Cricket 1910

J u l y 2 8 , 1 9 1 0 . CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. in ib i a y f lM C R IC K E T ® IMFBOVED MAKE- KEEP THEIR SHttPE-TftS f LONGER The construction of the Demon Drivers is fully described in The Evolution of a Cricket Bat, which may be obtained free upon applica­ tion. C A T A L O G U E U PO N A P P L IC A T IO N . [Bavikins & Co., Brighton. the Green, and it was impossible not to notice how small boys with cricket imple­ ments appeared almost to rise out of the ground and begin to practise. Close to me was a small party—three or four—whose oldest member could not have been more than five years of age. They seemed little more than babies, yet they batted and bowled with astonishing vigour. Once the ball trickled to my feet, and I picked it up and sent in a very slow underhand which the budding “ W. G.” pulled in most atrocious fashion amid jubilant cries of “ Four! ” from himself and his companions. I then resumed my perambulation of the ground, marvelling that four small children AT THE SIGN OF THE W ICKE T . By P. S. A sh ley -C oopek . On Saturday last I went to Mitcham and saw our Canadian visitors beat the local club after a rousing struggle by seven wickets. The Toronto Zingari tour has, of course, not aroused anything like the amount of interest which would have been occasioned by a visit from a team from Australia or South Africa, but the side, playing the game in the most sporting spirit, obtains the maximun amount of enjoyment from its heart of the O’.d Buffer. Everyone in the crowded ring was intent on the game and cheered tbe efforts of both sides most impartially. The presence of a band gave a holiday aspect to things, and, although generally I do not care for the association of music and cricket, I must confess that for once a band did not seem to be superfluous. The game was continued after Toronto had won on the first innings—it was a one day match—each sidebatting a second time owing to Mitcham declaring in the most sporting way with seven wickets down. (When the declaration was made I was strolling round C A T A L O Q U B U PO N A P P L IC A T IO N . C A T A L O G U E U PO N A P P L IC A T IO N . Photo by] C A 1A L O G U E U PO N A P P L IC A T IO N . C A T A L O G U E U PO N A P P L IC A T IO N TO GEO. G. BUSSEY & Co.. L td 36 & 38, Queen Victoria St., LONDON. Manufactory — Timber Mills — PECKHAM, S.E. ELMSWELL, SUFFOLK Agents all over the world. matches, and that, after all, is the chief thing. The team is probably strong enough to give several of the second-class counties a good game, but would be over-matched if pitted against any of the first-class sides. Their fielding on Saturday was some of the keenest I have seen this season, and to it their success was largely due. Two or three members of the side told me that they had taken part in no more pleasant match since they had been in England, and it was evident their win after a race against time proved a source of much pleasure to them. The scene on the historic Green — cricket has been played there for a couple of hundred years— was one which would have delighted the