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Abel, 215, 245, 246, 268, 395

Absalom, Mr. C. A., 308, 309

Acland-Hood, H., 358

Adelaide, 235, 252, 253, 261, 286

Alcock, Mr. C. H., 321

—— Mr. C. W., 353, 363

Alexander, 236

All England Eleven, the, 158

Allan, 222

Alverstone, Lord, 363

Amateurs and professionals, 147;

definition of the term, 193;

distinction in cricket almost disappeared, 194;

a comparison made, 196;

the amateur forty years ago, 196;

the amateur to-day, 198, 201;

the professional of old, 198;

the modern professional, 199;

the life of a professional, 200;

second-rate professionals, 200;

“leagues,” 200;

providing livelihoods for amateurs, 202;

complimentary matches and benefits, 203, 207;

amateurs’ expenses, 203;

the question in Australia, 204;

the Australian system, 206;

gate money, 207;

professional and amateur play, 208;

bowling, 208, 209;

batting, 212;

fielding, 213;

the professional wicket-keeper, 213;

managing a side, 215, 366, 382, 383;

black professionals, 385

America, cricket in, 389;

Philadelphia, 390, 393;

the Philadelphian eleven, 390;

P. F. Warner’s first tour in, 390;

his second tour, 390;

visit of K. S. Ranjitsinhji’s eleven, 391;

visit of Mr. B. J. T. Bosanquet’s eleven, 391;

New York, 392;

Canada, 392

Anson, Mr. T. A., 175, 304

Answorth, J. L., 390

Appleby, Mr., 209, 212

Archer, Mr. A. S., 352

Armstrong, the Australian, 64, 286, 287

Askwith, Mr. G. R., 358

Attewell, 105, 239, 243, 245

Auckland, 381, 410, 411

Australian cricket. See Cricket

Authentics Cricket Club, the, 357, 358

Aylward, 8, 15, 32

Badminton Magazine, the, 314

Bails, 35

Bainbridge, Mr. H. W., 322, 323

Baldwin, Mr. Lorraine, 349

Balls, cricket, 10

Baltimore, 389

Bannerman, A., 195, 204, 220, 224, 231, 234, 245, 247

—— Charles, 195, 204, 224, 413

Barbados, 385, 386, 387, 388

Bardswell, 334

Barlow, 230, 234, 238

Barnes, 89, 112, 212, 213, 238, 239, 284, 285, 286

Barrett, 244

Base-ball, 390

Bateman, A. E., 307

Bates, 213, 230, 232, 234, 239

Bathurst, Sir Francis, 305

—— L. C. U., 394

Bats, first form of, 4, 5;

fashion changed, 5, 6, 36;

limitation of width, 10, 33;

instruments of defence, 37;

suitable to young cricketers, 50

Batting, 30;

necessity of early practice and good coaching, 48;

a good wicket the first essential, 49;

hints to beginners, 49;

a suitable bat, 50;

position at the wicket, 50;

where the weight should fall, 51;

forward play, 53-58;

the secret of forward play, 53, 54;

how to play a good length ball, 53, 54;

the off drive, 54, 55, 57;

the “half-cock” stroke, 56;

the forcing forward stroke, 57;

offensive forward play, 57;

back play, 58-63;

moving the right leg, 58, 59;

the golden rule for back play, 60;

a good rule on a sticky wicket, 61;

the hook stroke, 62;

the back glance, 63;

the forward glance, 63, 64;

the leg hit, 64;

the square leg hit, 64;

the pull, 65;

the straight half volley, 66;

how to drive, 66;

the on-drive, 67;

the three classes of cut, 67;

the forward cut, 67;

the square cut, 68;

the late cut, 68;

the “chop,” 69;

when to play forward, 69;

how to play to fast and slow bowling, 70;

jumping out to hit, 70;

playing lobs, 70;

the “hitting or long-handle game,” 71;

playing on a sticky wicket, 72;

running, 73-76;

want of confidence, 75;

superstitions, 75, 76;

enthusiasm in cricket, 77

Beauclerk, Lord Frederick, 19, 22, 28

Beginners, hints to, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 84

Belcher, Mr. T. H., 312

Beldham, 13, 19, 22, 28, 40, 172;

quoted, 14, 15, 21, 22, 30, 38, 39, 40, 44

Bentley, 14, 16, 22

Berkeley, Mr. G. F. H., 331

Betting on cricket, influence of, 11, 13;

single-wicket matches, 21;

“leg-work,” 22;

selling matches, 23;

