Cricket 1914

M ar ch , 19 14 . THE WORLD OF CRICKET. 55 IM P O R T A N T N O T IC E . TH E WOODFORD W EL LS C.C.'S JU B IL E E D INNER . F rom the first w eek in M ay the price o f this paper w ill "be 3d. per issue. T h e size w ill be enlarged, and specially- a ttra ctiv e features added. Those who are alread y subscribers, and those whose subscriptions reach us before M ay is t— w hether renewals •or new subscriptions— w ill be supplied for a year from the beginning of th eir subscription a t the form er rates— 6s. 6d. in land, 7s. 6d. overseas. T h e n e x t i s s u e w i l l b e d a t e d A p r i l i 8 t h . S e v e r a l of the leading public schools have had their grounds reno­ vated or extended during the last year or two, and almost everywhere greater regard than formerly is now being paid to the condition of the turf on school grounds. Among schools whose grounds have lately been improved may be mentioned Eton, Haileybury, Marlborough, Wellington, Malvern, Dulwich, Eastbourne, and Lancing. S o m e r s e t are striving hard to put the finances of the county club ■on a more secure footing by the help of local committees. So much is the pinch of insufficient revenue felt that only two professionals— Robson and Bridges— are engaged on the Taunton ground. It is hoped that the Weston-super-Mare Week will attract a good many •spectators from the South Wales district ; and big efforts will be made to render the Taunton Week (August 10 to 15), during which Northants and Worcestershire will be met, attractive. FOR SALE. — F r y ’s M a g a z in e , Vols. 1 to 14, old series, Vol. I, new series, bound olive-green cloth, Vols. 2 to 5, new series, unbound— price £2 ; P e a r s o n ’ s M a g a z in e , Vols. 1 to 31 bound half-morocco, 32 to 36, unbound, price £2 10s. ; I d l e r , Vols. 1 to 36, bound pale-blue linen, £3. — A . B., c/o Manager, W o r l d o f C r ic k e t , 6 1, Temple Chambers, E.C. FOR SALE. — W is d e n ’ s C r ic k e t e r s ’ A l m a n a c k , bound brown cloth, as new, 18 vols., 18 9 6 -19 13 , £3 10s.— Manager, W o r l d o f •C r ic k e t . FOR SALE. — F r e d L i l l y w h i t e ’ s G u id e t o C r i c k e t e r s , 1856, 18 5 8 ,18 5 9 , a n d i8 6 0 issu es, 5s. ea ch ; J a m e s L i l l y w h i t e ’s C r i c k e t e r s ’ A n n u a l, 26 v o ls. (all b u t 18 74 a n d 18 75 ), IOS- ; C o n w a y ’s A u s ­ t r a l i a n C r i c k e t e r s ’ A n n u a l, 18 76 -7 a n d 18 77-8 , tw o v o ls. b o u n d to g e th e r (rare), 15s. ; C a n a d ia n C r i c k e t e r s ’ G u id e , 18 7 7 (rare), io s. ; T h e E n g lis h G a m e o f C r i c k e t (B o x ), 7s. 6d. ; H i s t o r y o f t h e E a s t M e lb o u r n e C lu b , 4s. ; T h e W a l k e r s o f S o u t h g a t e , 7s. 6d. ; T w e n t y Y e a r s o f C r i c k e t (L ille y ), 3s. 6d. ; S i x t y Y e a r s o f •C a n a d ia n C r i c k e t , io s . ; S t . I v o a n d t h e A s h e s , io s . ; C r ic k e t S o n g s (N o rm a n G ale), first ed itio n , 6s. ; W ic k e t s in t h e W e s t , 5 s .; E c h o e s F ro m O l d C r i c k e t F i e ld s (F . 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F o rd ), 5s. ; M id d lesex C.C., 1864- 1899 (W. J. F o rd ), 5s. ; T h e M .C .C . in S o u t h A f r i c a , 1905-6 (W arn er), 3 s .; C r i c k e t o f T o - D a y a n d Y e s t e r d a y , 2 v o ls. (S ta n d in g ), 5s.— M an a g er, W o r l d o f C r ic k e t . 1elograms : DEVEREU X ETON. e s T * b H s h e d o y b r 1°° V E a R s E. C DEVEREUX Telephone: 287 WINDSOR- ETON, BUCKS. T H E C o u n ty C r ic k e t C a p M a k e r. Manufacturer and Designer of Club and School Colours. SOLE MAKER OF THE CAPS WORN BY :— YORKSHIRE SURREY LANCASHIRE HAMP8HIRE WORCESTER COUNTY 1st XI. 2nd XI. 1st XI. 2nd XI. NORTHAMPTON LEICESTER GLAMORGAN STAFFORDSHIRE CHE8HIRE BUCKS D0R8ET COUNTY Please write for samples and quotations which are reasonable and are supplied free of charge. It does not fall to the lot of one cricket club in a hundred to attain its jubilee, and when a club does so it is only fit and proper that something should be done to mark the event. So the Woodford Wells people felt, and the consequence was a dinner at De Keyser’s Royal Hotel, almost within a stone’s- throw of our office, on February 23. A company of about 150, including many ladies, sat down, under the genial chairmanship of Mr. W. J. Kemsley, J.P. The dinner and the musical pro­ gramme which followed were alike appreciated thoroughly. The club’s umpire, Mr. Tom Low, had a surprise, for without previous warning he was called upon for “ Grace before Meat.” He was equal to the occasion, and his grace was probably the shortest on record, consisting as it did of one word : “ Play ! " Called upon at the close of the dinner, he gave a swift upward movement of the right hand, and exclaimed : “ Out ! ” — that word abhorred of batsmen as a rule, but on this occasion accepted with all philosophy. B y special request Toastmaster William Guilford gave the President’s Salute with his accustomed effect, and rendered admirably the short Shakesperian recitation which followed it. A collection was made around the table, with the result that quite a substantial sum was received. The money will probably be devoted chiefly to improvements in the ladies’ pavilion ; but there is one old enemy whose doom has been pronounced and will now be carried out with a part of the funds realised— a tree which at times casts an unwelcome shadow across the pitch. Among the guests was Mr. A. H. Tozer, who nearly fifty years ago was Hon. Sec. to the club. His father, the late Mr. Alfred Tozer, was its first President. WANTED. Can any reader oblige the Manager of the W. of C . with e i t h e r Nos. 2 and 4 of R u g b y F o o t b a l l a n d C r i c k e t or the October, 1911, issue of C r i c k e t ? S E A S O 1 9 1 4 ABEL« SONS, (24 years with the Surrey XI.) * HARLEYFORD ST , KENNINCTON OVAL, S.E. Manufacturers of the Celebrated “ GUVNOR” Bat and GUVNOR” Cricket Ball. a F i rs t in Rank . Price L ists on A p p l i c a t io n , W ITH PO RTRAIT OF ROBERT ABEL. The “ G U V ’N O R ” B AT is used b y Mr. M. C. Bird, W'ilfrid Rhodes, Strudwick, and many other leading Cricketers. S P E C IA L T ERM S TO SCHOOLS, C LU B S & c ., &c.