Cricket 1906

CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J an . 25, 1905. Athletic News Cricket Annual. Yearly since 1888. 3d. Athletic News Office, Man­ chester. [A complete set of eighteen numbers is rarely to be met with, and is worth about 15s. to £1. The earlier issues are entirely out of print, though odd copies can frequently be met with. The books, apart from a collector’s point of view, are of little value.] At the Sign of the Wicket. (See Christian, E. B. V.) At the Wickets. (See Hedley, Harry.) A Trip in Lord Sheffield’s Yacht, “ Heloise.” With scores of matches played at New- haven and Boulogne. Compiled by E. J. Golding for private circulation, 1890. Attewell (William). His Cricket Career. By C. H. Richards. Id. Nottingham, 1891. Audley End Cricket Club, 1843. [Mentioned by Arthur Haygartli, and probably a book of scores for the season.J Australasia, Cricketers’ Guide for. Three issues, 1856-57, 1857-58, 1858-59. [The first number was collected and edited jointly by Biers and Fairfax, the last two issues being pro­ duced by W. Fairfax, Melbourne, 1857-1859. The complete set in good condition is exceedingly rare, and probably worth five guineas.] Australasia, Cricketers’ Register for. Two issues, 1861-6*2, 1863-64. Edited by W. J. Hammersley. Is. Australasian Office. [Like the above, very difficult to meet with, especially in this country. An Australian gentle­ man once informed me that there was also an issue for 1862-63, but the information was never verified. Worth one guinea each.] Australasian Cricketing Handbook. (See Ironside, F. J.) Australia : Australians in England. See :— An Australian Cricketer on Tour. “ Argus.” Australian Cricketers, 1882. Australian Cricket Team of 1893. Australian Team of 1896. Australian Team of 1899. Australian Team in England, 1902. Australians in England, 1882. Australians in England, 1884. Australians in England, 1896. Cricket Form at a Glance. Eleventh Australian Team. Eleventh Australian Tour. England v. Australia at the Wickets. Fourth Australian Cricket Team in England. Ninth Australian Team. Seventh Australian Team. Tenth Australian Team. Tenth Australian Tour. Third Australian Team. Twelfth Australian Tour. [The above books deal with the various tours, and not test matches only. For these see “ England v. Australia,” “ Test Matches,” etc.] Australia, English Teams in. See :— Bringing Back the Ashes. Cricket Across the Seas. How We Recovered the Ashes. Maclaren’s English Cricket Team in Australia. M.O.O. Tour in Australia. Queensland. Shaw and Shrewsbury’s Team in'Australia. St. lvo and the Ashes. Stoddart’s Team in Australia, 1894-5. Stoddart’s Team in Australia, 1897-8. Trip to Australia. Warner’s English Cricket Team in Australia. With Stoddart’s Team in Australia. Australia. “ Old Times.” A magazine which existed only four months. [The articles on Old Time Cricket in Australia were contributed by F. J. Ironside, H. Hilliard and A. L. Park. 1903.] Australian Cricket. A Weekly Record of the Game. Existed only eighteen weeks; the first number appearing September 10th, 1896, and the last January 7tb, 1897. 3d. Sydney. {Edited jointly by C. T. B. Turner and J. A. Dobbie, and managed by W. C. Perkins, son of the late secretary of the M.O.C. Financially the venture was a failure, and on its demise all unsold copies were destroyed, which makes it somewhat difficult to secure a complete set. Valued from 12s. to 15s.] Australian Cricket Annual. Three issues. 1896, 1897 and 1898. Edited by John C. Davis. George Robertson and Co., Mel­ bourne. Is. [Like most Australian cricket annuals this publi­ cation had a short existence. Copies can still be obtained.] Australian Cricket and Cricketers. (See Moody, Clarence.) Australian Cricket Record (See Fitzpatrick, j .) Australian Cricket Team. (See Stanton, Henry V. L.) Australian Cricket Team, The Doings of the Fourth. Is. Illustrated. “ Cricket Press,” London. 1884. Australian Cricketers, The. Account of their Tour and Matches. 3d. H. Etherington, London. 