Cricket 1906

CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OT" THE GAME. A u g . 9, 1906. JillWISDEHICl. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the Principal Counties and Clubs through­ out the worla with their well-known H. GRAD1DGE & SONS, M a n u f a c t u r e r s of all Requisites for C r ick e t , L aw n Tenn is , R a cq u e t s , Footba ll, and all B ritish Sports. PATENTEES AND SOLE MAKERS OF THE M a rve llou s Tes tim ony . The Inns of Court Hotel, 18th Sept., 1905. Messrs. John Wisden & Co., London. Dear Sirs,—Before leaving for home, I should like to hear testimony to the Bats you supplied me with and which I have used nearly all the tour. I must also speakinpraise 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 a rw ic k W. A rm strong . 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, andtheygaveeverysatisfaction. 1J_Wa also used your “ Special Crown” Balls in nearly all our matches, and 1 must say that they are the hest 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 “ 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, J ob D a r l in 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 JohnWisden &Co.’s “ SPECIAL CROWN.” !•'. S. Jackson has agreed to your “ Special Crown ” Balls being used in 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, J oe D a k l in o . The Balls to be used in Test Matches are now settled. WIdDEN’ S are the only makes permissible. F rom D ea lers a ll o v er tb e w o rld , and 21 , C ra n b on ra S t.. L ondon , W .C . City 1 <«D(S I BBIBTFIMX * CO., CHEAP 8 IDE ¥ the fast bowling of Badcock, but he soon gained oonfidence, and, with the last man as his partner, he made two 6’s and two 4’s in an over from Langford. Let us hope that he will not follow the advice which is sure to be given him, that the one object in a batsman’s life is to wait, wait, wait for the loose b ill—a system which has been the ruin of many a fine natural hitter. I n the first innings of a strong team of I Zingari, at Garboldisham Park, last week, Gibson, the Norfolk player, took all ten wickets for Garboldisham Manor at a cost of 35 runs. It will be seen from the accompanying score of the innings that he had some good men against him. His first three wickets were taken with successive balls, his victims being A. J. L. Hill, C. H. Eyre and A. C. Watson :— I Z ingari . Used by all the Leading Players. Price Lists Free on Application. Of all First=Class Outfitters and Dealers. F a c t o r y , ARTILLERY PLACE. WOOLWICH, Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, UPPERTHAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. A. J. L. Hill, b G ibson ........................13 C. H. Eyre, c Oolbeck, b Gibson ... 12 A. C. Watson, b Gibson .................. 0 Major R. M. Poore, b Gibson ........19 Capt. A. D. Legarde, not out ........39 T. G. Scott, c Lee, b Gibson .......... 0 R. Lee, c Tod, b Gibson ................. 1 C. Harding, b Gibson ... ........... ... 0 Capt. Colville, b Gibson ................. 6 Col. Kitson, c Hopley, b Gibson ... 1 Capt. S. Hill, b G ibson......................... 0 Extras ......................................... 4 Total .......................95 I t will be seen from the above score that Major Poore, the Hampshire cricketer, who has been out of the county team since the beginning of the season because of an accident, was playing for I Zingari. In the second innings he made 90. For the other side L. G. Colbeck, the Cambridge Blue, made 99 in the first innings. T h e West Indians have not had an entirely satisfactory tour, as far as the result of their matches are concerned, but they can at least congratulate themselves that they dismissed a strong Yorkshire team at Harrogate last week for 50 runs in about an hour and a quarter. The heroes of this feat were Ollivierre, who took seven wickets for 23, and Smith, who took three wickets for the same number of runs. Hirst and Haigh were not playing for Yorkshire, but, on the other hand, Ernest Smith and T. L. Taylor were in the team. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9rH, 1906. $a\)titon ^osstp. The abstract and brief chronicle o£ the time — Hnnle W. L. C r o w e , a master at the Worcester Grammar School, made his first appear­ ance in county cricket for Worcestershire against Hampshire last week, and scored 78and 37. He seems to be a most promis­ ing batsman, who is as yet not afraid to hit, although whether a course of county cricket will make him as fearful of letting himself go as the majority of batsmen are at the present time, remains to be seen. In his first innings he was very much at sea for a time against I t is pleasant to find, on the authority of the Irish Field, that the interest which is taken in the matches between the Leinster and Phoenix Club is still as great as ever. Thus, referring to the latest match between the two teams, the Irish paper says:— That the game proved of interest to many was evident by the immense concourse that were spectators, both in the enclosure and around the rails. Every stroke was followed by the crowd, who were impartial in their applause, recognising merit when shown. Before leaving the matter the keenness shown by both teams in their effort to do their utmost may be remarked, a keenness carried out well all through the game, but happily never to the loss of good feeling and fellow­ ship.