Famous Cricketers No 47 - John Wisden

155. Sussex v Manchester, Eccles, September 2, 3, 4 (Sussex won by an innings and 41 runs) st T.Hunt b J.B.Payne 25 230 18.3 11 17 6 J.Whittington b 47 T.Hunt c G.Wells A.B.Rowley b G.F.Cooke b H.Wright b R.T.Bellhouse b 31 12 66 4 W.M.N.Kington b 142 1 F.Perera b R.T.Bellhouse c G.Wells J.B.Payne b 156. Sussex v Kent, Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells, September 9, 10, 11 (Sussex won by 192 runs) not out 39 112 20 10 15 5 T.M.Adams c W.Napper 36 G.Bennett c G.Wells W.H.Fryer c G.Wells T.Sewell, jun. b H.W.Andrews c C.H.Ellis run out 32 179 21.1 10 35 5 W.Goodhew b 63 T.M.Adams c G.Brown F.H.Norman b T.Sewell, jun. c G.Wells G.H.Field c G.Wells SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Players v Gentlemen 2 4 1 167 58 55.66 - 1 1 Sussex 4 7 1 135 39* 22.50 - - - Other matches 9 17 0 136 23 8.00 - - 7 Season 15 28 2 438 58 16.84 - 1 8 Career 156 271 29 3441 148 14.21 2 8 136 1 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Players v Gentlemen 23.1 7 34 2 1/9 17.00 - - Sussex 167 65 268 37 8/47 7.24 5 2 Other matches 280.1 118 380 26 5/36 14.61 2 1 Season 470.2 190 682 65 8/47 10.49 7 3 Career 5271.2 1876 6312 623+393 10/58 10.13 106 39 1859 John Wisden had what was his poorest season for some years and only managed to take five or more wickets in an innings on two occasions in the whole summer. His total aggregate amounted to only 39 wickets in 14 matches although his bowling average was lower than usual at only 9.35 runs per wicket. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 157. Sussex v M.C.C., Lord’s, May 26, 27 (Sussex won by one wicket) c J.Chatterton b J.Grundy 14 144 23.1 11 24 8 J.Grundy c E.Napper 65 A.H.Walker b A.Haygarth c J.Dean S.C.B.Ponosnby b C.Brampton b F.E.Stacey b Jas.Chester b F.Marshall b not out 8 62-9 11 3 23 1 J.Grundy b 140 158. United England Eleven v All England Eleven, Lord’s, June 6, 7 (United England Eleven won by 37 runs) b J.Jackson 26 82 63 c G.Anderson b H.H.Stephenson 10 70 52 34