Cricket Life 1892

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1892-01-01 - 1892-12-31

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Alfred L Ford Scrapbooks (FORD)

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Scrapbook containing cut outs of articles from publications with reports and scores of notable cricket matches including high scores, strange teams, funny moments, and comedic ways of batsmen getting out. Also includes cartoons, and cut-outs of caricatures of cricketers.

Title Page: 4 images of a cricket match each one dated 1892, 2 images - "good wicket" and "bad wicket", 2 circular images on left "expectation" a ball is heading to a fielder in the air and "realization" where he has caught the ball.

Index page.

Page 1: "Ice Cricket" 1 January 1891, explanation of playing a cricket match on ice and how fun it is. "Notching" Cricket October 27 1887, article on how scoring was carried out in the 18th century. "Hanover Cricket, Grand Cricket Match" 20 November 1786, account of one grand match on a week of 4 being played between Duke of York and Lord Strathaven. "Bats 1743 to 1890" images of 6 different bats with matching description of each one. 2 images of cricket bats from 1890.

Page 2: 2 sketches of a batsman dated 1845. Top: Preparing to play a cut shot. Bottom: About to play a drive.

Page 3: 2 sketches of a batsman dated 1845. In top and bottom images he is playing a backward defensive shot.

Page 4: 2 sketches of a batsman dated 1845. Top: He is taking guard at the crease Bottom: He is playing a forward defensive shot.

Page 5: "How Not to do Things" 1845, 6 drawings of how to do things during a cricket match. Images show: 1) hitting own stumps, 2) running into each other between wickets, 3) 2 fielders bumping into each other to take a catch, 4) batsman hitting keeper in the head with bat, 5) batsman at bowlers end run out for backing-up, 6) fielder being hit in head by a ball.

Page 6: Top: "A Family Group" an engraving from a drawing by J. Dowman A.R.A, in the British Museum. A boy with 2 girls is holding a cricket bat. Centre middle: a drawing of Nicholas Felix taking guard. Middle-left: "Leg Before" drawing of person being hit on the leg. Centre-right: "Spectacles" comical drawing of someone wearing spectacles. Bottom: 2 diagrams comparing showing positions of batting shots from 1850 and 1890.

Page 7: "Eccentricities" 1845, 6 drawings of a batsman taking guard in different positions.

Page 8: Top: Engraving of Gorge Osbaldeston. Bottom: Engraving of W.G. Grace from Portrait by A. Stuart Wortley [TN.2008.2321].

Page 9: 5 Engravings of cricketers: H.H. Stephenson, Wenman, John Lillywhite, W. Clarke and Fuller Pilch, 1 engraving of a batsman preparing to strike a ball.

Page 10: Top: Engraving of Hayward and Carpenter, full length wearing spotted shirts and holding bats, from a photograph by Myland. Bottom: "The New Bowling Machine" drawing of new mechanical bowling machine being tested.

Page 11: Top: Engraving of Old Charterhouse School from the green, 1864. Bottom: Drawing of the Catapulta in action "Urged, with wondrous force, the flying ball," 1845.

Page 12: Bottom centre: "John Lillywhite Playing Forward" engraving from a photograph by Caldesi, Bianford and Co. London. Bottom left: "What is the Cause of all this Excitement" drawing of a man and past a crowd peering over a fence". Bottom right: "The National Game Of Course" drawing of children playing cricket.

Page 13: Top: Scorecard of match between Sussex and All England played at Royal Gardens, September 1837. Bottom left "A Puncher" drawing of a batsman jumping in the air to strike a ball. Bottom right: "A Noser" Drawing of fielder being struck on the nose. "Anatis Ovum" Drawing of a duck perching on giant ball within reeds holding a cricket bat and wearing a cap and boots. Red engraving of children playing cricket.

