# Cricket (Grace)/Chapter 12 (cont.)

ENGLISH TEAMS IN AUSTRALIA.
First Team—1862.
* H. H. Stephenson (Capt.), Surrey.
* W. Caffyn, Surrey.
* G. Griffith, Surrey.
* W. Mortlock, Surrey.
* W. Mudie, Surrey.
* T. Sewell, Surrey.
* C. Lawrence, Surrey.
* G. Bennett, Kent.
* T. Hearne, Middlesex.
* G. Wells, Sussex.
* R. Iddison, Yorkshire.
* E. Stephenson, Yorkshire.
Matches played, 12 against Eighteen, 1; against Twenty-two, 11. England won 6; lost 2; drawn 4.
Second Team—1864.
* Geo. Parr (Capt.), Notts.
* A. Clarke, Notts.
* T. Jackson, Notts.
* R. C. Tinley, Notts.
* W. Caffyn, Surrey.
* J. Caesar, Surrey.
* T. Lockyer, Surrey.
* R. Carpenter, Cambridgeshire.
* T. Hayward, Cambridgeshire.
* G. Tarrant, Cambridgeshire.
* Mr. E. M. Grace, Glo'stershire.
* G. Anderson, Yorkshire.
Matches played, 16 all against Twenty-two. England won 10; lost none; drawn 6.
Third Team—1873-74.
* Mr. W. G. Grace (Capt.), Glos.
* Mr. G. F. Grace, Glo'stershire.
* Mr. J. A. Bush, Glo'stershire.
* Mr.W. R. Gilbert, Glo'stershire.
* R. Humphrey, Surrey.
* H. Jupp, Surrey.
* Mr. F. H. Boult, Surrey.
* J. Southerton, Surrey.
* M. Mclntyre, Notts.
* W. Oscroft, Notts.
* A. Greenwood, Yorkshire.
* Jas. Lillywhite, Sussex.
Matches played, 15 against Fifteen, 2; against Eighteen, 3 against Twenty-two, 10. England won 10; lost 3; drawn 2.
Fourth Team—1876-77.
* Jas. Lillywhite (Capt.), Sussex.
* H. Charhvood, Sussex.
* A. Greenwood, Yorkshire.
* T. Armytage, Yorkshire.
* T. Emmett, Yorkshire.
* A. Hill, Yorkshire.
* G. Ulyett, Yorkshire.
* H. Jupp, Surrey.
* J. Southerton, Surrey.
* E. Pooley, Surrey.
* A. Shaw, Notts.
* J. Selby, Notts.
Matches played, 23.
Eleven-a-side, 3 : England won 1; lost 1 ; drawn 1.
Against odds, 20 : England won 10 ; lost 3 ; drawn 7.
BATTING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Total. | Average. |
| Ulyett | 5 | 0 | 94* | 243 | 48.3 |
| Hill | 5 | 2 | 35* | 103 | 34.1 |
| Emmett | 5 | 0 | 48* | 91 | 18.1 |
| * Not out. ||||||
BOWLING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| A. Shaw | 260 | 133 | 200 | 16 | 12.8 |
| Hill | 135 | 63 | 190 | 11 | 17.3 |
| Lillywhite | 125 | 50 | 176 | 10 | 17.6 |
Fifth Team. 1878-79.
* Lord Harris (Capt.), Kent.
* Mr. C. A. Absolom, Kent.
* Mr. F. A. Mackinnon, Kent.
* Mr. F. Penn, Kent.
* Mr. A. N. Hornby, Lancashire.
* Mr. V. F. Royle, Lancashire.
* Mr. S. S. Schultz, Lancashire
* Mr. A. P. Lucas, Surrey.
* Mr. A. J. Webbe, Middlesex.
* Mr. H. C. Maul.Warwickshire
* Mr. L. Hone, Ireland.
* T. Emmett, Yorkshire.
* G. Ulyett, Yorkshire.
Matches played, 13.
Eleven-a-side, 5 : England won 2 ; lost 3.
Against odds, 8 : England won 3; lost none; drawn 5.
BATTING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Total. | Average. |
| Ulyett | 9 | 0 | 71 | 306 | 34.0 |
| Lord Harris | 9 | 0 | 67 | 289 | 32.1 |
| Mr. V. F. Royle | 8 | 0 | 75 | 213 | 26.5 |
BOWLING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| Emmett | 482 | 255 | 521 | 45 | 11.26 |
Sixth Team 1881-82.
* A. Shaw (Capt.), Notts.
* Shrewsbury, Notts.
* Selby, Notts.
* Scotton, Notts.
* Bates, Yorkshire.
* Peate, Yorkshire.
* Emmett, Yorkshire.
* Ulyett, Yorkshire.
* Barlow, Lancashire.
* Pilling, Lancashire.
* Midwinter, Gloucestershire.
* Lilly white, Sussex.
Matches played, 25. Eleven a-side, 7 : England won 3 ; lost 2 ; drawn 2.
Against odds, 18 : England won 10 ; lost 1 ; drawn 7.
BATTING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Total. | Average. |
| Ulyett | 14 | 0 | 149 | 549 | 39.3 |
| Shrewsbury | 12 | 2 | 82 | 382 | 38.2 |
| Barlow | 14 | 1 | 75 | 391 | 30.1 |
BOWLING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. |
| Bates | 410 | 205 | 520 | 30 | 17.10 |
| Peate | 494 | 234 | 552 | 303 | 18.12 |
Seventh Team— 1882-83.
* Hon. Ivo Bligh (Capt.), Kent.
* Mr. E. F. S. Tylecote, Kent.
* Mr. C. T. Studd, Middlesex.
* Mr. C. F. H. Leslie, Middlesex.
* Mr. G. B. Studd, Middlesex.
* Mr. G. F. Vernon, Middlesex.
* Mr. W. W. Read, Surrey.
* Mr. A. G. Steel, Lancashire.
* Barnes, Notts.
* Morley, Notts.
* Bates, Yorkshire.
* Barlow, Lancashire.
Matches played, 17.
Eleven-a-side, 7 : England won 4 ; lost 3.
Against odds, 10 : England won 5 ; lost none ; drawn 5.
BATTING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Highest. | Total. | Average. |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 11 | 1 | 135 | * | 415 | 41.5 |
| Mr. C. F. H. Leslie | 11 | 1 | 144 | | 310 | 31.0 |
| Barlow | 12 | 2 | 80 | | 281 | 28.1 |
| * Not out. ||||
BOWLING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 283 | 113 | 401 | 24 | 16.17 |
| Bates | 311 | 150 | 429 | 23 | 18.15 |
| Barlow | 375 | 203 | 473 | 24 | 19.17 |
Eighth Team—1884-85.
* A. Shaw (Capt.), Notts,
* Barnes, Notts.
* Scotton, Notts.
* Attewell, Notts.
* Flowers, Notts.
* Shrewsbury, Notts.
* Peel, Yorkshire.
* Hunter, Yorkshire
* Ulyett, Yorkshire.
* Bates, Yorkshire.
* Lillywhite, Sussex.
* J. M. Read, Surrey.
* Briggs, Lancashire.
Matches played, 33.
Eleven-a-side, 8 : England won 6 ; lost 2.
Against odds, 25: England won 10; lost none; drawn 15.
BATTING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Highest. | Total. | Average. |
| Barnes | 13 | 1 | 134 | | 520 | 43.4 |
| Shrewsbury | 14 | 3 | 105 | * | 440 | 40.0 |
| Bates | 12 | 0 | 68 | | 363 | 30.3 |
| Not out. ||||
BOWLING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| Barnes | 280 | 148 | 344 | 26 | 13.6 |
| Flowers | 297 | 158 | 332 | 22 | 15.2 |
| Attewell | 527 | 332 | 428 | 28 | 15.8 |
Ninth Team—1886-87.
* A. *Shrewsbury (Capt.), Notts.
* Barnes, Notts.
* Gunn, Notts.
* Scotton, Notts.
* A. Shaw, Notts.
* Flowers, Notts.
* Sherwin, Notts.
* Lohmann, Surrey.
* J. M. Read, Surrey.
* Briggs, Lancashire.
* Barlow, Lancashire.
* Lillywhite, Sussex.
* Bates, Yorkshire.
Matches played, 29.
Eleven-a-side, 10 : England won 6. ; lost 2 ; drawn 2.
Against odds, 19: England won 6; lost none ; drawn 13.
BATTING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Total. | Average, |
| Shrewsbury | 18 | 4 | 144 | 438 | 34.9 |
| Barnes | 12 | 1 | 109 | 319 | 29.0 |
| Bates | 17 | 0 | 86 | 379 | 22.5 |
BOWLING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| Barnes | 374 | 225 | 338 | 25 | 13.13 |
| Flowers | 356 | 195 | 345 | 24 | 14.9 |
| Lohmann | 763 | 345 | 915 | 59 | 15.30 |
Tenth Team (Mr. Vernon's)—1887-88.
* Hon. M. B. Hawke (Capt.), Yorks.
* Bates, Yorkshire.
* Peel, Yorkshire.
* Rawlin, Yorkshire.
* Attewell, Notts.
* Mr. A. E. Newton, Somerset.
* Mr. G. F. Vernon, Middlesex.
* Mr. A. E. Stoddart, Middlesex.
* Mr. T. C. O'Brien, Middlesex.
* Mr. W. W. Read, Surrey.
* Mr. M. P. Bowden, Surrey.
* Beaumont, Surrey.
* Abel, Surrey.
Matches played, 26.
Eleven-a-side, 8 : England won 6 ; lost 1 ; drawn 1. Against odds, 18 : England won 5 ; lost none; drawn 13.
BATTING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Total. |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 11 | 2 | 183 | 592 |
| Peel | 13 | 2 | 55 | 437 |
| Mr. A. E. Stoddart | 13 | 0 | 94 | 417 |
BOWLING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| Attewell | 740 | 463 | 586 | 53 | 11.3 |
| Peel | 695 | 348 | 764 | 40 | 19.4 |
Eleventh Team (Shrewsbury's)— 1887-88.
* Mr. C. A. Smith (Capt.), Sussex.
* Mr. W. Newham, Sussex.
* Mr. G. Brann, Sussex.
* J. Lilly white, Sussex.
* Lohmann, Surrey.
* J. M. Read, Surrey.
* Briggs, Lancashire.
* Pilling, Lancashire.
* Ulyett, Yorkshire.
* Preston, Yorkshire.
* Shrewsbury, Notts.
* Pougher, Leicestershire.
* Mr. L. C. Docker, Warwickshire.
Matches played, 25.
Eleven-a-side, 7 : England won 5 ; lost 2.
Against odds, 18 : England won 9 ; lost none; drawn 9.
BATTING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Total. | Average. |
| Shrewsbury | 14 | 1 | 232 | 764 | 58.10 |
| Mr. G. Brann | 8 | 2 | 118 | 158 | 26.20 |
| Mr. C. A. Smith | 8 | 0 | 69 | 198 | 24.60 |
BOWLING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| Lohmann | 659 | 354 | 755 | 63 | 11.62 |
| Briggs | 371 | 215 | 434 | 30 | 14.14 |
Eleven-a-side matches played by the Eleven teams, 55.
England won 33 ; lost 16 ; drawn 6.
Against odds, 179 : England won 84 ; lost 9 ; drawn 86.
REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES, ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA, PLAYED IN AUSTRALIA.
| Date. | Played at | Result |
| 1877 | Melbourne | Lilly white's Team v. Australia. Australia won by 45 runs. |
| 1877 | Melbourne | Lillywhite's Team v. Australia. Lillywhite's Team won by 4 wickets. |
| 1882 | Melbourne | Shaw's Team v. Australia. Drawn. |
| 1882 | Sydney | Shaw's Team v. Australia. Australia won by 10 wickets. |
| 1883 | Sydney | Hon. Ivo Bligh's Team v. Australia. Australia won by 4 wickets. |
| 1885 | Melbourne | Shaw's Team v. Australia. Shaw's Team won by 10 wickets. |
| 1885 | Sydney | Shaw's Team v. Australia. Australia won by 6 runs. |
| 1885 | Sydney | Shaw's Team v. Australia. Australia won by 8 wickets. |
| 1885 | Melbourne | Shaw's Team v. Australia. Shaw's Team won by an innings and 98 runs. |
| 1887 | Sydney | Shaw's Team v. Australia. Shaw's Team won by 13 runs. |
| 1887 | Sydney | Shaw's Team v, Australia. Shaw's Team won by 71 runs. |
| 1888 | Melbourne | Mr. Vernon's Team v. Australia. Mr. Vernon's Team won by an innings and 78 runs. |
| 1888 | Sydney | Shrewsbury's Team v. Australia. Shrewsbury's Team won by 5 wickets. |
| 1888 | Sydney | Combined English Team v. Australia. Combined Team won by 126 runs. |
England won 8 ; lost 5 ; drawn 1.
AUSTRALIAN TEAMS IN ENGLAND.
First Team 1878.
* D. W. Gregory (Capt.), N.S.W.
* F. R. Spofforth, N.S.W.
* T. W. Garrett, N.S.W.
* W. L. Murdoch, N.S.W.
* C. Bannerman, N.S.W.
* A. C. Bannerman, N.S.W.
* H. F. Boyle, Victoria.
* T. Horan, Victoria.
* F. E. Allan, Victoria.
* J. M. Blackham, Victoria.
* W. Midwinter, Victoria.
* G. H. Bailey, Tasmania.
Matches played, 37. Eleven-a-side, 17: Australia won 9; lost 4; drawn 4. Against odds, 20: Australia won 9; lost 3; drawn 8.
BATTING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Total. | Average. |
| C. Bannerman | 31 | 1 | 133 | 723 | 24.3 |
| J. M. Blackham | 22 | 8 | 53 | 256 | 18.4 |
BOWLING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| T. W. Garrett | 296 | 144 | 394 | 38 | 10.14 |
| H. F. Boyle | 409 | 168 | 569 | 54 | 10.29 |
| F. R. Spofforth | 717 | 264 | 1198 | 108 | 11.10 |
Second Team 1880.
* W. L. Murdoch (Capt.), N.S.W.
* F. R. Spofforth, N.S.W.
* A. C. Bannerman, N.S.W.
* J. M. Blackham, Victoria.
* H. F. Boyle, Victoria.
* W. H. Moule, Victoria.
* J. Slight, Victoria.
* G. J. Bonnor, Victoria.
* T. U. Groube, Victoria.
* P. S. McDonnell, Victoria.
* G. E. Palmer, Victoria.
* G. Alexander, Victoria.
* A. H. Jarvis, South Australia.
Matches played, 37. Eleven-a-side, 11: Australia won 5; lost 2; drawn 4. Against odds, 26: Australia won 16; lost 2; drawn 8.
BATTING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Highest. | Total. | Average. |
| W. L. Murdoch | 19 | 1 | 153 | * | 465 | 21.5 |
| P. S. McDonnell | 19 | 1 | 79 | | 418 | 23.4 |
| F. R. Spofforth | 9 | 1 | 44 | | 169 | 21.1 |
| * Not out. ||||||
BOWLING IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| F. R. Spofforth | 240 | 82 | 396 | 46 | 8.28 |
| G. E. Palmer | 710 | 342 | 892 | 80 | 11.12 |
| H. F. Boyle | 516 | 239 | 616 | 39 | 15.31 |
Third Team—1882.
* W. L. Murdoch (Capt.), N.S.W.
* T. W. Garrett, N.S.W.
* S. P. Tones, N.S.W.
* H. H. Massie, N.S.W.
* F. R. Spofforth, N.S.W.
* A. C. Bannerman, N.S.W.
* J. M. Blackham, Victoria.
* G. J. Bonnor, Victoria.
* H. F. Boyle, Victoria.
* T. Horan, Victoria.
* P. S. McDonnell, Victoria.
* G. E. Palmer, Victoria.
* G. Giffen, South Australia.
Matches played, 38 all against Eleven-a-side. Australia won 23; lost 4; drawn 11.
BATTING. :
| | Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Highest. | Total. | Average. |
| W. L. Murdoch | 61 | 5 | 286 | * | 17?1 | 30.31 |
| T. Horan | 52 | 5 | 141 | * | 1175 | 25 |
| H. H. Massie | 61 | 4 | 206 | | 1405 | 24.37 |
| * Not out |||||||
BOWLING. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| H. F. Boyle | 1200 | 525 | 1680 | 144 | 11.96 |
| F. R. Spofforth | 1592 | 700 | 2282 | 188 | 12.26 |
| G. E. Palmer | 1185 | 511 | 1731 | 138 | 12.75 |
| T. W Garrett | 1206 | 488 | 1759 | 128 | 13.95 |
Fourth Team 1884.
* W. L Murdoch (Capt.), N.S.W.
* G. Alexander, Victoria.
* F. R. Spofforth, N.S.W.
* G. J. Bonnor, Victoria.
* A. C. Bannerman, N.S.W.
* W. H. Cooper, Victoria.
* J.M. Blackham, Victoria.
* P. S. McDonnell, Victoria.
* H. F. Boyle, Victoria.
* H. J. H. Scott, Victoria.
* G. E. Palmer, Victoria.
* W. Midwinter, Victoria.
* G. Giffen, South Australia.
Matches played, 32 all against Eleven-a-side. Australia won 18; lost 7; drawn 7.
BATTING. :
| | Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Total. | Average. |
| W L. Murdoch | 50 | 5 | 211 | 1378 | 30.28 |
| S. McDonnell | 54 | 2 | 103 | 1225 | 23.29 |
| H. J. H. Scott | 51 | 8 | 102 | 973 | 22.27 |
| G. Giffen | 51 | 1 | 113 | 1052 | 21.20 |
BOWLING. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| F. R. Spofforth | 1544 | 649 | 2642 | 216 | 12.50 |
| G. E. Palmer | 1241 | 466 | 2131 | 132 | 16.19 |
| H. F. Boyle | 727 | 291 | 1143 | 67 | 17.20 |
| G. Giffen | 827 | 285 | 1613 | 82 | 19.55 |
Fifth Team—1886.
