Cricket 1906

376 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 30, 1906. Cricket: JOHNWISDEN&GO. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the Principal Counties and Clubs through­ out the world with their well-known M a r v e llo u s T e s t im o n y . The Inns 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 speak in praise of your “ Special C row n ” 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 r w ic k W . A rm strong . cn" - - 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 they gave every satisfaction. 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Sussex match. Nason was missed twice and Sussex lost Simms in the first over. S. F . B a r n e s , the o ld L ancashire p ro­ fessional, whose bow lin g has done 8" m uch to put Staffordshire at the head of the table in the M inor D ivision o f the O ounty Championship, was in fine form lastSaturday. The m atch was in theN orth Staffordshire and D istrict L eague, and Barnes’ all-rou n d cricket had a great deal to d o with P orth ill’ s victory over Leek. A s a m atter o f fact, be carried his bat through the innings for 76, and then dismissed Leek fo r 12 runs. Barnes, I m ay add, is a Staffordshire m an b y birth. H e was b i m at Sm ethw ick in 1873. I n last week’ s “ Gossip ” I referred to the possibility o f another visit o f the G entlem en o f Philadelphia to E ngland in 1907. I n ow see it announced that Messrs. P . H . Clark, E . M . C regar, and D r. J . A . Lester have been appointed a Comm ittee b y the A ssociated Cricket Clubs o f Philadelphia to consider the advisability o f sending a team to E n glan d n ex t summer. T h e Y o u n g Amateurs o f Surrey, who have fo r the last few years plaved a brief series o f matches against Surrey clubs in Septem ber, w ith W . T . Graburn, the C ounty’s o ld cricket instructor, as their guide, philosopher and friend, are again to the fore w ith a card o f six matches, comm encing on M on d a y next. This time m ore im portant affairs w ill deprive them o f the sage counsel and leadership o f their old skipper. H is place w ill be filled b y the O ld B ugbeian, T revor B ow ring, whose all-rou n d cricket has been o f such service to Surrey’s Second X I . this season. T hk six engagem ents which form the programm e a r e :— SEPTEMBER. 3. Mitcham, v. Mitcham. 4. Sutton, v. Nork Park. 5. Sutton, v. Sutton. 6. Guildford, v. Guildford. 7. Merton, v. Merton. 11. East Dulwich, v. Brixton Wanderers. T h e N ew Y o rk E leven ju st m anaged to avoid an actual defeat in their match w ith Philadelphia, played at Staten Island on J u ly 19. The N ew Yorkers did w ell to g et rid o f a stron g side o f