Page 14: Top: Pierce Egan, Sporting Anecdotes, 1825, account of match between 11 single and 11 married women from Cheriton and Beauworth in 1822. 2nd Top: Pierce Egan, Sporting Anecdotes, 1825, account of match between Greenwich Pensioners - 11 with one leg versus 11 with one arm in 1796. 3rd Top: Pierce Egan, Sporting Anecdotes, 1825, account of match in Woking between 11 of Woking and 11 of Shiere in 1818 where 71 was scored in all 4 innings. Bottom: New Sporting Magazine, 1833, result of match between St. Omer and Boulogne Cricket Clubs in France and description of return fixture.

Page 15: Top left: "Woods Lobs Were a Little Misleading", 1892, cartoon of a ball landing other side of stumps without hitting them. Top centre: "The Old Style", 1850, drawing of a batsman in checked shirt, dungarees and top hat. Top right: "Caffre, Cape Town", drawing of an African native in just shorts and leg pads smoking, with bat tucked under his arm. Middle left and right: drawing of a right-handed and left-handed batsman playing a forward defensive, 1845. Middle centre: Advert for a cricket match from 1789 between 11 Allington Club with James Aylward against 11 of Bridge and Bourn Clubs for fifty guineas. Bottom left and right: caricatures of "Country Spectator" and "Town Critic", "Eton and Harrow", 1890, sketch of 2 gentlemen in dinner suits with monocles, top hats and canes.

Page 16: Account of a court case at Guildhall over £60 stake match, after long hearing and £200 being spent, the judge still did not understand and ordered match to be replayed, Cricket, 27 January 1887. Bottom: Account of a legal case involving match between Kent and England and whether cricket qualified as 'other game or games whatsoever' under an Act of Parliament on gambling, Cricket, 23 April 1891.

Page 17: "Prehistoric" Cartoon in style of Ancient Egypt of a cricket match. Middle: Engraving of Lord's Cricket Ground with pavilion and flag, surrounding buildings and sheep grazing on outfield. Bottom-middle: "Relics": Engraving of a wicket surrounded by bats, gloves, pads, stumps and ball. Bottom left and right: cut outs of 2 figures "Gratified" and Satisfied"

Page 18: Top: Advert for cricket match at Artillery-Ground between 11 Gentlemen of Croydon and Surrey and 11 Gentlemen of London, Daily Advertiser, 23 July 1784. 2nd Top: Account of great cricket match between 11 Gentlemen of London and 11 Gentlemen of Surrey, Morning Post, 1736. 3rd Top: Advert for cricket match at Uxbridge Moore between Samuel Swift and Henry Stephenson against 2 others, Morning Post, 1736. 4th Top: Brief account of match between 211 Men of Kent and 11 Men of Surrey where player for latter all had name of Wood, Morning Post, 1736. 5th Top: Advert for match at Artillery-Ground between 11 Gentlemen of Horsemanden and the World of Kent against 11 Gentlemen of London for a large sum, Morning Post, June 1743. 6th Top: Advert for match Artillery-Ground between 5 of Addinton against any 5 provided not from Kent, and 2 county matches between Kent and England, London Gazetteer, 21 June 1749. Bottom: Public Advertiser, 28 August 1749: Advert for cricket match at Artillery-Ground for an 11-a-side match between noblemen and gentlemen, with list of players for each team.

Page 19: "What a Jolly Wicket-Keeper he Would Make", Graphic, 12 June 1875, engraving from picture by J. Ballantyne. A boy in cricket gear is admiring a suit of armour.