* H. J. H. Scott (Capt.), Victoria.
* G. J. Bonnor, Victoria.
* G. E. Palmer, Victoria.
* J. M. Blackham, Victoria.
* W. Bruce, Victoria.
* J. Mcllwraith, Victoria.
* G. Giffen, South Australia.
* J. W. Trumble, Victoria.
* E. Evans, N.S.W.
* S. P. Jones, N.S.W.
* T. W. Garrett, N.S.W.
* F. R. Spofforth, N.S.W.
* A. H. Jarvis, South Australia.
Matches played, 39.
Eleven-a-side, 38 : Australia won 9 ; lost 7 ; drawn 22.
Against odds, 1 : Australia lost by 9 wickets.
BATTING. :
| | Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Total. | Average. |
| G. Giffen | 63 | 9 | 119 | 1453 | 26.49 |
| S. P. Jones | 64 | 2 | 151 | 1498 | 24.10 |
| H. J. H. Scott | 64 | 5 | 123 | 1289 | 21.50 |
BOWLING. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| G. Giffen | 1693 | 722 | 2711 | 159 | 17.800 |
| F. R. Spofforth | 925 | 372 | 1528 | 89 | 17.150 |
| T. W. Garrett | 1650 | 778 | 2221 | 123 | 18.700 |
| G. E. Palmer | 1416 | 564 | 2328 | 106 | 21.102 |
Sixth Team 1888.
* P. S. McDonnell (Capt.), N.S.W.
* C. T. B. Turner, N.S.W.
* J. J. Ferris, N.S.W.
* A. C. Bannerman, N.S.W.
* S. P. Jones, N.S.W.
* S. M. J. Woods, Camb. Univ.
* J. D. Edwards, Victoria
* G. J. Bonnor, Victoria.
* H. Trott, Victoria.
* J. M. Blackham, Victoria.
* H. F. Boyle, Victoria.
* J. Worrall, Victoria.
* J. J. Lyons, South Australia.
* A. H. Jarvis, South Australia.
Matches played 40 : all against Eleven a-side.
Australia won 19 ; lost 14 ; drawn 7.
BATTING. :
| | Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Total. | Average. |
| P. S. McDonnell | 62 | 1 | 105 | 1393 | 22.51 |
| G. J. Bonnor | 64 | 3 | 119 | 1024 | 19.45 |
| H. Trott | 65 | 2 | 83 | 1212 | 19.15 |
BOWLING. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| C. T.B.Turner | 2589 | 1222 | 3492 | 314 | 11.38 |
| J. J. Ferris | 2222 | 998 | 3103 | 220 | 14.23 |
Seventh Team 1890.
* W. L. Murdoch (Capt.), N.S.W.
* C. T. B. Turner, N.S.W.
* J. J. Ferris, N.S.W.
* P. C. Charlton, N.S.W.
* S. E. Gregory, N.S.W.
* S. P. Jones, N.S.W
* J. E. Barrett, Victoria.
* H. Trott, Victoria.
* J. M. Blackham, Victoria.
* F. H. Walters, Victoria.
* H. Trumble, Victoria.
* J. J. Lyons, South Australia.
* K. E. Burn, Tasmania.
Matches played, 38 all against Eleven -a-side. Australia won 13; lost 16: drawn 9.
BATTING. :
| | Innings. | Highest. | Total. | Average. |
| W. L. Murdoch | 64 | 2 | 158 | 1459 | 23.33 |
| J. E. Barrett | 64 | 7 | 97 | 1305 | 22.51 |
| H. Trott | 65 | 1 | 186 | 1273 | 19.57 |
BOWLING. :
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| C. T. B. Turner | 1651 | 724 | 2725 | 215 | 12.145 |
| J. J. Ferris | 1685 | 688 | 3838 | 215 | 13.43 |
Eleven-a-side matches played by the Seven teams, 214. Australia won 96; lost 54; drawn 64.
Against odds, 47: Australia won 25; lost 6; drawn 16.
REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES PLAYED IN ENGLAND—ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA.
| Date. | Played at | Result |
| 1880 | Oval | England won by 5 wickets. |
| 1882 | Oval | Australia won by 7 runs. |
| 1884 | Manchester | Drawn. |
| 1884 | Lord's | England won by an innings and 5 runs. |
| 1884 | Oval | Drawn. |
| 1886 | Manchester | England won by 4 wickets. |
| 1886 | Lord's | England won by an innings and 106 runs. |
| 1886 | Oval | England won by an innings and 217 runs. |
| 1888 | Lord's | Australia won by 61 runs. |
| 1888 | Oval | England won by an innings and 137 runs. |
| 1888 | Manchester | England won by an innings and 21 runs. |
| 1890 | Lord's | England won by 7 wickets. |
| 1890 | Oval | England won by 2 wickets, |
England won 9 ; lost 2 ; drawn 2.
BATTING AVERAGES OF THE LEADING ENGLISH BATSMEN AGAINST THE AUSTRALIANS IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES TO THE END OF 1890.
| | Innings. | Not out | Highest Innings. | Runs. | Aver. |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 95 | 5 | 170 | 3035 | 33.65 |
| Shrewsbury | 112 | 15 | 232 | 3244 | 33.43 |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 61 | 4 | 148 | 1779 | 31.12 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 90 | 4 | 183 | 2593 | 30.13 |
CENTURIES SCORED. :
| Mr. W. G. Grace, eight | 165 | 152 | 148 | 116* | 110 | 107 |
| Mr.W. W. Read, six | 183a | 142a* | 119a | 117 | 109 | 102 |
| Shrewsbury, five | 206 | 164 | 144a | 105a* |
| Mr. A. G. Steel, three | 148 | 135a* | 134 |
a Signifies made in Australia. * Not out.
ENGLISH TEAMS IN AMERICA AND CANADA.
First Team (Parr's),—1859.
* G. Parr.
* John Lillywhite.
* A. Diver.
* W Caffyn.
* T. Lockyer.
* T. Hayward.
* R. Carpenter.
* J. Wisden.
* J. Jackson.
* J. Grundy.
* Julius Cæsar.
* H. H. Stephenson.
Matches played, 5; all against odds. Parr's Team won 5.
Second Team (Willsher's).— 1868.
G. Griffith. T. Humphrey.
* H. Jupp.
* E. Pooley.
* Jas. Lillywhite, jun.
* H. Charlwood.
* J. Rowbotham.
* Jno. Smith (C.)
* A. Shaw.
* G. Tarrant.
* G. Freeman.
Matches played, 6 ; all against odds. Willsher's Team won 5 ; drawn 1.
Third Team (Mr. Fitzgerald's).— 1872.
* Mr. R. A. Fitzgerald.
* Mr. A. Lubbock.
* Mr. E. Lubbock.
* Mr. A. Appleby.
* Hon . G. (no w Lord ) Harris.
* Mr. W. H. Hadow.
* Mr. C. J. Ottaway.
* Mr. C. K. Francis.
* Mr. A. N. Hornby.
* Mr. F. P. U. Pickering.
* Mr. W. M. Rose.
* Mr. W. G. Grace.
Matches played, 8 ; all against odds.
Mr. Fitzgerald's Team won 7; drawn 1.
Fourth Team (Daft's).—1879.
* R. Daft.
* A. Shaw.
* J. Selby.
* A. Shrewsbury.
* W. Oscroft.
* W. Barnes.
* F. Morley.
* T. Emmett.
* G. Ulyett.
* E. Lockwood.
* W. Bates.
* G. Pinder.
Matches played, 12. Eleven-a-side, 1 : Daft's Team won 1.
Against odds, 11 : Daft's Team won 8; drawn 3.
Fifth Team (Gentlemen of Ireland).—1879.
* Mr. W. Hone, sen.
* Mr. W. Hone, jun.
* Mr. N. Hone.
* Sir G. Colthurst.
* Mr. D. N. Trotter.
* Mr. H. W. Brougham.
* Mr. J. H. Nunn.
* Mr. G. D. Casey.
* Mr. G. Hone.
* Mr. H. Hamilton.
* Mr. A. G. Exham.
* Mr. R. A. Miller.
* Mr. H. Gore.
Matches played, 12.
Eleven-a-side, 4 : Gentlemen of Ireland won 3; lost 1.
Against odds, 8 : Gentlemen of Ireland won 6 ; drawn 2.
Sixth Team (Mr. Sanders').—1885.
* Mr. E. T. Sanders.
* Mr. W. E. Roller.
* Mr. C. E. Horner.
* Mr. J. A. Turner.
* Mr. T. R. Hine Haycock.
* Mr. A. R. Cobb.
* Mr. A. E. Newton.
* Mr. H. O. Whitby.
* Mr. W. E. Bolitho.
* Mr. H. Bruen.
* Mr. A. J. Thornton.
* Rev. R. T. Thornton.
Matches played, 8. Eleven-a-side, 5: Mr. Sanders' Team won 3; lost 1 ; drawn 1.
Against odds, 3 : Mr. Sanders' Team won 3.
Seventh Team (Mr. Sanders').—1886.
* Mr. E. J. Sanders.
* Mr. W. E. Roller.
* Mr. J. A. Turner.
* Mr. A. R. Cobb.
* Mr. T. R. Hine Haycock.
* Mr. H. W. Bainbridge.
* Mr. C. E. Cotterill.
* Mr. H. Rotherham.
* Mr. F. T. Welman.
* Mr. E. H. Buckland.
* Mr. K. J. Key.
* Rev. A. T. Fortescue.
Matches played, 9.
Eleven-a-side, ,5 : Mr. Sanders' Team won 5.
Against odds, 4 ; Mr. Sanders' Team won 3; drawn 1.
Eighth Team (Gentlemen of Ireland).—1888.
* Mr. J. Dunn.
* Mr. J. M. Meldon.
* Mr. D. Gillman.
* Mr. W. Synnott.
* Mr. J. W. Hynes.
* Mr. J. P. Fitzgerald.
* Mr. W. Johnston.
* Mr. T. Tobin.
* Mr. J. P. Maxwell.
* Mr. E. Fitzgerald.
* Mr. D. Gronin.
* Mr. F. Kennedy.
Matches played, 13.
Eleven-a-side, 5 : Gentlemen of Ireland won 2 ; lost 2 ; drawn 1.
Against odds, 8 : Gentlemen of Ireland won 3 ; drawn 5.
Eleven-a-side matches played by the Eight teams, 20.
English Elevens won 14 ; lost 4 ; drawn 2.
Against odds, 53: English Elevens won 40; lost none; drawn 13.
AMERICAN AND CANADIAN TEAMS IN ENGLAND.
Gentlemen of Philadelphia.—1884.
* Mr. R. S. Newhall.
* Mr. C. A. Newhall.
* Mr. F. E. Brewster.,
* Mr. Wm. Brockie, jun.
* Mr. H. Brown
* Mr. E. W. Clark, jun.
* Mr. J. M. Fox.
* Mr. S. Law.
* Mr. Wm. C. Lowry.
* Mr. H. McNutt. '
* Mr. W. C. Morgan, jun.
* Mr. J. A. Scott.
* Mr. D. P. Stoever.
* Mr. J. B. Thayer, jun.
Matches played, 18 all against Eleven-a-side.
Gentlemen of Philadelphia won 8 ; lost 5 ; drawn 5.
Gentlemen of Canada.—1887.
* Mr. W. A. Henry.
* Mr. D. W. Saunders.
* Mr. A. C. Allan.
* Mr. G. W. Jones.
* Mr. W. J. Fleury.
* Mr. W. C. Little.
* Mr. A. Gillespie.
* Mr. W. W. Jones.
* Mr. C. J. Annand.
* Mr. W. W. Vickers.
* Mr. G. G. S. Lindsay,
* Mr. R. B. Ferric.
* Dr. E. R. Ogden.
Matches played, 19 all against Eleven-a-side.
Gentlemen of Canada won 5; lost 5; drawn 9.
Gentlemen of Philadelphia. 1889.
* Mr. D. S. Newhall.
* Mr. G. S. Patterson.
* Mr. Wr. Scott.
* Mr. E. W. Clark, jun.
* Mr. F. E. Brewster.
* Mr. H. J. Brown.
* Mr. R. D. Brown.
* Mr. N. Etting.
* Mr. W. C. Morgan, jun.
* Mr. C. R. Palmer.
* Mr. J. W. Sharp.
* Mr. D. P. Stoever.
* Mr. A. G. Thomson.
* Mr. H. P. Baily.
Matches played, 12 all against Eleven-a-side.
Gentlemen of Philadelphia won 4 ; lost 3 ; drawn 5.
Matches played by the Three teams, 49.
America and Canada won 17 ; lost 13 ; drawn 19.
MAJOR WARTON'S TEAM IN SOUTH AFRICA.
1888-9.
* Mr. C. A. Smith (Captain).
* Mr. M. P. Bowden.
* Mr. B. A. F. Grieve.
* Mr. E. McMaster.
* Mr. R. Skinner.
* Hon. C. Coventry.
* Abel, Surrey.
* Wood, Surrey.
* J. M. Read, Surrey.
* F. Hearne, Kent.
* Ulyett, Yorkshire.
* Fothergill, Somersetshire.
* Briggs, Lancashire.
Total matches played, 19. Against odds, 17 : won 1 1 ; lost 4 ; drawn 2. Eleven-a-side, 2 : won 2.
MR. G. F. VERNON'S TEAM IN INDIA AND CEYLON.
1889-90.
* Mr. G. F. Vernon (Capt.).
* Lord Hawke.
* Mr. J. G. Walker.
* Mr. A. E. Gibson.
* Mr. E. M. Lawson Smith.
* Mr. H. Philipson.
* Mr. E. R. de Little.
* Mr. F. L. Shand.
* Mr. J. H. J. Hornsby.
* Mr. A. E. Leatham.
* Mr. T. K. Tapling.
* Hon. A. M. Carson.
* Mr. G. H. Goldney.
Total matches played (all Eleven a-side), 13 : Won 10 ; lost 1; drawn 2.
