James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

168 There were many occasions of a player going in first and carrying out his bat far too numerous for any list to he given here, but the following cases mav prove of interest. H. Moses, a very promising Australian cricketerj went in first for Albert v. Warwick, and carried out his bat for 161 out of a total of 295, and, playing for the Forest Amateurs, who scored 218 against Radcliffe-on-Trent, Mr. J. A. Dixon, going in first, contributed 138 (not out). Mr. Curteis’s 129 (not out) for Hundred of Hoo against 66th Regiment was a similar performance, and at Cam- pennev, on May 22nd, Mr. E. T. M. Harper carried through his bat for 127 out of 241. Mr. F. H. Pickworth scored 162 (not out) out of a total of 198 for five wickets for Birkenhead Park against Childwall*Rovers, on July 19, and as an example of patient hatting, Mr. W. 8. Shirley’s 28 out of the total of 129 made by Addiscombe against Beddington, is worthy of note, as he went in first and was not out at the finish of the innings. The most remarkable instance of low scoring we have to hand took place on June 18 in a match between Winchelsea and Hastings Football Club, the former side being dismissed in their first innings for 9 runs, and in their second for 1 run. On Whit Monday, at Cobham, the home club dismissed Claremont for 3 runs—ten men failing to score, one making 2 runs, and one bye being run. The Witham Amateurs, after making 32 in their first innings, were disposed of by the Braintree Amateurs for 3 runs—two of them only from the bat. The Braintree team won the match by an innings and 88 runs. Against the Burlington Club at Belham, Tooting Park, who played one man short, were all out in fifteen minutes for 5 runs (only two from the hat). The two most prominent members of the Australian team—Spofforth and Murdoch—played on May 3 for Orleans Club against Bexley, and although several prominent batsmen were engaged in the match, 31 wickets fell for 107 runs, Bexley’s second innings being completed for 7 runs. Spofforth dismissed seven batsmen for 2 runs, while for Bexley, Mr. W. E. Roller took six wickets for 14 runs, and Mr. C. E. Horner took three wickets for 9 runs. At Oxford, on May 3, the Worcester College eleven were dismissed by Wadham College for 8 runs] (including 2 leg byes); Mr. E. W. Bastard obtained five wickets for 3 runs, and Mr. H. V. Page four wickets for 3 runs. At Rufford (Nottinghamshire), on May 24, the local club scored 21 against Edwin- stowe, a man named Straw contributing 16 of the number, and the remaining five being extras.1 : 'f . i . . . . For low scoring all through a match, that in the contest; between Uxbridge Saw Mills and the Volunteers is remarkable, the former side making 9 and 13, and the latter 4 and 19 for three wickets—45 runs for 33 wickets; while in an encounter between the Hastings Football Club and Winchelsea, the latter were dismissed for 9 and 1, and the former only contributing 41, thirty wickets fell without any one reaching double figures. At Radcliffe Bridge, the Wesleyans ail failed to score against Bingley, the sole contribution to the total being a bye, and, on July 26, Shamrock could only score three byes against Belgrave. Coburg disposed of Victoria Crescent for 2 runs, nine batsmen being dismissed v_ithout scoring. Another total of 3 was obtained in a contest between Wesley and Rosemont at Melbourne by the former club, 2 runs being made by an emergency and the other being a b y e ; while in an engage- ment at Alnwick between the second elevens of that town and Preston, e attei lost 7 wickets for 0, and eventually were all dismissed for 3.