"Well now, be you a Canadian? "
"Try again," said he.
"You ar'n't one of them foreigners they call Aboriginals, be you? "
"Not even that," he replied, laughing.
"Now I knows what you be, governor; you're what I 've been often called—a nondescript! "
Mr. Charles Thomas Biass Turner was born at Bathurst, New South Wales, on November 16th, 1862. He is 5 ft. 9½ ins. in height; weight, 12 st. 3lbs. He takes rank with Spofforth; indeed, very good judges consider that it is a toss-up between them for first place amongst Australian bowlers. Anyhow, he was nicknamed the "terror"; and against certain batsmen he richly deserves it. His pace is above medium, but not very fast; but, with the exception of Freeman, his ball comes quicker oft the pitch than any bowler's I have met. That peculiarity, added to his break from the off, makes him a most dangerous bowler. He alters his pace without showing it, is very fond of a yorker or fast straight one, and on a sticky wicket is unplayable. He is a really good fieldsman, full of pluck, and never seems to tire; and he is fast becoming a dangerous batsman. His doings in 1888 and 1890 were first-class, and it is safe to predict that he has a great future before him.
Bowling performances in eleven-a-side matches in England:
| Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. | |
| 1888 | 2589 | 1222 | 3492 | 314 | 11.38 |
| 1890 | 1651 | 724 | 2725 | 215 | 12.145 |
Mr. Edward Ferdinando Sutton Tylecote was born at Marston Rectory, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, 23rd June, 1849. His height was 5 ft. 10½ in.; weight, 11 st. He was one of the finest amateur wicket-keepers for many years: equally good at stumping and catching,
