Cricket 1907

A piul 18, 1907. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 75 SOME EARLY CENTURIES. Mr. J. A. Lester, in his very valuable book entitled “ Bat v. Ball,” gave a list of individual scores of 50 or more made in great matches between 1864 and 1900. No attempt was made to deal with the largo innings played before the former year, and therefore the chief triumphs of such batsmen as William Beldham, Fuller Pilch, Tom Walker, and Mr. William Ward were unrecorded. It is in order to assist in remedying this state of affairs that the following list of hundreds hit in important matches prior to 1864 is published. Score. For. Against. Ground. Year. J. G rundy — J. A ylward — 103 England ........................ XVI. of Oxford Uni­ Lord’s .......... 1859 160 Middlesex and Hants ... Surrey and Kent Laleham ... . . 1771 J. H ammond — 110* North Sussex................. versity ................. 167 Hamblcdon ................. England ................. Scvenoaks... . . 1777 South Sussex .......... Esburn Park ... 1802 T. B eagley — 108 Mr. T. Mellisli’s XI. ... Lord F. Beauelerck’s 113* Players ........................ Gentlemen ................. Lord’s ... . . 1821 XI.............................. Lord's .......... 1807 L ord F. B eauclerck — Mr. C. M. H arvey - 100 M.C.C............................... Bullingdon Club Lord’s.............. . 1796 101 Gentlemen of Surrey ... Gentlemen of Midland 104 Hon. Col. Lennox’s XI. Earl ofWinehilsca’sXI. Lord’s.............. . 1797 Counties................. Oval ................. 1S60 129* Hampshire (with Lord F. Beauclerck and W. Beldham) ................. 102* England ........................ 100 M.C.C.(witliW. Beldham, R. Robinson, and T. England ................. Surrey........................ Homerton (with J. Small, jun., W. Lam­ Lord’s.............. Lord’s.......... .. 1805 .. 1805 T. H ayward - 220 Cambridgeshire .......... 132 Players ........................ 112 Cambridgeshire .......... 108 Cambridgeshire .......... Cambridge University Gentlemen................. Surrey ................. .. Surrey ........................ Cambridge Lord’s .......... Can)bridge Oval ................. l£5i> 1860 1861 1861 Walker) ................. bert, J. Hammond, and John Bennett) Lord’s ... . . 1808 117 England ........................ 112* Players ........................ Surrey ........................ Gentlemen ................. Oval ................. Lord’s .......... •1862 1863 114 M.C.C. (withW. Lambert T. H earne — and W. Beldham) England ................. Lord’s ... . . 1809 134 M.C.C. and Ground Sussex........................ Brighton.......... 1862 [ 99 The B’s ........................ England ................. Lord’s ... . 1824] T. H unt - W. B eldham — 102 North ........................ South ........................ Manchester 1856 144 M.C.C. (witliW. Beldham Mr. F. G. I nge - 116 Oxford University J. J ackson - and T. Walker) .......... 106* Surrey ................. ... 102 Surrey ........................ Middlesex ................. Hampshire................ England ................ Lord’s ... . Lord’s ... . Lord’s ... . . 1792 . 1793 . 1794 Players Engaged at Oxford ................. Oxford .......... 1861 Mr. W. H. B enthall — 100 Nottinghamshire.......... Kent ........................ Cranbrook 1863 103 Cambridge University... Cambridge Town Club Cambridge . 185S J. J ordan — G en . T he H on . E. B ligh — 109 K ent............................... M.C.C........................... Chislehurst 1823 132 M.C.C............................... Bullingdon Club Lord’s .. 1796 Mr. G. M. K elson — 109 Gentlemen of Kent 105 M.C.C............................... Middlesex ................. Lord’s .. 1797 Gentlemen of Sussex... Tunbridge Wells 1862 J as . B roadbridge — 122 K en t............................... Surrey........................ Oval ................. 1863 113* Petworth (with J. Saun­ ders and T. Flavel) ... 135 Godalming (with James Brighton ................. Brighton ... .. 1825 Mr. F. L adbroke — 116 Epsom (with N. Maun, Middlesex (with R. Lord’s .......... 1815 Broadbridge) ......... M.C.C........................... Godalming .. 1825 jun.) ........................ Robinson) ................. 132 Kingseote (with J. BayW. L ambert - ley, Jas. Broadbridge, 110 Mr. T. Mellisli’s XI. ... Lord F. Bcauclerck’s and J. Saunders) M.C.C. and Ground ... Lord’s .. 1827 XI.............................. Lord’s................. 1807 C. B rown — 19tf* Gen. the Hon. E. Bligh’s Lord F. Beauclerck’s Lord’s................. 1810 107 Nottingham ................. Sheffield ................. Sheffield ... .. 