James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1887

I M P O R T A N T T O C R I C K E T E R . F R O W DA N D S U R R I D G E ' S ) NEW PATENT " EUREKA" STUMP. e d i t A D V A N T A G E S .-(1) Theyare the samein action as the ordinary stump, andwith the use of Dibble given with each set are fixed in a few minutes. (2) Theyare alwaysof an uniform height andwidth. (3) Driving being unneces- sary, the tops do not get damaged, consequently the bails keep their position . (4) As they revolve the grooves are easily brought parallel for replacing bails . (5) Thewicket-keepercanwith safety keepclose to the stumps, as theydonot fly outof theground. (6) C a nbeattached to anyexisting stumps. (7) Theydo not loosen orbreakthe ground. (8) Thetime savedbythe use of the Eurekastumps c a n n o tb eo v e r r a t e d. Cricketers , w ethink, canscarcely fail to give universal appreciation to the newEureka stump, introduced by Messrs . Lillywhite : it is really the neatest thing wehaveseen for a long time. Except for being metal -shod,it scarcely differs in appearance from the ordinary stump, but the difference of its behaviour under the smart cannonade of modernbowling canhardly beoverestimated. T h ehollow iron spike b ywhich it holds the groundremains, w h e nonce pitched, undisturbed for the day, instead of rooting upthe soil like awild boarevery timeit receives the attentions of a successful bowler. This alone is no m e a nadvantage; but the wicket-keeper, w h ocann o wstand close into his work, will find one evenmoreimportant in the fact that he is in no risk of losing an eye or his front teeth from a flying stump.-Vide "Olympia." Price, per Set, 10s. 6 d. and 12s. 6d. Toes only, per Set, Readyfor Fixing to Stumps. 2 2