Beldham on betting, 24, 25, 153

Beverley Club, 349

Bignall, 214

Birmingham, 279

Bisset, Mr. Murray, 402, 404

Blackham, 220, 223, 231, 234, 257

Bland, James, 21, 23

Bligh, the Hon. Ivo, 317

Block-hole, the, 31, 32

Blore, Mr. E. W., 304

Blythe, 69, 284, 285

Board, J. H., 127, 173, 273, 396

Bonnor, G. J., 228, 231, 234, 321, 354

Booth, Mr. Clement, 307, 308

Bosanquet, Mr. B. J. T., 336, 360, 390, 391, 410

Bourne, Mr. A., 311

Bowling, 30;

advantages of, 80, 81;

lob bowlers, 84;

slow bowlers, 85, 86;

Nepean, 87;

C. M. Wells, 88;

his fast ball, 89;

delivery, 90;

holding the ball, 90-91;

C. L. Townsend, 92;

Johnny Briggs, 93;

Peel, 95, 96;

Rhodes, 96;

Wainwright, 98;

Trott, 99;

Tyler, 100;

leg-break bowlers, 101;

medium bowlers, 101, 102;

George Lohmann, 102;

description of Lohmann’s bowling by C. B. Fry, 103;

Jack Hearne, 105;

Attewell and Mead, 105;

Hallam, 106;

Alfred Shaw, 106;

George Davidson, 107;

Tate, 107;

F. S. Jackson, 108;

R. F. Mason, 108;

fast bowlers—Tom Richardson, 109, 110;

Lockwood, 110;

exhibition of fast bowling at the Oval, 111;

Arthur Mold, 112;

George Hirst, 113;

Sam Woods, 113, 114;

W. M. Bradley, 115;

“lobsters,” 115, 116;

great difference between professional and amateur, 208, 209

Bowls, the game of, 33

Boxshall, 414

Boyle, 222, 224 231, 234, 238

Bradley, W. M., 57, 115, 176, 209, 281, 360

Brain, Mr. J. H., 346, 358

—— W. H., 328

Braund, 64, 101, 214, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 405

—— Mr., 27

Bray, Mr. E. H., 332, 334

Briggs, Johnny, 93, 94, 106, 178, 240, 242, 243, 245, 251, 253, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 263, 273, 276, 281

Britton-Holmes, Everard, 358

Broadhalfpenny, 20

Brockwell, W., 251, 256, 257, 258, 260, 264

Brown, J. T., 251, 253, 256, 258, 264, 265, 269

Brown, 20, 22

Bruce, W., 240, 245, 260

Buchanan, David, 210, 211, 212, 305

Buckland, E. H., 324

—— Mr. F. M., 315

Budd, Mr., 22, 27, 39

Bull, F. G., 389

Bullingdon Club, the, 299, 302

Bullock, W. H., 304

Buluwayo, 381, 397, 405

Burnup, C. J., 73, 176, 332, 334, 390, 410

Burton, 387

Bury, W., 308

Bush, J. A., 172

Butler, Mr. S. E., 312

Caffyn, W., 218, 362

Callaway, 412, 413

Cam, the, 296

Cambridge, 232, 296, 298, 302, 305, 307, 319, 325, 327, 333, 357, 359

Cambridgeshire, 160

Canada, cricket in, 381, 392

Canterbury Week, 355

Cape Colony, 402

Cape Town, 396, 398, 401, 402, 407

Carpenter, 160, 199

Case, Professor, 306, 359

Case, T. B., 357

Cazenove, Mr. Arthur, 304

Charlton, 244

Chatterton, 170

Clarke, P. H., 390, 391

Clarke, 22

Cliftonians, Old, 355

Climate, influence of, on cricket, 221, 222, 387

Cobb, M. R., 392

Cobbold, P. W., 334

Cobden, Mr. F. C., 310, 311

Cobham, Lord, 307

Coningham, 259

Cooper, W. H., 236

Coronation Match, 21

Cotterill, G. E., 307

Cowley Common, 299

—— Marsh, 302

Cranfield of Somerset, 69

Crawford, Frank, 81

Crawford, Mr., 203 note

Crawford, Mr. V. F. S., 391

Crawley, Mr. Eustace, 311, 324

Crawte, 15

Cricket, the beginning of, 1;

origin of name, 1, 2;

first form of play, 2, 3, 31;

underhand bowling, 3;

the first bat, 4, 5;

choosing the wicket, 4;

“length” bowling, 4, 5, 32;

laws in 1774, 5;

match between Kent County and All England in 1847, 5, 6;

change of fashion in bat, 6;

match between Hambledon Club and All England in 1775, 6;

number of stumps increased, 7, 8;

height of stumps and narrowing of wicket, 7, 8;

distance between the wickets, 8, 9;

regarding the width of the bat and size of ball, 10;

invention of gauge, 10;

laws first committed to writing, 11;

influence of betting, 11, 13;

a new moral epoch in 1833, 13;

the Hambledon Club, 13, 14;

a fire at the M.C.C. Pavilion, 14;

