James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

171 conditions the Ladies of Rugby beat the Gentlemen of Rugby on Septem­ ber 27 by 11 runs—104 to 93. Another victory by the Ladies is reported from Strabane, Ireland, the opposing Gentlemen being connected with the Donegal Assizes. The male sex was more severely handicapped than ever at a match near Salisbury, on September 20, having to bat with a broomstick, and bowl and field with the left hand. An old-fashioned cricket match took place on the August Bank Holi­ day at Grantham, the players wearing tall hats and white waistcoats, and the umpires being provided with chairs in the field. No bails were used, nor were overs called. The match was between fifteen tradesmen over 30, and eleven assistants under that age, the latter scoring 227 and 90, and the former 10(> and 52 for several wickets. A very large number of spectators witnessed the game, and the proceeds were handed over to the Grantham Hospital. As an iiistance of under what disadvantageous circumstances cricket can be played, the following about a match between two elevens of the Blind College at Worcester, on July 2, may be interest­ ing. The ball was a bell in a wicker-work case, so that the batsmen and fielders could be guided by the sound, and the wicket-keeper clapped his hands to let the bowler know where the wickets were. The season did not pass without some fatalities in the cricket field. On May 14, J. H. Hibberd, a boy of 12 years, was killed at Slough by a cricket ball, which hit him on the temple, and in the same month Frederick Brine, 15 years old, a son of Lieut.-Col. Brine, R.E., died from injuries received through being struck on the head by a ball while at practice in the Park House School Ground, Gravesend. (• . . . % - * • • * * • • l ^ r 9 : § 0 tolmjg Jfcats. - — * - . » f i W E ARE AGAIN ENABLED to present our readers with a list of remarkable howling performances, and in doing so, we have to thank many correspondents who have been good enough to seud us their achievements. During the forthcoming season we shall be glad to receive accounts of similar feats, stated in the form adopted in the accompanying table. Exceptional performances in first-class matches are dealt with in other parts of the Companion. Even though the season was such a dry one, the bowlers have occasionally done extraordinary things. -The “ hat tr ick” lias been a very frequent occurrence Ind it has not been anything out of the way for a howler to tak^ four wickets in four halls. F. Cowan, playing for Manor Park against Lennox, on August 30, took five wickets (four of them clean bowled) in six halls. Doubtless, however, in many of the instances given below the bowlers were materially assisted by bad wickets. The fide for which the howler playe Overs. Mdns. Hulls. W k s . ... . . . 4 1 5 5 ... 1 ... 6 3 • 8 5 ................. 7 4 * 7 5 Adam s F Constitution H ill; Dorset, v . K in son Adam s! I . ', ’ C on s t itu t ion H ill , Dorset y L y ch eU Adam s , F . , C on s t itu t ion H ill , D o rse t , v . b t . d i e s . . I « fe # #