Famous Cricketers No 47 - John Wisden

98. England v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, August 21, 22 (England won by an innings and 7 runs) b R.C.Tinley 4 208 29 9 49 3 C.Brown b 110 1 T.Nixon b W.Clarke b 17 6 25 2 J.Grundy c W.Nicholson 91 B.Parr b 99. United England Eleven v Kent XV, Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend, August 24, 25, 26 (United England Eleven won by two wickets) c A.Hoppe b F.Hollands 16 70 34 15 46 2 H.W.Andrews c G.Chatterton121 2/1 J.Lefeaver c H.L.Nicholson not out 8 279-8 43 19 49 3 T.Cheesman b 226 E.Willsher b H.Bligh b 100. United England Eleven v Sussex XVI, Dripping Pan, Lewes, September 4, 5, 6 (United England Eleven won by eight wickets) b J.Hodson 0 132 31.2 13 33 6 G.Wells c J.Grundy 78 E.Napper b G.G.Brown lbw H.M.Curteis b A.Carpenter st T.Lockyer J.Hodson lbw did not bat - 55-2 16 8 20 1 J.H.Hale c J.Dean 108 1 101. Sussex v Surrey, Brunswick Ground (Knight’s), Hove, September 28, 29 (Surrey won by ten wickets) c W.Caffyn b T.Sherman 29 112 41 15 71 3 J.Caesar b 170 2 T.Lockyer c T.Box H.H.Stephenson c J.Hodson b W.Martingell 4 59 - - - - 3-0 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Players v Gentlemen 1 1 0 18 18 18.00 - - 1 Sussex 7 13 0 139 52 10.69 - 1 12 Other matches 6 10 3 77 16 11.00 - - 6 1 Season 14 24 3 234 52 11.14 - 1 19 1 Career 101 174 20 1954 100 12.68 1 4 91 1 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Players v Gentlemen 47.1 18 59 9 5/34 6.55 1 - Sussex 491.3 253 520 63 8/41 8.25 8 4 Other matches 340.3 147 464 34 6/33 13.64 2 - Season 879.3 418 1043 106 8/41 9.83 11 4 Career 3007.1 1079 3249 341+386 10/58 9.52 75 29 1855 Wisden made his highest score in first-class cricket in the last match of the season, an innings of 148 for Sussex v Yorkshire at Bramall Lane, the initial match of first-class status to be played on this historic ground. His bowling fell away a little this summer and his first-class tally of wickets was only 58, with 7/47 as his best individual innings haul. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 102. South v North, Lord’s, May 28, 29 (North won by 18 runs) c S.Parr b W.Clarke 2 144 28 5 37 6 T.Hunt b 103 J.Grundy c T.M.Adams S.Parr b H.Wright b R.C.Tinley b R.T.Bellhouse b 26