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CRICKET ■Cape team of 1894 won 12 matches and lost 7, Mr C. 0. H. Sewell, who subsequently played for Gloucestershire, heading the batting, .and Mr Rowe proving an excellent bowler, who captured 136 wickets for 12 runs apiece. A representative side from the West Indies were comparatively unsuccessful in 1900, though two coloured bowlers, Woods and Mignon, had fair averages, and Mr Olivierre, who headed the batting, remained to qualify for Derbyshire. Many visits have been paid to the United States. Irish amateurs toured in 1878 and 1892 ; and English teams were taken by Mr E. J. Sanders in 1885 and 1886, Lord Hawke in 1891 and 1895, Mr F. Mitchell in 1896, Mr P. F. Warner in 1897 and 1898, and K. S. Ranjitsinhji in 1899. Mr R. S. Lucas took a team to the West Indies in 1896, and both Lord Hawke and Mr A. Priestley had elevens touring in the islands in 1898. Mr A. E. Stoddart scored 1079, with an average of 53, making six hundreds, and capturing 104 wickets for 7 runs each. Mr P. F. Warner scored 984, with an average of 51, making four centuries. In April 1898 an English eleven visited Oporto under Mr Westray. India was visited by Mr G. F. Vernon’s team in 1889 and by Lord Hawke’s in 1892. All the above were strictly amateur combinations. Four tours have been made in South Africa—under Mr C. A. Smith in 1888, Mr W. W. Read in 1891 (when Mr Ferris took 235 wickets for 5 runs each), under Lord Hawke in 1896 (when Lohmann captured 157 wickets for 6 runs apiece), and in 1899 (when Haigh took 107 for 8 runs, and Trott 168 for 9 runs each). A very large proportion of the engagements of all these sides resulted in English victories, and the lavish hospitality left the pleasantest memories. Records other than those already cited may be added for reference:—A schoolboy named A. E. J. Collins, at Clifton College, 1899, excited some interest by scoring 628 not out in a boys’ match, being about seven hours at the wicket. Mr A. E. Stoddart made 485 for Hampstead v. Stoics in 1886. Melbourne University scored 1094 against Essendon in March 1898, this being the highest authenticated total on record. M.C.C. and Ground made 735 v. Wiltshire in 1888, the highest total at Lord’s. In the match between Mr A. E. Stoddart’s team and New South Wales at Sydney 1898, 1739 runs were scored, an aggregate unparalleled in first-class cricket. The lowest total in a first-class match is 12 by Oxford University v. M.C.C. and Ground at Oxford in 1877. The record for first wicket is 472 by Messrs S. Colman and P. Coles at Eastbourne in 1892. The longest partnership is 623 by Captain Oates and Fitzgerald at the Curragh in 1895. The best stand for the last wicket in a first-class match is 230 by Mr R. W. Nicholls and Roche for Middlesex v. Kent at Lord’s in 1899. The best averages for both batting and bowling in different seasons are appended :—BATTING. Times Runs. Most in Average. Inns. I not an Inns. out. 29-13 1115 116 1878 Dr W. G. Grace . 40 29-13 1347 109 49 Ulyett . 35-5 880 123 1879 Dr W. G. Grace . 28 39-15 951 152 1880 Dr W. G. Grace . 27 41-14 1531 188 1881 Mr A. N. Hornby 37 32-33 1249 126 1882 Mr C. T. Studd . 43 3224 987 176 Lord Harris . 471573 168 1883 Mr W. W. Read . 39 411193 175 Mr C. T. Studd , 36 38-17 967 148 1884 Mr A. G. Steel . 28 331417 112 47 Lord Harris . 441880 163 1885 Mr W. W. Read , 42 5624 1130 224 Shrewsbury . 