James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

A F E WL O O S ES T R I N G S. 2 6 5 thushaving a handin all 10 wickets .-J. Briggs , for Lord Londesborough's X I. v. Australians , at Scarborough , on Sept. 4, dismissed nine out of ten wickets , theother batsmanbeing run out.--- During the past season , Mr. J. G. Francis (aged 57 years ) went to the wickets 41 times , was twice not out, and amassed 1,134 runs , which , with 110 for his highest innings , gives him an average of 29.3 . Duringthe corresponding period , Mr. H. A. Francis (his son ) totalled 1,584 runs in thirty -nine completed innings , average 40.24 . On one occasion the latter scored202 of a total of 285, andwasnot out. BowlingFeats. In March, at Cape Town, in two matches between South African College andOaks C.C. , Watson, for the former, took 30 wickets , sixteen in the first , and fourteen in the second match.---At NorwoodGreen, on M a y10, for Dulwich Anchorv. NorwoodC.T.S. , A. Hannarand W . E. Smith disposed of their op- ponents for 12 runs , the former taking 5wickets for 2, andthe latter 5 for 9 runs .-- ForHighgate School v. Kensington Park, on June 14, H. Hebert took nine out of tenwickets for 24 runs .-For Sutton Ettrick v. Silverleaf , Croydon, on June7, H .Hemsleytook eight wickets in 26 balls for no runs.- F o rGawlerv. Willaston (S. Australia ), on Sept. 17, Mr. E. H. Coombetook eight wickets without a run being scored from him.-W.Morgan, for Lombardians v. Croydon and District Pawnbrokers, at Croydon, on Aug. 14, clean bowled eleven of the latter -or all their wickets that fell-for 3 runs. In the first innings he took all ten wickets . All T e nWicketsin a n Innings. Colour-Sergeant E. E. M'Dermott, 2nd Royal Berks v. 1st Yorkand Lan- caster , July 19.-S. M. J. Woods, Cambridge University v. C. I. Thornton's X I. , M a y12.-R. Wilson, Forest Hill v. Trafalgar , June 21. -Wainwright, Yorkshire v. Staffordshire , Aug. 4.-A. E. Hassé, Ockbrook School v. Fairfield School .-J. H. Roberts , Dulwich v. Gravesend, July 23.-M. L. Hepburn, St. Andrew's, Newington v. Elmwood, M a y 10.-W. Morgan, Lombardians v. CroydonPawnbrokers, Aug. 14.-C. Pigg, South Saxons v. J. J. Hopkinson's X I., St. Leonards , July 14. S e v e nW i c k e t sw i t hSuccessiveBalls. Playing for Noel Park v. DartmouthPark(2nd elevens ), onJune 14 at Noel Park, W . Park took seven wickets with seven consecutive balls . S i xW i c k e t sw i t hSuccessiveBalls. For Bloxwick v. Cannock and Rugeley, on M a y10, Kirkland took six wickets with consecutive balls . For the Commiles v. St. George's , at Clapham , on M a y3, Mr. H u m mperformed a similar feat . F o u rW i c k e t sw i t hSuccessiveBalls. Spooner , Surrey County Asylum v. Chiswick Park, May31. -Jesse Hide , Sussex v. M.C.C. and Ground, M a y12.-A. Dartnell , Crayford Y.M.F.S. v. Erith Avenue, July 19.-G. Tuttle , Brooklyn v. Manhattan, Aug. 23.-J. W. M c E w e n, Clapton v. Highgate Bohemians, Aug. 9.-R. E. Seymour, Clifton Association v. Keynsham, Aug. 16.-W. H. Bromham, Hammersmith v. Old Kensington, June7. T h r e eW i c k e t sw i t h S u c c e s s i v eBalls. S. J. Ching , Croydon v. Spencer , May 3.-A. Pickett , Edgware v. Elstree , M a y24.-Pickett , Essex v. Warwickshire , June 9.-C. F. Wade, Essex Cour- tiers v. Carshalton Park, June 21.-T. Hunter , 99th Brigade v. T. Hunter's