1843 XI.................................. 107*'j Sussex (with Mr. G. J- Osbalde3ton and W. XI.............................. Mr. E. H. B udd — 105 Mr. E. H. Budd’s XI. ... Mr. G. Osbaldeston’s 157 J Lambert) ................. E psom ........................ Lord’s................. 1817 XI.............................. Lord’s .. 1816 Mr. F. B urbidge — Mr. J. M. L ee — 101 Surrey ........................ Sussex........................ Brighton ... .. 1863 110 Cambridge University... Gentlemen of Kent ... Canterbury 1848 Mr. W. B ury — Mr. C. A. L eigh - 121 Gentlemen of North ... Gentlemen of South... Nottingham .. 1862 133* Gentlemen of Berkshire GentlemenofSussex... Reading .......... 185S J. C aesar — Mr. E. A. L eigh — 101 England ........................ Kent ........................ Canterbury .. 1853 190 Gentlemen of Berkshire Gentlemen of Sussex Maidenhead ... 1860 Ill Surrey ........................ Cambridgeshire......... Oval .......... .. 1861 Mr. S. A. L eigh — W. C affyn — 112 Gentlemen of Berkshire Gentlemen of Sussex Reading .......... 1859 102 Surrey ........................ England ................ Oval ... ... .. 1858 119 Gentlemen of Berkshire Gentlemen of Sussex Maidenhead ... 1860 157 Surroy ........................ Cambridge University J ohn L illyw hite — 124 United England XI. ... XVI........................... Cambridge .. 1859 138 Sussex ....................... Kent .......... ......... Brighton.......... 1856 Mr. J. Walker’s XVI. Southgate... .. 1859 118* Sussex ........................ Kent ........................ Gravesend 1857 103 Surrey ........................ Cambridgeshire.......... Cambridge .. 1861 Hon. C. G. L yttelton — R. C arpenter — Gentlemen ................. 101 XIV. of Cambridge Uni111* Players ........................ O v a l.............. .. 1860 versity ........................ Surrey ........................ Oval ................. 1863 100 Cambridgeshire .......... Surrey ........................ O v a l.............. .. 1861 106 Players ........................ Mr. G. E. C otterill — Gentlemen ................. O v a l.............. .. 1861 Mr. J. M akinson — 126 Cambridge University... Cambridgeshire (with C. Arnold and F. 145 Cambridge University... Cambridge Quidnuncs Cambridge . 1858 Reynolds)................. Cambridge 1S57 R. D aft — 136 Cambridge University... Cambridgeshire.......... Cambridge 1858 118 North............................... South ........................ Lord’s ... . 1862 T. M arsden — Mr. K. E. D igby — 227 Sheffield &Leicester ... Nottingham................. Darnall .......... 1826 100 Oxfordshire ................. Oxford University ... Oxford ... .. 1860 125 Sheffield ................. ... Nottingham................. Nottingham ... 1828 J. E vans — M r . M. T. M artin - [ 99* K e n t............................... M.C.C........................... Chislehurst .. 1823J 103* Cambridge University... Cambridgeshire.......... Cambridge 1862 Mr. A. H. F ader - Mr. F. P. M iller — 100 Gentlemen of North ... Gentlemen of South... Lord’s ... 1862 133 Gentlemen of South ... Gentlemen of North... Oval ................. 1860 Mr. N. F elix - 105 Surrey ........................ Sussex ........................ Brighton.......... 1860 105 England ....................... M.C.C. and Ground W. M ortlock — Oval ................. 1863 (with F. Pilch and T. Box) ................. Lord’s . 1843 106 Surrey ........................ Mr. A. M ynn — Sussex........................ 113 K en t............................... Sussex........................ Brighton ... . . 1847 125* South .............. . North ........................ Leicester.......... 1S36 H. F rancis - Mr. W. N apper — Gentlemen of Berk­ shire ........................ 114 Cambridge Town Club... Mr. G. J. G ifford — Cambridge University Cambridge . 1857 112* Gentlemen of Sussex’ ... Brighton........ . 1S58 105 Oxford University.......... M.C.C........................... Lord’s ... . . 1835 Mr. F. H. N orman — •Cambridge Town Club Cambridge Mr. E. M. G race - 100 Cambridge University... 1858 Gentlemen of Kent ... 112 Cambridge University.., Past (with Messrs. A. 192'' M.C.C. .......... .. Canterbury . 1862 H. & V. E. Walker) Cambridge 1859 112 XIV7. Gentlemen of South XI. Players of South... Southampton . . 1S63 103 Gentlemen of Kent (with G. G riffith — W. H. Fryer and E. 142 Surrey ........................ Sussex........................ Brighton ... . . 1863 Willslier) ... ,.v ... Gentlemen of England Lord’s .......... 1859