Cricket 1906

A p r i l 12, 1906 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 61 THE CATALOGUE OF CRICKET L ITERATURE . By A lfred D. T a y l o r . (Continuedfrompage .39) Cricketers’ Guyed. (See Sapte, W.) Cricketers’ Handbook. Banks (J.), 6d. Manchester. Two issues, 1865-66. Cricketers’ Handbook. (See Clarke, W. M.) Cricketers’ Handbook. A complete Guide to Field Sports in general. By a member of the M.C C. Id. W. G. Kerton, London, 1852. [Now somewhat rare, but probably not worth more than 2s.] Cricketer’s Handbook, Tbe. Robert Tyas, London. 1838. Another edition 1841. [This little hook, which contains an engraving of Lord’s, is exceedingly rare. The first issue is honestly worth one guinea.] Cricketers’ Herald. A Journal. 1884. [A journal, bearing the above title, existed for a short time in the north of England. No particulars obtainable.] Cricketer’s Manual. (See Box, Charles.) Cricketer’s Note Book, A. By an Old Cricketer. Anecdotes andReminiscences. David Boyne, London, 1881. [Not worth more than a few shillings.] Cricketer’s Note Book. (See Wisden.) Crieketer’s Own Register. 1865. Cricketers’ Pocket Companion. J. Vincent and Son, London. N.D. Cricketers’ Portrait Gallery. 1903. Cricketer’s Register. (See Australasia.) Cricketer’ s Vade Mecum. 1881. Cricketing Record of Major Warton’s Tour in South Africa, 1888-9. Charles Cox, Port Elizabeth. 1889. [This volume is entirely out of print, and very difficult to meet with. A copy is honestly worth 12s. 6d.] Cricketing Reminiscences and Personal Recollections. (See “ W. G.” ) Cricketing Saws and Stories. (See Hutchin­ son, Horace G.) Cricketing Sketch of A. G. Steel. (See Lodge, P. Y.) Crickety Cricket. (See Moffat, Douglas.) Criquet. London, N.D. Critic Cricket Guide. 1892. Crotches and Foibles. (See Bligh, Hon. Arthur.) Crowhurst (Ernest H.) and MacOwen (Arthur H.). English Cricketers in America, 1891. An illustrated souvenir of the visit of Lord Hawke’ s team. American Athletic Pub. Co., Philadelphia, 1891. [Valued at 7s. 6d.] Curiosities of Cricket. From the Earliest Records to the Present Time. By an Old Cricketer. (A. L. Ford). Private circulation. Only25 copies printed. 1897. [Like most books printed for private circulation, the above is exceedingly rare, and is worth a couple of guineas.] Curiosities of First-classCricket. (See Ashley- Cooper, F. S.) Daft’s Guide to County Cricket. Id. Not­ tingham, N.D. Daft (Richard). Hintson Cricket. Illus­ trated. 6d. J. W . Arrowsmith, Bristol, N.D. Daft (Richard). Kingsof Cricket. Remi­ niscences and Anecdotes. Illustrated. With an Introduction by Andrew Lang. 3s. 6d. J. W. Arrowsmith, Bristol, N.D. Several editions; also edition de luxe, 150 copies, £2 2s. Daily Chronicle Cricket Guide. (See “ Lines­ man.” ) Dale (Bernard). Some Statistics of Cricket, or the Influence of the Weather on the Wicket. Is. George Berridge, London, N.D. [This publication was never actually on the market. Worth 2s. 6d.] Daniell (A. E.). (See Northamptonshire Cricket Annual.) Davis (John 0.). (See Australian Cricket Annual.) Davis (John C.). Mainly about International Cricket in Sydney. Official Souvenir of Warner’s English Cricket Team in Aus­ tralia, 1903-4. Is. New South Wales Bookstall Co., 1904. Davis (John C.). Official Souvenir of Mac- Laren’s English Cricket Team in Aus­ tralia, 1901-2. Illustrated. Is. New South Wales Bookstall Co., 1902. DeLugo(A. Benitez). A Summary of Surrey Cricket, 1844-1899. Issued for private circulation. Madrid. 1900. [Of the three books compiled by A Benitez de Lugo this is perhaps the most difficult to meet with. They are valued at one guinea each.] De Lugo (A. Benitez). Surrey at the Wicket, 1844-1887. Private circulation. Madrid. 1888. De Lugo (A Benitez). The Surrey Cham­ pion. A complete record of W . W. Read’sperformances, 1873-1894. Limited to 100 copies. Madrid. 1895. Demon Eleven, The. (See Igglesden, Charles.) Denison (W.) The Cricketers’ Companion. Four annual issues, 1844-1847. 2s. 6d. London. [The 1844 issue was published by W. Clement, that for 1845 by Sherwood & Co., and the remaining two issues by Simpkin, Marshall! & Co. There were two editions'of the first issue, the second containing the laws of the game as altered on June 3rd, 1844. In originalcovers the set should realise four guineas.] Denison (W.) Sketches of the Players. 2s. Simpkin, Marshall & Co., London. 