Cricket 1904

424 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S ept . 22, 1904. JBHRWISDEN t Cl. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, S u p p ly a ll th e P rin cipal C ounties and C lubs th ro u g h ­ o u t th e w orld w ith th eir w ell-k n ow n JOHN W ISD E N ’S “ Special Grom” MatchBalls. M a rve llou s T e s tim o n y . The Inns of Court Hotel, 25thAugust, 1902. Messrs. J o h n W i s d e n &Co. Dear Sirs,—I havemuchpleasureinstating that your “ Special Crown ” Cricket Balls were used in the five Test Matches played between All England and Australia this season. At the Oval the play was delayed on the first dayuntil someofyour“ Special Crown ” Balls wereprocured, as both teams preferred themtoany others inthe market. Your “ Special Crown’' Balls gave every satisfactionin all the Test Matches, and all our team always want them in all other matches inEnglandandAustralia. Yours faithfully, J. D a r l i n g . LondonCounty Cricket Club, Crystal Palace, Oct. 27th, 1900. 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T h e annual meeting of county sacie- taries to arraDge the matches for the seasonof 1905 will take place at Lord’s onTuesday, December 6th, at 11.30 a.m. On the previous day, at 3 p.m., the cap­ tains of the first-class counties will hold their meeting at Lord’s to. appoint um­ pires for 1905, and for the same purpose the captains of the minor counties will meet at Lord’s, onDecember 7th, at the same hour. As the speech upon cricket, made by Mr. Brodriok, M.P., last week at the annual dinner of the Cranleigh C.C., has attractedmuch attention, a full report of it will be found onanother page. T h e b e are two or three points in the speech which are worth discussing. For example, Mr. Brodrick says that the strain of playing so many matches as Surrey played was too great for the pro­ fessionals. This is a statement which hasoften been advanced by thoughtful people, but there does not seem to be much in it, when it is examined care­ fully. Let us seewhat Mr. John Shuter, thefamousoldSurreycaptain, saidonthis subject some years ago inaninterview:— The fact that Surrey plays all these matches has been, to a great extent, the making of the county. We meet all kinds of bowlingand batting, our change bowlers get fair chances, and the whole team is benefited. Besides, thematches against the weaker counties give fair opportunities for tryinganyyoung fellows who showpromise, andthere aremany men who have come to the front simply because of these chances. Now, thevery same men would, in all pro­ bability, havehadnochanceat all if we had onlyplayed in the ordinary matches against the strougest teams, because we must have playedourvery best eleven each time. As thingsareat present nothing but all round goodcomes of the long programme, and the smaller counties enjoy thematches just aswe enjoythemourselves, and if we are beaten wedon’tmake excuses. I n the same interviewMr. Shuter says : There is just one other point—about the professionals getting tired. Well, what happens if there isnomatch? They at once accept engagements inmatches round about, andit is onlynatural that they shoulddo so,