Cricket 1906

470 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. D e c. 20, 1906. j i m msici i ci. .CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the Principal Counties and Clubs through­ out the world with their well-known M a rve llo u s Te s tim on y . The Inna 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 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 a r w 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 halls used in the Test Matches, andtheygaveevery satisfaction. 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 “ 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 o e D a r lin g , Australian XI. Fromthe EveningStandard&St. James's Gazette. 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 runnin g in to fetch the desired brand. The desired brand was a JohnWisden & Co.’s “ SPECIAL CROWN.” F. 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 o e D a r lin g . The Halh to be used in Test Matches are now settled. W I8DKIT8 are the only m*k - p.--mi sible. P ro m D ea lers a ll o v e r The w o r li1 -! 1 -’ 21, C ra n b o u m S t.. W a d o n , W.C. C ity i< U I> : B B IB T F llK * 00 .. CHBAPSIDB C RIOKET CHALLENGE.—Derrick Wanderers C.O. (strong) have open May 25th (away). Second team (medium), June 1st, 29th, August 17th (away), good private grounds only, and August 31st (home, Blackheath).—! ’.T. E vans, 52, Mark Lane,E.C NOTICE TO OUR READERS. Six numbers are published during the Winter, from October to March inclusive, as follows:— No. 737.—THURSDAY, OCT. 25. No. 738.—THURSDAY, NOV. 29. No. 739.—THURSDAY, DEC. 20. No. 740.—THURSDAY, JAN. 31. No. 741.—THURSDAY, FEB. 28. No. 742.—THURSDAY, MARCH 28. The above series sent post free to any part of the world for Is. 3d. All communications to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY, DEC. 20 th , 1906. $a\)tlton ^osstp ♦ The abstract and brief chronicle of the time — Eamle A t the Annual General Meeting of the Somerset County C.C., held at Taunton on the 1st inst., under the Presidency of the Rt. Hon. Sir Spencer Ponsonby- Fane, G.C.B., a loss of £926 in the year’s working was announced. In order to curtail expenses in future it was decided to reduce the professional staff, whilst an endeavour was to be made to work off the existing debt by means of a Bazaar. Although the County would next season lack the services of Messrs. H. Martyn and S. M. J. Woods, Mr. L. C. H. Palairet, who hoped to be able to play regularly, has promised to captain the team. A l l Cricket readers will be delighted <0 hear that the historic Bat,,and Ball Ground at Gravesend is, after all, to be retained for the purposes of sport. It having become known that the ground was about to fall into the hands of the builder, a town’s meeting was held, and the purchase money (£5,000) was almost subscribed before the meeting ended. W a lt e r L ees and G. W. Ayres have been made life-governors of the Rich­ mond Royal Hospital in recognition of many years’ sarvice in connection with the annual cricket match arranged at Richmond by Mr. W. G. Eist, the King’s Bargemaster. A t the Annual General Meeting of the Devon County C.C., held at Exeter at the beginning of the month, it was announced that the membership had increased from 480 to 607, and that, although the credit balance was reduced from £125 to £22, the reserve had been raised from £100 to £208. The Earl of Devon was electedPresident for the year. F or their Fourteenth Annual Tour, in June next, the Devon and Somerset Wanderers have decided to visit the Fylde District of Lancashire, making their headquarters at the Hotel Metro- pole at Blackpool. Their fixtures will be as follows June 20, v. Preston. „ 21, 22, v. Blackpool. „ 24,25, v. Limbrick. „ 26, v. Lytham. „ 27, 28, v. Leyland. „ 29, v. Garstang. During their last thirteen tours the Wanderers have played 80 matches, winning 45, losing 24 and drawing 11. They have visited the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Man (twice), the Channel Islands (twice), Somerset, North Wales, the Eastern Counties, the Lake District and North Lancashire, Holland, Ireland, France and East Yorkshire. The following is the programme arranged for the Marylebone Team now in New Zealand :— Taranaki at Auckland, December 7th and 8th; Auckland. December 14th, 15th and 17th; Wanganui, December 21st and 22nd; Wellington, December 25th, 26th and 27th ; Canterbury, December 29th, 31st and January 1st; Otago, January 4th, 5th and 7th; Westland (at Greymouth), January 11th, 12th, and 14th; Nelson, January 18th. and 19th; Auckland, January 25th, 26th and 28th; Canterbury, February 1st, 2nd and 4th; Otago, February 8th, 9th and 11th; Wellington, February 15th, 16th and 18th; Wairarapa (at Masterton), February 19th and 20th; Hawke’s Bay (at Napier), February 22nd and 23rd ; New Zealand (at Christchurch), February 28th, March 1st and 2nd; New Zealand (at Wellington), March 7th, 8th and 9th. L ord Plttnket, the Governor of New Zealand, has offered a shield for competi­ tion at cricket by the N.Z. provinces. The New Zealand Cricket Council has accepted the offer. I n scoring 200 notout forWest Christ­ churchagainstSt. Albans, atChristchurch, On October 6th, H . B. Lusk beatthe record for a senior match in Canterbury, the previous best being 194 by R. Barry for the Midland against Sydenham C.O. Last season H. B. Lusk played for Auck­ land province and for NewZealand. He has taken apositon on the teaching staff of Christ’s College, and since his arrival in Christchurch has won the golf cham­ pionship. P a rticu la rs of a score of 200 come to us from Tasmania. The match was one between Rokeby and Claremont for the Cameron Shield, and took place on October 20th. After dismissing Clare­ mont for 108, Rokeby scared 460 of which W. Richardson, who retired, con­ tributed 210.