Page 20: 1) Account of change of bowling in an innings of 2 between Hereford County School and Lucton School, Cricket Field, 9 July 1882. 2) Account of match between Gentlemen of Surrey and Kent at Cock-Heath near Maidstone, Morning Post, 1736. 3) Morning Post, 1736, brief account of match between teams of Prince of Wales and Earl of Middlesex. 4) Advert for second match between teams of Prince of Wales and Earl of Middlesex, Morning Post, 1736. 5) Account of match between team featuring Budd and Osbaldeston against 22 of Nottinghamshire, they lost and lost money with one of paid players accused of "selling the match and was never employed again, Sportascrapiana. 6) Account of a cricket ball made by Mr. Small where after heavy rain the ball remained in good condition, Sportascrapiana. 7) Detailed account of match between 11 single women and 11 married women to celebrate the victory of Battle of Waterloo as part of a 3-day fete in Hilton, Somerset, scores of both teams are below, Sporting Life, 21 October 1848. 8) Advert for match of Robinson Family Eleven vs. Floxbourton (Somerset), Cricket Field, 18 June 1892. 9) A Mr. A. Aitken of Sleaford vs. Blankney Cricket Club, took 3 wickets breaking leg, middle and off stumps for each one, Cricket Field, 27 August 1892. 10) Account of 2 matches between Natives of Surrey and All England at Dartford Brim and Artillery Ground, in latter match a 'pick pocket was severely ducked by the populace and afterwards rolled about in a great Quantity of Soct, and other Rubbish, before he was released', London Gazetteer, 6 June 1749. 11) Account of how John Blackham trains as a wicket keeper, Cricket Field, 7 May 1892. 12) Description of ambidextrous cricketer Parris of Sussex and appeal to see if anymore in country, Cricket Field, 21 May 1892.

Page 21: "Over 30 v Under 30" coloured engraving a boy taking guard at a wicket with an elderly gentleman at wicket keeper.

Page 22: Scores of cricket matches. 1) The Broomstick match at Portsmouth, Navy Officers vs. Non Commissioned Officers at United Services Cricket Ground, Sporting Life, 22 September 1886. 2) 41 Farmers vs. Yatton, Cricket, 2 October 1887. 3) 12 Hearnes v. Ealing Dean, Cricket, 23 September 1886. 4) Eleven Wigans v. Eleven Watneys played at Mortlake, Cricket, 20 August 1887. 5) XI of Cranleigh v. XXXIV Veterans Over 40, Cricket, 20 September 1888. 6) Upper Tooting v. Twelve Watneys, Cricket, 30 August 1888. 7) Account of an Aboriginal of Clermont Hotel of Melbourne who had an amazing throw, Cricket, 25 April 1889. 8) Letter from a W.B. Steel confirming the throw of 140 yards, Cricket, 30 May 1889. 9) Account of an amazing catch by man who jumped across a stream to get to the ball in time, Cricket, 26 November 1885.

Page 23: Top: "Two Sides to a Question" Punch, 17 September 1892, cartoon of an elderly rotund gentleman crashing in a chair whilst a young cricketer takes off his leg pads 'Major Podmore "Congratulate you dear boy", Disappointed Cricketer "What do you mean? Bowled first ball, never got a run!" Major Podmore "Quite so, dear boy. But in this hot weather-80 degrees in the shade -so much better, if you can, to take things coolly!"'. Bottom: "Gentlemen left handed with broomsticks v ladies with bats", cartoon of a man being out bowled taking a wild swing with broomstick, to a team of women.

