Cricket 1904

184 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J une 9, 1904 JOHNNISDENICl. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, 8upply 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 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 A ll Eng’.and 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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Foster hit a ball from Middleton hard on to his p a d ; it re­ bounded and was caught b y Halliwell some little distance in front of the wicket. On the previous day Abel, ia the first innings of Surrey against Lmcashire, misjudged the break of a ball which he was going to drive, and gave a barely possible chance to short slip, who just managed to touch the b ill with his fingers. The ball dropped on to his bent knee, and thence into the eager hands of Tyldesley, who was standing just behind. I n the first innings of Yorkshire against Middlesex Albert Trott had a remarkable analysis, of which the details are as follows :— l l . . l . | . . . . 2 . | . . l l . . | . . w w . . | w ........|. w Five overs and two balls, two maidens, seven runs, four wickets. S in c e the last issue of Cricket appeared no fewer than seventeen first-class matches have been played, eight at the end o f last week, ana nine at the begin- ning c f the present week. No wonder that the M.C.C. could not get together a very strong team for the match between Gentlemen of England and I Zingari at Lord’s on Monday.