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A PROCESSION OF A THOUSAND CRICKETERS.
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Has any game ever caused the classes and the masses to mingle quite liko cricketì
Lords and lackeys have batted and bowled through many a match, perhaps on the village green. True cricket, we picture to this day, to be on the rural mead the squire on the one side, the parser on the other, and John Barley corn in the umpire's coat.
So there is still a place for all in *Scores and Biographies. It has march- ed with the times. Volame XV. of the recognised standard work is a treasure
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house to those who cherish the game and like to look back. In its 437 pages great men of the game and of the Empire rub. shoulders with humble folk who earned a nick in cricket's history. ›
Under M is Marlborough, His Grace the 9th Duke of Charles Richard John Spencer Churchill), P.C., K.G., free-bitting batsman," formerly Marquess of Blandford; also, Martin, James (son Ranba of Ugly Buck." a well-known local player of Stockbridge), and under-carter in his native village, whe came sudden ly into note by obtaining all 0 wickets for Stockbridge against Abbott's Anne on the Common Down at Stockbridge on May 7th. 1863.'
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Edward Mills), a good and steady batsman of Cambridge and Kent Tapling. Mr. Thomas Keay member of Mr. G. F. Vernon's Team who visited India and Ceylon in 1880-90-who posses sed a collection of postage-stamps valued at £50,000, and this he bequeathed to the British Museum." Also, Thorpe, Stophen, of Tibshell, a collier this [native place, but occasionally an average batsman and fast bowler, for the county of the Peak.
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A thousand-or more-biographies of cricketers, with their feat and fortunes in the field concisely displayed, seems almost a life's labour. There are facts China Providents (comb.)....333 nom. and figures in abundance, but here are entertaining scraps-nothing more-from just ten of the thousand pen-pictures that are painted:
BARNES, Sydney Francis: For some years he was the best bowler in the world, and so good a judge as Mr. A. P. Steel expressed the opinion that be surpassed both Mesars. C. T. B. Turner and F. R. He could bowl on any Spofforth.... wicket, fast or slow, wet or dry, jang For England. The Reat, at the Oral in 1919, he dismissed Jaines Seymour; T. Hayward and J. Sharp, with conse cutive balls, that feat prompting Pre- hendary the Rev. Wilsce Carlile to preach on Barnes" Hat-Trick" at St. Marr-at-Hill, The Monument, E.C...on Sunday, May 19th.
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BONNOR, Mr. George John: Height 6ft. 6 and weight, 16st., being a power. The fully-built man and known as Colonial Eercules and "The Aus. tralian Giant." As a hard hitter he was excelled only by Mr. C. I. Thornton, Whilst at practice on Mitcham Green in in the tie-match between Suffolk. 1880 he hit a ball-147 yards to the and Bedfordshire,
The last three pitch.
During his voyage to wickets fell with the game a tie. Mr. ringland in 1882 a bit of £3 was made Rice, who was indisposed, was the last that he would throw a ball 100 yards the player and was hurriedly sent for at bis lay after his arrival. he exceed hate!; he was obliged to bat in his every- ed the distance by four yards.
day attire, And had no chance of making the winning hit.
CHALLEN. Mr. John Bonamy: A fine, free-hitung batsman of Somerset. De He kicked the first two goals ever obtain ed at Queen's Club-for Corinthians. Oxford and also took part in the last football match played at Kennington Qval.
DAVIDSON, George: In the match with Essex at Loyton (for Derbyshire in 1806) he bowfed at one period for 5 minutes whilst only one run was obtained off him.
JESSOP'S · RUSTIC CRICKET."
Boe, Mr. William Niebols: (Of Cam- bridge University and Somerset). At Cambridge on July 12th and 13th, 187 he contributed 415 nat out-then thr largest innings ever played
Mr. Roe always counted his runs as he made them, and he did so on this histeric oc- casion, when he was rather annoyed be- cause Mr. C. H. Allcock, whilst keeping the score, credited him with one run less than he had actually made.
TRUMPER, Mr. Vietor Thomas: He always seemed to divine far, quicker than most men the best way in which 'n ball should DELACOMBE, Mr William Barclay he played. At times it was use From 1889 until 1907 he was the Honorary less for a captain to attempt to place Secretary of the (Derbyshire) County the field for him. The beau idrul of a Club.".
No club ever had a bester cricketer, alike in build, temperament, officer. Но was always willing, no and, skill.
matter at what personal disadvantage, He just takes his bat, and thin, wid to do everything possible for the side, one apologetic cough. and, when necessary, would play and
"Sets to work to play the divil wid captain the eleven. He would, too, often the bowlin.-GUY EDER.
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accompany the team in their out matches MR. ASHLEY-COOPER'S GREAT GENERAL FORGE PRODUCTS CO. OF CHINA,
the score, Hvis, Frederick Henry: For several
- WORK years one of the best wicket keeperslīn Nine hundred and ninety more Eng England.
He had a curious ex-ish, Australian, South African and perience whilst playing (for Kent) American cricketers march in procession against the Australians at Canterbury in through this review," for the publication 1509. Mr. R A. Duff played a ball from of which the M.C.C. have borne the cost. Mr. W. M. Bradley almost on to his it is; of course, a continuation of Fre- wicket, and, Huish, standing back to the derick Lillywhite's imperishable Scores faat bowler and not having time to pick and Biographies from 1772 to 1804, and up the bull, tried to kick it on to the carries on the work from 1879 to 1896, a stumps the ball missed the nearer period rich in cricket bistory. wicket. but luckily hit the further ono before Mr. Duff could make good, his ground at that end...
For its compilation, however, cricket has to thank the late Mr. Arthur Hay. garth and that tireless historian Mr. Jessot, Mr. Gilbert Laird:
F. S. Ashley-Cooper, who explains that "The all the biographies of Mr. Haygarth human catapult.
In his carly have been entirely rewritten. More, ail days of first class cricket..
have been arrangd in alpbabetical order, almost unanimously condemned.. The self-same critics, as soon as he began biographies given in Volumes 1 to 14. and latermingled in an index of all the
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to obtain runs by the hundred, spoke in high praise of the style they had been an index of the matches in Vols. 1, to so ready to belittle. Mr. Jessop, speak ing on this matter, humorously remark. ed: "My running-out to Mold was con demned in those days as rustic cricket
14 would round off a wonderful record of the game.
Cricket already owed much" to - Mr. Ashley-Cooper. The completion of this
by a good few of the people who now-great work ensures for him for all time days talk of the same method as good forcing tactics.!!
A TIE-AND TRUMPER, Rice, Mr. Reginald William: (01 0x ford University, Gloucestershire, and Bedfordshire). At Bury St. Edmunda on August 9th and 10th, 1909, be took part Continued on next Column).
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