BATTING RECORDS. :
| Highest Aggregate Scores: |||
| 920 | by Orleans Club v. Rickling Green, at Rickling Green, 4th August | 1882 |
| 813 | for 9 wickets by Hampstead v. Stoics, at Hampstead (the greatest number of runs made in one day), 4th August | 1886 |
| 745 | for 4 wickets by West of Scotland v. Priory Park, at Chichester, 13th July | 1885 |
| Highest Aggregate Scores in a First-class Match: |||
| 803 | by Non-Smokers v. Smokers, at East Melbourne, 7th March | 1887 |
| 775 | by New South Wales v. Victoria, at Sydney, 10th February | 1882 |
| 703 | for 9 wickets by Cambridge University v. Sussex, at Brighton, 19th June | 1890 |
| 698 | by Surrey v. Sussex (highest in a County Match), at Oval, 9th August | 1888 |
| 643 | by Australians v. Sussex, at Brighton, 18th May | 1882 |
| Highest Aggregate Score at Lord's: |||
| 735 | by M.C.C. and Ground v. Wiltshire, 13th August | 1888 |
| Highest in Gentlemen v. Players' Matches : |||
| 513 | by the Gentlemen, at Oval, 15th and 16th July | 1870 |
| Lowest Aggregate Scores in a First-class Match: |||
| 6 | by Kent v. Bexley with Lord F. Beauclerk and Hammond, at Dartford, 25th August | 1805 |
| 12 | by Oxford University v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Oxford, 24th May | 1877 |
| 16 | by Surrey v. Nottinghamshire, at Oval, 26th July | 1880 |
| 19 | by M.C.C. and Ground v. Australians, at Lord's, 27th May | 1878 ​ |
| Highest Individual Scores: |||
| 485 | Mr. A. E. Stoddart, for Hampstead v. Stoics, at Hampstead, 4th August | 1886 |
| 419 | not out, Mr. J. S. Carrick, for West of Scotland v. Priory Park, Chichester, 13th July | 1885 |
| 415 | not out, Mr. W. N. Roe, for Emmanuel College L.V.C. v. Caius College L.V.C. , at Cambridge, 12th July | 1881 |
| 404 | not out, Mr. E. F. S. Tylecote, Classicals v. Moderns, Clifton College, May | 1868 |
| 400 | not out, Mr. W. G. Grace, for U.S.E.E. v. Twenty-two of Grimsby and District, 10th July | 1876 |
| 328 | not out, Mr.W. Bruce, for Melbourne C.C. v. Hotham (highest in Australia), January | 1884 |
| 323 | not out, Mr. F. E. Lacey, for Hampshire v. Norfolk, at Southampton, 30th May | 1887 |
| Highest in a First-Class Match: |||
| 344, | Mr. W. G. Grace, for M.C.C. v. Kent, at Canterbury, 11th August | 1876 |
| 338, | Mr.W. W. Read, for Surrey v. Oxford University, at Oval, 28th June | 1888 |
| 321, | Mr. W. L. Murdoch, for New South Wales v. Victoria, at Sydney, 10th February | 1882 |
| 318 | not out, Mr. W. G. Grace, for Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire, at Cheltenham, 17th August (highest in a County Match) | 1876 |
| Highest at Lord's : |||
| 278, | Mr. W. Ward, for Marylebone v. Norfolk, 24th July | 1820 |
| 266, | Barnes, for M.C.C. and Ground v. Leicestershire, 1st June | 1882 |
| 228, | Gunn, for Players of England v. Australians, 19th June | 1890 |
| Total Aggregate of Runs in a First-class Match: |||
| 1411 | for 30 wickets, Victoria v. New South Wales, at Sydney, 10th February | 1882 |
| 1339 | for 39 wickets, Cambridge University v. Sussex, at Brighton, 19th June | 1890 |
| 1295 | for 36 wickets, Middlesex v. Yorkshire, at Lord's, 20th June | 1889 |
| 1145 | for 31 wickets, Gentlemen v. Players, at the Oval, 4th July | 1889 ​ |
| Highest Scores for First Wicket: |||
| 470 | no wicket, Mr. L. Wilson, 246 not out, and Mr. W. G. Wyld, 203 not out, for Beckenham v. Bexley, at Beckenham, 1st August | 1885 |
| 404, | Viscount Throwley and Mr. W. F. Forbes, for Mr. A. E. Fellowes' XI. v. Huntingdonshire, at Huntingdon, 13th July | 1881 |
| 402, | Mr. J. Shuter (304 not out) and Mr. T. Ashdown, for Bexley v. Emeriti, 14th June | 1884 |
| Highest for First Wicket in a First-class Match : |||
| 283, | Mr. W. G. Grace (180) and Mr. B. B. Cooper (101), for Gentlemen of the South v. Players of the South, at the Oval, 15th July | 1869 |
| 266, | Shrewsbury (152) and Mr. A. E. Stoddart (151), for England v. M.C.C. and Ground, Centenary Festival, at Lord's, 13th June | 1887 |
| 243, | Mr. W. Rashleigh (107) and Mr. K. J. Key (143), for Oxford v. Cambridge, at Lord's | 1886 |
| 238, | Mr. W. G. Grace and Mr. T. G. Matthews, for Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire (highest in a County Match), at Sheffield, 2gth July | 1872 |
| 226, | Mr. W. G. Grace and Abel, for South v. North, at Scarborough, 19th September | 1889 |
| Highest Scores for Last Wicket : |||
| 194, | by Mr. W. H. Edgar and Mr. J. M. Swayne, for Oxford Perambulators v . Etceteras, 1st June | 1885 |
| 173, | by Briggs and Pilling, for Lancashire v. Surrey, at Liverpool, 16th July | 1885 |
| 157, | by Parnham and White, for XI. of North v. XI. of South, at Lord's, 14th June | 1886 |
| 149, | by Lohmann and Sharpe, for Surrey v. Essex, at Oval, 20th May | 1889 |
| Longest Partnerships : |||
| 603 | for second wicket by Mr. G. F. Vernon and Mr. A. H. Trevor, for Orleans Club v. Rickling Green, 4th and 5th August | 1882 |
| 454 | for third wicket, by Barnes and Midwinter, for M.C.C. and Ground v. Leicestershire, at Lord's, 1st June | 1882 |
| 398 | for second wicket, Shrewsbury and Gunn, for Nottinghamshire v. Sussex, at Nottingham (highest in a first-class match), 15th May | 1890 ​ |
| Centuries and over in First-class Matches: |||
| Mr. W. G. Grace, from 1866 to 1890, 93 (19 of them not out). |||
| Mr. W. W. Read, from 1876 to 1890, 25. Shrewsbury, from 1875 to 1890, 28. |||
| Two Centuries in a First-class Match: |||
| Mr. W. G. Grace, 130 and 102 not out, for South v. North of the Thames, at Canterbury, 3rd August | Mr. W. G. Grace, 130 and 102 not out, for South v. North of the Thames, at Canterbury, 3rd August | 1868 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace, 101 and 103 not out, for Gloucestershire v. Kent, at Clifton, 25th August | Mr. W. G. Grace, 101 and 103 not out, for Gloucestershire v. Kent, at Clifton, 25th August | 1887 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace, 148 and 153, for Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire, at Clifton, 16th August | Mr. W. G. Grace, 148 and 153, for Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire, at Clifton, 16th August | 1888 |
| W. Lambert, 107 not out and 157, for Sussex v. Epsom, at Lord's, and July | W. Lambert, 107 not out and 157, for Sussex v. Epsom, at Lord's, and July | 1817 |
| Two Centuries in a Minor Match: |||
| Mr. W. Townshend, at Rossall; Mr. D. G. Spiro, at Cambridge; Mr. F. W. Maude, at Lord's ; Mr. R. A. A. Beresford, at Oundle ; Mr. W. W. Read, at Oval ; Mr. A. Bannerman, in Australia ; and Mr. W. D. Llewellyn, at Oxford. |||
| Biggest Hits: |||
| 175 yards, by Mr. H. W. Fellows, Christ Church Ground, Oxford, 1856 |||
| 168 yards, by Mr. C. I. Thornton. |||
| 152 yards, by Mr. C. I. Thornton. |||
| 149 yards, by Mr. G. J. Bonnor. |||
| 140 yards, by Mr. W. G. Grace. |||
BOWLING RECORDS.
All Ten Wickets in an Innings in First-class Matches:
* Mr. G. H. Kirwan, for Eton v. M.C.C. (all bowled), 9th July, 1835.
* E. Hinkly, for Kent v. England, 11th July, 1848—no analysis.
* J. Wisden, for North v . South, 15th July, 1850 no analysis (all bowled).
* Mr. V. E. Walker, for England v. Surrey, 2ist July, 1859, for 74 runs.
* Mr. E. M. Grace, for M.C.C. v. Kent, 14th August, 1862—no analysis.
* Mr. V. E. Walker, for Gentlemen of Middlesex v. Gentlemen of Kent, 16th June, 1864, for 37 runs.
* G. Wootton, for All -England v. Yorkshire, 19th July, 1865—no analysis.
* Mr. V. E. Walker, for Middlesex v. Lancashire, 22nd July, 1865, for 104 runs.
* W. Hickton, for Lancashire v. Hants, 2ist July, 1870, for 46 runs.
* J. C. Shaw, for Notts v. England, 15th Sept., 1870, for 20 runs.
* Mr. S. E. Butler, for Oxford v. Cambridge, 26th June, 1871, for 38 runs.
* J. Lillywhite, for South v. North, 7th August, 1872, for 129 runs.
* A. Shaw, for M.C.C. and Ground v. North, 1st June, 1874, for 73 runs.
* E. Barratt, for Players v. Australians, 2nd Sept., 1878, for 43 runs.
* Mr. G. Giffen, for Anglo-Australian XI. v. Combined Australia, 16th February, 1884, for 66 runs.
* Mr. W. G. Grace, for M.C.C. v. Oxford University, 22nd June, 1886, for 49 runs.
* G. Burton, for Middlesex v. Surrey, 19th July, 1888, for 59 runs.
* Mr. S. M. J. Woods, for Cambridge University v. Mr. C. I. Thornton's XI., 12th May, 1890, for 69 runs.
It will be thus seen that Mr. V. E. Walker has done it thrice ; no other bowler has done it more than once.
FIELDING RECORDS.
Throwing the Cricket Ball : :
| 140 yards, by Billy the Aboriginal, Australia, 19th Dec. | 1872 |
| 137 yards, by G. Brown (doubtful), Wolverton Common | 1819 |
| 132 yards, by Mr. W. F. Forbes (18 years old), Eton College Sports, 16th March | 1876 |
| 130 yards, by Mr. G. J. Bonnor, Australia |
| 128 yards 10½ inches, by Crane (Baseball player), Melbourne, 5th January | 1889 |
| 127 yards 1 foot 3 inches, by Mr. W. H. Game, Oxford University Sports, 13th March | 1873 |
AVERAGES.
1866.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Average. |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 15 | 640 | 42.10 |
| Mr. V. E. Walker | 18 | 756 | 42.00 |
| Hon C G Lyttelton | 10 | 371 | 37. 1 |
| Mr. A. H. Winter | 16 | 540 | 33.12 |
| Mr. R. A. Fitzgerald | 22 | 721 | 32.17 |
| Mr. C. F. Buller | 34 | 1093 | 32. 5 |
| Carpenter | 35 | 1096 | 31.11 |
| Mr. H. A. Richardson | 14 | 442 | 31. 8 |
| Hon. F. G. Pelham | 11 | 397 | 27.00 |
| T. Hearne | 48 | 1254 | 26. 6 |
| Daft | 22 | 555 | 25. 5 |
| Jupp | 64 | 1557 | 24.21 |
| Mr. R. D. Walker | 36 | 880 | 24.16 |
| Mr. C. Warren | 15 | 356 | 23.11 |
| Mr. M. A. Troughton | 14 | 324 | 23. 2 |
| Mr. C. Lucas | 12 | 271 | 22. 7 |
| Mr. E. Davenport | 12 | 274 | 22.10 |
| Mr. W. F. Maitland | 23 | 479 | 20.19 |
| Mr. E. L. Fellowes | 13 | 267 | 20. 7 |
The list comprises 15 amatuers and 4 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Emmett | 28 | 13 | 65 | 6 | 10. 5 |
| J. C. Shaw | 330 | 157 | 385 | 36 | 10.25 |
| A. Shaw | 341 | 161 | 479 | 43 | 11. 6 |
| Mr. E. L. Fellowes | 176 | 84 | 238 | 20 | 11.18 |
| James Lillywhite | 841 | 463 | 894 | 73 | 12.18 |
| Wootton | 1385 | 611 | 1898 | 150 | 12.98 |
| Willsher | 551 | 263 | 653 | 50 | 13. 3 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 283 | 109 | 415 | 31 | 13.12 |
| Tarrant | 544 | 225 | 809 | 61 | 13.16 |
| Howitt | 383 | 155 | 612 | 43 | 14.10 |
| Mr. E. M. Grace | 246 | 95 | 346 | 24 | 14.10 |
| Mr. R. D. Walker | 673 | 294 | 954 | 66 | 14.30 |
| Grundy | 1101 | 549 | 1226 | 85 | 14.36 |
| T. Hearne | 448 | 234 | 630 | 39 | 16. 6 |
| Bennett | 532 | 189 | 927 | 58 | 15.57 |
| Southerton | 385 | 79 | 828 | 48 | 17.12 |
| Griffith | 632 | 196 | 1080 | 58 | 18.36 |
The list comprises 13 professionals and 4 amateurs.
1867
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Five Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Average. |
| Mr. A. Lubbock | 5 | 364 | 72. 4 |
| Daft | 7 | 377 | 53. 6 |
| Charlwood | 10 | 371 | 37. 1 |
| Iddison | 14 | 460 | 32.12 |
| Mr. B. B. Cooper | 9 | 288 | 32. 0 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 5 | 154 | 30. 4 |
| T. Hayward | 10 | 301 | 30. 1 |
| Mr. V. E. Walker | 15 | 444 | 29. 9 |
| Mr. R. A. H. Mitchell | 6 | 167 | 27. 5 |
| Mr. E. B. Rowley | 8 | 218 | 27. 2 |
| Hon. G. S. Lyttelton | 10 | 267 | 26. 7 |
| Mr. E. M. Grace | 15 | 401 | 26.11 |
| Payne | 24 | 615 | 25.15 |
| T. Humphrey | 34 | 882 | 25.32 |
| Mr. R. D. Balfour | 8 | 207 | 25. 7 |
| Mr. C. E. Green | 7 | 180 | 25. 5 |
The list comprises 10 amateurs and 6 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Emmett | 166 | 69 | 236 | 40 | 5.360 |
| Mr.W. G. Grace | 200 | 96 | 255 | 39 | 6.210 |
| Freeman | 564 | 310 | 553 | 66 | 8.250 |
| Tarrant | 344 | 181 | 382 | 44 | 8.300 |
| A.Shaw | 885 | 435 | 957 | 96 | 9.930 |
| Wootton | 1207 | 582 | 1469 | 151 | 9.110 |
| Southerton | 996 | 361 | 1522 | 112 | 13.660 |
| Grundy | 694 | 313 | 697 | 46 | 15. 70 |
The list comprises 7 professionals and 1 amateur.
1868
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Five Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 9 | 588 | 134 | * | 65. 3 |
| Mr. R. A. H. Mitchell | 5 | 205 | 92 | | 41.00 |
| T. Hayward | 7 | 270 | 84 | | 38. 4 |
| Mr. I. D. Walker | 19 | 651 | 165 | | 34. 5 |
| Mr. T. Case | 6 | 198 | 75 | * | 33.00 |
| Mr. W. Yardley | 5 | 161 | 59 | | 32. 1 |
| Jas. Lilly-white | 21 | 631 | 126 | * | 30. 1 |
| Mr. G. Saville | 10 | 294 | 105 | * | 29. 4 |
| Mr. H. A. Richardson | 15 | 431 | 143 | | 28.11 |
| Daft | 13 | 335 | 94 | | 25.10 |
| Jupp | 39 | 965 | 134 | | 24.29 |
| * Not out. ||||||
The list comprises 7 amateurs and 4 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| A. Shaw | 121 | 69 | 111 | 13 | 8. 7 |
| Emmett | 407 | 205 | 522 | 59 | 8.50 |
| Howitt | 504 | 219 | 648 | 69 | 9.27 |
| Freeman | 392 | 197 | 454 | 46 | 9.40 |
| T. Hearne | 403 | 167 | 540 | 55 | 9.45 |
| Willsher | 1003 | 529 | 1123 | 114 | 9.97 |
| Mr. E. L. Fellowes | 275 | 124 | 392 | 33 | 11.29 |
| Iddison | 227 | 62 | 429 | 36 | 11.33 |
| J. C. Shaw | 449 | 222 | 544 | 44 | 12.16 |
| Wootton | 912 | 435 | 1430 | 112 | 12.86 |
| Mr. D. Buchanan | 132 | 54 | 254 | 19 | 13. 7 |
| Southerton | 1039 | 328 | 1976 | 151 | 13.13 |
| Grundy | 651 | 299 | 850 | 62 | 13.44 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 327 | 116 | 639 | 44 | 14.23 |
The list comprises 11 professionals and 3 amateurs.
1869
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Five Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 23 | 1320 | 180 | | 57. 9 |
| Daft | 10 | 494 | 105 | * | 49 .4 |
| Iddison | 10 | 359 | 112 | | 35. 9 |
| Jupp | 37 | 1299 | 170 | | 35. 4 |
| Rev. W. F. Wright | 6 | 185 | 120 | * | 30. 5 |
| Mr. A. Lubbock | 8 | 243 | 50 | | 30. 3 |
| Mr. I. D. Walker | 18 | 540 | 90 | | 30.00 |
| Mr. F. H. Hill | 6 | 179 | 73 | | 29. 5 |
| Charlwood | 17 | 480 | 155 | | 28. 4 |
| Mr. C. I. Thornton | 27 | 716 | 124 | | 26.14 |
| Mr. R. D. Walker | 6 | 161 | 92 | | 26. 5 |
| Killick | 10 | 260 | 76 | | 26.00 |
| Mr.W. Yardley | 13 | 329 | 65 | | 25. 4 |
| M. Mclntyre | 5 | 127 | 99 | | 25. 2 |
The list comprises 8 amateurs and 6 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Grundy | 215 | 123 | 185 | 23 | 8. 1 |
| T. Hearne | 352 | 198 | 377 | 46 | 8. 9 |
| Mr. R. F. Miles | 177 | 64 | 269 | 24 | 11. 5 |
| Hickton | 322 | 126 | 449 | 39 | 11.20 |
| Freeman | 540 | 300 | 577 | 50 | 11.27 |
| Emmett | 558 | 285 | 721 | 59 | 12.13 |
| Howitt | 284 | 152 | 340 | 27 | 12.16 |
| J. C. Shaw | 668 | 354 | 809 | 65 | 12.29 |
| Wootton | 1187 | 969 | 1517 | 119 | 12.89 |
| Mr. A. Appleby | 292 | 126 | 391 | 30 | 13. 1 |
| Willsher | 811 | 409 | 924 | 68 | 13.40 |
| Southerton | 1371 | 505 | 2081 | 133 | 15.86 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 385 | 352 | 2081 | 74 | 16. 3 |
The list comprises 10 professionals and 3 amateurs.
1870
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Five Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 333 | 1808 | 215 | | 54.26 |
| Daft | 11 | 565 | 117 | | 51. 4 |
| Mr. W. B. Money | 11 | 548 | 134 | | 49 .9 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 8 | 338 | 132 | | 42 .2 |
| Mr. I. D. Walker | 22 | 820 | 179 | | 37. 6 |
| Carpenter | 7 | 218 | 75 | | 31. 1 |
| Mr. A. T. Scott | 5 | 150 | 66 | * | 30.00 |
| Mr. B. Pauncefote | 13 | 363 | 116 | * | 27.12 |
| Mr. W. Yardley | 24 | 643 | 100 | | 26.19 |
| Iddison | 15 | 370 | 77 | | 24.10 |
| Mr. C. J. Ottaway | 16 | 389 | 69 | | 24. 5 |
| J. Smith | 11 | 267 | 96 | | 24. 3 |
The list comprises 8 amateurs and 4 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Hickton | 155 | 67 | 204 | 26 | 7.220 |
| Freeman | 433 | 216 | 417 | 55 | 7.320 |
| Mr. R. F. Miles | 111 | 46 | 187 | 21 | 8.190 |
| Farrands | 127 | 56 | 179 | 19 | 9. 80 |
| J. C. Shaw | 749 | 400 | 935 | 92 | 10.150 |
| A. Shaw | 1171 | 645 | 1289 | 103 | 12.530 |
| Willsher | 941 | 495 | 1083 | 84 | 12.750 |
| Howitt | 361 | 166 | 520 | 40 | 13.000 |
| W. Mclntyre | 333 | 170 | 468 | 34 | 13.260 |
| Emmett | 437 | 177 | 753 | 55 | 13.280 |
| Mr. A. Appleby | 378 | 210 | 475 | 32 | 14.270 |
| Southerton | 1863 | 696 | 3069 | 210 | 14.129 |
| James Lillywhite | 365 | 166 | 468 | 31 | 15. 30 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 343 | 161 | 511 | 33 | 15.160 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 451 | 174 | 766 | 49 | 15.310 |
The list comprises 11 professionals and 4 amateurs.
