Cricket 1906

248 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. J uly 5, 1906. JOW WISH! i CO. CRICKET BALL MAKERS , 8 npply all the Principal Counties and Clubs through­ out the world with their well-known M a r v e l l o u s T e s t im o n y . The In n s of Court Hotel, 18th Sept., 1905. Messrs. John Wisden & Co., London. Dear Sirs,—Before leaving for home, I should like to bear testimony to the Bats you supplied me with and which I have used nearly all the tour. I must also speakin praise of your “ Special Crown ” Cricket Balls, which, of course, we have used in all the Tests and many other Matches, they are less hard on the hands, in my opinion, than any other make.—Yours faithfully, W arwick W . A rmstrong . S.S. “ China,” 18th, Sept., 1905. Messrs. John Wisden & Co. Dear Sirs,—During the tour of the 1905 Australian Eleven, your “ Special Crown ” Cricket Balls were the only balls used in the Test Matches, and theygaveeverysatisfaction. We also used your “ Special Crown” Balls in nearly all our matches, and 1 must say that they are the best Balls in the market, being less severe on the hands and bats than other balls, besides lasting as well, nothing but your “ Special Crown ” Balls are used in the International and Inter-State Matches in Australia, and we find them in every way suitable to our hard grounds. All the members of the 1905 Australian XI. used your u Crawford Exceller ” Bats, and we all like them better than any other bat in the market on account of the handle you put in them.—Yours sincerely, Joe D arlin g , Australian XI. Fromthe EveningStandard&St. James'sGazette. Monday, May 29th, 1905. AUSTRALIANS OBJECT TO THE BALL. A slight delay occurred at the start, as the Australians would not use the ball provided, Darling returned to the pavilion where Jack­ son met him, Jones taking out the new ball, which also was rejected, Noble running in to fetch the desired brand. The desired brand was a John Wisden & Co.’s “ SPECIAL CROWN.” F. S. Jackson has agreed to your “ Special Crown ” Balls being usedin all the five Tests. There were not any of yours here, so we lent them three until they received some from you.—Yours very sincerely, Joe D arlin g. The Balia to be used in 'lest Matches are now settled WIdDBN *8 are thi* only make* p«rmi' 8 ible. F ro m D ea lers a ll ov e r the w orld , and 2 1 , C ra n bou rn S t.. L on d on . W .G. City L frn t* ; BBIBTFUK * 00.. CHEAPSIDE. H. GRAD1DGE & SONS, Manufacturers o f all Requisites for Cricket, Lawn Tennis, R acque ts , Football, and all British Sports. PATENTEES AND tiOLI MAiiEl;. OF THI Price Lists Iree on Application. Of all First=Class Outfitters and Dealers. Factory, ARTILLERYPLACE. WOOLWICH, Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, L0N00.1, E.C. THURSDAY, JULY 6 t h , 1906. $atotlton <§osstp. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time — Hamle'. C a m b r id g e U n i v e r s i t y has in its time passed on a good many fine all­ round cricketers into Yorkshire cricket. Ashley Walker, R9v. H. M. Sims, Hon. P. 8. Jackson, T. L. Taylor, C. E. M. Wilson and E. R. Wilson may be men­ tioned amongst others. The present Cambridge captain, C . H. Eyre, is a York- shireman by residence at Sheffield, though born in Liverpool. Fairly successful in the Harrow Elevens of 1900, 1901 and 1902, he was tried as a Freshman at Cambridge in 1903, but failed to get his Blue. The next season, however, found him a regular member of the side, and one of his best scores (72) was against Yorkshire. Curiously enough, too, quite his best performance for the University was against his native county. This was in the middle of May last, and, indeed, his fine first innings of 153 out of a total of 312 laid the foundation of a success which some exceptionally effective bowl­ ing by P. R. May and G. G. Napier assured. W. S. B ir d , the Oxford captain, then in his second year, was the wicket-keeper of the very fine side Malvern College had in 1901, a side which many good judges thought to be the best Public School team of the year. How strong the eleven was may be judged from the fact that it included, in addition to W. S. Bird, such cricketers as W. H. B. Evans, A. P. Day, G. N. Foster, A. E. Worsley and E. L. Wright. His first year in the Oxford eleven was in 1904, so that his promotion to the captaincy has been rapid. After the Inter-University match of last season he kept wicket in several matches for Middlesex, and with distinct credit, prov­ ing himself in every way a capable under­ study for his captain, Gregor MacGregor. T he recent match between Cheltenham and Marlborough Colleges at Marl­ borough, it will be of interest to those who concern themselves specially about Public School cricket to know, is the fiftieth of the series of meetings between the schools. At present the advantage is with Cheltenham, who have won twenty- one games. Marlborough have been successful in seventeen, and the remain­ ing twelve have been unfinished. The good old Cheltenham cricket name of “ Oliver,” one may note with pleasure, was impressed, and in the second innings largely, on the score sheets of the recent match. S u g g e s t e d motto for Hair Restorer — “ Woolley again to the fore.” —Cricket Headline. I t must be some time since a Surrey County team has had its bowlers so severely punished as they were by the Cambridge batsmen on Saturday. Lees and J. N. Crawford were away it may be stated and Mr. Knox strained his side so badly that he had to retire —a great blow to the county, as he may not be able to play for a week or so. Still, M. W. Payne who, I believe, has a residential qualification for Surrey, gave the Oval crowd as fine a display of free cricket as as they have had for a loDg time, and his play all round the wicket showed infinite variety as well as power. I have, by the way, seen no reference to the exception- ally high rate of scoring throughout the match. In all, 1,051 runs were made for 32 wickets. On estimating the perform­ ance it must be remembered that no play was possible on the second day till nearly four o’clock, owing to rain.