Cricket 1904

136 CRICKET A WEEKLY; RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 19, 1904 JOHNWISDEN &CO. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the PrincipalCounties and Clubs through­ out the world with their well-known JO H N W IS D E N ’S “ Special Grown” MatchBalls, M a rve llou s Te s 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 A ll 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 (“ 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. DearSirs,—We haveused your“ Wisden’sSpecial 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 . B h o des . Kirkheaton, Huddersfield, tit pt. 14th, 1903. John Wisden & Co. Dear Sirs,—I thinkthe1: Wisden Special Crown” Match Ball now ifeed on nearly all County Grounds is quite the best bal Ion 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 Crown” Ball. 1,297 runs were scored in eight matches by the St. George C.C. 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All communications to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.O. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY , M A Y 19 th , 1904. $a\)tlton Gossip. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet . B t winning their match against 'War­ wickshire on Friday Leicestershire have already scored as many points in the championship as last year, while they are half-way towards equalling their record for 1902 and 1900. F rom the Evening News :— Mr. Alfred Lubbock remembers one of the proprietors of the old Prince’s Ground step­ ping on to the ground during a match and desiring one of the batsmen to be more care­ ful where he hit the ball, as one had “ just struck an old lady on the legs.” On another occasion, Prince hurried up to Mr. Lubbock in the last extremity of despair, “ Ten thousand devils and more,” he was muttering. “ What’s the matterP” asked Mr. Lubbock anxiously. “ Matter?” he echoed in agony. “ Matter p” Why, two d------ d great greyhounds have just galloped right across the ground! ” C a r p e n t e r ’ s return to the Essex team was marked b y a really brilliant innings of 75 against Surrey. Before he was left out of the team in 1901 he had been for some years a remarkably useful batsman, but in that year he only took part in a few matches, while last year he did not play for Essex at all. His last big inn­ ings was 66 for the M .C.C. against the Australians in 1902. M r . S po ffo rth , the old Australian bowler, did another fine performance for Hampstead on Saturday last. H e bowled 11 overs and 4 balls (4 maidens) for 21 runs and seven wickets. O n Saturday last K . S. Ranjitsinhji arrived at Dover from India, where he spent the winter. I n the two matches which he played for Surrey last week W . C. Smith took twenty wickets for 188 runs. H e did not play in the two previous Surrey matches. During last season 377 runs were hit off him in first-class cricket, while he only took fifteen wickets.