Page 24: Curious events during cricket matches. 1) 346 scored in hour and thirty-five minutes in match in Australia between Carltons and Metropolitans, Cricket, 26 May 1892. 2) Batsman hits ball straight-up high in the air, batsmen take a run, then ball lands on sumps, batsman was given out, 7 April 1892. 3) Batsman hits ball into tree where fielder climbs to get it and claims a catch which Umpire duly gives out, Sporting Life, 25 August 1891. 4) A dog runs onto the field and takes the ball, in the time it takes fielders to get it back the batsmen run 12/13 runs but the Umpire declared dead-ball an 4 was given, Cricket, 26 May 1892. 5) Match at Hobart Town Umpire gave not out on grounds 'spams of the art affected his sight, and he couldn’t say out". Cricket, 23 March 1893. 6) Match at Lascelles Hall between Lascelles Hall Club and Lockwoods, Eastwoods and Greenwoods, 1878. 7) Account of match between Oxford University and Gentlemen of England played in freezing conditions and describes how well wrapped up the players were, Sportsman, 18 May 1891. 8) "The usual betting upon a good eleven is, that they do or do not get 110", Sporting Magazine, 1793. 9) Account of single wicket match at First Lord's Cricket Ground between Brudenell and Welch, Sporting Magazine, 1793. 10) W.G. Grace's account of when ball went down shirt so he took some runs, Cricket by W.G. Grace, page 330. 11) In a match in Australia bails were broken, a piece of wattle was fixed up a whole piece, later middle stump was removed but the wattle stayed on so not-out was given, Cricket, 14 April 1892. 12) Description of condition a typical cricketers hands, Gentlemen Magazine, July 1883. 13) An Eton boy vs. Winchester match at Lord's in 1839 or 1840 hit the ball over Pavilion into neighbours garden, year later she said boys were better behaved before balls started coming into my garden, Cricket, 26 November 1891. 14) Batsman making a run puts bat in the crease but his body is outside, the ball coming in hits the bats knocking it in the air and the ball goes on hit the stumps, given out, Cricket 30 June 1892. 15) At a match in Dover a bull started chasing players, Standard, 25 August 1892.

Page 25) 9 images of cricketers. Top Left: engraving of W.G. Grace taking guard. Top Centre: engraving of cricketer bending over ready for delivery. Top Right: Engraving Ranjitsinhji playing a cut shot. Middle Left and Right: 2 small square photographs of cricketers in scenic match. Middle Centre "a Rough Wicket" engraving of batsman inspecting his crease. Bottom Left: Engraving of batsman playing a forward defensive. Bottom Centre: Engraving of bowler about to bowl round-arm. Bottom Right: Engraving of player at crease playing an imaginary shot without a bat.

Page 26: Notable scores in matches: 1) Ladies match between Childoun Park and Ottershaw Park, Ada Barnes for the latter scored 128, Sportsman, 16 August 1889. 2) George Pinder on his own defeated a team of 11 fishmongers over 2 innings, 1890. 3) Bexley vs. Beckenham 1 August 1885, openers for Beckenham scored 246 and 203 whilst Bexley only managed 77, Cricket, 6 August 1885. 4) Match of Orleans Club vs. Revellers, C.I. Thornton for Orleans scored 146 with only 1 single. 5) Orleans Club vs. Rickling Green, Orleans reach grand total of 920, Sportsman, 12 August 1882. 6) Millhouses's Tam vs. Seymour, Seymour managed of total of 3 over 2 innings, with Dudhill taking 11 for 1. 7) Match in Natal, Harrismith and District scored 858 against Newcastle and Districts of 47 in first innings, Cricket, 27 February 1890. 8) Match in Somerset between Mr William's Side vs. Mr Webber's Side, William Adler of Mr William's side (aged 104) scored 3 runs which bowler and fielders helped him to do with aid of a runner, Somerset County Gazette, 22 September 1886. 9) Obituary of William Adlam aged 107, Echo, 23 February 1891. 10) St Augustines College v Kent College, Kent in first innings scored total of 0. 11) Free Foresters reached a total of 521 against Mr A.P. Lucas's XI score of 562, Cricket 18 August 1892.

Page 27: Top and Middle: 2 small photographs of a scenic cricket match. Bottom: photograph of L.C.H. Palairet and H.T. Hewett who had scored 182 and 201 respectively against Yorkshire, record for first-wicket partnership, 26 August 1892.

