Improvements in Cricket Wickets.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 6th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cricket Wickets.
I, HENRY DANIEL BOOTH, 47, Durham Street, Upper Kennington Lane,
London, S.E., Turner in Wood, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The object of this invention is to remedy the inconvenience of having to bring the
notch of the present stumps in position for the bails to lay square, and also to
decrease the chance of the bails being blown off by the wind. A. wicket is obtained
without the above defects by making a hole in the top of the stumps circular of
half ball shape, or flat, or any uniform shape to receive bails of corresponding shaped
ends, the short ends being made with half the shape of the long ones, so that when
laid on the stumps, the two half shapes appear as one whole upon the middle stump.
In order to have bails of sufficient substance and to meet the requirements of the
present laws of the game, the bails are made for the hanging portion between the
stumps to be greater in balance than the portion which rests in the hole of stump,
this eccentric shape keeps the bails always in position and gives a greater resistance
to the wind than the ordinary. These improvements may be made of any material
suitable and can be adapted to the stumps at present in use.
Dated this 15th law of Anil 1900
HENRY DANIEL BOOTH.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cricket Wickets.
I, HENRY DANIEL BOOTH, 47, Durham Street, Upper Kennington Lane, S.E.
Designer & Manager of Chair Factory, late Wood Turner, 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:-
The object of this invention is to remedy the inconvenience of having to bring the
notch of the present stumps in position for the bails to lay square, and also to
decrease the chance of the bales being blown off by the wind. A wicket is obtained
without the above defects by making a hole in the top of stumps circular, of half
ball shape, or flat, or any uniform shape to receive bails of corresponding shaped
ends the short ends being made with half the shape of the long ones so that when
laid on the stumps, the two half shapes appear as one whole upon the middle stump.
To obtain bails of sufficient substance and to meet the requirements of the present
laws of the game, the bails are made for the hanging portion between the stumps to
be greater in balance than the portion which rests in the hole of stumps this eccentric
shape keeps the bails always in position and gives a greater resistance to the wind
than the ordinary. These improvements may be made of any materials suitable and
can be adapted to the stumps at present in use.
Sections 1 and 2 are examples of the said bails & stumps the bail and stump being
of ball & socket shape. Sections 3 & 4 shews the flat end bail and stump
receiver.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is :--
1. The making of stumps with a circular hole in the top of same of half ball

page_text: shape as shewn in Section 2, or flat as Section 4, or the hole may be square or any
uniform shape.
2. Also the making of bails examples of which are shewn in Section 1 & 3, the
end portions of which may be also made square or any uniform nature to fit a similar
shaped stump.
3. Obtaining a wicket by which the common nuisance of getting a wicket square
is greatly obviated.
Dated this 4th day of February 1891