James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

A F E WL O O S ES T R I N G S . 2 7 1 T h r e eH u n d r e d sin successiveInnings. O nJune 1, G. F. Higgins scored 105 against Forest School ; on June 2 122 not out , against Epping; and on June 3, 102 against WalthamstowTown. AR e c o r df o rA f r i c a. J. H. Sinclair's 301 not out , at Johannesburg, for Villagers v. Roodeport ' is the highest innings so far madein Africa . A l lE l e v e nW i c k e t s . In a twelve a-side match on July 1, at Victoria (Vancouver's Island ) , between the Victoria C.C. and The Navy, A. T. Goward took all eleven N a v ywickets in six overs anda ball for one run. F o u rW i c k e t sw i t hS u c c e s s i v eB a l l s. J. Godley, Cursis Stream, v. Rush, August 9.-E. Chapman, Honor Oak v. TownleyPark, M a y22. T h r e eW i c k e t sw i t hS u c c e s s i v eB a l l s. S. H. Wingfield -Digby, for S. H. Wingfield -Digby's XI. v. Rev. R. Fawkes' X I., took twice in one innings .-O nMarch23, F. Walsh, playing for ManlyBank v.B a n kof N e wSouth Wales, took three wickets with his first three balls , and three withthe first three balls of his last over. T h r e eH u n d r e d sin the s a m eI n n i n g s. M e b o u r n ev. W i m m e r aDistrict , March19, T. Trumble, 157 J. M . B l a c k h a m, 153 ; andLeith, 106 not out. C u r i o u sI n c i d e n t s . July17, at Cursis Stream, J. Godley scored 20 for Cursis Streamv. Great Southern and Western Railway, not out. The other 10 of the team all contributed duck's eggs , and there were 13 extras . A l lT e nW i c k e t si n a nI n n i n g s. W . Hewer, Bankville , Glenelg , Adelaide , March 27, 14 runs. Shore , Norfolk v. Durham, July 26 , 50 runs.-W.A. Terry , Wolfe, Prentice & Co. v. Owen& Beckett , 21 runs.-W.A. Terry, Wolfe, Prentice & Co. v. Woodville , 4r u n s. A l lW i c k e t sin a n Innings. O nFebruary 6, v. Launceston (Tasmania), J. H. Savigny took nine wickets for7 9runs. T h etenthb a t s m a nw a sr u nout. H i g hScoring. V. F. S. Crawford, the captain of the Whitgift GrammarSchool , during the season compiled 3,161 runs : Playing against Carshalton , he scored 51 out of 52 ; v. Middlesex Hospital , 106* out of 128 ; v. Seaford , 132 out of 182 ; v. Chichester Priory , 107 out of 153 ; v. Spencer, 108 out of 149. In seven suc- cessive innings he madefive centuries , three in succession , the innings being 106*, 0, 140, 2, 174*, 122*, and 113. For the Yorkshire Wanderers v. North Holland, at Haarlem, on September6, F. Woodheadmade 30 of a total of 39. - I nmatchbetween DublinGarrison and Leinster , at Dublin , on July 16 and 17, 1,056 runs were madein the two days for 30 wickets .-On July 10, 537 runs werescored in three hours and three quarters in match between Teddington andWhitgift Wanderers, at BusheyPark.