421825 120 1886 Mr W. W. Read , 46 42-18 1404 227 38 Shrewsbury . 78-15 1653 267 23 1887 Shrewsbury . 54-10 2062 183 46 Dr W. G. Grace 36T0 1414 338 41 1888 Mr W. W. Read 32-30 1886 215 Dr W. G. Grace 59 118 38-7 1299 38 1889 Gunn . 411568 267 43 1890 Shrewsbury 341621 228 53 Gunn . 4825 1891 Shrewsbury 1071 178 42 1260 212 1892 Shrewsbury 34 422057 156 1893 Gunn . 51 42-28 2072 195 Mr A. E. Stoddart 50 38-09 1894 Brockwell . 1491 128 45 51 2346 238 1895 Dr W. G. Grace . 48 51-20 1229 424 A. C. MacLaren . 24 572780 171 1896 K. S. Ranjitsinhji 55 451940 260 1897 K. S. Ranjitsinhji 48 44-31 Abel . 50 2099 250 60-95 1898 W. G. Quaife 28 1219 157 48-88 2053 219 45 )> Abel 54-18 Mr C. B. Fry 1788 179 37 304 91-23 1899 Major R. M. Poore 21 1551
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BATTING—Continued. Most in Times notout. Runs. an Inns. 3159 197 K. S. Ranjitsinhji 58 2647 273 49 Hayward 2685 357 53 Abel 3065 275 K. S. Ranjitsinhji 40 2325 229 41 Mr C. B. Fry 2592 221 Abel . 49 2693 193 Hayward 57 3147 244 43 Mr C. B. Fry 2468 285 K. S. Ranjitsinhji 40 BOWLING. Overs. ! Maidens. Runs. Wkts. 1223 447 1542 161 Mr A. G. Steel 924 1259 134 1575 Shaw . 1994 1231 1525 177 Shaw . 731 2088 162 1638 Peate . 868 2466 214 1853 Peate. 328 1326 100 Harrison 786 1031 557 1250 107 Emmett 592 2030 142 1264 Lohmann 677 1675 132 1389 Emmett 1634 Lohmann 737 2404 154 783 2280 209 1649 Lohmann 1450 763 1679 160 Briggs 830 2091 171 1648 Peel . 654 1555 140 1314 Attewell 1040 447 1646 140 Briggs 646 2714 202 1614 Lohmann 456 1950 158 1113 Briggs 820 1874 151 1581 Attewell 1759 Lohmann 737 2998 220 301 1449 129 791 J. T. Hearne 445 2065 177 1189 Lohmann 292 2052 151 890 Lockwood 1060 431 1622 121 Peel . 293 2024 196 Richardson 936 1690 463 4170 290 Richardson 818 3670 257 2003 J. T. Hearne 526 4015 246 1656 Richardson 1603 495 3945 273 Richardson 781 3120 222 1802 J. T. Hearne 482 2249 154 1240 Rhodes 1772 587 4080 239 A. E. Trott 1518 543 3062 179 Rhodes 455 3606 261 1553 Rhodes 269 2416 163 958 Haigh
Average. 63-18 58-82 53-70 87-57 61-18 56-34 53-86 78-67 70-51 Average. 9-66 98-109 1211-112 131114121510-190 10121111T06 1312121311-23 11-66 13141014-37 14-72 1614-123 14-05 14-61 1717-10 1314-
The following figures give a summary of some of the greatest performances with bat and ball during the entire career of each cricketer up to the conclusion of the season of 1901 :— BATTING. Most in Times Inns. not an Inns. Average. out. K. S. Ranjitsinhji C. B. Fry. F. S. Jackson . Hayward. Dr W. G. Grace Abel Shrewsbury A. C. MacLaren Gunn A. E. Stoddart W. W. Read .
Shaw Mr F. R. Spofforth Mr C. T. B. Turner Rhodes . Emmett . Lohmann Morley Peate Attewell . Briggs . Richardson Dr W. G. Grace
42 17,170 347 14 12,932 307 26 11,594 376 44 15,509 420 98 51,406 1362 60 29,358 848 81 24,569 752 21 11,511 346 64 23,347 761 16 16,081 513 53 22,919 739 BOWLING. Overs. Maidens. Runs. 22,830 12,803 21,887 5,342 2,168 8,773 5,388 2,396 8,419 5,871 1,985 11,808 14,672 6,870 20,811 15,196 6,508 23,958 12,610 6,239 15,938 11,669 5,593 14,299 22,461 11,408 28,671 20,300 8,275 34,411 12,531 3,456 32,341 27,745 10,680 48,201
285 244 160 315 344 357 267 424 273 221 328 Wkts. 1916 682 649 845 1523 1734 1213 1061 1874 2161 1847 2653
56-90 44-40 42 41-93 40-846 37-202 36-413 35-136 33-346 32-177 32-167 Average. 11-811 12-509 121313-1012 13-1416 13-169 13-506 15-561 15-1996 1718-
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