James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

SUTTON'S GRASS SEEDS FOR CRICKET GROUNDS. A su s e dat Kennington Oval, Lord's, Oxford, Cambridge, C h e l t e n h a m , Marlb'rough a n d N U M E R O U S other W E L L-K N O W N C r i c k e t G r o u n d s. F r o mC. W . ALCOCK, Esq., S e c r e t a r y , S u r r C o u n Cricket Club. K e n n i n g t o n Oval, Aug.2. -"T h ec o m - mittee desire m etosaythat t h e y h a v e every reason to b esatisfied w i t ht h e G r a s sS e e d s you havesup- plied for this groundduring the last few years." Completeinstructions on the formation and improvementof Cricket Grounds, Gratisa n dP o s tF r e e. SUTTON& SONS: The Queen's Seedsmen Reading , Berks . " T H EE M P I R E ," E S T A B L I S H E D 1870. A Weekly Commercial and General Newspaper, Devoted to Colonial and Imperial Interests . P U B L I S H E D F O RS O U T HA F R I C AE V E R YF R I D A Y . T H E E M P I R E" possesses a large circulation throughout the Cape Colony, a advantages to the English manufacturer , who, by advertising in its pages , will secure an introduction to the H o m eShipper, the Colonial Merchant, and the ColonialC o n s u m e r . SCALE OF CHARGESFOR ADVERTISEMENTS( ingle Column) :- F o r 1Year, 1s. 6d. per inch , per insertion ; for 6 Months 1s. 9d. ditto , ditto ; for 3 Months, 2s. ditto, ditto. Publishers and Proprietors -R I C H A R D S , G L A N V I L L E , & C O. , 4, Brown's Buildings , St. MaryAxe, E.C. H e a dOffice in South Africa W. A. R I C H A R D S& S O N S, Government Printers, Capetown. WithBranches at Port Elizabeth , Grahamstown, Kimberley, GraafReinet, and E a s tL o n d o n. N.B. The " Empire" pays special attention to Cricket and Sport generally. gener D i r3 . 2 . 1 .