James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

157 FREDERICK RANDOM, died February 22, aged 37.—Was a well- known fast bowler in Leicestershire and at Lord’s, where he was one of the Ground staff for several years. Ilis early death resulted from a serious accident which he met with in 1881. W . M. ROLAND , died November 5.—Learnt his cricket at Mer- chiston Castle School, Edinburgh, and subsequently joined the Dalkeith and West of Scotland Clubs. Was considered, when at his best, the fastest run-getter in Scotland. E arl of STAMFORD AN D WARR INGTON , born January 7, 1827; died January 2, 1883, aged 55.— Though in his day a very hard hitter and a fast and effective bowler, was best known for his patronage of cricket and cricketers. Had a beautiful ground at Enville Hall, Staffordshire, where he was in the habit of entertaining teams of I Zingari and Free Foresters, and occasionally had an All-England Eleven clown to meet a local Twenty-two at, the time when Jackson and Tinley were at the zenith of their fame. A prominent member of the Jockey Club, a great turfite—having owned many famous horses—an excellent shot, a thorough sportsman, and was once Master of the Quoin Hounds. TWOPENNY , died at West Maitland, New South Wales, March 12. —W ill he remembered for his fast howling in the team of aboriginals brought from Australia by C. Lawrence in 1868, in the course of which tour he obtained all 10 wickets in an innings in a match v. East Hants. Played for Newr South Wales i \ Victoria in 1870, hut without success. MR. C. ABSOLON ’S DOINGS IN 1883 . This veteran cricketer appears to have been as busy in 1883 as in any previous season, in spite of its being his fifty-third year in public. He played in fifty-one matches, made 1,040 runs, and took two hundred and twenty-two wickets, accomplishing the “ liat trick” twice, and taking all ten wickets in one innings and nine in another. For the Holloway United, for which club he has played in more than thirty day matches this year, he got 420 runs, and obtained eighty-nine wickets. His totals for the last twelve years are 12,529 runs, and 4,322 wickets His batting average for 1883 is 18-14 for fifty-seven completed innings. He is now in his sixty-soventli year, and we hope we shall have the pleasure of chronicling the doings for many years to come of this well- known and energetic cricketer, who in pluck and nerve, as well as in skill and knowledge of the game, sets an excellent example to young players.