1871.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Twenty-Five Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 35 | 2739 | 268 | | 78. 9 |
| Mr. T. G. Matthews | 7 | 277 | 201 | | 39. 4 |
| Daft | 15 | 565 | 92 | | 37.10 |
| Carpenter | 12 | 445 | 87 | * | 37. 1 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 20 | 716 | 98 | | 35.16 |
| Mr. W. H. Hadow | 22 | 718 | 217 | | 32.14 |
| Mr. F. E. R. Fryer | 14 | 450 | 102 | | 32. 2 |
| Mr. W. Yardley | 19 | 610 | 126 | * | 32. 2 |
| Charlwood | 16 | 494 | 81 | | 30.14 |
| Lockwood | 21 | 612 | 89 | | 29. 3 |
| Mr. C. E. Green | 9 | 260 | 57 | * | 28. 3 |
| Rickens | 5 | 137 | 44 | | 27. 2 |
| Mr. E. F. S. Tylecote | 11 | 285 | 83 | * | 25.10 |
| Mr. G. Strachan | 13 | 334 | 38 | * | 25. 9 |
| Bignall | 13 | 330 | 96 | | 25. 5 |
| Freeman | 6 | 154 | 51 | | 25. 4 |
| Humphreys | 8 | 201 | 44 | | 25. 1 |
| Mr. I. D. Walker | 24 | 594 | 68 | | 24.18 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 14 | 349 | 112 | | 24.13 |
| Jupp | 44 | 1068 | 97 | | 24.12 |
| Hon. G. R. C. Hams | 15 | 370 | 107 | | 24.10 |
| Mr. C. I. Thornton | 32 | 767 | 111 | | 23.31 |
The list comprises 13 amateurs and 9 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Freeman | 255 | 122 | 331 | 29 | 11.12 |
| Mr. W. N. Powys | 204 | 64 | 365 | 29 | 12.17 |
| Willsher | 752 | 420 | 938 | 73 | 12.62 |
| Mr. E. M. Grace | 235 | 96 | 288 | 22 | 13. 2 |
| Bennett | 238 | 66 | 464 | 35 | 13. 9 |
| Emmett | 322 | 128 | 557 | 40 | 13.37 |
| Farrands | 809 | 390 | 1112 | 79 | 14. 6 |
| A. Shaw | 1404 | 755 | 1467 | 98 | 14.95 |
| Southerton | 1612 | 636 | 2358 | 151 | 15.93 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 738 | 281 | 1312 | 78 | 16.64 |
| Wootton | 306 | 146 | 481 | 28 | 17. 5 |
| Mr. A. Appleby | 585 | 241 | 927 | 52 | 17.43 |
| Mr. D. Buchanan | 330 | 135 | 506 | 28 | 18. 2 |
| C. Shaw | 1008 | 482 | 1549 | 82 | 18.73 |
| James Lillywhite | 604 | 309 | 768 | 43 | 17.37 |
The list comprises to professionals and 5 amateurs.
1872.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Five Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 26 | 1485 | 170 | * | 57. 3 |
| Selby | 9 | 377 | 128 | * | 41. 8 |
| Daft | 17 | 589 | 102 | | 34.11 |
| Mr. E. M. Grace | 7 | 244 | 103 | | 34. 6 |
| Mr. W. Yardley | 17 | 552 | 130 | | 32. 8 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 10 | 314 | 80 | | 31. 4 |
| Mr. J. M. Mare | 7 | 220 | 97 | | 31. 3 |
| Mr. S. H. Akroyd | 6 | 163 | 87 | | 27. 3 |
| Mr. E. K. Browne | 5 | 136 | 52 | | 27. 1 |
| Mr. F. E. R. Fryer | 15 | 405 | 91 | | 27.00 |
| Wild | 12 | 322 | 104 | | 25.10 |
| Lockwood | 34 | 857 | 121 | | 25. 7 |
| Oscroft | 18 | 455 | 68 | | 25. 5 |
| R. Humphrey | 45 | 1071 | 96 | | 23.36 |
| Jupp | 47 | 1017 | 82 | | 21.30 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 21 | 431 | 115 | * | 20.11 |
The list comprises 9 amateurs and 7 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| W.McIntyre | 214 | 108 | 232 | 41 | 5.27 |
| Watson | 144 | 57 | 178 | 21 | 8.10 |
| Wootton | 310 | 151 | 361 | 37 | 9.28 |
| Mr. A. W. Ridley | 210 | 70 | 332 | 32 | 10.12 |
| Mr. D. Buchanan | 302 | 148 | 374 | 36 | 10.14 |
| Hewitt | 313 | 149 | 424 | 38 | 11. 6 |
| A. Shaw | 1006 | 498 | 1109 | 92 | 12. 5 |
| Southerton | 1458 | 487 | 2019 | 167 | 12.15 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 419 | 166 | 688 | 56 | 12.16 |
| Mr. A. Appleby | 181 | 99 | 221 | 17 | 13.00 |
| Barratt | 180 | 53 | 332 | 25 | 13. 7 |
| Jas. Lillywhite | 936 | 442 | 1244 | 94 | 13.22 |
| Mr. W. N. Powys | 347 | 168 | 514 | 37 | 13.33 |
| Willsher | 591 | 256 | 657 | 48 | 13.33 |
| Lockwood | 420 | 150 | 642 | 45 | 14.12 |
| Mr. R. Lipscomb | 193 | 53 | 389 | 25 | 15.14 |
| Emmett | 572 | 228 | 952 | 62 | 15.22 |
| M. McIntyre | 462 | 193 | 682 | 43 | 15.37 |
| Freeman | 152 | 72 | 200 | 12 | 16. 8 |
| J. C. Shaw | 929 | 431 | 1413 | 66 | 21.27 |
The list comprises 14 professionals and 6 amateurs.
1873.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Five Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 30 | 2139 | 192 | * | 71. 9 |
| Mr. F. Townsend | 5 | 261 | 136 | | 52. 1 |
| Mr. M. Cotterill | 6 | 248 | 78 | | 41. 2 |
| Daft | 11 | 416 | 161 | | 37. 9 |
| Mr. I. D. Walker | 17 | 586 | 64 | | 34. 8 |
| M . A. N. Hornby | 10 | 348 | 128 | | 34. 8 |
| M . C. J. Qttaway | 9 | 304 | 89 | | 33. 7 |
| Mr. C. I. Thornton | 6 | 190 | 91 | | 31. 4 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 17 | 513 | 165 | | 30. 3 |
| Mr. E. M. Grace | 13 | 381 | 76 | | 29. 4 |
| Mr. C. E. Nepean | 8 | 228 | 50 | | 28. 4 |
| Mr. R. D. Walker | 6 | 160 | 38 | | 26. 4 |
| Jupp | 41 | 996 | 94 | | 24.12 |
| Mr. W. Yardley | 19 | 426 | 51 | | 22. 8 |
| Emmett | 28 | 608 | 104 | | 21.20 |
The list comprises 12 amateurs and 3 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| W. Mc Intyre | 379 | 162 | 527 | 59 | 8.550 |
| Watson | 279 | 92 | 446 | 48 | 9.140 |
| Rylott | 443 | 217 | 664 | 69 | 9.430 |
| Morley | 309 | 154 | 376 | 35 | 10.260 |
| Mr. D. Buchanan | 287 | 138 | 394 | 35 | 11. 90 |
| A. Shaw | 1317 | 630 | 1638 | 128 | 12.102 |
| Southerton | 1386 | 671 | 1833 | 132 | 13.117 |
| Willsher | 296 | 149 | 378 | 30 | 12.180 |
| Jas. Lillywhite | 1010 | 441 | 1377 | 101 | 13.640 |
| Hill | 741 | 299 | 1064 | 81 | 13.110 |
| Fillery | 773 | 339 | 1129 | 72 | 15.490 |
| Emmett | 650 | 285 | 1106 | 68 | 16.180 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 562 | 241 | 859 | 52 | 16.270 |
| Street | 725 | 289 | 1115 | 55 | 17.100 |
| C. Shaw | 749 | 276 | 1011 | 59 | 17. 80 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 496 | 91 | 983 | 55 | 17.480 |
| M. Mc Intyre | 395 | 139 | 710 | 39 | 18. 80 |
The list comprises 14 professionals and 3 amateurs.
1874
For not less than Five Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 31 | 1658 | 179 | 53.15 |
| Jupp | 35 | 1275 | 154 | 36.15 |
| Mr. C. S. Gordon | 5 | 183 | 96 | 36.3 |
| Lord Harris | 8 | 234 | 58 | 29. 2 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 12 | 349 | 72 | 29. 1 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 22 | 630 | 103 | 28.14 |
| Mr. J. M. Cotterill | 9 | 240 | 61 | 26. 6 |
| Charlwood | 26 | 667 | 100 | 25.17 |
| Lockwood | 40 | 998 | 96 | 24.38 |
| J. Phillips | 20 | 496 | 58 | 24.16 |
The list comprises 6 amateurs and 4 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Mr. W. H. Hardow | 127 | 49 | 209 | 23 | 9. 20 |
| Hill | 668 | 266 | 983 | 89 | 11. 40 |
| Mr. T. W. Lang | 332 | 159 | 394 | 35 | 11. 90 |
| M. McIntyre | 278 | 85 | 373 | 33 | 11.100 |
| Emmett | 856 | 308 | 1171 | 99 | 11.820 |
| Southerton | 1200 | 583 | 1523 | 127 | 11.126 |
| Mr. E. Rutter | 289 | 96 | 528 | 44 | 12.000 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace. | 1034 | 363 | 1658 | 129 | 12.110 |
| Willsher | 299 | 139 | 434 | 35 | 12.140 |
| Watson | 224 | 63 | 409 | 32 | 12.250 |
| J. C. Shaw | 553 | 270 | 775 | 61 | 12.430 |
| A. Shaw | 1461 | 722 | 1729 | 131 | 13.260 |
| Morley | 977 | 437 | 1493 | 111 | 13.500 |
| Ulyett | 378 | 159 | 626 | 44 | 14.100 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 688 | 292 | 791 | 50 | 15.410 |
The list comprises 10 professionals and 5 amateurs.
1875.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Five Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Barlow | 10 | 388 | 87 | | 38. 8 |
| Mr. J. M. Cotterill | 12 | 430 | 191 | | 35.10 |
| Mr. E. M. Grace | 6 | 214 | 71 | | 35. 4 |
| A. Greenwood | 24 | 819 | 93 | | 34. 3 |
| Mr. F. Penn | 14 | 469 | 101 | | 33. 7 |
| Lord Harris | 19 | 631 | 92 | | 33. 4 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 46 | 1498 | 152 | | 32.26 |
| Mr. L. Winslow | 11 | 337 | 124 | | 30. 7 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 8 | 247 | 98 | | 30. 7 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 24 | 686 | 78 | * | 28.14 |
| Mr. W. Blacker | 11 | 315 | 64 | * | 28. 7 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 35 | 978 | 180 | * | 27.33 |
| Lockwood | 33 | 921 | 74 | | 27.30 |
| Selby | 15 | 418 | 66 | | 27.13 |
| Mr. A. J. Webbe | 26 | 696 | 120 | | 26.20 |
| Mr. F. J. Greenfield | 19 | 501 | 79 | | 26. 7 |
| Mr. G. H. Longman | 17 | 445 | 80 | | 26. 3 |
| Mr. E. F. S. Tylecote | 5 | 133 | 64 | | 26. 3 |
The list comprises 14 amateurs and 4 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Mycroft | 513 | 278 | 588 | 80 | 7.280 |
| A. Shaw | 1741 | 1022 | 1499 | 161 | 9.500 |
| Watson | 262 | 81 | 370 | 32 | 11.180 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 1690 | 698 | 2470 | 192 | 12.166 |
| Mr. R. F. Miles | 364 | 164 | 431 | 35 | 12.110 |
| Mr. A. Appleby | 286 | 196 | 418 | 33 | 12.220 |
| Mr.W.Foord Kelcey | 489 | 204 | 714 | 56 | 12.420 |
| Mr. W. H. Hadow | 411 | 176 | 525 | 40 | 13. 50 |
| W. McIntyre | 508 | 188 | 747 | 57 | 13. 60 |
| Clayton | 468 | 204 | 702 | 52 | 13.260 |
| Mr. A. W. Ridley | 397 | 168 | 521 | 38 | 13.270 |
| Southerton | 1522 | 737 | 1810 | 137 | 13.290 |
| Jas. Lillywhite | 833 | 339 | 1209 | 88 | 13.650 |
| Mr. C. M. Sharp | 540 | 177 | 928 | 67 | 13.570 |
| Fillery | 586 | 258 | 835 | 57 | 14.370 |
| Morley | 1257 | 608 | 1676 | 114 | 14.800 |
| Hill | 1265 | 577 | 1738 | 109 | 15.103 |
| Emmett | 563 | 252 | 853 | 52 | 16.210 |
The list comprises 11 professionals and 7 amateurs.
1876.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Five Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 42 | 2622 | 344 | | 62.18 |
| Mr. C. J. Ottaway | 6 | 374 | 112 | | 62. 2 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 14 | 588 | 106 | | 42.00 |
| Mr. W. O. Moberly | 6 | 245 | 103 | | 40. 5 |
| Mr. W. R. Gilbert | 23 | 870 | 205 | * | 37.19 |
| Mr. A. W. Ridley | 17 | 585 | 105 | * | 34. 7 |
| Daft | 26 | 886 | 99 | | 34. 2 |
| Charlwood | 19 | 645 | 123 | | 33.18 |
| Mr. W. H. Game | 10 | 336 | 141 | | 33. 6 |
| Lockwood | 40 | 1261 | 108 | | 31.21 |
| Lord Harris | 29 | 916 | 154 | | 31.17 |
| Mr. A. J. Webbe | 23 | 723 | 109 | | 31.10 |
| Mr. A. P. Lucas | 27 | 816 | 105 | | 30. 6 |
| Mr. F. Townsend | 9 | 271 | 88 | | 30. 1 |
| Mr. R. D. Walker | 7 | 209 | 104 | | 29. 6 |
| Mr. I. D. Walker | 28 | 796 | 94 | | 28.12 |
| Mr. D. Q. Steel | 16 | 463 | 82 | | 28.15 |
| Mr. H. R. Webbe | 5 | 141 | 52 | | 28. 1 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 30 | 826 | 72 | | 27.16 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 29 | 789 | 95 | | 27. 6 |
| Mr. W. Yardley | 15 | 408 | 92 | | 27. 3 |
| Mr. J. M. Ootterill | 8 | 217 | 70 | | 27. 1 |
| Hon. E. Lyttelton | 12 | 316 | 72 | * | 26. 4 |
| Jupp | 39 | 983 | 92 | * | 25. 8 |
| Hon. A. Lyttelton | 15 | 383 | 83 | | 25. 8 |
| Mr. C. R. Filgate | 6 | 151 | 93 | | 25. 1 |
| Shrewsbury | 25 | 593 | 118 | | 23.18 |
The list comprises 22 amateurs and 5 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| W. Mc Intyre | 688 | 259 | 1015 | 89 | 11.36 |
| Watson | 534 | 248 | 650 | 51 | 12.38 |
| Mr. A. W. Ridley | 465 | 178 | 673 | 51 | 13.10 |
| Mycroft | 701 | 306 | 1126 | 85 | 13.21 |
| A. Shaw | 2546 | 1470 | 2515 | 178 | 14.23 |
| Jas. Lillywhite | 990 | 547 | 1315 | 91 | 14.41 |
| W. S. Patterson | 514 | 208 | 775 | 52 | 14.47 |
| Mr. R. Henderson | 533 | 199 | 904 | 53 | 17. 3 |
| Hill | 1208 | 504 | 1861 | 109 | 17. 8 |
| Southerton | 1331 | 660 | 1625 | 95 | 17.10 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 840 | 369 | 1240 | 72 | 17.16 |
| Mr.W. Foord Kelcey | 580 | 220 | 962 | 55 | 17 27 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 1550 | 638 | 2388 | 124 | 19.32 |
| Morley | 1267 | 625 | 1761 | 89 | 19.70 |
| Mr. C. A. Absolom | 750 | 245 | 1342 | 62 | 21.40 |
| Emmett | 647 | 302 | 997 | 45 | 22. 7 |
The list comprises 9 professionals and 7 amateurs.
1877.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Ten Innings.
| | Completed Innings. | Runs. | Most in an innnings. | Average. |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 37 | 1474 | 261 | 39.31 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 11 | 399 | 140 | 36. 3 |
| Mr. A. P. Lucas | 24 | 832 | 115 | 34.16 |
| Mr. E. M. Grace | 10 | 327 | 89 | 32. 7 |
| Mr. F. Penn | 30 | 927 | 148 | 30.27 |
| Mr. C. Booth | 11 | 336 | 77 | 30. 6 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 26 | 764 | 144 | 29.10 |
| Mr. I. D. Walker | 27 | 787 | 95 | 29. 4 |
| Hon. A. Lyttelton | 21 | 611 | 101 | 29. 2 |
| Mr. W. Lindsay | 11 | 319 | 74 | 29.00 |
| Mr. J. M. Cotterill | 15 | 428 | 92 | 28. 8 |
| Platts | 16 | 432 | 115 | 27.00 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 32 | 840 | 134 | 26. 8 |
| Mr. A. J. Webbe | 25 | 651 | 100 | 26. 1 |
| Lockwood | 45 | 1144 | 103 | 25.19 |
| Daft | 28 | 709 | 96 | 25. 9 |
| Jupp | 32 | 795 | 93 | 24.27 |
The list comprises 13 amateurs and 4 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. |
| W. McIntyre | 699 | 307 | 948 | 85 | 11.130 |
| G. Hearne | 848 | 424 | 1182 | 107 | 11. 50 |
| Watson | 1089 | 548 | 1233 | 96 | 12.810 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 1788 | 787 | 2231 | 179 | 12.830 |
| Mycroft | 1229 | 798 | 2169 | 171 | 12.117 |
| Mr.W. S. Patterson | 939 | 473 | 1065 | 80 | 13.250 |
| Mr. R. Henderson | 525 | 238 | 732 | 53 | 13.430 |
| Emmett | 617 | 260 | 1004 | 72 | 13.680 |
| Morley | 1726 | 839 | 2021 | 148 | 13.970 |
| Southerton | 688 | 360 | 804 | 55 | 14.340 |
| Mr. W. R. Gilbert | 551 | 220 | 941 | 55 | 17. 60 |
| Mr.W.Foord Kelcey | 605 | 230 | 956 | 54 | 17.380 |
| Barratt | 1080 | 424 | 1837 | 92 | 19.890 |
The list comprises 8 professionals and 5 amateurs.
