James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

151 Park, C. I. Thornton (112) and G. F. Vernon (95) scored 183 before the fall of the first wicket; and for Derby Midland r. Derbyshire Colts, F. P. Smith and L. Wright put on 205 runs while together; whilst for H.M.S. Britannia v. 32nd licgiment Underwood and Smith made 111. runs for the last wicket. For Wimbledon School v. Stygians, E. J. Diver (131) scored 79 whilst his partner, G. P. Keeley, was making two only. In a match at Moradabad, India, played between two companies of the 51st Begiment, Private Davis made 50 runs in eight hits—an eight, a seven, five sixes, and a five. At Hagley Park, Canterbury, New Zealand, a player named Lloyd scored 49 runs off three successive overs of six balls each—14 from the first over, 9 from the second, and 26 (two sixes, three fours, and a two) from the third. In a House match at Winchester College C. L.Budd obtained 21 runs off an over of five balls. In an innings of a match between Knole Park and Schoolmasters, there were individual scores made of 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30. In a match between Windsor and Eton Alexandra and Cumberland Lodge, Andrews sent a bail flying to a distance of 39 yards from the wicket. Gregg, in bowding G. G. Hearne in the Somersetshire v. M.C.C. match at Lord’s, sent the off bail to a distance of 37 yards. A. Wheat- man is credited with having sent a bail 40 yards, and Shillingford despatched one 42 yards in a match against Free Foresters at Deddington. H. E. Casswell, a one-armed player, is reported to have played three innings of a hundred runs and upwards during the past season. A match between two elevens of deaf and dumb persons from Sheffield and Derby was played on the ground of the Notts Castle Club on May 14th, in the presence of more than a hundred deaf and dumb spectators, Derby "winning by 23 runs. Several ladies’ matches are reported, and in one of them a Miss Osborne made a score of over a hundred runs; whilst at Whit ton Park fifteen young ladies easily defeated an eleven of the sterner sex. The season has unfortunately not passed away without fatal accidents. A boy named Herbert Jeffrey, aged seven years, watching a game at Mexborough, -was struck on the ear by a ball, and died shortly afterwards. At Yeadon a man named Albert Luty, whilst batting, was struck on the temple by a fast-rising ball and killed. e t u l i n g fP H E FOLLOWING ItECOKD of feats with the ball performed during I the past season will be scanned with interest. Bemarkable per- formances in first-class matches are dealt with in the reviews in another part of the Companion , and are not repeated here, and, as a rule, we have limited our table to cases in which five wickets at least have been taken. We shall be glad to receive during the forthcoming season