Cricket 1905

360 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 24, 1905. JIHHWISIEHS M. " ORAD IDOE s S0NS, CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the PrincipalCounties and Clubs through­ out the world with their well-known M a rve llou s T e s tim on y . The Trnis 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 All England and Australia this At the Oval the play was delayed on the first day until some of your “ Special Crovn ” Balls were procured, as both teams preferred them to any others in the market. Tour “ 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 a r lin g . London County Cricket Club, Crystal Palace. Dear Sirs,—Your Cricket Balls (“ Special Crown ” ) AGAIN GAVE GREAT SATIS­ FACTION. 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Palairet returned to the Somersetshire team at the end of last week. By a brilliant innings of 91, in which he showed much of his old skill, he showed what a great loss the county has suffered by his inability to play regularly. T he list of hundreds made for and against the Australians this season is now as follow s:— FOR AUSTRALIANS. M. A Noble, v. Gentlemen (CrystalPalace)... 162 W. W. Armstrong, v. Notts .....................112 W. W. Armstrong, v. Gentlemen (Lord’s) ... 248* J. Darling, v. Gentlemen (Lord’s ) ...............117* O. Hill, v. Lancashire................................. 143 M. A. Noble, v. Warwickshire.....................125 Victor Trumper, v. Gloucestershire ........ 108 O. Hill, v. Hampshire................................. 115 M. A. Noble, v. Hampshire .....................101 S. E. Gregory, v. Hampshire .....................134 W. W. Armstrong, v. Somersetshire ........ 303* M. A. Noble, v. Somersetshire.....................127 O. Hill, v. Surrey....................................... 104 M. A. Noble, v. Sussex................................. 267 V. Trumper, v. Worcestershire.....................110 M. A. Noble, v. Worcestershire.....................113 O. E. McLeod, v. South Wales.....................103* R. A. Duff, v. England (at Oval) ................... 146 A. J. Hopkins, v. Northamptonshire ........ 154 W. W. Armstrong, v. Northamptonshire ... 122 AGAINST AUSTRALIANS. A. O. Jones, for Notts..................................103 Hayward, for Surrey ..................................129* A. O. Maclaren, for England(atNottingham) 140 Denton, for Yorkshire................................. 153* F. S. Jackson, for England (at Leeds)........144* Tyldesley, for England (at Leeds)...............100 Braund, for Somersetshire........................... 117 H. Martyn, for Somersetshire ........................ 130* F. S. Jackson, for England (at Manchester).. 113 O. B. Fry, for England (at Oval) .............. 144 Tyldesley, for England (at Oval) ...............112* * Signifies not out. A SCORE of 195 not out was made last week at Overstrand for North Middlesex b y H . E. Pearce, who has recently been seen in the Middlesex eleven. He failed to reach his second hundred ow ing to want of time, the total of his side when stumps were drawn being 422 for two wickets, S. G. Etheridge making 171. Pearce also took nine wickets of Over­ strand for 71 runs. COUNTY SPIKES. A ll Leading Cricketers are using same. P r ic o 3 d . pe r so t o f 2 0 . For Wholesale Prices apply— W.fl.WOOp, County Depot, Cheltenham a ND TENTS of everydescription on SALE or HIRE. Marquees in rood condition: £3 • 16ft- *>y 8ft., £4; 18ft. by 10ft„ £4 10;.; 20ft. by 12ft., £6 ; 28ft. by 14ft., £7 ; 30ft. by Mat., £8. New square tents ; 6ft., £2 2s.; 8ft., w ,k°u 'centre pole. Bathing Tents from 12s^6d. each^ Listsfree.— B b ow k , ThreeColtStreet, T. Luc®, the Wiltshire wicket-keeper, caught four men and stumped two in the innings of Hertfordshire on Friday last at Watford. He also only allowed seven byes in a total of 326. M b . H arby L e s t e r Simms, who made such a promising first appearance for Sussex, against Middlesex, is the eldest son of Mr. Harry Simms, of 12, Fourth Avenue, Hove. He was bom at Adelaide, South Australia, in 1888, and learnt his early cricket at the Abbey School, Beck­ enham, under the tuition of Mr. G. J. Gulliver, one of the houBe masters. Subsequently, Mr. H . L. Simms entered