1878.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Ten Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Selby | 30 | 909 | 107 | | 30. 9 |
| Ulyett | 46 | 1347 | 109 | | 29.13 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 38 | 1115 | 116 | | 29.13 |
| Hon. Edward Lyttelton | 26 | 779 | 113 | | 29.25 |
| Mr. F. Penn | 18 | 523 | 160 | | 29. 1 |
| Hall | 13 | 351 | 82 | * | 27.00 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 29 | 779 | 73 | * | 26.25 |
| Hon. A. Lyttelton | 19 | 476 | 72 | | 25. 1 |
| Mr. A. J. Webbe | 24 | 588 | 118 | | 24.12 |
The list comprises 6 amateurs and 3 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 1223 | 447 | 1542 | 164 | 9.660 |
| Mycroft | 1049 | 567 | 1182 | 116 | 10.220 |
| A. Shaw | 2522 | 1512 | 2084 | 196 | 10.124 |
| Emmett | 982 | 464 | 1278 | 112 | 11.460 |
| Watson | 535 | 280 | 586 | 49 | 11.470 |
| Bates | 901 | 337 | 1160 | 99 | 11.710 |
| Morley | 1953 | 654 | 2311 | 191 | 12.190 |
| Hearne | 1169 | 511 | 1442 | 114 | 12.740 |
| Mr. A. Penn | 564 | 242 | 821 | 61 | 13.280 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 1641 | 717 | 2106 | 148 | 14.340 |
| Banatt | 1219 | 513 | 1752 | 123 | 14.300 |
| Ulyett | 594 | 272 | 918 | 55 | 16.380 |
The list comprises 9 professionals and 3 amateurs.
1879
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Fifteen Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 25 | 880 | 123 | | 35. 5 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 20 | 606 | 64 | * | 30. 6 |
| Hon. A. Lyttelton | 24 | 688 | 102 | | 28.16 |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 20 | 553 | 93 | | 27.13 |
| Scotton | 16 | 436 | 84 | * | 27. 4 |
| Oscroft | 29 | 781 | 140 | | 26.27 |
| Mr. A. P. Lucas | 17 | 423 | 70 | | 24.15 |
| Ulyett | 36 | 843 | 81 | | 23.15 |
| Mr. I. D. Walker | 20 | 476 | 60 | * | 23.16 |
| Mr. A. J. Webbe | 23 | 532 | 122 | | 23. 3 |
The list comprises 7 amateurs and 3 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Mycroft | 872 | 502 | 878 | 96 | 9.14 |
| A. Shaw | 1575 | 924 | 1259 | 134 | 9.53 |
| Emmett | 435 | 161 | 566 | 54 | 10.26 |
| Bates | 690 | 309 | 815 | 78 | 10.35 |
| Morley | 1361 | 676 | 1551 | 146 | 10.91 |
| Mr. A. F. J. Ford | 525 | 265 | 592 | 51 | 11.31 |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 943 | 432 | 1120 | 93 | 12. 4 |
| G. G. Hearne | 523 | 264 | 610 | 50 | 12.10 |
| Peate | 691 | 293 | 932 | 75 | 12.32 |
| Blamires | 591 | 296 | 751 | 58 | 12.55 |
| Mr.W. G. Grace | 1060 | 438 | 1414 | 105 | 13.49 |
The list comprises 8 professionals and 3 amateurs.
1880.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Ten Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 24 | 951 | 152 | | 39.15 |
| Mr. R. T. Ellis | 17 | 569 | 103 | | 33. 8 |
| Lord Harris | 22 | 722 | 123 | | 32.18 |
| Mr. A. J. Webbe | 21 | 660 | 132 | | 31. 9 |
| Hon. Ivo Bligh | 32 | 957 | 105 | | 29.29 |
| Hon. A. Lyttelton | 13 | 378 | 47 | * | 29. 1 |
| Barnes | 41 | 1163 | 143 | | 28.15 |
| Mr. R. S. Jones | 18 | 521 | 124 | | 28.17 |
| Charlwood | 15 | 415 | 67 | | 27.10 |
| Mr. F. Penn | 21 | 576 | 88 | | 27. 9 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 12 | 306 | 93 | | 25. 6 |
| Ulyett | 38 | 929 | 141 | | 24.17 |
| Mr. T. S. Pearso | 22 | 545 | 121 | | 24.17 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 33 | 784 | 12 | | 23.25 |
| Lockwood | 41 | 952 | 69 | | 23. 9 |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 22 | 496 | 118 | | 22.12 |
The list comprises 12 amateurs and 4 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| A. Shaw | 1994 | 1231 | 1525 | 177 | 8.109 |
| Barlow | 611 | 334 | 639 | 61 | 10.290 |
| Watson | 881 | 455 | 946 | 84 | 11.220 |
| Morley | 1717 | 867 | 2077 | 174 | 11.163 |
| Peate | 1312 | 580 | 1668 | 138 | 12.120 |
| Mycroft | 700 | 372 | 1007 | 77 | 13. 60 |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 925 | 400 | 1205 | 92 | 13. 90 |
| Mr. A. H. Evans | 364 | 128 | 662 | 50 | 13.120 |
| Mr. C. M. Cunliffe | 499 | 180 | 805 | 56 | 14.220 |
| Bates | 1001 | 467 | 1390 | 90 | 15.400 |
| Midwinter | 980 | 477 | 1139 | 73 | 15.440 |
| Potter | 1220 | 658 | 1314 | 78 | 16.660 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 1015 | 402 | 1470 | 85 | 17.250 |
The list comprises 9 professionals and 4 amateurs—10 of them slow and medium-pace round-arm bowlers, 3 of them fast.
1881.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Fifteen Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 37 | 1531 | 188 | | 41.14 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 21 | 792 | 182 | | 37.15 |
| Mr. C. F. H. Leslie | 21 | 742 | 111 | * | 35. 7 |
| Ulyett | 36 | 1197 | 112 | | 33. 9 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 29 | 931 | 160 | | 32. 3 |
| Mr. C. T. Studd | 25 | 799 | 113 | | 31.24 |
| Mr. L. C. Docker | 14 | 439 | 107 | | 31. 5 |
| Mr. G. B. Studd | 21 | 647 | 106 | * | 30.17 |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 28 | 834 | 106 | * | 29.22 |
| Mr. W. A. Bettesworth | 15 | 423 | 77 | | 28. 3 |
| Mr. W. H. Patterson | 25 | 702 | 107 | * | 28. 2 |
| Lockwood | 38 | 1060 | 109 | | 27.34 |
| A. Shaw | 11 | 298 | 78 | * | 27. 1 |
| Mr. J. Cranston | 12 | 317 | 63 | | 26. 5 |
| Mr. E. M. Grace | 14 | 353 | 77 | | 25. 3 |
| Mr. G. F. Vernon | 35 | 856 | 119 | | 24.16 |
| Mr. A. P. Lucas | 25 | 612 | 142 | | 24.12 |
The list comprises 14 amateurs ﬁnd 3 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Hill | 337 | 154 | 435 | 43 | 10. 50 |
| Nash | 456 | 223 | 557 | 52 | 10.370 |
| Watson | 879 | 512 | 812 | 69 | 11.530 |
| Barlow | 747 | 378 | 939 | 79 | 11.700 |
| Peate | 1638 | 731 | 2088 | 162 | 12.144 |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 1257 | 537 | 1683 | 125 | 13.580 |
| A. Shawl | 911 | 501 | 999 | 72 | 13.630 |
| Jones | 568 | 311 | 664 | 45 | 14.340 |
| Emmett | 569 | 254 | 861 | 60 | 14.210 |
| Flowers | 473 | 210 | 686 | 46 | 14.420 |
| Mycroft | 970 | 501 | 1343 | 90 | 14.830 |
| Morley | 840 | 368 | 1227 | 80 | 15.270 |
| Mr. C. T. Studd | 957 | 426 | 1284 | 79 | 16.200 |
| Jas. Lillywhite | 843 | 393 | 1045 | 62 | 16.530 |
| Bates | 1279 | 540 | 1883 | 114 | 16.590 |
| G. G. Hearne | 771 | 360 | 1078 | 64 | 16.540 |
| Midwinter | 810 | 265 | 918 | 51 | 18.000 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace. | 511 | 194 | 879 | 45 | 19.240 |
| Barratt | 911 | 332 | 1607 | 82 | 19.490 |
The list comprises 16 professionals and 3 amateurs.
1882.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Fifteen Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. C. T. Studd | 38 | 1249 | 126 | * | 32.33 |
| Lord Harris | 24 | 787 | 176 | | 32.19 |
| Mr. A. P. Lucas | 22 | 707 | 145 | | 32. 3 |
| Mr. A. J. Webbe | 22 | 660 | 108 | * | 30.00 |
| Mr. W. Newham | 11 | 334 | 101 | | 30. 4 |
| Mr. F. Taylor | 10 | 290 | 62 | | 29.00 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 49 | 1383 | 131 | | 28.11 |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 26 | 739 | 171 | | 28.11 |
| Barnes | 43 | 1194 | 130 | | 27.33 |
| Ulyett | 56 | 1542 | 138 | | 27.30 |
| Barlow | 40 | 1088 | 68 | | 27. 8 |
| Midwinter | 31 | 823 | 137 | * | 26.17 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 37 | 975 | 88 | | 26.13 |
| Shrewsbury | 20 | 533 | 207 | | 26.13 |
| Mr. E. F. S. Tylecote | 21 | 561 | 100 | * | 26.15 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 34 | 884 | 117 | | 26.00 |
| Mr. Shuter | 32 | 832 | 93 | | 26.00 |
| Mr. J.S. Russell | 13 | 335 | 83 | | 25.10 |
The list comprises 13 amateurs and 5 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Crossland | 749 | 332 | 1015 | 105 | 9.700 |
| Emmett | 730 | 350 | 1044 | 95 | 10.940 |
| Nash | 409 | 172 | 656 | 62 | 10.360 |
| Barlow | 863 | 461 | 982 | 90 | 10.820 |
| Morley | 1051 | 541 | 1297 | 115 | 11.320 |
| A. Shaw | 1216 | 705 | 1042 | 87 | 11.850 |
| Peale | 1853 | 868 | 2466 | 214 | 11.112 |
| Watson | 924 | 495 | 953 | 76 | 12.410 |
| Flowers | 1201 | 586 | 1405 | 98 | 14.330 |
| Burton | 744 | 368 | 877 | 59 | 14.510 |
| Woof | 578 | 221 | 962 | 53 | 15.170 |
| Ulyetl | 603 | 280 | 962 | 61 | 15.470 |
| Midwinter | 1052 | 522 | 1365 | 88 | 15.450 |
| Jones | 1025 | 615 | 987 | 62 | 15.570 |
| Mr. C. T. Studd | 1564 | 768 | 2027 | 128 | 15.107 |
| Barrat | 1074 | 446 | 1591 | 94 | 16.870 |
| Mycroft | 903 | 426 | 1224 | 72 | 17.000 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 856 | 268 | 1745 | 101 | 17.280 |
| Mr. R. C. Ramsay | 731 | 284 | 1212 | 69 | 17.390 |
| Bates | 1215 | 500 | 1518 | 82 | 18.420 |
The list comprises 17 professionals and 3 amateurs.
AUSTRALIAN BATTING.
For not less than Fifteen Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. L. Murdoch | 56 | 1711 | 286 | * | 30.31 |
| Mr. T. Horan | 47 | 1175 | 141 | * | 25 |
| Mr. H. H. Massie | 57 | 1405 | 206 | | 24.37 |
| Mr. A. C. Bannerman | 54 | 1201 | 120 | * | 22.13 |
| Mr.G.J.Bonnor | 40 | 815 | 122 | * | 20.15 |
AUSTRALIAN BOWLING.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Mr. H. F. Boyle | 1208 | 525 | 1680 | 144 | 11.96 |
| Mr.F. R. Spofforth | 1594 | 699 | 2282 | 188 | 12.26 |
| Mr. G. E. Palmer | 1192 | 515 | 1731 | 138 | 12.75 |
| Mr. T. W. Garrett | 1209 | 489 | 1759 | 128 | 13.95 |
1883.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Ten Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 33 | 1573 | 168 | | 47.22 |
| Mr. C. T. Studd | 29 | 1193 | 175 | * | 41. 4 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 39 | 1352 | 112 | | 34.26 |
| Hall | 35 | 1180 | 127 | | 33.25 |
| Mr. A. P. Lucas | 20 | 664 | 97 | | 33. 4 |
| Mr. I. D. Walker | 23 | 750 | 145 | | 32.14 |
| Mr. H. Whitfeld | 13 | 425 | 74 | | 32. 9 |
| Ulyett | 51 | 1572 | 84 | | 30.42 |
| Lord Harris | 30 | 919 | 118 | | 30.19 |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 12 | 370 | 68 | | 30.10 |
| Shrewsbury | 38 | 1117 | 98 | | 29.15 |
| Mr. J. G. Walker | 13 | 386 | 93 | | 29. 9 |
| Mr. W. O. Moberly | 12 | 351 | 121 | | 29. 3 |
| Barnes | 47 | 1308 | 120 | | 27.39 |
| Selby | 12 | 328 | 100 | | 27. 4 |
| Mr. E. Sainsbury | 13 | 363 | 116 | | 27.12 |
| Hon. J. W. Mansfield | 10 | 254 | 117 | | 26. 4 |
| Mr. E. J. Diver | 21 | 541 | 98 | | 25.16 |
| Mr. W. E. Roller | 34 | 860 | 142 | | 25.10 |
| Mr. A. A. G. Asher | 11 | 284 | 182 | | 25. 9 |
| Mr. J. Shuter | 32 | 805 | 108 | * | 25. 5 |
| Mr. F. Taylor | 12 | 302 | 96 | | 25. 2 |
| Mr. E. Lumb | 11 | 277 | 70 | * | 25. 2 |
| Flowers | 46 | 1144 | 131 | | 24.40 |
| Bates | 44 | 1024 | 79 | | 23.12 |
The list comprises 18 amateurs and 7 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Watson | 940 | 463 | 1135 | 96 | 11.79 |
| A. Shaw | 1062 | 643 | 840 | 67 | 12.36 |
| Crossland | 551 | 207 | 929 | 72 | 12.65 |
| Harrison | 786 | 328 | 1326 | 100 | 13.26 |
| Emmett | 476 | 220 | 784 | 55 | 14.14 |
| Peale | 1376 | 665 | 1753 | 120 | 14.73 |
| Flowers | 1250 | 561 | 1692 | 113 | 14.110 |
| Nash | 401 | 148 | 775 | 51 | 15.10 |
| Peel | 517 | 225 | 808 | 51 | 15.43 |
| Barlow | 1242 | 595 | 1669 | 106 | 15.79 |
| Barrat | 1434 | 590 | 2353 | 146 | 16.17 |
| Barnes | 818 | 349 | 1361 | 79 | 17.18 |
| Mr. C. T. Studd | 1445 | 651 | 1957 | 112 | 17.53 |
| Bates | 795 | 348 | 1169 | 60 | 19.29 |
| Burton | 807 | 327 | 1214 | 62 | 19.36 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 1104 | 395 | 2077 | 94 | 22. 9 |
The list comprises 14 professonals and 2 amateurs.
1884.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Fifteen Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 25 | 967 | 143 | | 38.17 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 40 | 1361 | 116 | * | 34. 1 |
| Scotton | 26 | 897 | 134 | | 34.13 |
| Lord Harris | 42 | 1417 | 112 | * | 33.31 |
| Mr. W. Newham | 23 | 741 | 137 | | 32. 5 |
| Ulyth | 45 | 1334 | 146 | * | 29.29 |
| Mr. W. . Read | 43 | 1256 | 135 | | 29. 9 |
| Shrewsbury | 32 | 908 | 209 | | 28.12 |
| Mr. W. Blackman | 16 | 454 | 77 | * | 28. 6 |
| Mr. I. D. Walker | 24 | 674 | 83 | | 28. 2 |
| Barnes | 39 | 1092 | 105 | * | 28.00 |
| Mr. T. C. O'Brien | 42 | 1150 | 119 | | 27.16 |
| Hall | 39 | 1058 | 135 | | 27. 5 |
| Mr. J. Shuter | 35 | 968 | 125 | | 26.32 |
| Mr. C. T. Studd | 15 | 398 | 141 | * | 26. 8 |
| Mr. W. H. Patterson | 18 | 485 | 73 | * | 26.17 |
| Hon. A. Lyttelton | 16 | 417 | 102 | | 26. 1 |
| Gunn | 25 | 647 | 138 | | 25. 2 |
| Mr. H. B. Steel | 16 | 412 | 100 | | 25.12 |
| Bates | 42 | 1000 | 133 | | 23.34 |
| Mr. J. H. Brain | 32 | 791 | 143 | | 24.23 |
| Mr. M. P. Bowden | 31 | 736 | 89 | * | 23.23 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 29 | 678 | 94 | | 23.11 |
| Flowers | 35 | 805 | 122 | | 23.00 |
16 amteurs and 8 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| A. Shaw | 724 | 425 | 712 | 68 | 10.320 |
| Emmett | 1031 | 557 | 1250 | 107 | 11.730 |
| Attewell | 150 | 659 | 1217 | 101 | 12. 50 |
| Crossland | 525 | 198 | 893 | 71 | 12.410 |
| Flowers | 916 | 454 | 1163 | 90 | 12.830 |
| Peate | 1575 | 777 | 1868 | 137 | 13.870 |
| Mr. C. E. Homer | 1001 | 440 | 1602 | 107 | 14.1040 |
| Burton | 623 | 301 | 877 | 58 | 15. 70 |
| Barlow | 1428 | 686 | 1963 | 130 | 15.130 |
| Mr. H. 0. Whitby | 454 | 153 | 941 | 58 | 16.130 |
| Watson | 1061 | 537 | 1443 | 87 | 16.510 |
| Wootton | 1201 | 493 | 1963 | 118 | 16.750 |
| Barratt | 1163 | 432 | 2199 | 121 | 18.210 |
| Woof | 1335 | 590 | 2109 | 116 | 18.210 |
| Ulyett | 778 | 364 | 1267 | 69 | 18.250 |
| Barnes | 769 | 390 | 1074 | 57 | 18.480 |
| Humphreys | 341 | 62 | 1030 | 55 | 18.400 |
| Mr. J. Robertson | 621 | 282 | 1039 | 50 | 20.390 |
| Mr. C. T. Studd | 714 | 297 | 1120 | 54 | 20.400 |
| Mr. H. V. Page | 664 | 290 | 1108 | 53 | 20.480 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 1036 | 448 | 1762 | 82 | 21.400 |
| Mr.S Christopherson | 1025 | 407 | 1936 | 88 | 22.000 |
The list comprises 15 professionals and 7 amateurs.
