Cricket 1904

360 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 25, 1904 JIM WISDEN t CD. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the Principal Counties and Clubs through­ out the world with their well-known J O H N W I S D E N ’S “ Special Grown” MatchBalls. M a r v e l l o u s T e s t im o n y . 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. 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Tickets for the week (iocluding admission to tbe Ground snd Reserved Seat in Grand Stand), price 1 0 /-, can be obtained on and after August 18th at the Central Cricket Ground, Bastings, where a Plan can be seen. Tickets for the Week, for Ground only, price 6 /-, can be obtained at the Ground, or of the Hon. Sec. All communications to be addressed to the Hon. Sec., at Saxon Chambers, St. Leonards-on- Sea. THE HISTORY OF YORKSH I RE GOUf UY GRIGKET (1833-1903). BY The Rev. R. S . HOLMES. With Introduction by LORD HAWKE. Illustrated. D em y 8vo. 5s. nett. SOME PRESS OPINIONS. The work is solid and sound, enthralling to the student, and entertaining to the reader who loves the game and its heroes — Athletic News. The facts, statistics, and especially Lord Hawke’8 eloquent article, make the book indispensable to every cricket lover.— Land and Water. A valuable addition to the library of cricket.— Yorkshire Post. Full of interest for cricketers one and all. —County Gentleman. 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Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF TEE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY, AUG. 2 5 t h , 1904. $a\Hlton Gossip. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— hamlet. I n the two-day match at Frensham H ill between the Free Foresters and the 1st Army Corps, 990 runs were scored for twenty-two wickets. Several well- known men were playing for the Free Foresters, including the Rev. J. Bur-