James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

C R I C K E TR E C O R D S . 1 7 Inthese matches W . G. has scored fifteen centuries ; no other batsman hasscored morethanfour. T E NW I C K E T SIN AN INNINGS A N DA C E N T U R YIN THE SAMEM A T C H . - V. E. Walker, England v. Surrey , at the Oval, July , 1859 ; E. M. Grace , M.C.C. v. Gentlemen of Kent , at Canterbury , August , 1862 ; W. G. Grace , M C . C .and G. v. Oxford University , at Oxford, June, 1886 . BIG HITTING .-175 yards , by W. Fellowes , on the Christchurch Ground , at Oxford , 1856 ; 162 yards , by C. I. Thornton , during practice at Brighton , the late Rev. James Pycroft superintending the measurement ; 160 yards , by G. J. Bonnor, during practice at Melbourne ; 156 yards , by C. Cox, of the WanganiClub , in 1883 (this is the record in NewZealand ) ; 155 yards by C. I. Thornton ; 152 , Orleans Club v. Australians , at Twickenham , May 22, 1882 ; 150 yards , by G. J. Bonnor , during practice at Melbourne ; 150 yards , by C. I. Thornton , at Colombo , 1891 ; 147 , by G. J. Bonnor, at Mitcham, in 1880 ; on M a y28, 1873 , for Rev. H. Munro's X I. v. OakhamSchool , C. I. Thornton twice hit a ball 140 yards ; for the Gentlemen of the South v. the Players of the South , at the Oval , in 1871 , C. I. Thornton , drove a ball 140 yards . At Edinburgh, May24, 1873 , W . G. Grace drove a ball 140 yards whenplaying for U.S.E.E. v. 18 of Edinburgh. THROWINGTHE CRICKET BALL.--According to " Australian Cricket and Cricketers ," the world's record is held by Billy , an aboriginal , who, in Queensland, on December 19 , 1872, threw 142 yards . Ross Mackenzie, at Toronto , in 1872 , threw 140 yards nine inches . W. F. Forbes , at Eton College Sports , in March, 1876 , threw 132 yards (best performance in England) . George Davidson , at Clontarf , NewSouth Wales, threw 130 yards in 1889 ; E. Crane , threw a distance of 128 yards 10½ inches , in 1889 , at Melbourne; W . H. Game, at Oxford, March13, 1873, threw 127 yards one foot three inches ; G. Brown is said to have thrown 137 yards on WolvertonCommon, in 1819, but this performance is not authenticated . RECORDDISTANCE A BAIL SENT FROM THE WICKET.-Arthur Mold, for Lancashire , in Surrey's first innings , bowled Lohmannwith a ball that sent the bail 63 yards six inches from the stumps, Oval, August22, 1896. In a match other than first class the record is 62 yards. L. C. Docker was bowledbya ball from H. Rotherhamwhich sent the bail the above- mentioned distance . Mr. Docker was playing for the Gentlemen of Derbyshire against the Uppingham Rovers , at Derby, August 5, 1881 . R E C O R DATTENDANCEAT A CRICKETM A T C H.-T h egreatest n u m b e rthat ever paid for admission to a cricket match in England was 63,763 at the Surrey v. Nottinghamshire match at the Oval , in August , 1892. On the first day the numbers were 30,760 , on the second 29,370 , and on the third 3,633 . InAustralia 63,649 people paid for admission to the fifth test match , A. E. Stoddart's XI. v. Australia , at Melbourne , March 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, 1895 , this being a record for the Colonies , and receipts amounting to £4,003 148. , being a record for the world. Y E A ROF FOUNDATIONOF E A C HOF THEPRESENTFIRSTCLASSCOUNTIES.- Derbyshire , 1870 ; Essex , 1886 ; Gloucester , 1871 ; Hampshire , 1863 ; Kent, 1870 ; Lancashire , 1864 ; Leicestershire , 1873 ; Middlesex , 1864 ; Notting- hamshire , 1854 ; Somersetshire , 1886 ; Surrey , 1845 ; Sussex , 1839 ; War- wickshire , 1882 ; Yorkshire , 1861 .