AUSTRALIAN BATTING.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. L. Murdoch | 46 | 1382 | 211 | 30. 2 |
| Mr. P. S. McDonnell | 54 | 1246 | 103 | 23. 4 |
| Mr. G. J. Bonner | 50 | 1061 | 124 | 21.11 |
| Mr. G. Giffen | 52 | 1073 | 113 | 20.33 |
AUSTRALIAN BOWLING.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Mr. F. R. Spofforth | 1625 | 672 | 2732 | 218 | 12.116 |
| Mr. G. E. Palmer | 1281 | 475 | 2201 | 134 | 16.570 |
| Mr. H. F. Boyle | 729 | 291 | 1135 | 67 | 16.630 |
| .Mr. G. Giffen | 835 | 287 | 1641 | 82 | 20. 10 |
1885.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Twenty Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Shrewsbury | 20 | 1130 | 224 | * | 56.10 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 42 | 1880 | 163 | | 44.32 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 39 | 1688 | 221 | * | 43.11 |
| Gunn | 40 | 1451 | 203 | | 36.11 |
| M. Read | 33 | 1137 | 186 | * | 34.15 |
| Lee | 29 | 901 | 101 | | 31. 2 |
| Mr. W. E. Roller | 24 | 729 | 204 | | 30. 9 |
| Ulyett | 46 | 1337 | 91 | | 29. 3 |
| Barlow | 28 | 816 | 117 | | 29. 4 |
| Briggs | 31 | 857 | 186 | | 27.20 |
| Mr. A. J. Webbe | 24 | 667 | 82 | * | 27.19 |
| Grimshaw | 36 | 946 | 129 | * | 26.10 |
| Mr. E. J. Diver | 36 | 941 | 143 | | 26. 5 |
| Bates | 46 | 1161 | 98 | | 25.11 |
| Abel | 39 | 966 | 92 | | 24.30 |
| Mr. J. Shuter | 34 | 841 | 135 | | 24.25 |
| Flowers | 35 | 850 | 173 | | 24.10 |
| Barnes | 39 | 937 | 140 | * | 24. 1 |
| Hall | 38 | 900 | 87 | | 23.26 |
The list comprises 13 professionals and 6 amateurs.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Briggs | 657 | 326 | 921 | 67 | 13.500 |
| Lohmann | 1264 | 592 | 2030 | 142 | 14.420 |
| Attewell | 1301 | 767 | 1218 | 87 | 14.000 |
| A. Hearne | 643 | 284 | 928 | 65 | 14.180 |
| Flowers | 1314 | 718 | 1395 | 94 | 14.790 |
| Wootton | 863 | 376 | 1358 | 90 | 15. 80 |
| Watson | 1237 | 721 | 1344 | 88 | 15.240 |
| Barnes | 1025 | 497 | 1508 | 97 | 15.530 |
| Beaumont | 1466 | 753 | 2138 | 129 | 16.740 |
| Burton | 877 | 443 | 1000 | 62 | 16. 80 |
| Wright | 792 | 405 | 980 | 60 | 16.200 |
| Peate | 1699 | 903 | 1945 | 115 | 16.105 |
| Barlow | 1086 | 591 | 1284 | 74 | 17.260 |
| Woof | 1195 | 541 | 1782 | 100 | 17.820 |
| Emmett | 1103 | 575 | 1459 | 80 | 18.190 |
| M.r.W. G. Grace | 1435 | 664 | 2199 | 118 | 18.750 |
| Mr.S.Christopherson | 697 | 285 | 1287 | 68 | 18.630 |
| Mr. E. W. Bastard | 750 | 313 | 1241 | 62 | 20. 10 |
| Bates | 1085 | 489 | 1575 | 78 | 20.150 |
| J. Hide | 889 | 400 | 1365 | 58 | 23.310 |
The list comprises 17 professionals and 3 amateurs.
1886.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Twenty Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 43 | 1825 | 120 | | 42.19 |
| Shrewsbury | 33 | 1404 | 227 | * | 42.18 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 52 | 1846 | 170 | | 35.26 |
| M. Read | 39 | 1364 | 186 | | 34.38 |
| Lord Harris | 20 | 644 | 76 | | 32. 4 |
| Abel | 42 | 1221 | 144 | | 29. 3 |
| G. G. Hearne | 39 | 1125 | 126 | | 28.33 |
| Mr. A. E. Stoddart | 23 | 640 | 116 | | 27.19 |
| Mr. J. G. Walker | 30 | 819 | 79 | | 27. 9 |
| Hall | 37 | 1005 | 92 | | 27. 6 |
| W. Humphreys | 27 | 735 | 68 | * | 27. 6 |
| Gunn | 28 | 752 | 83 | | 26.24 |
| Sootton | 37 | 979 | 110 | * | 26.17 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 32 | 842 | 161 | | 26.10 |
| Mr. G. F. Vernon | 21 | 549 | 160 | | 26. 3 |
| Mr. W. H. Patterson | 20 | 517 | 124 | | 25.17 |
| Bates | 43 | 1018 | 136 | 23.29 | |
The list comprises 9 professionals and 8 amateurs.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Watson | 1188 | 701 | 1109 | 99 | 11.200 |
| Emmett | 1339 | 677 | 1675 | 132 | 12.910 |
| Attewell | 1295 | 736 | 1272 | 97 | 13.110 |
| Barnes | 744 | 387 | 936 | 67 | 13.650 |
| Bowley | 973 | 497 | 1219 | 88 | 13.750 |
| Peate | 980 | 542 | 1027 | 70 | 14.470 |
| Barlow | 1238 | 653 | 1525 | 105 | 14.550 |
| Lohmann | 1715 | 809 | 2425 | 160 | 15.250 |
| Mr. C. W. Rock | 975 | 449 | 1261 | 81 | 15.460 |
| Beaumont | 883 | 441 | 1165 | 76 | 15.250 |
| Briggs | 1176 | 612 | 1471 | 92 | 15.910 |
| Wootton | 1618 | 715 | 2281 | 143 | 15.136 |
| Flowers | 1046 | 556 | 1137 | 69 | 16.330 |
| Bates | 826 | 420 | 1079 | 65 | 16.390 |
| Woof | 732 | 354 | 945 | 52 | 18. 90 |
| J. Hide | 1070 | 516 | 1435 | 76 | 18.670 |
| A. Hearne | 879 | 448 | 1077 | 55 | 19.320 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 1525 | 648 | 2439 | 122 | 19.121 |
| Burton | 1115 | 494 | 1620 | 79 | 20.400 |
| A. Hide | 871 | 460 | 1063 | 51 | 20.430 |
The list comprises 18 professionals and 2 amateurs.
1887
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Twenty Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Shrewsbury | 21 | 1653 | 267 | | 78.15 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 38 | 2062 | 183 | * | 54.10 |
| Mr. A. J. Webbe | 26 | 1244 | 243 | * | 47.22 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 34 | 1615 | 247 | | 47.17 |
| Mr. K. J. Key | 39 | 1684 | 281 | | 43. 7 |
| Hall | 32 | 1240 | 160 | | 38.24 |
| Ulyett | 39 | 1487 | 199 | * | 38. 5 |
| Gunn | 27 | 958 | 205 | * | 35.13 |
| Mr. J. Eccles | 20 | 677 | 113 | | 33.17 |
| Barnes | 29 | 957 | 160 | | 33.00 |
| Mr. J. Shuter | 27 | 871 | 111 | | 32. 7 |
| Quaife | 29 | 926 | 111 | | 31.27 |
| Lee | 20 | 591 | 165 | | 29.11 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 25 | 717 | 105 | | 28.17 |
| Mr. A. E. Stoddart | 28 | 799 | 151 | | 28.15 |
| Briggs | 29 | 819 | 68 | | 28. 7 |
| Mr. W. Rashleigh | 29 | 816 | 108 | | 28. 4 |
| Mr. F. Marchant | 22 | 586 | 72 | | 26.14 |
| F. Hearne | 36 | 921 | 144 | | 25.21 |
| Lohmann | 33 | 843 | 115 | | 25.18 |
| G. G. Hearne | 28 | 714 | 91 | | 25.14 |
| Peel | 33 | 835 | 91 | | 25.10 |
| Bates | 40 | 996 | 103 | | 24.36 |
The list comprises 13 professionals and 10 amateurs.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Attewell | 133O | 810 | 1238 | 89 | 13.81 |
| Watson | 1532 | 937 | 1482 | 100 | 14.82 |
| Lohmann | 1634 | 737 | 2404 | 154 | 15.94 |
| Beaumont | 684 | 326 | 1072 | 64 | 16.48 |
| Flowers | 885 | 422 | 1171 | 68 | 17.15 |
| Peel | 1097 | 507 | 1472 | 85 | 17.27 |
| Briggs | 1592 | 831 | 2018 | 114 | 17.80 |
| Mr. E. A. Nepean | 476 | 124 | 1091 | 60 | 18.11 |
| Burton | 722 | 334 | 1004 | 55 | 18.14 |
| Preston | 533 | 233 | 974 | 52 | 18.38 |
| Barlow | 727 | 374 | 994 | 53 | 18.40 |
| Wootton | 1373 | 603 | 1892 | 100 | 18.92 |
| Barnes | 1103 | 518 | 1712 | 90 | 19. 2 |
| Emmett | 1030 | 533 | 1403 | 73 | 19.16 |
| Bowley | 957 | 469 | 1373 | 67 | 20.33 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 1273 | 525 | 2078 | 97 | 21.41 |
The list comprises 14 professionals and 2 amateurs.
1888.
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Twenty Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 39 | 1414 | 338 | | 36.10 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 58 | 1886 | 215 | | 32.30 |
| Abel | 42 | 1323 | 160 | | 31.21 |
| M. Read | 31 | 786 | 109 | | 25.11 |
| Mr. J. Eccles | 26 | 660 | 184 | | 25.10 |
| Mr. J. Shuter | 33 | 834 | 95 | | 25. 9 |
| Mr. K. J. Key | 35 | 875 | 108 | | 25.00 |
| Mr. M. P. Bowden | 22 | 514 | 189 | * | 23. 8 |
| Mr. C. J. M. Fox | 21 | 490 | 93 | | 23. 7 |
| Mr. W. Newham | 33 | 746 | 138 | | 22.20 |
| Mr. O. G. Radcliffe | 34 | 754 | 99 | | 22. 6 |
| Mr. J. A. Dixon | 24 | 527 | 83 | | 21.23 |
| Briggs | 41 | 872 | 126 | * | 21.11 |
| Gunn | 45 | 920 | 91 | | 20.20 |
The list comprises 10 amateurs and 4 professionals.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Briggs | 1450 | 763 | 1679 | 160 | 10.790 |
| A. Hearne | 687 | 339 | 786 | 73 | 10.560 |
| Martin | 753 | 404 | 791 | 73 | 10.610 |
| Lohmann | 1649 | 783 | 2280 | 209 | 10.190 |
| Peel | 1648 | 830 | 2091 | 171 | 12.390 |
| Burton | 847 | 370 | 1135 | 92 | 12.310 |
| Woof | 607 | 313 | 680 | 55 | 12.200 |
| Flowers | 824 | 451 | 857 | 66 | 12.650 |
| Preston | 687 | 310 | 1094 | 81 | 13.410 |
| Attewell | 1393 | 848 | 1235 | 91 | 13.520 |
| Barlow | 684 | 348 | 889 | 65 | 13.440 |
| Bowley | 644 | 346 | 824 | 59 | 13.570 |
| Beaumont | 857 | 456 | 1124 | 80 | 14. 40 |
| Wright | 1035 | 514 | 1233 | 86 | 14.290 |
| A. Hide | 933 | 459 | 1188 | 81 | 14.540 |
| Barnes | 1033 | 511 | 1434 | 97 | 14.760 |
| Watson | 775 | 420 | 918 | 61 | 15. 30 |
| Wootton | 674 | 308 | 855 | 54 | 15.450 |
| Mr. S. M. J.Woods | 785 | 292 | 1464 | 87 | 16.720 |
| Mr. F. G. J. Ford | 628 | 268 | 1075 | 61 | 17.380 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 1097 | 503 | 1691 | 93 | 18.170 |
| Mr. C. A. Smith | 638 | 268 | 1113 | 53 | 21.000 |
The list comprises 18 professionals and 4 amateurs.
1889
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Twenty Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Gunn | 34 | 1299 | 118 | | 38. 7 |
| Shrewsbury | 14 | 522 | 104 | | 37. 4 |
| Barnes | 36 | 1249 | 131 | * | 34.25 |
| M. Read | 25 | 847 | 136 | | 33.22 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 43 | 1396 | 154 | | 32.20 |
| Mr. T. C. O'Brien | 25 | 786 | 100 | * | 31.11 |
| Mr. .Cranston | 23 | 709 | 130 | | 30.19 |
| Mr. J. Key | 35 | 1070 | 176 | * | 30.20 |
| A. Ward | 27 | 822 | 114 | * | 30.12 |
| Mr. F. Marcham | 23 | 669 | 176 | | 29. 2 |
| Abel | 38 | 1095 | 138 | | 28.31 |
| Hall | 36 | 966 | 86 | | 26.30 |
| Sugg | 28 | 747 | 89 | | 26.19 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 32 | 805 | 115 | | 25. 5 |
| Mr. A. E. Stoddart | 33 | 817 | 78 | * | 24.25 |
| Mr. F. G. J. Ford | 20 | 495 | 123 | | 24.15 |
| Mr. E. A. Nepean | 36 | 885 | 64 | * | 24.21 |
| Flowers | 29 | 707 | 78 | | 24.11 |
The list comprises 9 amateurs and 9 professionals.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Attewell | 1314 | 654 | 1555 | 140 | 11.150 |
| Briggs | 1040 | 447 | 1646 | 140 | 11.106 |
| Mold | 679 | 262 | 1207 | 102 | 11.850 |
| Watson | 850 | 438 | 1139 | 90 | 12.590 |
| Richardson | 668 | 349 | 816 | 64 | 12.480 |
| Wright | 863 | 308 | 1466 | 114 | 12.980 |
| Lohmann | 1614 | 646 | 2714 | 202 | 13.880 |
| Martin | 980 | 404 | 1484 | 106 | 14.000 |
| Shacklock | 545 | 177 | 1133 | 80 | 14.130 |
| Woof | 548 | 182 | 1068 | 65 | 16.280 |
| Mr. S. M. J .Woods | 532 | 151 | 1239 | 74 | 16.550 |
| Beaumont | 716 | 274 | 1452 | 87 | 16.600 |
| Peel | 1229 | 479 | 2054 | 118 | 17.480 |
| Mr. E. A. Nepan | 567 | 129 | 1314 | 68 | 19.220 |
| Mr. A. E. Stoddart | 479 | 159 | 1081 | 52 | 20.410 |
| A. Hide | 610 | 224 | 1088 | 51 | 21.170 |
| Mr W. G. Grace | 462 | 146 | 1014 | 44 | 23. 20 |
| Roberts | 661 | 272 | 1176 | 50 | 23.260 |
The list comprises 14 professionals and 4 amateurs.
