Famous Cricketers No 47 - John Wisden

Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Other matches 29 8 43 3 2/18 14.33 - - Career 5932.2 2156 7188 707+393 10/58 10.16 111 39 1863 This proved to be the last season in which Wisden appeared in a first-class match. Thus finished his remarkable career in which he had proved himself to be one of the foremost bowlers of his day. His last match took place over his 37th birthday at Aston Park, Birmingham. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 182. Sussex v M.C.C., Lord’s, June 8, 9 (M.C.C. won by an innings and 52 runs) b G.Wootton 0 36 12 3 43 3 T.Hearne c Jas.Lillywhite 144 E.Tredcroft c G.Wells R.S.Foster c H.Stubberfield c and b J.Grundy 7 56 183. Sussex v Kent, Hove, June 25, 26, 27 (Sussex won by 95 runs) c W.Wenman b E.Willsher 33 243 13 3 23 0 186 c W.Goodhew b G.Bennett 0 194 30 22 27 3 J.C.Burton c C.H.Ellis 156 G.Bennett c H.Stubberfield A.C.Wathen st C.H.Ellis 184. Sussex v Surrey, Hove, July 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c and b W.Caffyn 43 369 6 2 15 0 234 1 did not bat - 76-6 18 3 45 0 383 1 185. South v North, Lord’s, July 20, 21, 22 (North won by 29 runs) b G.Wootton 6 184 - - - - 145 b G.F.Tarrant 0 78 11 6 14 1 G.Anderson c G.Griffith 146 186. Middlesex v M.C.C., Lord’s, July 27, 28 (M.C.C. won by 165 runs) b J.Grundy 26 162 217 2 b J.Grundy 4 73 183 187. Sussex v M.C.C., Hove, August 17, 18, (19) (Match drawn) c R.A.Fitzgerald c R.D.Walker 8 169 29 14 35 2 T.Hearne st C.H.Ellis 270 1 E.T.Drake c C.H.Ellis did not bat - 109-2 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Sussex 4 6 0 91 43 15.16 - - 3 Other matches 2 4 0 36 26 9.00 - - 2 Season 6 10 0 127 43 12.70 - - 5 Career 187 326 33 4140 148 14.12 2 9 169 1 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Sussex 108 47 188 8 3/27 23.50 - - Other matches 11 6 14 1 1/14 14.00 - - Season 119 53 202 9 3/27 22.44 - - Career 6051.2 2209 7390 716+393 10/58 10.32 111 39 38