitable institu­ tions. O n Saturday, spectators at the Crystal Palace had the unusual experience of seeing Dr. Grace make a duck’s egg. But the family was particularly unfortunate on this day, for W. G. Grace, jun., also made a duck’s egg. On the same day the two Essex players, Perrin and Mc­ Gahey, who are popularly known as the “ Essex twins,” both failed to score. From the New York Sun :— The game between Branch Brook and the West Indians had a most unsatisfactory ter­ mination and was forfeited to the former under protest. Branch Brook batted first and was disposed of for 45 runs. The West Indians then lost six wickets for 11 runs, but they protested against two l.b.w. decisions of the Newark umpire, and refused to continue the game until he was withdrawn. This the Branch Brook men refused to do and the game broke up with the amusing incident of the Branch Brook men claiming the wicket of another batsman run out because he had left his ground during the dispute. O n Friday, while the Derbyshire match against Yorkshire was in progress, L. G. Wright had to leave the field and go to bed. _ The doctors said that he was suffering from ptomaine poisoning. He was better on Saturday but was not able to take his place in the Derbyshire team on Monday. E ig h t members of the Philadelphian team left England by the “ Cymric” on Friday. They were J. B. King, E. M. Cregar, H. A. Haines, T. C. Jordan, P, N. Le Roy, C. C. Morris, F. C. Sharpless and A. M. Wood. F. H. Bohlen left ou