Farnham the cradle of, 14, 15;

county “boundaries,” 15;

famous battlefields, 16;

early matches, 17;

cricket in the north, 17;

appearance of Essex and Herts, 18;

the first Gents v. Players match in 1798, 19;

more strict division of counties, 20;

betting, 21-28;

single-wicket matches, 27, 28

Cricket, country-house, 342;

the prime of, 343;

perceptible decrease in the amount of this class of cricket, 344;

obstacles in the way of, 345;

the task of collecting a team, 345, 346;

an ideal week of, 346;

the ladies’ cricket match, 347;

lunches, 347;

Smokers v. Non-Smokers, 348;

the I Zingari Club, 348, 349;

a batch of anecdotes, 349-354;

“military weeks,” 354;

school tours, 355;

clubs, 355-359;

aims of, 360

—— county, 20;

progress of, 139;

organisation into a formal competition, 141;

growth and systematisation, 142;

gate money, 142, 143;

increase of cricket, due to the growth of county cricket, 144;

formation of a county Eleven, 144, 145;

grounds, 146;

professional players, 147;

amateurs, 147;

relations between professionals and amateurs, 149;

question of residential qualification, 149-152;

bona-fide residence, 150;

early county cricket, 152;

betting, 153;

some early matches, 154;

in the north, 155;

notes on the early half of the century, 156, 157;

a trio of matches between Sussex and England, 156;

wides and no-balls, 156;

arrangement of matches, 157;

establishment and formation of county clubs, 158, 159;

the All England and United All England Elevens, 158-160;

classification of counties, 160, 161, 167, 168;

arrangement of meetings, 161;

rivalry of clubs, 161, 162;

the Challenge Cup offered by the M.C.C., 162;

list of the champion counties, 163;

system of reckoning the order, 164;

connection between the Marylebone Club and the counties, 165, 166;

history of the various first-class counties, 169-192

Cricket, earlier Australian, the first English teams to visit Australia, 217, 218;

first Australian team to visit England, 218;

match against Marylebone, 219;

the 1878 Eleven, 219;

Spofforth, 220;

his early methods, 221;

wicket-keepers and fielders, 222;

visit of Lord Harris’s Eleven in 1870, 224;

the second Australian Eleven, 225;

Palmer, 225, 226;

Macdonnell, 226, 227;

match against picked England Eleven, 229;

visit of Alfred Shaw’s Eleven in 1881, 230;

the Australian Eleven of 1882, 230;

decline of form from 1884-1894, 231;

visit of Earl Darnley’s team to Australia in 1882, 232-234;

difficulties of touring, 235;

the cricket grounds, 235;

the Australian Eleven of 1884, 236, 237;

Australian cricket at its highest point, 238;

an English Eleven under Alfred Shaw visits Australia, 239;

the Australian Eleven of 1886, 239;

signs of deterioration visible, 240-241;

visit of professionals to Australia under Shaw and Shrewsbury, 242;

teams under G. F. Vernon and Shrewsbury visit Australia in 1887-88, 242;

the Australian Eleven of 1890, 243, 244;

visit of Lord Sheffield’s Eleven to Australia, 1891-92, 245;

Australian Eleven of 1893, 246;

the English representatives, 247;

influence of the interchange of visits on English cricket, 249

Cricket, English and Australian from 1894-1902, 251;

visit of Mr. Stoddart’s team to Australia, 1894, 251;

match at Adelaide, 252;

at Melbourne, 254;

match with New South Wales, 255;

with Queensland, 256;

the first test at Sydney, 256-259;

second test match at Melbourne, 259;

third test match at Adelaide, 261;

fourth test match at Sydney, 261;

the final test game at Melbourne, 263;

visit of the Australians to England in 1896, 265;

H. Trott as captain, 266;

the first test match at Lord’s, 268;

the second test match at Manchester, 269;

the deciding match at the Oval, 271;

increased pay for professionals, 273;

visit of A. E. Stoddart’s second team to Australia, 273;

postponement of the first test at Sydney, 273;

the second test match at Melbourne, 275;

the third test match at Adelaide, 276;

the fourth test match at Melbourne, 277;

the last test, 278;

visit of Darling’s team to England, 279;

the first test at Birmingham, 279;

the second test at Lord’s, 280;

the third test at Leeds, 281;

the fourth test at Manchester, 281;

the fifth test at the Oval, 282;

visit of Maclaren’s team to Australia, 284;

the first test at Sydney, 284;

the second test at Melbourne, 285;

the third test at Adelaide, 286;

the fourth test at Sydney, 287;

the last match at Melbourne, 287;

visit of Joe Darling’s team in 1902, 288;

the test matches, 292;

the test at Birmingham, 292;

the test match at Lord’s, 293;

test match at Manchester, 294

—— foreign, 381;

tours abroad, 381;

the financial question, 382;

the West Indies, 383-389;

