Cricket 1904

470 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. D ec . 22, 1904 JOHNWISDEN SGO. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, S u p p ly a ll th e P rin cipal C ounties an d C lu bs th ro u g h ­ o u t th e ■world w ith th eir w ell-k n ow n JOHN W ISD EN ’ S “ Special Grown” 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. 7)ear 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 someofyourM 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 in g . LondonCountyCricket Club, Crystal Palace, Oct. 27th, 1900. Dear Sirs,—Your Cricket Balls (“ Special Crown”) AGAIN GAVE GREAT SATIS­ FACTION. Please sendmehalf-a-gross for next seasonat your earliest convenience. I am, yours truly, To J o h n W i s d e n & Co. W . G . G r a c e . C olne B rid ge, H u d dersfield, S ept. 14th, 1903. J oh n W isd en & C o. D ear Sirs,— W e have used y o u r “ W is d e n ’ s S p e c ia l C ro w n ” B alls in ou r m atches fo r th e last fe w years, an d I fin d it qu ite th e best ba ll on th e m ark et, very seld om g ettin g ou t o f sh ape.— Y ou rs truly, ______________________________ W . R h o d e s . K irk h ea ton , H u d dersfield, S ept. 14th, 1903. J oh n W isd en & Co. D ea r Sirs,— I th in k th e 1•W is d e n S p e c ia l C r o w n ” M a tch B all n ow used on n early a ll C ounty G rounds is qu ite the best bal ]on th e m arket. T h ey are n ot so h ard to the h ands w hen fieldin g as others. Y ou rs tru ly , G . H . H ibst . 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To ensureinsertion inthe following number, particulars must be re­ ceived not later than the Saturday previous to the day of publication at the Offices of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C. T O P R O F E S S IO N A L C R IC K E T E R S A N D A T H " J L E T IC O U T F IT T E R S . — A d vertiser seeks situ ation as g o o d a ll-rou n d crick et b a t m aker and rep airer in sm all firm , o r w ou ld lik e to m eet p ro ­ fession al startin g b u sin ess; 23 years’ p ractical exp erien ce ; h igh est referen ce.— “ O v a l ,” c /o Cricket O ffice, 168, U p p er T h am es Street, L on d on . Cricket: A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY, DEC. 2 2 n d , 1904. ^a\)tlton Gossip. T h e abstract a n d b rief ch ronicle f th e tim e.— Hamlet. T h e Board of Control for the test matches of 1905 held its first meeting on December 5th at Lord’s. The repre­ sentatives of the M.O.C. who attended were The Marquis of Granby (president), in the chair, Lord Alverstone, Lord Lichfield, Lord Harrris, and Mr. R. E. Foster, Mr. A. G. Steel, K.C., being absent. 1Thecountieswererepresentedby Mr. J. Horner (Lancashire), Hon. F. S. Jackson (Yorkshire), Mr. J. R. Mason (Kent), Mr. G. MacGregor (Middlesex), Mr. W. E. Denison (Notts), and the Earl of Winterton'(Sussex). Mr. F. E. Lacey was present as secretary. A t the above meeting it was arranged that thetestmatches should take place as follows:— Monday, May 29—Trent Bridge (Notting- Thursday, June 15—Lord’s. Monday, July 3—Headingley (Leeds). Monday, July 24- OldTrafford (Manches­ ter). Monday, August 14—KenningtonOval. The first four matches will be limited to three days, but a week has beenleft vacant for the last in order that it will beplayedto afinishif the issuedepends onits result. T h e following are the umpires for first-class matches next season:— A . J . A tfleld ) G loucester) W . A ttew ell (N otts)* R . G . B arlow (L an cs.)* S. B row n (Cheshire) J . C arlin (N otts)* F . W . M arlow (Sussex) A . M illw ard (W orcester)* J . M oss (N otts)* T . M ycroft (D erbyshire)* J. P hillips (M id d lesex)* A . P ik e (N o tts)* * U m p ires last year. A D . P ou gh er (L eices.) W . K ichards ( W arw ick .) * C .E .R ich a rd son (L eics.)* A . S haw (N otts)* V . A .T itch m arsh ( H erts.)* S. W a d e (Y ork sh ire) J . E . W e st (M id d lesex )* W . A . J . W est (N orth ­ am pton shire)* A . A . W h ite (Sussex). I t will be noted that Atfield, Marlow andWade are newumpires, while Brown and Pougher were on last year’s supple­ mentary liBt. Walter Wright, Louis Hall, and W. Shrewsbury are not in­ cluded in the above list, but they have been placed on the supplementary list, which is as follows :— I W . Shrew sbury (N o tts). W . W rig h t (K e n t). W . F low ers (N otts). L . H a ll (Y ork sh ire). R . H um phrey (S u rrey) F r o m Calcutta “ Old Etonian” writes as follows: Inamatchplayed on October 31st at Budge Budge between the Cale-