1846. [Another rare item, and generally sold in conjunc­ tion with the Companion. Worth one guinea. In reply to a remark that his (Denison’s) knowledge of the game was limited, because be obtained so few runs, Mi%Denison retorted: “ The dislocation of an elbow, met with at cricket, an impaired vision, arising not merely from surgical operations, for I have had eleven on one eye, and but an average of bed of not quite /our hours per night for 26 years, are somewhat calculated to spoil a man’s batting.”] Denison (W. E.) Observations on the Proposed Alteration of the Law of L.B.W. Private circulation. 1900. Derby. (See Notts and Derby). Derby County Boomerang. Published daily during the Derbyshire County Cricket Club Bazaar, April, 1902. E. M. Pike, Derby. [Of no value.] Derbyshire Cricket Annual. Edited by E. Elliott and T. Thornhill. Yearly from 1885 to 1893. 2d. Bewley and Roe, Derby. [A complete set of these little guides is very rarely met with ; it is worth at least from 15s. to 20s ] Derbyshire Cricket Club, History of the. (See Piper, Walter T.) Derbyshire Cricket Guide. Edited by L. G. Wright and Walter T. Piper. Yearly from 1896. 2d. Bacon and Hudson, Derby. [The earlier issues are out of print, and a set would probably realise 6s.] Descriptive Catalogue of the Unique Collec­ tion of Cricket Trophies exhibited in aid of the Sussex C.C.C. Bazaar, 1894. [Worth 4s.] Descriptive Catalogue of the Unique Collec­ tion of Cricket Trophies’ exhibited in aid of the Worcestershire C.C.C., 1903. [Valued at 3s.] [Catalogues of cricket books for disposal scarcely come under this heading, though some interesting specimens, from a collector’s point of view, have been issued during the past decade by Messrs. Pad- wick, Gaston, Maurice, Rob, Taylor, etc.] Descriptive Key to Mason’s National Print of a Cricket Match between Sussex and Kent, 1849. Issued only to purchasers of the Artist’s Proof (Indian paper, £8 8s.). Brighton, 1849. [This pamphlet is of great value to collectors, and is exceedingly rare. In addition to the key, biogra­ phies of all the players depicted in the print are given. A perfect copy should be worth at least three guineas.] Dewar (William). The Cricket Annual. Existed only one year. Full page illus­ trations. 2s. Frank Fawcett, Driffield, 1892. Disney (T.). Cricket Lyrics. 6d. Digby, Long and Co., London, N.D. Dowsett’s Guide to County Cricket. Id. Hastings, 1902. Driver (Thomas). The Register of Cricket for Hingham. Matchett, Stepheson and Matchett, Norwich, 1844. [A rare little pamphlet. Worth one guinea.] Drummond (Henry). Baxter’s Second In­ nings. Is. 6d. Hodder and Stoughton, London. Three editions. 1892-1895. Duncombe (Rev. J.) Surry Triumphant, or the Kentish Men’s Defeat. A Ballad. J. Johnson, London. 1773. [This old poem is now difficult to meet with, and is worth a couple of guineas.] Durham Cricket Handbook. , Id. Fletcher and Speight, Bury. Annually from 1886. Duthoit (W.) Yorkshire Cricketers’ Guide for 1878. Only year of issue. Portrait of E. Lockwood. 6<L Leeds. 1878. [Out of print, but not worthmore than2s.] “ Dux.” (See Trevor, Capt. Philip.) Early Cricket in Ireland. (See Samuels, Arthur.) Echoes From Old Cricket Fields. (See Gale, Frederick.) Edenfield Cricket Club. 1888. Members only. Eleventh Australian Team. Portraits and Biographies. Id. Wright and Co., London. 1902. Eleventh Australian Tour, The. Particulars, portraits and biographies. Id. Cricket Office, London. 1902. Ellis (B.) Charterhouse Records. With full scores and bowling analyses. 1850-1890. [Valued at 5s.] Elliott (E.) See Derbyshire CricketAnnual.) Empire’s Cricketers, The. (See Tayler, Chevallier.) England t . Combined Australia. Illustrated Official Souvenir. 6d. Sydney. 1897. England t . Australia. See:— Ashley-Cooper, F.S. Campbell, R. H. Famous Anglo-Austra- lian Cricket Matches. Pentelow, J. N. History of the Test Matches’ Test Matches. “ Umpire.” England v. Australia at the Wicket. Com­ piled by George Brumfitt and Joseph I. Kirby. Is. Ilkley, Yorks. 1887. English Cricketers in America. (See America) English Cricketers in America. (See Crow­ hurst, Emest H.) English Cricketers in Australia. (See Aus­ tralia.) English Cricketers at Barbados. (See Price, A. B.) English Cricketers in the West Indies. (See Bowen, C. B.) English Cricketers’ Trip to Canada and the United States. (See Lillywhite, F.) English Game of Cricket. (See Box, Charles.) Epps (W.) (See An Account of.)