Page 28: 1) A dead cow was discovered to have had a cricket ball in its stomach, 1892. 2) A boy without any hands had astonishing skill at everything except bowl, Cricketers Manual. 3) "Wickets have bene pitched on fields of Abraham and plains of Waterloo; a circumstance of which neither Wolfe nor Wellington, in the stirring times of war, ever dreamed, Cricket Manual. 4) Cricket definitions, Cricketers Manual. 5) Surrey vs. Lancashire at Oval, players had to suspend play for an hour or two due to temperature being too hot, Ludgate Weekly, 4 June 1892. 6) A fast bowler bowled a bouncer, hit batsman in the forehead and rebounded past bowler’s wicket. 7) 24-a-side of Clay Hill vs. Claysmore, Enfield Observer, 27 August 1892. 8) Devonshire Park vs. Mr. G. W. Morrison's Eleven, opening batsmen for Devonshire scored 472 - Morrison's Eleven managed only 92. 9) 1818 General Election, a poll booth was kept open as long as 1 voter and hour could be found, went on for 9 days, a 3-day cricket match started, every time a voter tuned up play was suspended and then resumed, Cricketers Manual. 10) A batsman blocked a ball, a dog picked it up and ran with it, the batsmen ran whilst fielders declared lost ball with batsmen claiming as long as you can see the ball it is not lost, elderly umpires agreed awarding 10 runs, writer disagrees saying ball was lost as game was concerned and should have been a 6, Cricket Field, 28 May 1892. 11) "Haygarth, an Old Harrovian, used to walk from London to Harrow and back our days a week to bowl to the boys." Cricket Field, 25 February 1893. 12) Account of an umpire giving Pilch out lbw, crowd were shocked saying he had a bet on, Cricket Field, 25 February 1893. 13) Castle School vs. Lady Cricketers, the school had 8 boys declared not-out, turned it they had retired but scorer marked incorrectly, Cricket Field, 4 June 1892.

Page 29: "A Skeleton Idea" 9 images of stick cricketers in various action shots.

Page 30) 1 E. Mills playing for Mr Hobb's Club vs. Cheam made 121 in an hour, scoring 49 in 3 overs, Cricket, 26 August 1886. 2) Match in Australia where side bowled out for 0 and opponents could only manage 10, Sportsman, 7 September 1888. H. Rotherham playing for Uppingham Rovers. Gentleman of Derbyshire bowled a delivery that sent a bail 68 yards, Sportsman, 11 December 1888. 4) A man was given out lbw after ball hit his head as he was ducking to avoid bouncer, letter to editor by C.I. Thornton, Sportsman 11 December 1888. 5) A fast delivery hit the base of the stump and ricocheted to hit the other set, Cricket, 24 June 1886. 6) Account of a pair of batsmen hitting 191 together in just 43 minutes Cricket, 27 October 1887. 7) Account of cricket match played on ice at night, Wisden Almanack, 1880. 8) Recollection of William Caldecourt hitting the ball into a local village water spout with ball getting stuck and needing to be rescued with a toasting fork, Cricket, 11 September 1890. 9) Record partnership between G.F. Vernon and A.H. Trevor making 605 runs for Orleans Club against Rickling Green, Wisden Almanack, 1890. 10) 1882 match at Merton, a batsman hits the ball high in the air, seeing the wicket keeper is going to catching it and knocks him over, he then hits the ball in the air and takes a run, the wicket-keeper catches it and then runs him out, umpire gave him out first for obstructing a field then hitting the ball twice, caught and lastly run out, St James Gazette, 15 October 1886. 11) A batsman hits a ball into a tree which landed on a green linnet's nest killing four young ones and parent flew off, Cricket, 20 June 1889. 12) At a practice of Braintree Cricket Club, a Fred Livermore struck a ball so far and high it took a considerable amount of time to find it, ended up in a crow's nest, Cricket 7 June 1888. 13) Bill Lillywhite used to go to scoring and say mark 'absent' because batting spoilt his bowling, Cricket, 26 May 1892. 14) All England vs. a 22, needing only a few runs to win hit the ball amongst cocoa-nuts, John Lillywhite threw in a cocoa-nut and Lockyer whipped off bails and this winning the match, Cricket, 15 August 1889. 15) In Melbourne a cricketer took 10 for 4 with first 9 wickets going for no runs, Cricket, 25 February 1886. 16) An E.B. Hayman took 9 wickets in 5 overs for 0 runs for Visitors of Sidmouth vs. Residents, Cricket, 19 September 1886. 17) Match between Colts of Brighton vs. Parishes, the parishes so superior knocked up the remainder of their wickets, Sporting Magazine, 1793.

