Cricket 1904

456 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE CAME. Nov. 24, 1904. JOHNWISDEN &CO. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, S u p p ly a ll th e P rin cipal C oun ties an d C lubs th rou g h ­ ou t th e w orld w ith th eir w ell-k n ow n JOHN W ISD E N ’S i“ Special Grown” MatchBalls. M a rve llou s T e s tim o n y . The Inns of Court Hotel, 25thAugust, 1902, Messrs. JohnWisden & 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 u Special Crown” Balls wereprocured, as both teams preferred themto anyothers inthe market. Your ‘‘ Special Crown** Balls gave every satisfactionin all the Test Matches, and ail our team always want them in all other matches inEnglandandAustralia. Yours faithfully, J. D arling . LondonCounty Cricket Club, Crystal Palace, Oct. 27th, 1900. Dear Sirs,—Your Cricket Balls (“ Special Crown”) AGAIN GAVE GREAT SATIS­ FACTION. Hease sendmehalf-a-gross for next seasonat your earliest convenience. I am, yours truly, ToJ ohn W isden &Co. W. G. G race . C olne B rid ge, H u d dersfield, S ept. 14th. 1903. J oh n W isd en & C o. D ear S irs,—W e h ave used y ou r “ Wisden’sBpecial Crown ” B alls in ou r m atches fo r th e last few years, and I find it qu ite th e b est ba ll on th e m arket, very seld om gettin g ou t o f sh ape.— Y ou rs tru ly, ___________________________ W . R h o d e s. K irk h ea ton , H u d dersfield, S ept. 14th, 1908. J oh n W isd en & Co. D ea r S ir s ,-1 th in k th e “ Wisden Special Crown ” M atch B all n ow used on nearly all C ou n ty G rou nds is qu ite th e best bal on th e m arket. T h ey are n ot so hard to the hands w hen field in g as others. ____________ Y ou rs tru ly. G . H . H ibst . A W on d erfu l R ecord m ade w ith a W isd en ’s ‘‘ Special Crown” B all. 1,297 runs w ere scored in eight matches by the St. G eorge C .C . B ristol, w ith a “ Special Crown ” B all, p resented to the clu b b y D r. E . M . G b a ob . T h e B alls to b e used in T est M atches are n ow settled. W IS D E N ’S are th e on ly m akes peim i.-sible. From Dealers all over the world, and 21 f Cranbourn St., London, W.C. City Agents: BEHBTFIHK ft CO., CHEAPSIDB. " P A T T I S S O N ” LAWN BOOTS, STRONGEST COLESPATENT* SIMPLEST 1 MOST ECONOMICAL. Used at LORD’S, The Oval, Crystal Palace, and in Royal Gardens and Principal Clubs at Home and Abroad. S oles o f best E n glish Sole L eather (Waterproofed and M o to r T yre R u bber. T h e “ F ie ld ” says : “ A s g ood as an yth in g that co u ld b e d evised .” D r. W . G . G b a cb w rite s : “ T h ey are th e best I have ever seen .” M r. T . H eabn e w rite s : “ T h e very th in g w anted fo r years.” M r. 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T h e annual meeting of county secre­ taries to arrange the matches for the season of 1905 will take place at Lord’s on Tuesday, December 6th, at 11.30 a.m. On the previous day, at 3 p.m., the cap­ tains of the first-class counties will bold 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 Lords, on December 7th, at the same hour. T h e Cambridge University captain for 1905 is E. W. Mann (Harrow and Trinity), while C. H. Eyre (Harrow aud Pembroke) is honorary secretary, and M. W. Payne (Wellington and Trinity) assistant secretary. In the “ Life of Sir Herbert Stanley Oakley” (Allen) there occurs the follow­ ing passage referring to Jenny Lind, the famous singer:— Intruth, inhersingingthemere “ timbre’ ’ andpower of voice was in itself a wonder, though but the beginningof wonders. She sang onceinmy hearinginthe School House drawing-roomat Rugby; andin thehearing also, it soon appeared, of boys playing at cricket nets onthe other side of the School Close, a quarter of a mile away; for they stopped playing and stood listening: a notable tribute of Athletics toArt. K. S. R a n j it s in h j i and A. C. Mac­ laren left Eugland on October 9th to catch the P. &O. steamship Marmora at Marseilles on their way to India. Maclaren goes there on business, while Ranjitsinbji has taken with him a motor car, withwhich he intends to compete in the race for the Baroda Cup next January. Mr. A. G. S t e e l , K.O., the old Cam­ bridge University aud Lancashire crick­ eter, has been appointed Recorder of Oldham. S e v e r a l well-known cricketersplayed at Northwood for Mr. G. L. Jessop’s teamagainst Mr. GeorgeEdwardes’ team at golf. Jessop’s teamwas composed as follows: H. H. Hilton, G. W. Beldam, B. J. T. Bosauquet,G. Brann, L. Mackay, C. O. H . Sewell, Mornington Cannon,