Cricket 1903

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H PATTIQCHII 1> Farm Avenue, I r H I I l O O U f l j Streatham, S.W. Cricket : A WEEKLY REGOSS OF THE GAME. 160, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. $ a \ n i t o n G o s s i p . The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet In the report of the first test match played by A. C. Maclaren’s team at Sydney iu 1901, Cricket of December ia that year says “ It is not a little remark­ able that the Australians did not, after an interval of years, find it necessary to go outside the team which came to England in 1899 for its present repre­ sentatives, and it is not a very encourag­ ing sign of the progress made by the younger generation in Australia.” The very same words might be applied to the first test match this year, with the exception that Laver, who did not come to England with the Australians on their last visit, though he played in the afore­ said match in 1901, was included in the Australian team. This looks bad for the future of Australian cricket. T h e first test match played by the M.C.C. team has been won handsomely enough by England after a match iu which we did not have everything our own way. But it must be remembered that so far we have done no more than Maclaren’s and Stoddart’s teams, and it is somewhat unfortunate that so many English newspapers have crowed as loudly over the present victory as if we had already won at least four out of these test matches. The M.C.C. team has un­ doubtedly shown itself to be as strong as Australian teams of the present seem to be weak, but in cricket success is not always to the strongest side. I t might have been thought that in the present dearth of rising talent in Australia a trial would have been given to P. S. Waddy in the first test match, for a man who can make 93 and 102 in the same match against the M.C.C. bowlers, even in a holiday game must be pretty good. But the ways of selection committees are always mysterious, even in Australia. JOHINISDENt CO. 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 Beason. At the Oval the play was delayed on the first day until some of your “ Special Crown n 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 arling . London County Cricket Club, Crystal Palace, Oct. 27th, 1900. Dear Sirs,—Your Cricket Balls (“ Special Crown ”) AGAIN GAVE GREAT SATIS­ FACTION. Piease 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 . ALBERT TROTT, the great Australian-Middlesex Bowler, says:— Lord’s Cricket Ground, m _ St. John’s Wood, To John W isdbn & Co. Oct. 1st, 1901 . Dear Sirs,—I have no hesitation in saying your “ S p ecial 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. You may like to know it was one of your ‘ ‘ S p ecial C ro w n s” I hit over Lord’s pavilion in 1889. In Australia, too, all players insist on using your Balls. I remain, yours truly—A. E. TBOTT Tavistock Hotel, W.C., Aug. 8th, 1901. Dear Sirs,—We have much pleasure in stating that preferred bowling with Wisden’s “ S pecial C ro w n ” Balls than any other make. We found the Ball kept its shape perfectly, HAD JUST HE BIGHT degree of hardness, and was as pleasurable to bowl with at the end of a long innings at the beginning.—Yours very sincerely, JAMES KOTZE, \ South African Cricket GEORGE ROWE, ) Team, 1901. F ro m D ealers a ll o v e r the w orld , and 2 1 , C ran bou rn S t., L ondon , W .C. City Agents: BENETFINK & CO., CHEAPS1DE. THURSDAY, DEC. 31 st , 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, 1/3 post free. THE FIRST TEST MATCH DAT BT DAT. Friday, Dec. 11.—Australia 259 for 7 wickets. Saturday, Dec. 12.—Australia 285, England 243 for 4 wickets. Total for the day 249 for 10 wickets. Monday, Dec. 14.—England 577, Australia 16 for no wicket. Total for the day 344 for 6 wickets. Tuesday, Dec. 15.—Australia 367 for 5 wic­ kets. Total for the day. Wednesday, Dec. 16.—Australia 485, Eng­ land 122 for 4 wickets. Total for the day 240 for 9 wickets. Thursday, Dec. 17.—England 194 for 5 wic­ kets Total for the day 72 for 1 wicket. R esults of the S eason and A verages of the P rincipal 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. B t scoring 577 ia the first test match the M.C.C. team beat, by one run, the previous record for a test match by Englishmen, viz., 576 at the Oval in 1899. But the Australians, with 586 at Sydney against Mr. Stoddari’s team of 1894-5, are still leading.