James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

248 FEATS WITH THE BALL—For the Australians agaiiist M.C.C. and Ground, lit Lord's, oii May 27, Boyle delivered‘flfl balls for three riuis and Wickets in second innings. On that occasioii he achieved the feat known as the at trick, by taking three wickets with thrcc successive balls. but against Eighteen of Ellund he even surpassed this ; his last eight balls resulted in the downfall of as many as seven wickets, and he was twice in this innin s credited with three wickets with'thrcc successive balls. Foi- Australians v. iI.C.C. and Ground, at Lord’s. on May 27, in first inn' gs Spoiloith‘s anal) Sims 25! balls furl runs and ll wickets. For Notts against Kent at Town Malling, Morley bowled iii the first innings 22 overs for 9 runs and 7 wickets, and in the return betweeii Yorkshire and Surrey, at the Oval. Dates at one time, in second innings of Surrey, took 13 Wickets for 1 run. Alfred Slizuv bowled for Notts i'. Leicester, at Leicester. 2| oi'ers and 3 balls for 7 runs and G wickets. Ulyett, foi' Yorkshire, took 3 Surrey wickets at Shofiielil on July lli in his first four overs without a run being scored. For Kent Sussex, at Tunbridge lVells, Mr. A. Penn. in seconil innings of Sussex, took (3 Wickets fOI' 3 runs. and for same County 1'. Notts. at Notting- hani, Mr. C. F. Tufncll at one time delivered 20 successive maiden overs f0)‘ 1 wicket. For Uppiugham School. oii June if), H. Rothcrham, in first innings of Ineogniti, sccuretl l wickets with l consecutivclxills, and the same feat was Performed by Podinorc for St. Mary‘s v. St. Bartholomew‘s Hospit:il on May "27, iy F. J. Blundcll for St. Luke's, Soutliumptoii, c. Eastloigli, on 22nd May. nd by A. H. Vickridge for ‘Vtivcrley P. St. Paul's on June I. For the Hull VVhite Stru- Club c. J oy‘s Club, on Ma) 1. H. Cuthbci was creditc(l with a. sensational feet in bowling 9 ovcrs (all maidens) rm [5 wickets. Foi' Gloucestershii'e l‘. Yorkshire at Sbeflicld, on the occasion of Emmett‘s benefit, Mr. G. F. Grace delivered 11. overs for 7 runs and 4 wickets. Among the instances where three wickets were taken with three consecutive balls that hai'e come under our notice are the followingz—lllay l], A. C.‘Burnc, for Kenningtcn v. St. James‘s, at Oval; on May ll. . Robbins, foi Slebcu Heath r. Clarence United; on same day, A. Reynolds. fOI' Ramblers U. St. Philips; Nei on, on Sept. 21, in Leuiiox z~. North Brixton; Godfrey, foi- Kenningtoii r. Star, at Oval, and also foi' Kcnningtoii r. Croydon Amateurs, at Croydon; mi 17th August; Browning, for St. Peter’s Institute 1". Al iance. at Hoi‘nsey; on Me)' H, F. “Walsh, for Cheshuiit l‘. Regent's Park College. In a match between Clevcdcn and Enfield, J. Rodwcll bowled ll overs for 7 runs anrl 8 wickets, Mr. H. P. Boulton in St. John‘s College a. Sydney College, at Cambridge, on M 14, 5 overs l maidens) for 1 run and ii wickets. For St. John‘s College, Oxford, r. Magda en or) June 6, ML C.R:Alld1’c“'fl secured Ii wickets for ii. single. In a mawli between Magdz and Middlesex Good Tcmlilnrs, on May 18. Lawford’s bowling showed 10 ovci for 6 runs and 8 wickets. The Rev. 0. Mordannt did a good piece of bowling (23 overs, 20 maidens, 3 i1iiis,4 wickets) for Birmingham Hull District against the Australiaiis, and in a match between King's Heath and Derby on August 8 Morley is accredited with n noteworthy exploit, helping chiefly to get the opposite, Eleven out for a. total of l‘l. In a matcli between United South Eleven and Eighteen Gentlcmcii of Essex, with Hughes and Bin-ghee, for Frank Silcock's benefit. W. G. Grace’s howling had 26 out of 38 wickets. In a muwh between the Sefton Club and Manchester Club at Old Trafiord, in May, after Barnes (of Notts) and Ti-anter, both good bowlers, had been on Without effect, Mr. F. Jones was tried, and his analysis reads thus: G overs, 4 maidens, G runs. H Wickets, all clean howled, except one caught an(l bowled. Amoiig the Manchester AWleetS taken were those of sucli experienced bats as Messrs. Rcwlcy, Hillkirk, Ollivant. Openshaw, and Blaikie (pro.), three of \Vl’u_Cl1 were got in one over. On July "A, at Barking, for Barking r. Norfolk Alliaiice, whenthe latter were all diSDJisscil for a total of seven, T. Ezirps bowled G ovoi-s for G wickets and no runs, and A. Cole 7 overs for 4 runs aiul 4 wickets. For Stella against Maisworth, at Pcckhzim Rye, J. Gatenby, on May 18, took 1; Wickets iii seven successive balls without a, run; aml for Killyman Rangers u. Diuigaiinon (Imlfllld)._031 August ll T. Disney took 4 wickets in one over, and treetcli ofi tho remaining hull . missed. On the lilst of Aligust Janics b‘tubbiugs, the DCTllySllll‘F professional, in Huddersfield St. J oliii’s v. Scftoii Club, at Sefton Park, Liverpool, howled 9 overs and z; bullsfor 15 runs zmd 7