Cricket 1904

104 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 5, 1904 JOHNWISDEN&GO. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the Principal Counties and Clubs through­ out the world with their well-known^ JO H N W I S D E N ’S “ Special Grown” MatchBalls. M a rve llo u s Tes 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 AH 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 arling . London County Cricket Club, Crystal Palace, Oct. 27th, 1900. Dear Sirs,—Your Cricket Balls (M 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 . Colne Bridge, Huddersfield, Sept. 14th, 1903. John Wisden & Co. DearBirs,—We have used your “ Wisden’s Special Crown ” Balls in our matches for the last few years, and I find it quite the best tall on the market, very seldom getting out of shape.—Yours truly, ____________________ W . R hodes. Eirkheaton, Huddersfield, fccpt. 14th, 1903. John Wisden & Co. Dear Sirs,—I think the* ‘ Wisden Special Crown” Match Ball now used on nearly all County Grounds is quite the best bal :on the market. They are not so hard to the hands when fielding as others. Yours truly, G. H . H irst . A Wonderful Record made with a Wisden’s “ Special C rown” Ball. 1,297 runs were scored in eight matches by the St. George C.C. Bristol, with a “ Special Crown ” Rail, presented to the club by Dr. E. M. 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The “ F ie ld ” says : “ As good as anything that could be devised.” Dr. W .G. G back writes: “ They are the best I have ever seen.” Mr. T. H eabnk writes: *‘ The very thing wanted for years.” Mr. A pte d (The Oval) writes: “ The best I have ever used.” Mr. G ood w in (Liverpool C.C.) writes: “ To use them is to know their value.” Mr. J. M. T boup (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 estim onials . H, PATTISSOH Streatham, B.W. The Editor regrets that the pressure of scores during the summer only allows him to guaranteeinsertion of scores of clubs arranging for publication of all their matches. A charge of Is. a match, with a minimum of 21s., is made for the insertion of scores. Odd scores are inserted at 2s. each if space permits. Scores must reach “ Cricket” Offices, 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C., by first post on Tuesday following the match. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. THUESDAT, M AY 5th , 1904. $a\rilton (^osstp. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. T h e he was rather a small attendance of members at the M.C.C. annual general meeting yesterday. Lord Alverstone was in the chair, while among those present were Lord Harris, Sir Spencer Ponsonby Fane, and Messrs. A. G. Steel, P . F. Warner, E. E. Foster and G. L. Jessop. Messrs. E. Eutter, L. Bateman, G. MacGregor, and F. Marchant retired by rotation from the committee, and in their places were elected Lord Alverstone and Messrs. P. F. Warner, W . H . Steel, and E. E. Foster. Mr. E. Bateman was elected auditor in place of Mr. J. E . Mellor, resigned. The Marquis of Granby was elected as the new president. At the meeting it was announced that the loss on the Australian tour was about £1,500. I t will be remembered that after a match had been arranged between the M .C.C. Australian Team and the Eest of England, to take place on May 9th, etc., it was announced that unless a represen­ tative Eest of England side could be got together the match would be cancelled. Mr. F. E. Lacey, the M .C.C. secretary, now states that the match will probably be played. P . F . Warner has announced that he will leave out Fielder and Strud­ wick. Yesterday the sides stood as fo llow s:— M.C.C. A u s tra lia n Team. P. F. Warner Hayward Tyldesley R. E. Foster Knight Braund Hirst B. J. T. Bosanquet Rhodes Arnold Lilley or Relf. O w in g to an accident it was not stated in last week’s C ricket that the design for the menu-cover at the dinner given to the M.C.C. Australian team was repro­ duced by special permission of Mr. G. Hillyard-Swinstead and the M.C.C. T h e first innings this season of over fifty in first-class cricket was played last week by Dr. W. G. Grace for the London County C.C. against Surrey at the Crystal Palace. The D octor was born in July, 1848, so that he is now nearly fifty-six years old. And still he is one of the finest cricketers of the day. O y Saturday E. H . D. Sewell reached the hundred for the first time in first-class cricket, his previous record being 99 for Essex against Sussex in 1902. His 181 for London County C.C. against Surrey only took him three hours to put together. His fine innings, in the first big match of the season, ought to give him a lot of confidence. Last year, despite the bad weather which handicapped a big hitter considerably, he showed clearly enough R e st o f E n gland. Denton Hon. F. S. Jackson G. L. Jessop J. Gunn Lockwood J. T. Hearne Hunter Hargreave an d Blytlie to be in attendance.