Cricket 1904

408 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 15, 1904. JIM WISIENICO. 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 Crown” 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 oh n W isd b n & 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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Set James Lilly­ white’s “ Ciicketers’ Annual,” 1872-190'. Incogniti Scores, and about 160 sundiy volumes, early cricket books.—Apply A . J. G aston , Preston Library, Pres­ ton, Brighton. C r i c k e t : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 108, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY , SEPT. 15th, 1904. $ a \n l to n <£osstp. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. I t is hoped that arrangements may be made for the visit to Eogland of a South African team in 1907, and also for the tour of an English team in South Africa in 1905-6. This is the natural outcome of tbe very successful tour of the South African team during the past summer, and English cricketers certainly will not be likely to raise any objections to such visits. In the twelve first-class matches played by the M.C.C. this season 4,598 runs were scored for the club for the loss of 200 wickets, average 22 99. Against the club the total was 4,228 for 162 wickets, average 26 09. Three matches were won, three lost, and t i i drawn. Altogether fixty-nine players represented the M.C.C. in these matches, but by far the greater part of them only played in tw o or three matches. B elow will be champion counties two years :— 1883 Notts 1884 Notts 1885 Notts 1886 Notts 1887 Surrey 1888 Surrey ) Notts 18S9 [-Lancashire ) Surrey 1890 Surrey 1891 Surrey 1892 Surrey found a list of the for the last twenty- 1893 Yorkshire 1894 Surrey 1895 Surrey 1896 Yorkshire 1897 Lancashire 1898 Yorkshire 1899 Surrey 1900 Yorkshire If01 Yorkshire 1902 Yorkshire 1903 Middlesex 1904 Lancashire T h e averages of the Standard Athletic Club (Paris) team during their recent tour on the South Coast are as follows :— Matches played, 5 ; won 2; loat 2 ; drawn 1. BAITING. No. Times Most of not Total in an Inns. Out. Runs. Inns. Aver. F. Rouques .......... 7 ... 1 ... 169 .. 39 ..., 2816 A. Kinross .......... 3 ... 0 .. 60 ... 32 .. 20-00 E. Tolfree ......... . 6 .. 0 ... 86 .,.. 42 ... 14-33 W. Potts................. 7 ... 0 .. . 67 37 ... 967 P. H. Tomalin, jun . 6 ... 2 ..,. 37 .. 10*... 9-50 W. Flavin ........ 4 ... 0 ..,. 84 ... 16 ... 8-50 R. A ylott.............. . 6 .. 0 .,.. 35 ... 14 ..., 5-00 H. Jordan .. . 7 ... 1 .. . 23 . . 8*... 383 E. Cawdron .v. ... 6 ... o ,. 19 .,.. 8 ... 316 P. H. Tomalin . 6 .... 3 .... 6 .,.. 4 ... 2 00 E. Tolfree ... F. Roques ... R. Aylott ... E. Cawdron •Signifies not out. BOWLING. Overs. Mdns. Runs. ........ 110 ...32 ... 282 ........ 19 ... 4 ... 61 ........ 14 ... 4 ... 41 ........ 97 ...17 ... 302 Wkts. Aver. ... 34 ... 8-3 .. 6 ... 12 2 . 8 .. 13*7 ... 19 ... 15 8