1882. [This edition is very scarce, though for information it is not to be compared with the books on the same tour issued by Mr. Charles F. Pardon or the “ Cricket Press.”] Australian Cricketers’ Annual. (SeeConway.) Australian Cricketers’ Guide. (See Boyle and Scott.) Australian Cricketers’ Guide for 1870-71. Edited by T. W. Wills, and published by J. and A. McKinlay, Melbourne. [Another issue for the season 1874-75 has recently been discovered. Both volumes are rare and probably worth 7s. 6d. each.] Australian Cricketers’ Tour, 1877-78. (See “ Argus.” ) Australian Eleven in England, The. Great Match for the Championship, England v. Australia at the Oval, 1882. Boyle and Scott, Melbourne. [I have never heard of a second copy of this pamphlet, which was apparently printed for private distribution.] Australian and English Cricketers of 1905. Sketchy Bits. Illustrated. Id. Lon­ don, 1905. Australian Players. (See Moody, Clarence.) Australian Team of 1896. (See Stanton, Henry, V. L.) Australian Team of 1899. (See Pautelow, J. N.) Australian Team in England. (See Billing- ham, Sidney.) Australian Team in England, The Third, 1882. Portraits. 6d. “ Cricket Press,” London. [Out of print, but not worth more than 3s. 6>d.] Australians in England, The, 1882. (See Pardon, Charles F.) Australians in England, The, 1884. (See Pardon, Charles F.) Australians in England, The, 1896. (See “ J. J. B ” ) Australia. See also: — Beeston (R. D.) Bohemians’ C.C. Brodie (J. C!) City and Suburban Cricket Association) Cricket Across the Seas. (Warner, T. F.) Cricketers’ Almanack (Goodfellow and Ilele) Cricketers’ Guide and Annual (Frearson) England v. Australia (various) Forbes (D. G.) Hedley (Harry) Illawarra Ironside (F. J.) Melbourne 0.0. Moody (Clarence) New South Wales Norwood C.O. Our Cricketers Queensland Ranjitsinhji (Prince) St. George’s Cricket Association South Melbourne O.C. Sydney University Cricket Calendar Test Matches Thompson (J. B.) Trip to Australia Victorian Sporting Record Wliitridge (W. O.) With Bat and Ball World of Cricket Ayres’ Cricket Companion. (See Weir,W. R.) Banks (J.). Cricketers’ Handbook. N.D. Barbadps Cricketers’ Annual. Edited by J. Wynfred Gibbons. Yearly from 1895. Is. Guardian Office, Barbados. [The early issues of this valuable annual are difficult to obtain, notwithstanding the fact that it is a modern publication. The first number was sold out within a few weeks of publication, and it was only through the ransacking of one of the Govern­ ment offices that the writer was enabled to complete his set. Worth two guineas per set.] Barbados. See also :— Bowen (O. P.) | West Indies. • Price (A. B:) Bardswell (Miss Emily). “ Played On.” Id. London, N.D. [This little pamphlet was issued a few years back. The authoress is an aunt of the Uppingham, Oxford and Lancashire amateur.] Barlow (R. G.). On Batting, Bowling and Wicket-keeping. Eight plates. Geo. G. Bussey, London. N.D. Barnes, William. By C. H. Richards. 2d. Nottingham, 1894. Barrie (J. M.). (See Cricket.) Bartholomeusz (P. L.). Handbook to Ceylon Cricket. Annual. First issue 1901. Times of Ceylon Office, Colombo. One rupee. The issue for 1904was published by Capper and Sons at 2 rupees. [Copies may still be obtained at the published prices.] {To be continued.) N A T I V E G U A N O . ■REST and CHEAPEST MANURE for LAWNS, *-> CRICKET and TENNIS GROUNDS and all Vegetables, Fruits, and Flowers. Price, £ 3 10s. per ton in bags; 2 ton lots carriage paid. Lots under 10 cwt., 4/- per cwt. at works. A 1 cwt. bag sent carriage paid to any station in England on receipt of P.O. for 5/-. Extracts from recent reports: W. A. WOOF, Member M.C.C. Staff, Glo’ster County XI., and now Cricket Coach, Cheltenham College, October 1st, 1904.—“ I have great pleasure in strongly recommending your noted ‘ Native Guano.’ For cricket grounds, tennis courts, bowling greens, it has no equal. 1 have used it for years on Cheltenham College Grounds with splendid results.” C. Kidman (Cheltenham).—“ A great success on cricket and tennis lawns” E. Bradshaw (Bolsover).—“ I can recommend it highly for cricket grounds and general garden crops.” Orders to the Native Guano Co., Ltd., 29, New Bridge Street, London, E.C., where Testimonials, &c., may be obtained. Agents wanted. JOHN WISDEN’ S CRICKETERS’ ALIVJAflACK For 1906. Edited by SYDNEY H. PARDON T H E Record of First=Class Cricket. Being the ONLY Publication giving the full Scores and Bowling Analyses of every first-class Cricket Match. Price 1/- Post Free, 1/4. CONTAINS :--- Mr.R.A.H.Mitchell—an appreciation by Lord Harris; Five Cricketers of the Y e a r J . Vine, L. G. Wright, D. Denton, W. Lees, and G. J. Thompson; Public School Cricket by Capt. W. J. Seton, and the Australian Tour. N ow R ead y. 21, CRANBOURN ST., LONDON, W.C. "CRICKET” VOLUMES, 1905. 8 6 ) post free 9 /- . Handsomely bound in dark green cloth, with lettering in gold. Cloth Cases for binding Cricket, 2 / - each. Post free, 2 / 3 . “ C rioket ” O ffices , 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C. Printed and Published for the Proprietor by M erritt & H atcher , L td ., 167,168 and 169, Upper Thames Street, London, E.O., Jan. 25th