Famous Cricketers No 75 - Arthur Haygarth

100. England v Kent and Surrey, Lord’s, July 16, 17 (England won by an innings and 48 runs) c T.M.Adams b T.Sherman 17 177 53 76 101. Gentlemen v Players, Lord’s, July 23, 24, 25 (Players won by seven wickets) b J.Dean 47 226 222 c and b John Lillywhite 8 43 49-3 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Gentlemen v Players 1 2 0 55 47 27.50 - - M.C.C. 4 7 0 125 97 17.85 1 3 Other matches 3 5 0 95 49 19.00 - 1 Season 8 14 0 275 97 19.64 1 4 Career 101 188 11 2128 97 12.02 4 52 1857 Haygarth was injured before the start of the 1856 season and played no cricket that year. The year’s break did not affect his form and in his first match on May 21 for the “United” against XVIII of the Household Brigade he hit 77. He later played two further matches for that side. All his other games were first-class with, for the first time, more than one score over the half century mark. He was twice selected for the Gentlemen against the Players. The first encounter was the inaugural match at Kennington Oval. Despite being on the losing side on both occasions his heroic not out innings (his highest in Gentlemen v Players matches) in the second match, at Lord’s, prompted the M.C.C. to present him with a new bat. In all games he scored 363 runs with an average of 20.17. He attained third place, his highest achievement, in the national batting averages behind George Parr and George Bennett. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 102. M.C.C. v Kent, Lord’s, June 8, 9, 10 (M.C.C. won by 5 runs) b E.Willsher 1 101 110 1 c E.Hinkly b E.Willsher 17 92 78 103. M.C.C. v Sussex, Lord’s, June 15, 16 (M.C.C. won by 14 runs) c and b J.Dean 11 78 66 c D.Gilbert b John Lillywhite 25 163 161 104. Gentlemen v Players, Kennington Oval, July 2, 3 (Players won by ten wickets) run out 2 63 184 b J.Wisden 1 125 7-0 105. England v Kent and Sussex, Lord’s, July 6, 7 (England won by 13 runs) c F.S.Clifford b John Lillywhite 15 132 76 b E.Willsher 0 52 95 106. Gentlemen v Players, Lord’s, July 13, 14 (Players won by 13 runs) not out 53 194 199 b E.Willsher 7 114 122 107. The South v The North, Lord’s, July 20, 21, 22 (The North won by 14 runs) b J.Jackson 5 165 124 b J.Jackson 10 95 122 108. Gentlemen of England v Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex, Lord’s, July 23, 24 (Gentlemen of England won by an innings and 206 runs) b A.R.Harenc 81 342 54 82 109. England v Surrey and Sussex, Kennington Oval, August 3, 4, 5 (Surrey and Sussex won by 110 runs) c W.Caffyn b H.H.Stephenson 20 203 151 c and b W.Caffyn 5 59 221 17