An Improvement in Wickets for Practising the Game of Cricket.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application. 21st June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 4th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 8th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Wickets for Practising the Game of Cricket.
We WILLIAM GILBERT GRACE of Stapleton Road Bristol in the County of
Gloucester Surgeon and THOMAS JENKS of 3 Alexander Buildings Grosvenor
Bath in the County of Somerset Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
:-
This wicket which is intended for practice purposes is formed in exactly the
same manner as an ordinary stump down to within a short distance of the bottom
end when it is securely fastened to a solid moulded part of india rubber having
a core of flexible steel wire or wires. The bottom of this part is enclosed by and
fixed to a metal rim which screws into a corresponding hole or socket in a thin
iron or metal plate or bed. This plate which has three holes or sockets to receive
the wickets has on its under side two or more spikes or flat blade-formed pegs to
be driven into the ground. In cases where it is preferred to use the wickets
separately the metal rims attached to the india rubber and spring portions of the
stumps may be formed as ferules having a spike attached to each.
Dated this 20th day of June 1892.
WILLIAM GILBERT GRACE,
THOMAS JENKS,
Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Wickets for Practising the Game of Cricket.
We WILLIAM GILBERT GRACE of Stapleton Road Bristol in the County of
Gloucester Surgeon and THOMAS JENKS of 3 Alexander Buildings Grosvenor
Bath in the County of Somerset Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This wicket which is intended for practice purposes is formed in exactly the
same manner as an ordinary stump down to within a short distance of the bottom
end where it is securely fastened to a solid moulded part of india rubber of similar
form or shape to the figure shown in accompanying sectional drawing and marked
Fig. A having a core of flexible steel wire or wires varying in number according
to the strength of spring required and attached at the upper end to the wooden
portion of the wicket. The bottom of this india rubber part A is enclosed by and
fixed to a metal rim or ferule which screws into a corrosponding hole or socket in a
thin iron or metal plate or bed. This plate which has three holes or sockets to
receive the wickets has on its under side two or more spikes or flat blade formed
pegs to be driven into the ground. In cases where it is preferred to use the wickets
separately the metal rim attached to the india rubber and spring portions of the
stump may be formed as ferules having a spike attached to each wicket.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner it is to be performed we declare that what we claim is
1. The formation of a flexible steel spring of required strength by placing
together a number of fine steel strands or wires in the form of a core inside the
india whhar nort A

page_text: 2. The formation or shape of the moulded india rubber part A substantially as
described in sectional drawing.
3. The formation of a wicket by the use of the parts & in the manner generally
described in this Specification.
W. G. GRACE.
THOMAS JENKS.