Famous Cricketers No 47 - John Wisden

b E.Willsher 7 63 34 ? 50 2 E.Willsher c H.M.Curteis 137 1 E.V.Bligh b 112. Sussex v Yorkshire, Bramall Lane, August 27, 28, 29 (Sussex won by an innings and 117 runs) c G.Anderson b I.Hodgson 148 292 - - - - 103 2 12 4 14 1 A.Crossland b 72 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Players v Gentlemen 1 2 1 26 23 26.00 - - - Susssex 7 11 1 333 148 33.30 1 1 7 Other matches 3 5 1 63 57 15.75 - 1 4 Season 11 18 3 422 148 28.13 1 2 11 Career 112 192 23 2376 148 14.05 2 6 102 1 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Players v Gentlemen 22 5 40 2 2/40 20.00 - - Sussex 381.2 63 388 42 7/47 9.23 4 1 Other matches 127.3 18 122 14 6/37 8.71 2 1 Season 531.1 86 550 58 7/47 9.48 6 2 Career 3538.2 1165 3799 399+386 10/58 9.52 81 31 1856 Wisden only once captured ten wickets in a match this season, his lowest such figure since 1848. He scored 89 in the match Sussex v Kent at T.Box’s ground at Hove. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 113. Sussex v M.C.C., Lord’s, June 2 (M.C.C. won by nine wickets) not out 14 75 21 15 15 3 T.W.S.Wills c John Lillywhite 88 2 E.C.Leigh st T.Box W.Martingell b run out 1 23 2.2 1 4 1 J.McCormick c and b 11-1 1 114. Sussex v Surrey, Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove, June 20, 21 (Sussex won by nine wickets) c and b W.Martingell 9 122 41 21 37 3 H.H.Stephenson b 148 1 C.G.Lane b T.Sherman b not out 23 81 6 1 16 0 57-1 1 115. South v North, Lord’s, June 30, July 1 (South won by six wickets) b G.Parr 21 170 32 15 39 5 J.Grundy b 117 A.Clarke b R.C.Tinley b Earl of Stamford b G.Anderson c T.Lockyer did not bat - 44-4 25 6 47 3 Earl of Stamford b 96 1 G.Anderson c E.Willsher J.Bickley b 116. Sussex v Kent, T.Adams’ Ground, Gravesend, July 3, 4, 5 (Kent won by nine wickets) b E.Hinkly 2 140 36 9 64 2 T.M.Adams c J.Dean 228 R.J.Streatfield b st W.H.Fryer b E.Willsher 2 133 9 3 15 1 E.Willsher b 46-1 117. Kent and Sussex v England, Lord’s, July 7, (8), 9 (England won by 4 runs) b J.Bickley 26 173 29.2 10 47 6 W.Nicholson b 103 1 J.Grundy c and b G.Parr c and b F.Burbridge hit wkt F.P.Miller b T.Lockyer b 28