John and James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1882

139 C r i c k e t B ATT ING - in 1881 w a s m o r e in th e a s c e n d a n t th a n e v e r , a n d w e h a v to r e c o r d am o n g s t th e sea son ’ s d o in g s th e h ig h e s t s c o r e e v e r m a d e b y an e le v en in E n g la n d— a f o u r - f i g u r e in n in g s has o n c e b e en ported f r om A u s t r a l i a— a n d a ls o th e h i g h e s t in d iv id u a l in n in g s . 1 The f o l l o w i n g is th e la r g e s t s c o r e m a d e b y a n e l e v e n :— FRIARS y . GENTLEMEN OF NOTTS, played at Derby on July 20 and 21. F riars . Cant. D. A. Johnston, R.E., c Hutchinson, b Huntsman . . . . 216 G. B. Barrington, c Marsden, b W right.......................................... 190 E. W. Cresswell, R.E., c Hutchinson, b Huntsman ................... 91 Rev. A. R. Goldie, b Mills .......................................................... 27 G. W. Peach, b H em in gw a y ........................ . ............................. 32 F. C. Newton, c Hutchinson, b Hemingway................................... 18 W. B. Delacombe, b Huntsman ........................ . ..................... 18 0. H. Hough, nob o u t ......................................................................... 28 R, S. Taylor, c Huntsman, b M ills ................................................... 47 E. S. Sitwell, run out ................................................. 3 Capt. Lucas, b M ills .......................................................................... 3 E x t r a s ....................... 66 742 The w i c k e t s in th is r em a r k a b le in n in g s fe l l as f o l l o w s :— 1 f o r 287, 2 for 341, 3 f o r 547, 4 f o r 578, 5 f o r 630, 6 f o r 662, 7 f o r 6 7 0 ,8 f o r 7 3 9 , 9 a n d 10 for 742. T h e G e n t lem e n o f N o t t s d id n o t b a t . A t H u n t in g d o n , on J u l y 19 t li a n d 20 th , M r . A . E . E e l l o w e s ’ s E l e v e n scored 667 a g a in s t H u n ts , M r . W . E . F o rb e s , th e o ld E t o n ia n , o b t a i n i n g 331, and L o r d T h r o w l e y , in t h e E t o n E l e v e n o f 1 8 8 0 ,1 2 3 , a n d th e f ir s t w icket f a l l in g w i t h th e s c o r e a t 404. The h ig h e s t in d i v i d u a l in n in g s w a s p la y e d b y M r . AV. N . H oe f o r Emm anue l C o l le g e L o n g V a c a t i o n C lu b v. C a iu s C o l le g e L o n g V a c a t i o n Club at C am b r id g e , a m a t c h w h i c h a lso g a v e us th e s e c o n d h ig h e s t aggrega te o f th e y e a r . E mmanuel L.Y.O. H. S. Cooper (Christ’ s), b Burd A. Hewetson, c Lynch, b Davy Byes 30a1-b 4, w 4, n b 3 . , • • • • Total 32 121 41 708 W. N. Roe (Magdalen), not out . . 416 C. H. All cock, c. Broughton, b Fitz­ gerald .......................................... 68 J. S. Austin, c and b Davy . . . . 25 W. B. Allcock, not out . . . . . . 8 0. Percival, A. Crosse, R. M. Pattison, B. Swain, and A. Creak did not bat. M r. H oe w e n t in a t 4 .40 p .m . o n th e T u e s d a y a n d p la y e d t i l l 6 .30 . O n W edn esday he w e n t in a g a in a t 2 .40 p .m . , a n d , w i t h a t e n m in u t e s ’ in terva l, p la y e d t i l l 6.30. H e w a s t h e r e fo r e o n l y h a t t in g f o r f i v e - a n d - a - halt h ou rs , a n d s c o r e d a t th e a s t o n i s h in g r a t e o f n e a r ly 80 ru n s a n h o u r . Mr. Hoe h i t 1 s ix , 6 fives , 16 f o u r s , 48 th re e s , 52 tw o s , a n d 67 s in g le s .