Cricket 1905

376 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 31, 1905. JimWISIEH tCO. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, 8upply all the PrincipalCounties and Clubs through­ out the world with their well-known M a r v e ll o u s T e s t im o n y . The Inns of Court Hotel, 25th August, 1902, Messrs. J o h n W is d 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 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 a r l in g . London County Cricket Club, Crystal Palace. Dear Sirs,—Your Cricket Balls (“ Special Crown ”) AGAIN GATE GREAT SATIS­ FACTION. 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Pilch put on 152 runs in an hour and ten minutes, and although the last three wickets fell to three consecutive balls, Norfolk set Cambridgeshire 192 to win, and dismissed them for 68. The Rev. H. Gray, the old Cambridge Blue, H. GRADIDGE & SONS, Manufacturers C r i c k e t : A. WEEKLY RECORD OF TBE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. o f all Requisites for Cricket, Lawn Tennis, Racquets, Football, and all British Sports. PATENTEES AND fcOLIi MAKERb OF THE * Used by all the Leading Players. Price Lists Free on Application, Of all First=Class Outfitters and Dealers. Factory, ART I L LERY PLACE. WOOLWICH, City&SouthLondonRailway. TO THE OVAL From Angel, Islington, Moorgate Street, Bank, and London Bridge Stations. T ravel b y the E lectric R a ilw a y— T rains ev ery 3 or 4 m inutes, THOMAS O. JENK1N, G bnebal M anager . THURSDAY, AUG. 31 st , 1905. $ a \ u l t o n <&og a t p . ?he abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— B y their success against Kent last 7eek, Sussex brought their number of victories for the season to twelve, which, [ believe, is a record for the county, if llanjitsinhji had played this year they night easily have been champion county, tor with Ranjitsinhji, Fry, Yine and fCillick as regular players their batting vould have been enormously strong, while their bowling is generally regarded vs second only to that of Yorkshire this leason, Cox and Belf having done won- lers. T h e gate receipts on the third day of the match at Derby last week between Notts and Derbyshire amounted to £0 0s. 0d., which must be a record in its way for a day on which cricket was played. Evidently the certain prospect of seeing a finish did not largely appeal to Derbyshire people. T he system of scoring which is in use in the minor counties’ championship has undoubted advantages over the first-class championship system, but it is far from being perfect. If the points in the first- class championship were the same as for the minor counties, Middlesex would have scored two points against Yorkshire last week for winning on the first innings. Yet the honours of the game were all on the side of Yorkshire who, with victory very easily within their grasp, were deprived by rain of the reward of their pluck and skill. It will be remembered that after being 4 runs behind on the first innings, with much the worst of the wicket, they only required 33 runs to win with all their wickets in hand when rain stopped play. A g a in , if rain had stopped play in the match between Norfolk and Cambridge­ shire at Norwich last Thursday five minutes before the end of the Cambridge­ shire second innings, Norfolk would have seen their opponents score two points. As it was, they won by 124 runs, after being 68 behind on the first innings.