Cricket 1912

260 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. .T une 22, 1912. H. GRADIDGE & SONS, Manufacturers and Exporters o f all requis Lawn Tennis, Racquets, Squash Racqu Reblading Cricket bats and Restringing Tennis bats a Special feature. F a c t o r y : — ARTILLERY PLAGE, WOOLWICH, S.E. Patentees and Sole makers o f the 66 I M P E R I A L D R I V E R ” C made in Men’s, Small Men’s, College, 6, 5, 4, & 3, sizes. E v e r y o th e r re q u isite fo r C rick e t, in clu d in g balls, le g g u a rd s, b a ttin g g lo ves, g a u n tle ts , stum p s, n e ts, & c. Price Lists and Special Quotations free. ALL GOODS CARRIAGE PAID TO ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. Sole Makers o f the “ Imper ial D r i v e r ” and “ Improved G r ad i dg e ” Lawn Tennis Racquets. Special Club Notes. C o n t r ib u t e d B y “ T h e C h ie l . ” O ne of th e s p o rtin g p a p e rs h a s t a k e n u p th e q u e stio n of a c om b in ed e ffo rt to r e s is t th e c h a rg e s o f th e W a te r B o a r d fo r th e s u p p ly o f w a te r to c ric k e t g ro u n d s, etc. Now w a te r fo r c r ic k e t g ro u n d s, te n n is c o u rts, b o w lin g g reen s, e tc , is ju s t a s e s s e n tia l a s it is fo r o n e ’s h o u se h o ld . In th e p a s t h u n d re d s o f clu b s in L o n d o n a n d g re a te r L o n d o n h a v e b e e n su p p lie d w ith th is n e c e s sa r y c o m m o d ity a t V e ry re a s o n a b le ra te s . T h e c lu b s a n d th e ir o fficia ls co u ld h o t le a v e w e ll a lo n e ; a t a n y r a te n o su ffic ie n t th o u g h t Was e v e r g iv e n t o th e q u e stio n o f c a re . A n en o rm o u s q u a n t it y o f w a te r w a s w a ste d . 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B e fo r e clu b s m a k e a n y e ffo rt to fig h t th e le g itim a te c la im s o f th e W a te r B o a r d , le t th em p la c e th e ir h o u se s in o rd e r, a n d d o e v e r y th in g th e y c a n to p r e v e n t u n n e c e ss a ry w a ste , w h ic h is a t th e ro o t o f th e tro u b le . Verb. sap. T h e re is a g re a t d e a l in th e s u g g e stio n t h a t th e clu b s o f L o n d o n sh o u ld fo rm th e m se lv e s in to a n A sso c ia tio n fo r th o p ro te c tio n o f th e ir com m o n rig h ts . T h e id e a h as m y h e a r t y su p p o rt. T h e tro u b le , h o w e v e r, I a m a fra id , w o u ld b e to o b ta in th e s u p p o rt o f m a n y o f th e sen io r c lu b s. C lu b c ric k e t h a s fo r y e a rs b e en c a rrie d o n u n d e r a v e r y c o n s e r v a tiv e s y s te m , a n d m a n y clu b s w o u ld n o t be b o th e re d to a lte r m e th o d s t h a t h a v e a n sw e re d v e r y w e ll, as th e y h o ld , so fa r. T h e re h a s b e en , h o w e v e r, d u rin g th e la s t fe w y e a r s , a m o st d ecid ed a d v a n c e m e n t m a d e in c lu b c r ic k e t ; a n d b e fo re lo n g som e o f th e o ld c lu b s, if t h e y w ish t o s t a y in th e fr o n t r a n k w it h m o re p ro g re ssiv e o rg a n isa tio n s, w ill h a v e to co h sid er th e im p o r­ ta n t q u e stio n o f m o re b u sin e sslik e co n tro l. A m o n g th e re c e n t fix tu re c a rd s to h a n d , is t h a t o f tho W h ite H o u se C .C ., a n e x c e lle n tly c om p iled on e. T h o u g h b y n o m ean s a n o ld e sta b lish e d c lu b , W h ite H o u se n e v e r­ th e less h a s m a d e ra p id strid e s in th e c ric k e t w o rld . T h e y ru n fo u r te a m s e v e r y S a tu r d a y , a n d , ju d g in g b y th e le n g th y list o f m em b e rs, n o d iffic u lty is lik e ly to a rise in fillin g a ll fo u r. M o st c lu b s fin d t h a t e v e r y p itc h a v a ila b le u p o n th e ir g ro u n d s is re q u ire d a t th e h e ig h t o f th e seaso n , a n d it is a g ra c e fu l a c t on th e p a r t o f th e B a t t e r s e a C ric k e t C lu b to g r a n t th e e n tire u se o f th e ir g ro u n d , e tc ., fo r th e v e r y in te re stin g m a tc h o n th e 2 0 th Ju n e , b e tw e e n th e P o o r L a w B o y s o f th e M etro p o lis a n d th e se le c te d b o y s o f th e B a t t e r s e a S c h o o ls. T h e B t . H o n . J o h n B u rn s h a s ta k e n g r e a t in te re st in th is m a tc h . T h e c lu b h a s p la c e d e v e r y th in g a t th e b o y s ’ d isp o sa l, a n d w is h th e m to e n jo y th e m s e lv e s, a n d to u n d e rsta n d t h a t t h e y w ill p la y th e ir m a tc h e n tire ly u n d e r th e sam e co n d itio n s a s th e 1 s t X I . o f B a t t e r s e a w o u ld . T h e w ic k e ts a re to be p itc h e d a t 1 2 o ’c lo c k , a n d n o d o u b t m a n y th o u sa n d s w ill b e p re se n t, in c lu d in g M r. B u rn s . W AN TED , Nos. 602 (March, 1909), 831 (February, 19 10 ) and 832 (March, 1910) of C ricket .— Write, stating price required to A. A, Sparrow, H igh Street, Bildeston, Suffolk.