1890
BATTING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Twenty-Five Innings.
| | Completed Innings | Runs | Most in an innnings | Most in an innnings | Average. |
| Shrewsbury | 38 | 1568 | 267 | | 41.10 |
| Gunn | 47 | 1621 | 228 | | 34.23 |
| Abel | 30 | 914 | 151 | * | 30.14 |
| Mr.].Cranston | 34 | 978 | 152 | | 28.26 |
| Mr. W. G, Grace | 52 | 1476 | 109 | * | 28.20 |
| Mr. A. J. Webbe | 35 | 995 | 134 | | 28.15 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 46 | 1169 | 94 | | 25.19 |
| Painter | 27 | 683 | 119 | | 25. 8 |
| Mr. E. C. Streatfeild† | 23 | 563 | 145 | | 24.11 |
| Mr. T. C. O'Brien | 38 | 855 | 105 | | 22.19 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 30 | 672 | 75 | | 22. 1 |
| G. G. Hearne | 28 | 616 | 60 | | 22.00 |
| Quaife | 36 | 791 | 156 | * | 21.35 |
| Lord Hawke | 30 | 658 | 74 | | 21.28 |
| A. Ward | 30 | 655 | 77 | * | 21.25 |
| Sugg | 37 | 796 | 171 | | 21.19 |
| Hall | 34 | 719 | 64 | | 21. 5 |
| M. Read | 40 | 829 | 135 | | 20.29 |
| Ulyett | 53 | 1093 | 107 | | 20.33 |
| Mr. G. McGregor | 31 | 628 | 131 | | 20. 8 |
| Mr. E. M. Grace | 29 | 574 | 96 | | 19.23 |
| Mr. F. Marchant | 31 | 607 | 81 | | 19.18 |
| Lohmann | 43 | 832 | 57 | | 19.15 |
| Mr. A. E. Stoddart | 44 | 845 | 115 | | 19. 9 |
| Mr. K. J. Key | 29 | 554 | 98 | | 19. 3 |
| Bean | 35 | 668 | 100 | | 19. 3 |
| Mr. A. Dixon | 30 | 571 | 109 | | 19. 1 |
| Mr. Shuter | 34 | 645 | 53 | | 18.33 |
| Peel | 44 | 817 | 83 | | 18.25 |
| Briggs | 38 | 708 | 129 | * | 18.24 |
| Mr. C. J. M. Fox | 26 | 477 | 58 | | 18. 9 |
| Mr. O. G. Radcliffe | 35 | 635 | 93 | | 18. 5 |
| Mr. C. A. Smith | 27 | 489 | 58 | * | 18. 3 |
| Barlow | 27 | 489 | 92 | | 18. 3 |
| Mr. W. Newham | 32 | 539 | 71 | | 16.27 |
| †M. Streatfield batted in 26 innings and was 3 times not out. ||||||
The list comprises 19 amateurs and 16 professionals.
1890—continued.
BOWLING IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
For not less than Fifty Wickets.
| | Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average |
| Briggs | 1113 | 456 | 1950 | 158 | 12.540 |
| Attewell | 1581 | 820 | 1874 | 151 | 12.620 |
| Sharpe | 1053 | 455 | 1754 | 139 | 12.860 |
| Woof | 440 | 174 | 814 | 63 | 12.580 |
| Mt. S.M.J.Woods | 360 | 120 | 775 | 59 | 13. 80 |
| Feel | 1552 | 714 | 2239 | 172 | 13. 30 |
| Martin | 1702 | 711 | 2481 | 190 | 13.110 |
| Lohmann | 1759 | 737 | 2998 | 220 | 13.138 |
| Wainwright | 461 | 171 | 812 | 59 | 13.450 |
| Mold | 803 | 300 | 1737 | 118 | 14.850 |
| Mr. E. C. Streatfield | 571 | 240 | 1011 | 64 | 15.510 |
| Watson | 1041 | 561 | 1331 | 81 | 16.350 |
| Flowers | 643 | 256 | 1104 | 62 | 17.500 |
| Wright | 1007 | 439 | 1588 | 89 | 17.750 |
| Shacklock | 635 | 224 | 1319 | 72 | 18.230 |
| Burton | 564 | 190 | 996 | 54 | 18.240 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 609 | 212 | 1183 | 61 | 19.240 |
| Mr. E. Smith | 425 | 132 | 1051 | 52 | 20.110 |
| Roberts | 855 | 332 | 1642 | 72 | 22.580 |
| Mr. C. A. Smith | 552 | 177 | 1211 | 50 | 24.110 |
The list comprises 15 professionals and 5 amateurs.
THE LEADING BATSMEN IN FIRST-CLASS CRICKET.
1871 TO l880.
| | Completed Innings. | Runs. | Average. |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 342 | 16877 | 49 |
| Mr. J. M. Cotterill | 50 | 1563 | 31 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 71 | 2011 | 28 |
| Hon. A. Lyttelton | 92 | 2536 | 27 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 214 | 5827 | 27 |
| Mr. A. J. Webbe | 142 | 3850 | 27 |
| Mr. W. Yardley | 96 | 2592 | 27 |
| Mr. F. Penn | 144 | 3826 | 26 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 241 | 6312 | 26 |
| Lord Harris | 181 | 4630 | 25 |
| Mr. A. P. Lucas | 139 | 3496 | 25 |
| Lockwood | 358 | 8720 | 24 |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 66 | 1587 | 24 |
| Daft | 204 | 4892 | 23 |
| Jupp | 347 | 8200 | 23 |
| Mr. I. D. Walker | 236 | 5429 | 23 |
| Charlwood | 209 | 4714 | 22 |
| Mr. F. Townsend | 92 | 2033 | 22 |
| Hon. Ivo Bligh | 89 | 1944 | 21 |
| Mr. E. M. Grace | 111 | 2365 | 21 |
| Ulyett | 250 | 5248 | 20 |
| Barnes | 130 | 2702 | 20 |
| Hon. Ed. Lyttelton | 79 | 1656 | 20 |
| Mr. G. H. Longman | 86 | 1737 | 20 |
| Mr. E. F. S. Tylecote | 57 | 1147 | 20 |
| Shrewsbury | 158 | 3125 | 19 |
| Mr. W. R. Gilbert | 146 | 2802 | 19 |
| Mr. A. W. Ridley | 106 | 2033 | 19 |
| A. Greenwood | 211 | 4030 | 19 |
| Barlow | 158 | 2918 | 18 |
| Oscroft | 267 | 4916 | 18 |
The list comprises 21 amateurs and 10 professionals.
THE LEADING BOWLERS IN FIRST-CLASS CRICKET.
1871 to 1880
| | Wickets. | Runs. | Average. |
| Kylott | 304 | 3275 | 10 |
| Mr. A. G. Steal | 349 | 3867 | 11 |
| Mycroft | 661 | 7379 | 11 |
| A. Shaw | 1311 | 14956 | 11 |
| Watson | 453 | 5351 | 11 |
| Peate | 213 | 2600 | 12 |
| W. McIntyre | 454 | 5590 | 12 |
| Bates | 267 | 3365 | 12 |
| Winsher | 186 | 2407 | 12 |
| Morley | 1037 | 13750 | 13 |
| Mr. D. Buchanan | 184 | 2537 | 13 |
| Southerton | 957 | 13356 | 13 |
| Mr. A. W. Ridley | 209 | 2956 | 14 |
| Emmett | 647 | 9235 | 14 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 1174 | 16741 | 14 |
| Hill | 592 | 8670 | 14 |
| Jas Lillywhite | 622 | 9469 | 15 |
| A.Appleby | 210 | 3557 | 16 |
| Barratt | 286 | 4914 | 17 |
| J.C. Shaw | 268 | 4748 | 17 |
| Fillery | 276 | 4886 | 17 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 261 | 5215 | 19 |
| Street | 360 | 7483 | 20 |
The list comprises 17 professionals and 6 amateurs.
THE LEADING BATSMEN in FIRST-CLASS CRICKET.
1881 TO 1890.
| | Completed Innings. | Runs. | Average. |
| Shrewsbury | 221 | 8902 | 40 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 411 | 14541 | 35 |
| Mr. C. T. Studd | 105 | 3605 | 34 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 367 | 12583 | 34 |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 124 | 3945 | 31 |
| Hon. A. Lyttelton | 60 | 1759 | 29 |
| Lord Harris | 151 | 4339 | 28 |
| Gunn | 325 | 9146 | 28 |
| Mr. W. L. Murdoch | 164 | 4552 | 27 |
| Mr. A. P. Lucas | 98 | 2676 | 27 |
| Mr. A. J. Webbe | 226 | 6133 | 27 |
| Mr. G. . Studd | 93 | 2503 | 26 |
| Mr. W. H. Patterson | 153 | 4126 | 26 |
| Mr. K. J. Key | 218 | 5826 | 26 |
| Mr. S. W. Scott | 95 | 2449 | 25 |
| Ulyett | 463 | 11847 | 25 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 309 | 7850 | 25 |
| Barnes | 368 | 9217 | 25 |
| Mr. I. D. Walker | 95 | 2371 | 24 |
| Mr.J.Cranston | 101 | 2517 | 24 |
| Mr. W. Newham | 197 | 4852 | 24 |
| Hall | 355 | 8857 | 24 |
| Mr. T. C, O'Brien | 198 | 4803 | 24 |
| Mr. A. E. Stoddart | 136 | 3248 | 23 |
| Abel | 303 | 7125 | 23 |
| Bates | 308 | 7089 | 23 |
| Mr. . E. Barrett | 57 | 1305 | 22 |
| Mr. W. Rashleigh | 98 | 2227 | 22 |
| Mr. J. Shuter | 306 | 6882 | 22 |
| Lockwood | 134 | 2974 | 22 |
| Mr. L. Wilson | 92 | 1932 | 21 |
| Mr. E. F. S. Tylecote | 63 | 1382 | 21 |
| Mr. C. F. H. Leslie | 70 | 1527 | 21 |
| Mr. G. M. Kemp | 64 | 1393 | 21 |
| Mr. G. Giffen | 156 | 3400 | 21 |
| Mr. J. H. J. Scott | 105 | 2275 | 21 |
| Mr. C. I. Thornton | 93 | 1987 | 21 |
| Barlow | 319 | 6781 | 21 |
| Midwinter | 99 | 2104 | 21 |
| Mr. P. S. McDonnell | 167 | 3549 | 21 |
| Mr. J. Diver | 119 | 2504 | 21 |
| Lee | 184 | 3869 | 21 |
| Mr. F. G. J. Ford | 92 | 1933 | 21 |
| Mr. H.W. Bainbridge | 81 | 1691 | 20 |
| Mr. O. G. Radcliffe | 159 | 3319 | 20 |
| Flowers | 328 | 6775 | 20 |
| Mr. J. G. Walker | 158 | 3257 | 20 |
| Sugg | 180 | 3708 | 20 |
| Briggs | 312 | 6384 | 20 |
| Mr. J. E. K. Studd | 76 | 1553 | 20 |
| Mr. G. F. Vernon | 195 | 3958 | 20 |
| Mr. H. Whitfield | 65 | 1318 | 20 |
| Mr. G. J. Bonner | 182 | 36611 | 20 |
| Quaife | 164 | 3280 | 120 |
| Mr. W. R. Gilbert | 114 | 2277 | 19 |
| Mr. W. E. Roller | 166 | 3306 | 19 |
| Robinson | 166 | 3290 | 19 |
| Scotton | 244 | 4838 | 19 |
| Mr. F. Marchant | 163 | 3203 | 19 |
| Mr. G. H. S. Tron | 127 | 2485 | 19 |
| G. G. Hearne | 294 | 5699 | 19 |
| Mr. A. C. Bannerman | 161 | 3122 | 19 |
| Lohmann | 224 | 4336 | 19 |
| Mr. J. H. Brain | 168 | 3239 | 19 |
| Grimshaw | 171 | 3296 | 19 |
| Mr. E. M. Grace | 213 | 4068 | 19 |
| Lord Hawke | 248 | 4729 | 19 |
| Mr. E. A. Nepean | 86 | 1634 | 19 |
The list comprises 32 amateurs and 16 professionals.
THE LEADING BOWLERS IN FIRST-CLASS CRICKET.
1881 TO 1890
| | Wickets. | Runs. | Average. |
| Mr. C. T. B. Turner | 529 | 6217 | 11 |
| Crossland | 285 | 3576 | 12 |
| A. Shaw | 366 | 4631 | 12 |
| Attewell | 814 | 10677 | 13 |
| Morley | 204 | 2705 | 13 |
| Mr. F. R. Spofforth | 532 | 7104 | 13 |
| Mold | 220 | 2941 | 13 |
| Mr. H. F. Boyle | 222 | 3033 | 13 |
| Mr. J. J. Ferris | 435 | 5941 | 13 |
| Briggs | 747 | 10232 | 13 |
| Martin | 436 | 6030 | 13 |
| Watson | 843 | 11626 | 13 |
| Peate | 853 | 11787 | 13 |
| Emmett | 623 | 8111 | 13 |
| Lohmann | 1069 | 14978 | 14 |
| Barlow | 714 | 10381 | 14 |
| Flowers | 747 | 11086 | 14 |
| Peel | 730 | 11435 | 15 |
| Mr. T. W. Garrett | 257 | 4043 | 15 |
| Mr. S. M. J. Woods | 222 | 3563 | 16 |
| Wright | 509 | 8386 | 16 |
| Mr. G. E. Palmer | 382 | 6306 | 16 |
| Jones | 231 | 3835 | 16 |
| Bowley | 256 | 4283 | 16 |
| Burton | 597 | 10112 | 16 |
| Beaumont | 448 | 7613 | 16 |
| Barnes | 612 | 10527 | 17 |
| Mr. C. T. Studd | 379 | 6552 | 17 |
| Woof | 611 | 10647 | 17 |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 384 | 6695 | 17 |
| A. Hearne | 297 | 5213 | 17 |
| Shacklock | 282 | 4957 | 17 |
| Wootton | 606 | 10649 | 17 |
| Barratt | 412 | 7502 | 18 |
| Mr. C. E. Horner | 214 | 3901 | 18 |
| Mr. G. Giffen | 276 | 5121 | 18 |
| Bates | 478 | 9359 | 19 |
| A. Hide | 372 | 7370 | 19 |
| G. G. Hearne | 228 | 4647 | 20 |
| Ulyett | 372 | 7583 | 20 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 816 | 16696 | 20 |
| J. Hide | 348 | 7606 | 21 |
| Mr. C. A. Smith | 271 | 5939 | 21 |
| Mr. S. Christopherson | 241 | 5337 | 22 |
| Roberts | 203 | 4522 | 22 |
| Mr. H. V. Page | 201 | 4630 | 23 |
| Mr. J. Robertson | 298 | 7035 | 23 |
| Humphreys | 276 | 6922 | 25 |
The list comprises 32 professionals and 16 amateurs.
MR. W. G. GRACE'S BATTING AVERAGES.
In First-class Matches.
| Year. | Completed Innings. | Runs. | Aver. | Year. | Completed Innings. | Runs. | Aver. |
| 1864 | 7 | 402 | 57 | 1879 | 25 | 880 | 35 |
| 1865 | 13 | 319 | 24 | 1880 | 24 | 951 | 39 |
| 1866 | 15 | 640 | 42 | 1881 | 21 | 792 | 37 |
| 1867 | 5 | 154 | 30 | 1882 | 37 | 975 | 26 |
| 1868 | 9 | 588 | 65 | 1883 | 39 | 1352 | 34 |
| 1869 | 23 | 1320 | 57 | 884 | 40 | 1361 | 34 |
| 1870 | 33 | 1808 | 54 | 1885 | 39 | 1688 | 43 |
| 1871 | 35 | 2739 | 78 | 1886 | 52 | 1846 | 35 |
| 1872 | 26 | 1485 | 57 | 1887 | 38 | 2062 | 54 |
| 1873 | 30 | 2139 | 71 | 1888 | 58 | 1886 | 32 |
| 1874 | 31 | 1658 | 53 | 1889 | 43 | 1396 | 32 |
| 1875 | 50 | 1814 | 36 | 1890 | 52 | 1476 | 28 |
| 1876 | 46 | 2622 | 62 | | 000— — — | 00,000— — — | 00— — — |
| 1877 | 37 | 1474 | 39 | | 866 | 36,942 | 42 |
| 1878 | 38 | 1115 | 29 | | | | |
MR. W. G. GRACE'S BOWLING AVERAGES.
In First-class Matches.
| Year | Wkts. | Runs. | Aver. | Year. | Wkts. | Runs. | Aver. |
| 1865 | 23 | 281 | 12 | 1879 | 105 | 1414 | 13 |
| 1866 | 31 | 415 | 13 | 1880 | 85 | 1470 | 17 |
| 1867 | 39 | 255 | 9 | 1881 | 45 | 879 | 19 |
| 1868 | 44 | 639 | 14 | 1882 | 101 | 1745 | 17 |
| 1869 | 74 | 1187 | 16 | 1883 | 94 | 2077 | 22 |
| 1870 | 49 | 766 | 15 | 1884 | 82 | 1762 | 21 |
| 1871 | 78 | 1312 | 16 | 1885 | 118 | 2199 | 18 |
| 1872 | 56 | 688 | 12 | 1886 | 122 | 2439 | 19 |
| 1873 | 78 | 1004 | 12 | 1887 | 97 | 2078 | 21 |
| 1874 | 129 | 1658 | 12 | 1888 | 93 | 1691 | 18 |
| 1875 | 192 | 2472 | 12 | 1889 | 44 | 1014 | 23 |
| 1876 | 124 | 2388 | 19 | 1890 | 61 | 1183 | 19 |
| 1877 | 179 | 2231 | 12 | | 0000— — — | 00,000— — — | 00— — — |
| 1878 | 148 | 2106 | 14 | | 2291 | 37,353 | 16 |
MR. W. G. GRACE'S SCORES OF A HUNDRED AND UPWARDS IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES.
