Cricket 1912

126 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a t 11, 1912. H. GRADIDGE & SONS, Manufacturers and Exporters of all requisites for Cricket, Lawn Tennis, Racquets, Squash Racquets, &c. F a c t o r y :— ARTILLERY PLACE, WOOLWICH, S.E. Reblading Cricket b a ts and Restringing Tenn is bats a Special feature. Patentees and Sole makers o f the “ I M P E R I A L D R I V E R ” Cricket Bats made in Men’s, Small Men’s, College, 6, 5, 4, & 3, sizes. Every other requisite for Cricket, including balls, leg guards, batting gloves, gauntlets, stumps, nets, &c. Price L ists and Special Quotations free. ALL GOODS CARRIAGE PAID TO ANY PART OF THE UNITED ________KINCDOM. Sole Makers o f the “ Imper ial D r i v e r ” and “ Improved Gr ad idge ” Lawn Tennis Racquets. wonderful off break, the batsman watching the ball curl in and hit the sticks. The amount of work on the leather was wonderful, but then Tom McKibbin on a wicket to suit him (and we had plenty of them in the August of 1896) was a wizard. Among the clubs of less note, Waterloo Park have shown great enterprise by having a magnificent new pavilion erected. They possess an admirable fast bowler in Polley and a good forcing bat in Parr. Sussex readers of the paper will be interested to know that T. Shoubridge, who played for the southern county in that never-to-be- forgotten game against Lancashire in 1890, when the Palatines scored 246 for 2 wkts., innings declared, and then dismissed Sussex for 35 and 24, is the club’s professional, and coach. Shoubridge in this game, it may be mentioned, had only 25 runs scored off his 13 overs, so he must have kept a length. Liverpool has its wandering teams, the best of which is the Strollers, who possess a capital batsman and captain in C. Hanson. They beat Frodsham in great style, notching 112 to 27. R. D. Dawkins had a field day, scoring 46 not out and then taking 7 wickets for 9 runs. Veteran readers of the paper will be pleased to know that Mr. J. Hooton, a gentleman of 60 odd years, can still get the youngsters out. Playing for Upton v. Clubmoor, he took 5 wickets with his tricky lobs for a moderate cost. D. Q. Steel for the same team notched 22 not out. A few each of the following volumes of “ C r ic k e t ” for sale at prices stated (sent post free). A reduction of ten per cent, will be made to anyone buying two or more, and of twenty per cent, to anyone buying five or more. Volumes 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 (very scarce), 10/- each. Volumes 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 27, and 28 at 7/- each. Volumes 14, 15,19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 29 at 6/- each. Apply to the Manager of “ C r ic k e t ,” 33 & 35, Moor Lane, E .C . Where CRICKET can be Had. - ^ = = i 4 « = = £ -. We are endeavouring to make arrangements with high-class Athletic Outfitters and others in big towns all over the country to have CRICKET on show and sale regularly at their places. At present only a short list can be given, as negotiations in many cases are not completed. But in future would-be purchasers of the paper — the only one of its kind, and excellent value, as hundreds of letters testify— can always be sure of getting it on Saturday at the following establishments:— BIRM INGHAM . QUAIFE BROS. AND LILLEY, Athletic Outfitters, 313, Broad Street (Specialities, “ Pneumatic” Handle and Xylonite Driver Cricket Bats). L IV ER POO L . G. A. BROOKING, Printer, African Chambers, 19, Old Hall Street. JACK SHARP, Export Sports Outfitter, 3S, Whitechapel. (Special New Century Bat, County Spring Handle, Jessop Driver, &c.). FRANK SUGG, L td ., Athletic Outfitter, Lord Street. (“ Boundarie,” “ Ranji,” “ Special Club ” Bats). OLDHAM. WILLS & Co., Athletic Outfitters, The Lancashire Sports Depot, Oldham. (“ Non-splittor Bat ” ). P ER TH . JOE ANDERSON, Athletic Outfitter, 15, St. John Street. (See advertisement on another page). Within the next few weeks we expect to add largely to this list, and we shall include none but dependable and high-class firms, on whose fair dealing our readers will always be able to rely.