Cricket 1903

456 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. Nov. 26, 1903. JNR WISDEN Ito. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the Principal Counties and Clubs through­ out the world with their well-known JOHN W ISD E N ’S “ Special Grown” MatchBalls, Marvellous Testimony. 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. 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H D 1 T T I C C O il li Farm Avenue, I T U I I l d d U H , Streatham, S.W. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF TEE GAME. 160, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY, NOV. 26 t h , 1903. NOTICE TO OUR READERS. Six numbers are issued during the Winter, from October to March inclusive, as follows: No. 647.—THURSDAY, OCT. 29. No. 648.—THURSDAY, NOV. 26. No. 649.—THURSDAY, DEC. 31. No. 650.—THURSDAY, JAN. 28. No. 651.—THURSDAY, FEB. 25. No. 652.—THURSDAY, MARCH 31. Subscription for the above series, 1/3post free. R esults of the S eason and A verages of the P r in c ipa l C lubs can be inserted in Cricket at the rate of 3s. 6d. a column, with a minimum charge of 2s. 6d. To ensure insertion in the following number, particulars must be re­ ceived not later than the Saturday previous to the day of publication at the Offices of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C. T h e r e were two points about the South Australia match which are worthy of note. In the first place, by an arrangement with the M.C.O. the modern Australian system of dispensing entirely with the follow-on was altered. It was decided that in this match as well as the others during the tour the side leading by 200 runs in the first innings should have the option of making the opposing side follow on. The second point was almost a corollary to this, viz., the contention that a side might declare its innings closed. As a matter of fact P. F. War­ ner declared the M.C.C. first innings closed when eight wickets were down. Clement Hill, the South Australian cap­ tain, raised no objection to this, but there was apparently a feeling in Aus­ tralia that as the M.C.C. rule about declaring applied only to three-day matches, it could not be applied in a four-day match without an alteration in the law. For all that, Warner was allowed to declare in the next match— against Victoria. In the third match no agreement was arrived at, although War­ ner raised the question before it began. Mr. C. W. W r ig h t , the old Cambridge University and Notts cricketer, who met with an accident in October when part­ ridge shooting near Newark, underwent a successful operation at the close of the month. The right eye was removed by Dr. Bell Taylor, of Nottingham, and Mr, Wright is now making good progress towards recovery. T h e Staffordshire County Cricket Club has engaged W. Attewell, the famous old Notts bowler, to act as coach on the county ground at Stoke during the first month of next season. A t the close of the South Australian match F. A. Iredale, who saw the game, sent the following telegram to the Daily Mail, which, as it is pretty certain to represent the general opinion of South Australian cricketers, is of great interest: “ The general opinion among cricketers here, after closely watching the four days’ play, is that the Englishmen are a tough side to beat, mainly because they work so