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Bis father, Dan Hayward of Cambridge, was a thoroughly good player; his unck, Tom Hay-. ward, also of Cambridge, was in the vary frat mank, and the young Tom-he is only thirty years old-has followed closely in the tracks of the old Tom, whose rats, mainly in association with Bob Carpenter, hayo made a name THE thin! will never die, unless cricket ba eventually superseded by pingpong." The young T'em has two good gifts for ericket, h well-made cheerful disposition, and Archie" MacLaren lucked fivo mouths of sixteen years when is mido his first appearancoframe; tall, bat not too tall, he en command at Lord's, the match being of course between the ball thoroughly, sud nature Ins also blessed Etoo and Harrow. He was not a big bay, but him with a pair of powerful arine and shoulders, he was a good boy-as far as cricket vent, at to say nothing of big loins, which provide him Jonst-and he vindicated his character for with ample powew of propulsion. Poraqesi cricket integrity by scoring 35 und 67, which qualitios apart, nothing has done more for lay- figures represented about two-thirds of the runs ward's popularity ann cricketer than the graco. 3 with Separate Bars, use of COCKHOUSE, got by the Harrow boys during match, in fuluess of his style, and the power that he puts which too P. 8. Jackson made his début. If behind his hit. Ho is osscutially a lively naturally seemed to Elon that, though they batsmass, hitting the ball, when he means to hit won this match-in 1887-there was trouble it, as if he had a private grudige against that in store for them, yet Archie's scores in the little sphere of red leather, while his skill in next two yours were 6, 4, 17 and 10, nothing defence is only equalled by the sugance of his vory formidable. However, he mended mutters methods. In conjunction with Abol, his fre- In 1890, sesring 76 on a musty wicket in less quant partner, has helped to put up some than two hours by some of the best of cricket wonderful #gures. We may quate two per ever seen in these games, while his immediate formances in 1299, frat, when these two against coadjutore could only muster about 40 letween Somerset made 334, of which 158 went to thom. Lancashire at once scented a recruit: Tom; second, against Yorkshire, when they indeed Archie's father was treasurer to the produced a second biggest oa reard, viz., 449. cemity dub, and he was given a fint trial Tom's ebaro was merely 273--Le was bowled In this he made his mark out, by the way, wheď he had made about 70, against Sussex, with a vengeance, scoring 108 runs, a font but a mistake of the umpire gave him a new which we believe constitutes a record, aafe--but suck a stand after "sconting out" for though other men have made a three-figure 704, Yorkshire a Lotul, is truly remarkable. In innings in their first big match, few boys that year he made seven couturies in all, one haro come straight from school and have had for the Players, the Gentlemen, sad two for similar success. From that time till the present England . Australia. Saperi is perhaps day MacLaren has gone steadily forward, but the only spithet for these last two innings, not by any marvellous leaps and bounds, for played at Manchester and tho Oval for the bis ganius for the game took some time to Australians were inmensely strong in bowling. "play itself in." and had to wait till 182 before and, as we remember to our cost, were in a it again male a century. In that year it por-winning vein throughout the year. He and F. formed the feat twice, once against Busser, S. Jackson put on 165 at the Oval for the first and then waited till it accompanied its owner wicket, Ter's total being 137, and as he reade to Australia in 1894, when it notched 223 for 77 and 10 (not out) in two of the other répre- Stoddart's frst eleven at Melbourne. Not that sentative matoles, and had a nice little average there were not plenty of good' innings of 50 of 59 against the Colonials, it was clear that ho and more during the intervals, but the latter relished their bowling, good as it was. It is day brilliance did not show itself in any hurried true, however, that in his trip to Australia fashion, whatever the explanation may have with Steddar'a eleven he had had ample been, Fasibly thint reason may be found in opportunities of studying its eccentricities. casual remark we ones overheard, "What a Hayward's biggest score in big cricket is a batsmani Archie would have been if he had trife of 315 not ant, the Lanmshire bowlers only gone to the 'Varsity!" However, Archie suffering to that extent in 1818, and it was has done pretty well without, and if he had curious that this arge total should follow so never done anything also can at least boast close on the herls of the 300 made by J. T. that be holds the recoil for the biggest in Brown against Derbyshire the previous day: dividual score ever made in big cricket, viz., 424 unluckily Hayward roade too many runs and scored for Lancashire r..Somersetshire in July, Surrey failed to wit, but the error of judgment 1805. He holds another meori alao, on Aus- must probably be debited to the Surrey captain tralian record, as he is, I am told, the only man and not to the ferrey cricketer. Everyoun who has over scored a double century in a first-will remember hor Hayward opened the ball class match in Australie. It was with Stoddart's last year. Hundreds come freely, and mucon- second toan that be achieved this sncess; the gidered trifes of 70 or thereabouts were ro. 1, STEWART TERRACE, the match was against New Bouth Wales; the date numerons, so that ke bud nearly completed 1,000 was November 12-16, 1897; and MacLaren's runs before May. Only W. G. had ever done PEAR. Apply to-
scores wore 142 and 100. Considering his wide this before, but in comparing the feats it must THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST knowledge of the game, and his undonted phy. be romomtsized that W. G. actally performed
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1799 sical powers, it may seem strange that MacLaren
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has never been quite at the top of the tree; but got all the runs in May itself; while Hayward the critics and who would dare to dipate the had a little nest gy of 120, scored in April ODOWN, No. 52, DUDDELL STREEF critics all affirm that he is a little too enter against the London County C.C. The scores, prising inhis methods. Possibly this is trae, but however, with which Thomas opined the season, cricket is a game which is played on the grass deserve record, vis, 120 (not out), 55, 105, 131 Apply to-
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a man's value or ability. The writer has seen of us; and then, 146 and 92. These make MacLaren play runder all conditions, and has no
a very sweet series, while his scores agulast the hesitation in saying that a large part of his Gentlemen were f and 9 at the Oval, 8 and valno consiste in bis determination to force the 111 at Lord's Big scoring does not agree with game, while, it may be added, his splendid good bowling in the majority of cases, and forcing power ara perhaps the most trenchant Hayward's fast-medium deliveries are not weapons in his armoury: in fact, I may state, now very effective, but his fielding generally as a broad principle, that 50 runs made in an at third mun and long on-is admirable. hour are as a rule more valuable, to a side than
He does not get to quite as many 10 run made in thrice the time. Archie Gaou used to reach in that position: the never let the grass grow ander his bat, nor difference in physique accounts for this; bat allows the ball to cool. It is always being hit, when he reaches he holds, and that's the great and hit pretty hard, and his style, if it has not paint. Probably he never did a better bit of the grace of a Steel on Palsirat, has a some- Belding than thedisailowed caich at Lord's in
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Again, had MacLaren an average of only 15, which he is not likely to have till the groy hair come, he is worth playing in any match for his felling, for he is asubiquitous as he is energetic. Energetic" indeed is the epithet for Archie. For those who did not see him catch out Hirst at deep square-leg in 1899 we have a sincere sympathy. Jephson was bowling lobs: Hirst hit one hard and fairly low-it would have gone full-pitch Ento the ring. MacLares ran fully fifteen jards, skimming the lines of feet, un- brellas, sad sticka, to say nothing of the lower
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