Cricket 1892

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W r ig h t , and crossed “ Union B a n k H o lb o rn Circus. Jjafn lim t ( f e s t p . (The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— _______________ Ham let T h e following extract from the Singa­ pore Free Press is a little too good to be jost to C ricket readers : One of the most remarkable of “ cricket curiosities ” is that just recorded in the report of the Calcutta Cricket Club for last season. This most extraordinary occurrence took place in the Behar Wanderers match. A Behar batsman “ scooped’*round at a ball bowled by Mr. Quin, and managed to hit it straight up in tho air with a tremendous spin. The wicket-keeper lost sight of it. A run was made before the ball alighted on the ground again, but when it did so it spun back and hit the wicket! The umpire, thinking the appeal was for a run out, gave the verdict “ not out,” whereas the batsman, having practically pulled the ball into his wicket— that is, “ played on ” —was actually bowled and made a run in the process! Nothing more odd can have possibly occurred than this in the history of cricket. In the silly season it does not do to take things too seriously. Nor does one want to Behard in judging the curiosities of cricket too closely. R ichard D a ft , in the very interesting reminiscences he is now publishing under the title of “ The Kings of Cricket,” revives a good old story of the late Tom Barker, which I heard many years ago, if I remember rightly, from the late Mr. Charles Box, the author of “ The English Game of Cricket,” and other books. Old Tom Barker was another odd character I used to know [writes Daft], though he played little in my time, and some queer stories he used to tell of the old matches in which he had taken part. He said he was once standing umpire, and one of the players, who evidently knew little about the game, came up to him and said : “ Barker, they tell me that if I hold my bat perfectly still in the block hole and don’t lift it up when the ball comes that I shall be out. Is this correct ? ” “ Not at all,” Tom replied, “ but I’m afraid you’ll thundering soon be out if you do lift it up.” The slight acquaintance that I had with FE LTIIAM'S LEG GUARDS, GAUNTLETS, CRICKET NETS, BATTING GLOVES, STUMPS, &c., &c. All requisites for the game of Cricket Sold by all Dealers, and wholesale of the Manufacturers. CITY STEAM WORKS— BARBICAN, LONDON, E.C. P bicb L ists on A pplication . F E L T H A M ’ S MANUFACTURERS OF CRICKET, TENNIS, CROQUET, &c. AND ALL IN & 0UT-D00R GAMES.] FELTHAM ’S Excellent Cricket Bat. 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