Famous Cricketers No 47 - John Wisden

1850 This was the year in which Wisden performed his best remembered feat of clean bowling all ten batsmen of the South at Lord’s on July 15th in a match won by the North in one day. It is a great pity that his full analysis was unrecorded as it has remained as one of the truly great performances of all time. It is curious that he was playing against the South of England for which team he was more obviously qualified. Other good bowling results included nine wickets in an innings (fourteen in the match) for Young (Under 36) against Old (Over 36) at Lord’s and thirteen wickets for Sussex v M.C.C., also at Lord’s which proved a happy hunting ground. Altogether he took fifty-six wickets in four matches at Headquarters this season. He scored his maiden first-class century, for Sussex in the match against Kent at Tunbridge Wells. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 38. England XI v Yorkshire XIV, Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield, June 10, 11 (Yorkshire XIV won by eleven wickets) b R.F.Shelton 12 107 28 ? 67 3 M.J.Ellison b 118 1 G.Chatteron b G.H.Wright b not out 4 38 4 ? 7 0 28-2 39. Sussex v Kent, C.H.Gausden’s Ground, Hove, June 17, 18, 19 (Kent won by five wickets) b W.Martingell 16 182 ? ? ? 5 T.H.Brenchley c E.Bushby 207 1 F.Pilch b W.Martingell b N.Felix b W.Pilch b b W.Pilch 9 84 ? ? ? 3 E.V.Bligh c W.Napper 61-5 T.M.Adams c T.Box N.Felix c W.Napper 40. Sussex v M.C.C., Lord’s, June 24, 25 (Sussex won by seven wickets) b F.H.H.Bathurst 10 119 ? ? ? 8 J.Bayley b 119 1 A.Haygarth b W.Caffyn b J.Chester b R.Kynaston b A.J.D.Diver c and b H.Royston c T.Box F.H.H.Bathurst c E.Bushby did not bat - 59-3 ? ? ? 5 W.Nicholson b 58 1 A.Haygarth b W.Caffyn c G.Picknell A.J.D.Diver b F.H.H.Bathurst b 41. Sussex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 27, 28 (Surrey won by an innings and 77 runs) c T.Lockyer b T.Sherman 14 56 ? ? ? 4 J.M.Lee c W.Napper 197 2 J.Chester c and b C.H.Hoare b D.Day b c T.Lockyer b T.Sherman 1 64 42. Sussex v Kent, Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells, July (4), 5, 6 (Match drawn) b W.Martingell 21 99 ? ? ? 4 W.Martingell c E.Napper 153 F.Pilch c Jas.Lillywhite N.Felix b W.Pilch st T.Box b N.Felix 100 289 43. England v Kent, Lord’s, July 8, 9, 10 (England won by six wickets) b W.Martingell 8 127 ? ? ? 4 E.Martin b 129 F.Pilch b W.Martingell b W.de C.Baker b did not bat - 81-4 ? ? ? 4 W.Martingell c and b 78 1 F.Pilch b A.Mynn b W.R.Hillyer b 16