James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1876

8 to tlie most marvellous decree o f accuracy, and his achie\ einents have been in many instances astounding. On July 5, 1870, he took 18 wickets o f Thorndon Mall for Marylebone Club on the pretty ground attached to Lord Petre’ s seat in Essex. rlh a t season, indeed, his bowling was one o f the most notable features in the records o f the Marylebone Club, and his figures are exceptionally fine as he deli­ vered 775 overs and 3 balls, 436 o f which were maidens, for 750 runs and 67 wickets, an average o f a little over 11 runs per wicket. Indeed , most o f his chief exploits have been either at L ord 's or on behalf o f the M.C.C. In 1871 for the old Club against Cambridge University, at L ord ’ s, he obtained 11 wickets, 8 o f which he clean bow led , at a cost o f only 50 runs, and in all his bow ling procured for Marylebone during the season 93 wickets for 971 runs. In 1872 he was in still greater form , as his summary shows 811 overs for 817 runs and 99 wickets. H e began the season well at L o rd ’s by securing 17 wickets in the opening match against Fifteen Colts o f England at a cost o f o idy 63 runs, and in the k Big W ickets Match ” at head-quarters soon after he took the last 3 wickets with 3 balls, his last 20 balls being delivered for 2 singles and 6 wickets. Both U niversities that year suffered heavily from his arm, and it was mainly ow ing to his exce l­ lent bowling that the Marylebone Club won both the matches at L o rd ’s. In the first innings o f Cambridge University he bowded 48 overs for 46 runs and 7 wickets, and against Oxford he was as success­ ful, as lie delivered 85 overs and 3 balls for 74 runs and 12 wickets, 13 successive overs producing 3 singles and a wicket. At Perth, in the second innings o f Perthshire for M .C .C ., he took 7 wickets for 5 runs, ‘ and this brought a successful season to a brilliant finish. In 1873 his performances were more level, and his principal feat was fo r the Marylebone Club against Cambridge University at L o rd ’ s, on June 10, when he took 7 wickets in the second innings o f the University, bowling 39 overs for 31 runs, his first 9 overs being all maidens. That year his bowling for the Marylebone Club showed 114 wickets for 998 runs, but in 1874 his figures were still m ore remarkable, as he de li­ vered 655 overs and 3 balls tor 685 runs and 110 wickets, a wonderfu l average o f just over 6 runs per w icket. On June 1, at L o rd ’ s, he achieved the very rare feat o f getting all 10 wickets (4 bow led , 5 caught, and 1 stumped) in an innings, and this against a very strong eleven o f the North ot England , an exploit for wh ich he received the ball, appropriately inscribed, from the Marylebone Club. During the past season his doings will be fresh in the reco llection o f ©very one who watches cricket and cricketers wfitli any degree o f attention. That like every other slow' bow ler he w^as greatly assisted by the dead state ot the ground during June and Ju ly will be readily con ceded , although at the same time few* will be inclined to dispute the assertion that under au^ circumstances he is unquestionably the m ost effective bow ler o f the day. The feat that gained him ju stly the m ost notoriety was in the match between the Marylebone Chib and Notts, at L o rd ’ s, on June 5. Iu