Cricket 1908

104 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r il 30, 19 0 8 . H. GRADIDGE And SONS, AXanufacturers o f all Requisites for Cricket, Lawn Tennis, Racquets, Hockey, Football, and all British Sports. PATENTEES AND SOLE MAKERS OF T 11 E Used by- all the Leading Players. Made in Men's, Small Men’s, or College, 6, 5, 4, & 3 8iZ68. P r i c e L i s t s F r e e 0 1 1 A p p l i c a t i o n . O f all First=Class Outfitters and Dealers. 1 Reblading a Speciality, Factory; Artillery Place, WOOLWICH. IMPORTANT NOTICE. Commencing with the Spring number of “ C r i c k e t ” the price of the journal was permanently altered to ONE PENNY. The paper will continue to be conducted on the lines which have proved so successful during the past 26 } ears. With the Spring issue was presented to all readers the usual SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET, containing the revised First-Class Fixtures, with Portraits of tome of the leading players of the day. THE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, post free, to all parts o f the w orld is 3/9 per annum . The Subscription for the 24 Summ er Numbers on ly 3/-, payable in advance. Subscribers w ho have prepaid at the old rate w ill have their subscriptions adjusted] accordin g to the new terms. C r i c k e t : A W E E K LY RECORD OF THE GAME. 168 , UPPER THAMES STREET. LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY, APR IL 30TH, 1908. Pavilion Gossip. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time. —Ha mint Mr. I I enry D udley G resham L evf . son - G o w e r , fourth surviving son of the late Mr. Granville Leveson-Gower, of Titsey Place, Surrey, and of the Hon. Mrs. Leve­ son-Gower, was married on Thursday last at St. George’s, Hanover Square, to Enid, elder daughter of the late Mr. R. S. B. Hammond-Chambers, K.C., the officiating clergy being the D ean of Hereford, the Rev. F. A. G. Leveson-Gower, and the Rev. F. Parnell. Mr. H. B. Chinnery acted as best man, and the Surrey County C.C. was represented by Mr. W. Findlay. As the result of his accident at the Oval two days before, the bridegroom carried his left arm in a sling. The honeymoon is being spent at the residence of the Hon. Eustace and Mrs. Fiennes, at Swansea. So good a response has been made to the appeal on behalf of the A. O. Jones Testimonial Fund that subscriptions to the amount of ^700 have already been pro­ mised. Offices: 168 Upper Thames St., London, E.C. By the death of the Hon. and Rev. E. V. Bligh an interesting link with the past has been severed. Born in 1829, he could well recall his uncle, General the Hon. E. Bligh, perhaps the finest batsman the family ever produced, who played either with or against such pioneers of the game as Beldham, the Walkers, Lambert, Ayl- ward, David Harris, Fennex, John Wells, Boxall, John Ring, the Earl of Winchil- sea, and John Small, sen., as well as several other Hambledon men. It is to be regretted that he never penned his remi­ niscences, for, as I have good reason to know, having at various times received letters from him, he was a most entertain­ ing writer. His Former Kent Cricket is quite a small publication, but fortunate in­ deed are those who possess it, for copies are exceedingly scarce. A t the Victoria Assembly Rooms, Mar­ ket Hill, Cambridge, on Thursday last, J. B. Hobbs was presented by his Cambridge friends with a gold watch, suitably in­ scribed, as a token of regard. Mr. J. H. Widdicombe, President of the Cambridge Cricket Association, made the presenta­ tion, and among those present were the Mayor of Cambridge (Mr. H. G. Whib- ley) and Major Oliver Papworth, the Hon. Secretary of the County C.C. A t the Annual General Meeting of the Surrey County C.C., at the Oval on Thursday afternoon next, Lord Alverstone, the President, will move :— “ That the members of the Club ap­ prove of an annuity of £100 a year from January 1st, 1908, for Mrs. Alcock, during the pleasure of the Committee.” Mr. A. M. Latham will move that Rule III. be amended to read as follows :— “ The Committee shall consist of the ex- oflficio members, the Captain of the County Eleven for the time being, and 24 mem­ bers of the Club, one-third of whom shall retire at each Annual Meeting by rotation, and shall not be eligible for re-election until the Annual Meeting next following. The quorum of a Meeting of the Com­ mittee shall be seven. The names of can­ didates for the Commit lee shall be for­ warded to the Secretary by the 14th of April in each year, and such names shall be inserted in the Annual Report and for­ warded to each Member.” The Rule, as it at present stands, permits the retiring members of the Committee to be at once eligible for re-election. D uring 1907 the Surrey County C.C. made a profit of ^1,535 6s. 4d. The South African matches proved very remunerative, and the August Bank-Holiday fixture with Notts realised ^1,391 os. 4d., exclusive of receipts from stands. Subscriptions and entrance fees amounted to ^5,234 is. T here is, I am glad to hear, a con­ siderable improvement in the condition of Abel, who is now practically convalescent. I n conversation with a representative ot Reuter’s Agency, Mr. Abe Bailey, discus­ sing the triangular cricket scheme, said :— It can be taken as an assured fact that these contests will take place. There is no reason to suppose that Australia will not accept the invitation, as from a financial and cricket stand­ point it is sure to be more beneficial to Australia than any periodical visit, be­ sides which it is only an experiment, and if not successful will be discontinued. It will be a pity not to have the triangular contests, as interest in the scheme has been aroused in cricket circles all over the world. I may say that many people in South Africa have postponed their visit to Europe this year so that they can witness the best cricket the world can produce next year in England. We in South Africa appreciate the spirit in which the M.C.C. and the counties have met the suggestion of a tri­ angular contest, no doubt realising tho great importance from an Imperial point of view of such contests. It is necessary that an Imperial cricket conference shall be held next year, and that all details as to the future carrying-out of the game shall be thoroughly threshed out. A g o o d deal has been heard recently con­ cerning Mr. Abe Bailey’s intention of pre­ senting a handsome trophy in connection with the suggested Tournament in this country next year between England, South Africa, and Australia. The Athletic News