Page 31: Cartoons: "Under the Southern Cross", cartoon of Kangaroo batting, with another one as wicket-keeper and emu fielding, "How's That" cartoon of a wicket-keeper with huge gloves, "A Young Cricketer" cartoon of a boy in with stumps underarm, "A Cutter Grace" A boy takes guard in rags with a rock for wickets. "A Gentleman on His Way to the Oval" caricature of large and rotund gentleman. "Scene in the Cricket Field" 'Wasted activity on the part of fieldsmen when the batsman sky’s the ball' image shows some fielders desperate to catch the ball.

Page 32: 1) Account of rabbit running across a pitch, Cricket, 20 August, 1885. 2) A.E. Stoddart scored 110 at Hampstead for broomsticks vs. bats, Sporting Life, 22 September 1886. 3) H. Baldwin, Hampshire professional, struck a ball so hard it hit his partners bat and rebound was caught by bowler, Sportsman, 29 May 1889. 4) W.W. Mann played a ball hard onto the wicket which went through sumps without displacing bails, Cricket, 1 July 1886. 5) A.H. Pease in Carlton Park v. Felstead Long Vacation Club was bowling lobs and struck a swallow which died, 2 runs were scored, Sporting Life, 20 August 1888. 6) Match in Jersey a bowler removed middle stump but the bails remained in place, Cricket 21 March 1888. 7) At a match in India a bowler twice in a row it off stump without displacing the bails, with the third delivery it was finally uprooted, Cricket, 21 March 1889. 8) Swarm of bees during Bickley Park vs. Band of Brothers, bowler, batsman, and umpire were lost in the swarm, Cricket, 6 June 1887. 9) A ball from Mr. Cordeaux hit and killed a swallow in a Caius and Trinity Hall Long Vacation Clubs match at Cambridge. 10) Account of Wellington College dormitory match a delivery hit the top of middle and off stumps but bails were not removed, Lillywhite Companion, 1887. 11) 3 scoresheets for Ardingley College in 1882, Lower Clapton in 1888 and Yarra Club in 1889 where Humphreys for Brighton Brunswick Cricket Club took ten wickets in each match. 12) E.W. Pratt bowling for Esher Village vs. Twickenham Town bowled a deliver so hard it got stuck in stumps without passing through, Lillywhite Companion, 1887. 13) At a match in South Africa a bowler's delivery hit leg stump hard without displacing bails and went to boundary for 4, Cricket, 9 May 1889. 14) Match at Loretto School a batsman hit the ball so hard it killed a rat as it was coming out of a whole, Cricket, 9 July 1885. 15) Batsman hit the ball hard against partners bit which then hit umpires head and then caught fielder, not realising it did not bounce through it to wicket keeper and appealed run out, one fielder appealed for the catch which umpire refused to give due to hitting him on the head, Cricket, 9 September 1886. 16) Ball get caught in Umpire’s coat-tail pocket in a match at Reigate, Cricket, 21 June 1883. 17) match in New South Wales, ball begins to break but no spare so is continued to be use, later batsman strikes the ball and it split into 2, one half hitting the stumps and other going into wicket-keeper's hands, Cricket, 13 June 1889. 18) Match at Twyford, Cookham (also a footballer) took 6 wickets for 5 runs, breaking leg bail on 4 occasions, Cricket, 13 June 1889. 19) A Railway passes Stafford County Ground, one batsman hit the ball onto a train which took it to Birmingham, 1889.