1866. :
| 224 | * | England v. Surrey |
| 173 | * | Gentlemen of South v. Players of South |
| 1868. |||
| 134 | * | Gentlemen v. Players |
| 130 | | South of Thames v. North of Thames |
| 102 | * | South of Thames v. North of Thames |
| 1869. |||
| 180 | | Gentlemen of South v. Players of South |
| 138 | * | M.C.C. v. Surrey |
| 127 | | M.C.C. v. Kent |
| 122 | | South v. North |
| 121 | | M.C.C. v. Notts |
| 117 | | M.C.C. v. Oxford Univ. |
| 1870. |||
| 215 | | Gentlemen v. Players |
| 172 | | Glo'stershire v. M.C.C. |
| 143 | | Glo'stershire v. Surrey |
| 117 | * | M.C.C. v. Notts. |
| 109 | | Gentlemen v. Players |
| 1871. |||
| 268 | | South v. North |
| 217 | | Gentlemen v. Players |
| 189 | * | Single v. Married of England |
| 181 | | M.C.C. v. Surrey |
| 178 | | South v. North |
| 162 | | Gentlemen of England v. Cambridge University |
| 146 | | M.C.C. v. Surrey |
| 118 | | Gentlemen of South v. Gentlemen of North |
| 117 | | M.C.C. v. Kent |
| 116 | | Glo'stershire v. Notts |
| 1872. |||
| 170 | * | England v. Notts and Yorkshire |
| 150 | | Glo'stershire v. Yorkshire |
| 117 | | Gentlemen v. Players |
| 114 | | South v. North |
| 112 | | Gentlemen v. Players |
| 101 | | M.C.C. v. Yorkshire |
| 1873. |||
| 173 | * | South v. North |
| 163 | | Gentlemen v. Players |
| 160 | * | Glo'stershire v. Surrey |
| 158 | | Gentlemen v. Players |
| 152 | | Eleven v. XV. of M.C.C. |
| 145 | | Gentlemen of South v. Players of North |
| 134 | | Gentlemen of South v. Players of South |
| 1874. |||
| 179 | | Glo'stershire v. Sussex |
| 167 | | Glo'stershire v. Yorkshire |
| 150 | | Gentlemen of South v. Players of South |
| 127 | | Glo'stershire v. Yorkshire |
| 123 | | M.C.C. v. Kent |
| 121 | | Glo'stershire and Kent v. England |
| 110 | | Gentlemen v. Players |
| 104 | | Gentlemen of South v. Players of South |
| 1875. |||
| 152 | | Gentlemen v. Players |
| 119 | | Glo'stershire v. Notts |
| 111 | | Glo'stershire v. Yorkshire |
| 1876. |||
| 344 | | M.C.C. v. Kent |
| 318 | | Glo'stershire v. Yorkshire |
| 177 | | Glo'stershire v. Notts ​ |
| 169 | | Gentlemen v. Players |
| 126 | | United South v. United North |
| 114 | * | South v. North |
| 104 | | Glo'stershire v. Sussex |
| 1877. |||
| 261 | | South v. North |
| 110 | | Glo'stershire and Yorkshire v. England |
| 1878. |||
| 116 | | Glo'stershire v. Notts |
| 1879. |||
| 123 | | Glo'stershire v. Surrey |
| 102 | | Glo'stershire v. Notts |
| 113 | | Glo'stershire v. Somerset |
| 1880. |||
| 152 | | England v. Australia |
| 106 | | Glo'stershire v. Lancashire |
| 1881. |||
| 182 | | Glo'stershire v. Notts |
| 100 | | Gentlemen v. Players |
| 1883. |||
| 112 | | Glo'stershire v. Lancashire |
| 1884. |||
| 116 | * | Glo'stershire v.Australians |
| 107 | | Gentlemen of England v. Australians |
| 101 | | M.C.C. v. Australians |
| 1885. |||
| 221 | * | Glo'stershire v. Middlesex |
| 174 | | Gentlemen v. Players |
| 132 | | Glo‘stershire v. Yorkshire |
| 104 | | Glo’stershire v. Surrey |
| 1886. |||
| 170 | | England 11. Australia |
| 148 | | Gentlemen of England v. Australians |
| 110 | | Glo'stershire v.Austra1ians |
| 104 | | M.C.C. v. Oxford University |
| 1887. |||
| 183 | * | Glo’stershire v. Yorkshire |
| 116 | * | M.C.C. v. Cambridge University |
| 113 | * | Glo'stershire v. Notts |
| 113 | | Glo'stershire v. Middlesex |
| 101 | | Glo'stershire v. Kent |
| 103 | * | Glo'stershire v. Kent |
| 1888. |||
| 215 | | Glo'stershire v. Sussex |
| 165 | | Gentlemen of England v. Australians |
| 148 | | Glo'stershire v. Yorkshire |
| 153 | | Glo'stershire v. Yorkshire |
| 1889. |||
| 154 | | South v. North |
| 127 | * | Glo'stershire v. Middlesex |
| 101 | | Glo'stershire v. Middlesex |
| 1890. |||
| 109 | * | Glo'stershire v.. Kent |
Against Odds.
| 115 | | U.S.E.E. v. XXII. of Sleaford | 1870 |
| 142 | | England v. XXII. of Toronto | 1872 |
| 114 | | U.S.E.E. v. XXII. of Glasgow | 1872 |
| 153 | | U.S.E.E. v. XXII. of Leinster | 1874 |
| 126 | | England v. XXII. of Ballamt | 1874 |
| 210 | | U.S.E.E. v. XVIII. of Hastings | 1875 |
| 152 | | U.S.E.E. v. XVIII. of North Kent | 1875 |
| 112 | | U.S.E.E. v. XVIII. of Trinity College, Dublin | 1875 |
| 400 | * | U.S.E.E. v. XXII. of Grimsby | 1876 |
| 124 | | U.S.E.E. v. XXII. of Stockport | 1877 |
| 109 | | U.S.E.E. v. XXII. of Grange, Edinburgh | 1877 |
| 122 | | United XI. v. XXII. of Market Bosworth | 1882 |
| 111 | | Gloucestershire v. XXIV. Colts | 1884 |
CURIOSITIES.
| The first match in which hit-wicket appears was Hambledon v. England | 1773 |
| A match was played at Bourne Park between the Duke of Dorset and Sir Horace Mann's Kent Eleven and Lord Tankerville's Surrey Eleven for /2,ooo, which Lord Tankerville's Eleven won | 1773 |
| The first match played with three stumps is supposed to have been Hambledon v. England | 1777 |
| The first Colts' match was Surrey v. Hants, in | 1788 |
| The first recorded match of the M.C.C. was v. White Conduit Club, 27th June | 1788 |
| The first match registered in the books of the M.C.C. was Middlesex v. Essex, at Lord's, 16th May | 1791 |
| A match was played between an Eleven of the Garrison of Dublin and an Eleven of All-Ireland for 1,000 guineas, which the Garrison won by an innings and 105 runs, 8th August | 1792 |
| A match between two Elevens on Horseback was played | 1800 |
| The first match on the present Lord's Ground was Kent v. M.C.C. and Ground, 22nd June | 1814 |
| Little Dench, of Brighton, when long-stopping to George Brown, the fast bowler, protected himself by using a sack of straw fastened on to his chest | 1825 |
| The first match in which wides appear was Kent v. Sussex, at Brighton, 17th September | 1827 |
| Mr. Tramfer and his sheep-dog played two gentlemen of Middlesex, and won. The dog stood at the side of his master until the ball was hit, and was so quick at fielding that their opponents had great difficulty in scoring a single run | 1827 |
| The first match in which no-balls were scored was M.C.C. v. Middlesex, at Lord's, 17th May | 1830 |
| The first match between North and South was played at Lord's, 11th July | 1836 |
| The first match in which cards were printed vas Gentlemen v. Players, at Old Lilly white's Cricket Ground, Brighton, in | 1838 |
| The first match in which cards were printed at Lord's was Sussex v. M.C.C. and Ground, 26th June | 1848 ​ |
| The first Canterbury Week began 1st June | 1842 |
| Lord Winterton's XI. beat 57 Labourers, 23rd August | 1846 |
| A swallow was killed by a ball bowled to the Earl of Winterton in | 1847 |
| The telegraph scoring-board was introduced at Lord's in | 1848 |
| The first match in which leg-byes were scored was at Sheffield, 17th September | 1849 |
| Double tie matches were played between |
| Coleorton and Whitwick in | 1853 |
| Yardley Gobion and Castle Thorpe in | 1863 |
| Zingari and Cranbury Park in | 1864 |
| A batsman hit a ball on to the back of a man who was running for him, and was caught out by the wicket-keeper | 1854 |
| Mr. Fiennes was given out, in the I Zingari v. Royal Artillery match at Woolwich, for playing a ball into the folds of his pads, which the wicket-keeper secured | 1858 |
| Caffyn, in compiling his score of 124 for the U.E.E. v. John Walker's XVI., broke three bats | 1859 |
| Mr. H. Payne, for Chalcot v. Bow, batted first in both innings, and scored all the runs for his side (24 and 10), and was not out both times | 1859 |
| The first match of an English team in Canada was played 24th September | 1859 |
| The first match of an English team in Australia was played 1st January | 1862 |
| Following innings, if 80 runs behind, was introduced in | 1864 |
| The wind was so strong that the bails had to be dispensed with in the A.E.E. v. Twenty-two of Scarborough match in | 1864 |
| The first match of an Aboriginal Eleven in England was v. Surrey Gentlemen, 25th May | 1868 |
| Swallows flitting across the wicket stopped the Gloucester-shire v. Nottinghamshire match for a short time, at Trent Bridge, in | 1875 |
| The first match of an Australian Eleven in England was v. Notts, 20th May | 1878 |
| Jas. Lillywhite played in every Sussex County Match from | 1862 to 1881 |
| The largest gate at an English First-class Match was in the Surrey v. Notts match, at the Oval, when 24,450 paid for admission; and the total for the three days was 51,607, exclusive of members, August | 1887 ​ |
| A match was played between Eleven of the Messrs. Leatham and the Wakefield Club, at Wakefield, 2nd August | 1875 |
| Scores Leathams, 141; Wakefield, 45 first, 132 for wickets second innings. |
| A match was played between Eleven of the Messrs. Leatham and Pontefract Club, at Pontefract, 6th August | 1884 |
| Scores Leathams, 109 first innings, 72 for 4 wickets second; Pontefract, 60 first innings. Mr. A. E. Leatharr captured 9 wickets; the other was run out. |
| Eleven members of the Messrs. Robinson, belonging to Somerset and Gloucestershire, played 35 matches from to 1890, winning 26 and losing 9. |
| Eleven members of the Messrs. Lucas, Lyttelton, Christopherson, Caesar, Watney, and Brotherhood families have also played matches at one time or another. |
| The highest innings at the Oval was Surrey 698 v. Sussex, 9th August | 1888 |
| The first English team that visited South Africa sailed from London 21st November | 1888 |
| The first English team that visited India was Mr. G. P Vernon's, which left London 3ist October | 1889 |
| The Rule empowering a Captain to terminate his innings was first applied at Lord's in the M.C.C. and Ground v. Northumberland match, 10th August | 1889 |
| First-class matches have been finished in one day by |
| North v. South, at Lord's, 15th July | 1850 |
| M.C.C. and Ground v. Surrey, at Lord's, 18th May | 1872 |
| Middlesex v. Oxford University, at Prince's, 18th June | 1874 |
| North v. South, at Lord's, 17th May | 1875 |
| M.C.C. & Ground?. Oxford University, at Lord's, 24th May | 1877 |
| M.C.C. and Ground v. Australians, at Lord's, 27th May | 1878 |
| An England XI. v. Australians, at Birmingham, 26th May | 1884 |
| M.C.C. and Ground v. Lancashire, at Lord's, 18th May | 1886 |
| North v. South, at Lord's, 30th May | 1887 |
| Lancashire v. Surrey, at Manchester, 2nd August ... | 1888 |
| The Sergeants of the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards defeated the Sergeants of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers, at Bermuda, without losing a wicket in either innings, 11th February | 1891 |
| Scores: Sergeants R.A. & R.E., 34 first innings; 73 second. Grenadier Guards, 69 for no wicket, first innings (innings declared closed); 39 for no wicket, second. |
CURIOSITIES OF BATTING.
| James Broadbridge threw his bat at a wide ball and was caught by Mr. Ward at point | 1829 |
| Mr. E. Winter, in cutting at a ball, hit the top of the wicket so hard that the bails were driven into the stumps, where they stuck, although the wickets were almost in a horizontal position. Batsman not out | 1832 |
| The Hon. Robert Grimston used two bats when playing against Alfred Mynn the larger to block Mynn's fast balls, the smaller to hit the other bowlers |
| Mr. Earle took four hours to make runs against the A.E.E. | 1846 |
| Twenty-two of Hungerford got the A.E.E. out for 12 runs first innings ; in the second George Parr took 4½ hours to make 28 | 1852 |
| Mr. J. Rowley, for Manchester v. Liverpool, hit a 9, an 8, and a 7 in his score of 46 | 1861 |
| Mr. Charles Payne hit a ball downhill, in a match at Tunbridge Wells, for which he ran 13 runs | 1863 |
| For XXII. of Castlemaine v. England, in Australia, Mr. Easton was batting two hours for 3 runs | 1864 |
| Mr. J. H. T. Roupell hit a 10, a 9, and an 8 on Parker's Piece, at Cambridge, in a score of 97 | 1865 |
| Mr. G. Richards, for the Harrow Blues v. Civil Service, batted 77 minutes without scoring | 1871 |
| Mr. E. M. Grace averaged 142 runs per innings for Thornbury Club in | 1872 |
| Mr. E. M. Grace hit 259 runs in 100 minutes, out of a total of for Thornbury Club in | 1873 |
| Mr. S. D. Smith for Marlborough College v. M.C.C., at Marlborough, hit 44 runs in 12 minutes | 1873 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace has never been dismissed in a first-class match without scoring, but he bagged a "brace" in the following matches: |
| For XXII. of Lansdown v. A.E.E. (Tinley the bowler), 28th May | 1863 |
| For U.S.E.E. v. XXII. of Cadoxton Club (Howitt the bowler), 21st May | 1868 |
| For Bedminster v. G.W. Ry., Swindon (Laverick the bowler), 7th May | 1870 |
| Shrewsbury, when playing for Shaw's team v. New South Wales, in Australia, was dismissed in both innings without scoring 18th and 19th February, | 1887 |
| Mr. C. T. B. Turner clean bowled him in both innings. |
| For Marlborough College v. Cheltenham College Mr. A. G. Steel added 48 runs to the total, and no other player scored while he did it | 1876 |
CURIOSITIES OF BOWLING.
| William Bullen frequently bowled a ball a distance of 300 yards | 1800 |
| For Gentlemen of England v. Marylebone at Lord's, Holden bowled at both ends throughout the match | 1818 |
| Six wickets with consecutive balls have been captured by |
| Wisden for A.E.E. v. XXII. of Canada and United States in | 1859 |
| By Mr. Brawn, for Godmanchester v. Willingham | 1874 |
| By Kirkland, for Bloxwick v. Cannock and Rugeley | 1890 |
| R. C. Tinley, playing for the A.E.E. v. XVIII. of Hallam, captured all 17 wickets, second innings | 1860 |
| Mr. C. Absolon, playing for the United Master Butchers v. XX. of the Metropolitan Club, captured 18 wickets. The total of the innings was 4 runs, and 18 of the 20 failed to score | 1861 |
| In the Surrey v. Middlesex match at the Oval, all the Surrey Eleven bowled the first innings of Middlesex, 2Oth and 2ist August | 1866 |
| In the England v. Australia match at the Oval, all the England XI. bowled, 11th August 1884 |
| Mr. W. Gilby, playing for the Harrow United Club v. U.S.E.E., had only one run scored off his lob-bowling in 70 minutes | 1867 |
| Howitt, bowling for the U .A.E.E. against XXII. of the Hull Mechanics' Institution, hit a bail out of the ground a distance of 60 yards | 1867 |
| Mr. A. Dartnell, playing for Broad Green v. Thornton Heath, near Croydon, captured all 10 wickets, and the whole side was got rid of without scoring | 1867 |
| The Brigg Club dismissed an Eleven of Lea Ægir Club on their own ground in 3 overs for 3 runs | 1876 |
| Mr. H. F. Boyle captured 7 wickets with 8 balls for the Australians v. XVIII. of Elland at Leeds in | 1878 |
| Mr. H. Rotherham, bowling for Uppingham Rovers v. Gentlemen of Derbyshire, dismissed Mr. D. H. Docker with a ball which sent the bail a distance of 62 yards from the wicket | 1881 |
| Three wickets with successive balls have been captured repeatedly in a first-class match. |
CURIOSITIES OF FIELDING.
| William Yalden jumped over a fence, stumbled and caught the ball when on his back about | 1800 |
| Capt. Adams, on the Old Phoenix Park Ground, jumped over an iron fence 3 ft. 10 high, and, while in the air, caught the ball with his left hand in | 1844 |
| R. C. Tinley, playing for the A.E.E. v. XXII. of Birmingham, caught 12 men at point in | 1854 |
| W. Caffyn, playing for the A.E.E. v. XXII. of Ipswich, threw in a ball from long-off which passed through the stumps and dislodged the bails at the bowler's end, and then travelled to the other wicket, passing through the stumps and dislodging the bails also | 1853 |
| In a match of three innings between the Gentlemen of Hampshire v. Gentlemen of Kent at Canterbury, wides and byes amounted to 145 out of a total of 615 runs | 1857 |
| Pooley stumped 4 and caught 8 for Surrey v. Sussex, at the Oval, July 6th and yth, 1868; and stumped 4 and caught 4 for Surrey v. Kent (the following match), July 9th and 10th | 1868 |
THE SIZE OF SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL GROUNDS IN ENGLAND. :
| | Whole Ground. | Whole Ground. | Whole Ground. | Match Enclosure, about | Match Enclosure, about | Match Enclosure, about |
| Lord's | 12 | | Acres | 6 | | Acres |
| Oval | 11 | | Acres„ | 6 | | acres„ |
| Gloucestershire County Ground | 15 | | acres„ | 8 | | acres„ |
| OldTrafford | 7 | | acres„ | 5 | ½ | acres„ |
| Brighton | 10 | | acres„ | 6 | | acres„ |
| Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 10 | | acres„ | 6 | | acres„ |
| Bramall Lane, Sheffield | 11 | ¾ | acres„ | 8 | | acres„ |
| St. Lawrence, Canterbury | 7 | | acres„ | 5 | ¾ | acres„ |
| Mote Park, Maidstone | 5 | ½ | acres„ | 5 | | acres„ |
| Birmingham | 12 | | acres„ | 5 | ½ | acres„ |
| Scarborough | 7 | | acres„ | 6 | | acres„ |
| Fenner's, Cambridge | 8 | | acres„ | 6 | | acres„ |
| The Parks, Oxford | 10 | | acres„ | 5 | ½ | acres„ |