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CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. August 0, 1913. T h e r e w e re th re e fir s t - c la s s m a tc h e s s ta r te d on J u ly 3 1 , a n d th e d iffe re n c e b e tw e e n th e h ig h e s t a n d lo w e s t t o t a l o f th e d a y w a s th e t r iflin g o n e o f 10 ru n s. S o m e rs e t m a d e 3g2 ( f o r se v en w ic k e ts ) a t B a th , K e n t 38 4 a t L e y t o n , a n d Y o r k s h ir e 382 a t H a r r o g a te . S u c h u n if o r m it y a s th is is v e r y ra re . F r o m D u r b a n a n o th e r s u b s c r ib e r fr o m th e first w r ite s m e. M r. C e c il K e r r F a ir le s s h a s liv e d a n d p la y e d c r ic k e t in th e U n it e d K in g d o m , C a n a d a , th e S ta t e s , I n d ia , a n d S o u th A f r i c a , b u t th r o u g h a ll h is w a n d e r in g s h e h a s b e e n lo y a l t o th e p a p er, h e h e ld in a ffe c tio n a s a b o y . H e h a s , h e te lls m e, p la y e d f o r th e f o ll o w i n g a m o n g o th e r c lu b s : In S c o t la n d — G ilb e r t f ic ld H o u s e S c h o o l, C ly d e s d a le C o lle g e , H a m ilto n (ju n io r s ), B o th w e ll ( ju n io r s ) ; in E n g l a n d — M a g d a le n C o lle g e S c h o o l, N o r th O x ­ f o r d , O x f o r d C i t y , H a m p s te a d , N o n d e s c r ip ts , S to ic s , C r y s t a l P a la c e , C r o y d o n , B e d d in g to n , C a r s h a lt o n , S u tt o n , B a n s te a d , M e rto n , P ly m o u th , B e r k s h ir e W a n d e r e r s , K n o w le a n d D o r r id g e , T h o r n - b u r y C a s tle , T h o r n b u r y ; in I n d ia — B o m b a y G y m k h a n a ; in S o u th .A f r ic a — S . A . C o n s t a b u la r y , N o u r s e M in e s, S . A . B re w e r ie s , P r is o n s ’ D e p a rtm e n t ( T r a n s v a a l).. T h e lis t is n o t g iv e n w ith o u t re a so n . D o u b t le s s it w ill in te r e s t m o re th a n o n e o ld r e a d e r w h o k n e w M r. F a ir le s s in h is y o u n g e r d a y s . T h e r e is tr o u b le in th e c r ic k e t c a m p a t M o n tr e a l. T h e A m a te u r A t h le t ic A s s o c ia tio n h a s , it seem s, fo u n d p o s ts f o r tw o o f th e A u s t r a lia n p la y e r s — p r o b a b ly E m e r y a n d M a ile y — a n d a n u m b e r o f lo c a l c r ic k e te r s , c o n s id e r in g th is a v io la tio n o f a m a te u r p r in c ip le s , m e a n t o d r o p o u t o f th e M o n tr e a l C r ic k e t A s s o c ia tio n , w h ic h is l a r g e l y c o n tr o lle d b y th e M . A . A . A . , a n d to fo rm a n e w U n io n o f th e ir o w n . A t H a m e r to n , H u n t in g d o n s h ir e , o n e d a y la s t w e e k d u r in g a m a tc h a b a ts m a n lo s t h is g r ip o f th e b a t, w h ic h s tr u c k a c h ild s t a n d in g n e a r a n d k i l l e d it in s t a n t ly . S o s a y s L loyd's. I t is n o t a s u b je c t on w h ic h o n e c a re s t o je s t, b u t I a g r e e w it h th e re m a r k m a d e b y th e c o rre sp o n d e n t w h o sen d s th e c lip o in g— th a t u n le s s th e u n fo r tu n a te c h ild w a s f ie ld in g a t •e q u a re -leg th e g r o u n d m u st h a v e b een a v e r y sm a ll o n e in d e e d . T h e r e is p r a c t ic a lly n o d o u b t n o w t h a t W o r c e s te r ­ sh ire w ill b e a b le to c a r r y o n . T h e a p p e a l fo r f u n d s h a s b e e n a su cce ss, a n d th e c lu b se em s s a f e f o r a t le a s t a n o th e r th re e y e a r s , t h o u g h fu r t h e r s u p p o r t is w a n te d . I t is s a id t h a t to k e e p it g o i n g h a s c o s t L o r d C o b h a m o v e r £1,000 d u r in g th e la s t fe w y e a r s . E . H . D . S e w e ll a n d h is so n , D . A . D ., h a v e g o n e in firs t to g e th e r f o r th e O l d B e d fo r d ia n s in tw o o r th re e re c e n t m a tc h e s. K . S e s h a c h a r i, th e c r a c k H in d u w ic k e t-k e e p e r , is n o w o n h is w a y b a c k h o m e a f t e r a b r ie f s t a y in E n g l a n d . In a le tte r fr o m P a r is h e s a y s t h a t h e g r e a t l y e n jo y e d th e m a tc h e s h e h a d w it h th e D u lw ic h C .C ., th e m em b ers— a n d e s p e c ia lly M essrs. E . J. B r id g e r a n d P . H . S la t e r — d o in g a ll in th e ir p o w e r to m a k e h im f e e l a t h om e . H. Gradidge &Sons, Manufacturers and Exporters of all requisites for Cricket, Lawn Tennis. Racquets, Squash Racquets, &c. H SB, I 'l l 1 1 i Patentees and Sole Makers of t h : “ IMPERIAL DRIVER” CRICKET BATS. Made in Men’s, Sm all Men’s, College, 6 , 5 , 4, & 3 s iz e s . Reblading Cricket Bats 8 Restringing Tennis Bats a Special Feature. Every other requisite for Cricket, including balls, leg guards, batting gloves, gaun tlets, stum p s, nets, &c. PRICE LISTS & SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FREE. All Goods C a rria ge Pa id to any part of the United Kingdom . Sole Makers of the “ Imperial Driver” & “ Improved Gradidge” Lawn Tennis Racquets. Factory: ArtilleryPlace, Woolwich, S.E.