Page 33: Sketches and drawings: 1) “The Young Idea” A toddler takes guard with a bat. 2) “The Latest thing in sunshades” ‘A sketch on the Lord’s Members Pavilion’ a man has scoresheet coming down from his top hat to protect his neck, 1892. 3) “We Hampshire lads can bowl it” sketch of 11 players lined up in a row, mid-delivery completely in sync. 4) “How’s That” cut-out drawing of a wicket-keeper about to catch a ball. 5) “Hades” Drawing of 5 devils playing cricket. 6) 4 cut-outs of 4 different crickets each with different emotion, a ‘confident’ wicket-keeper, ‘energy’ fast bowler, a ‘nervous’ batsman, a fielder dealing with ‘heat’.

Page 34: Top: 5 cartoons of actions during cricket matches. 1) “Long Run” 2 batsman running. 2) “A Short Run” 2 batsman running, looking at where the ball is. 3) “This End” wicket keeper, awaits ball from fielder. 4) “Go Back” a batsman commands his partner to go back. 5) “Going Back” the said partner looks to be protesting at being sent back. Bottom: 3 drawings of a batsman taking his guard at ‘leg’, ‘middle’ and ‘off’

Page 35: 1) “Great Score at Clifton College” Match report of E.F.S. Tylecote opening for Classics against Moderns and scoring 404 not out, Sportsman, 13 June 1868. 2) “Largest Score on Record” W.N. Roe for Emmanuel LCV vs. Caius LVC at Cambridge University scored 415 not out. Daily News, 15 July 1881. 3) Account of single wicket match between Edward Kesteven and John Bacon where over 3 innings each only one run was scored by Kesteven, 1889. 4) Match between Gentlemen of Dorset and Devon, each of side pitch of were large slopes, a batsman hit the ball down one slope where 10 fielders had to combine to throw the ball to the top where wicket keeper had to throw ball at the but ball went down other side, Cricket, 20 August 1885. 5) Match between Tenby Club and Royal Munster Fusiliers where the total of each four innings was 51, Cricket, 20 August 1885. 6) J. Shuter for Bexley vs. Emeriti scored 304 not out, Standard, 16 June 1884. 7) J. Carrick for West of Scotland scored 419, on a total of 745 of 1,306 deliveries (336.2 2 overs), Cricket, 16 July 1885. 8) A.E. Stoddart for Hampstead vs. Stoics scored 45 in total of 813, Cricket, 12 August 1886. 9) A.E. Stoddart acting as Captain during Hampstead Club Week score 90 runs with 3 not-outs in 6 matches and same number of innings, Cricket, 4 August, 1887.

Page 36: “Types of Bowlers” 13 cut-outs of caricatures of bowlers including W.G. Grace, 1892.

Page 37: “Types of Players” 1 cut-outs of caricatures of cricketers including batsmen, fielders, umpire and a woman cricketer, 1892.

Page 38: Top Centre: “A Lord’s Page” sketch of a page carrying a bat and ball on a cushion. Top Left and Centre, 2 caricatures of cricketers “Calm” and “Excited”. Bottom: ”Cricket in the Days Gone By”, drawing of a man and woman walking side by side, he has a bat and she has a ball”. Cricket, 26 January 1893.

Associations

John Bowyer
Nicholas Felix
George Osbaldeston
William Gilbert Grace
Heathfield Harman Stephenson
John Lillywhite
William Clarke
Fuller Pilch
Thomas Hayward
Robert Pearson Carpenter
Charterhouse School
James Aylward
John McCarthy Blackham
George Pinder
Charles Inglis Thornton
Free Foresters Cricket Club
Alfred Perry Lucas
Lionel Charles Hamilton Palairet
Herbert Tremenheere Hewett
William Henry Caldecourt
Andrew Ernest Stoddart

Subject

scoring, cricket bats, batting, bowling machines, children's cricket, women's cricket, cricket in France, gambling, Court Cases, match fixing, Artillery Ground, London, wicketkeeping, Aboriginal cricket, single wicket cricket, animals, matches at Lord's

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English

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