America, 389-393;

Portugal, 393;

South Africa, 396-408;

New Zealand, 409-414

Cricket, University, 296;

the University match, 297-298;

trial grounds, 299;

Oxford, 299;

Cambridge, 300;

early history of, 301;

cricket “families,” 303;

the Dark Blues, 302-304;

the Light Blues, 304, 305;

the mid-Victorian section of, 307;

a remarkable group of Cambridge players, 308;

“Bill of the Play,” 309;

the match of 1870, 310;

triumph of Oxford in 1875, 313;

a close finish, 314;

the ability of the Cambridge Eleven of 1878, 315;

Mr. Edward Lyttelton’s team, 316;

the teams in 1881, 319;

treatment by the great Australian team of 1882, 320;

Cambridge Past and Present v. Australia, 321;

the ‘Varsity match in 1883, 322;

comparative falling off of the Universities, 322;

the Cambridge victory of 1885, 323;

“the last choice game,” 324;

the difficulty of getting a “blue,” 327;

Cambridge v. Sussex, 327;

incidents leading to an alteration in the law of following on, 327;

new players, 329;

the ‘Varsity match of 1896, 332;

ebb years between 1896-1902, 335;

a gorgeous piece of cricket, 335;

undergraduates, 336;

contemporary Oxford, 336;

Cambridge, 337;

list of those who have represented England in the test matches at home, 338;

programme of each season, 339;

importance of the University match to the funds of the M.C.C., 340

—— village, “Yokels at Cricket,” 361;

village cricket v. county cricket, 364;

a village match, 365;

educational value of, 365, 366;

our Club, 366;

the ground, 367;

the pitch, 367;

the pavilion, 367;

the tea tent, 368;

officials, members, and subscription, 368, 369;

the committee, 370;

the best village cricketers, 370;

the question of finance, 371, 372;

details of expenditure, 373;

country umpires, 375, 376;

the great annual event, 377, 378, 379

Cricketing, early developments in the art of, 29;

effect of bowling and batting on each other, 30;

excellence of the Australian game, 30;

advance in batting due to advance in bowling, 30, 31;

“bias” bowling, 33, 34;

change in the height of wickets, 35;

length bowling introduced, 35;

alteration of the form of bat, 36;

real beginning of cricket, 36;

aggressive tactics of early cricketers, 37, 38;

“slogging,” 38;

style of batting before 1780, 39;

a new era in the art of batting, 39;

Tom Walker, 40, 41;

“throwing-bowling,” 41;

Harris’s bowling, 41, 42;

mode of delivering the ball, 42, 43;

rising tendency of his balls, 43;

effect of his bowling on the batting, 44;

hitting out, 45;

development of forward defensive play, 47

Cricket Council, the, 167, 168

Crockford, 23

Cumberbatch, 384

Cunliffe, Mr. F. H. E., 332, 333

Cuttell, 106, 396, 402, 404, 406

Daft, Richard, 206, 211, 215

Dale, J. W., 309, 310

Daniel, A. W. T., 308

Darling, J., 253, 257, 263, 264, 266, 268, 272, 275, 276, 278, 279, 282

Darnley, Lord, 300, 317

Davenport, H. R. Bromley, 394

Davidson, George, 107, 170

Day, Mr. S. H., 337

Demerara, 385, 386, 387

Denton, 73

Derbyshire, 158, 168, 169, 201

Dillon, 364

Douglas, Mr. R. N., 326, 327, 357, 394

—— J., 329, 357

Downes, 412, 413

Dowson, Mr. E. M., 69, 337, 360, 391, 410

Drake, Mr. E. T., 305

Druce, Mr. N. F., 273, 313, 330, 333, 335

—— Mr. W. G., 330

—— Mr. W. E., 76

Duff, 285, 286

Durham, 160

Emmett, Tom, 54, 215, 224, 230

Essex, 18, 158, 168, 171, 308

Eton, 304

—— Ramblers, 355

Evans, Mr. A. H., 224, 233, 239, 303, 305, 316, 319

—— Mr. W. H. B., 337

Evershed, S. H., 170

Fane, F. L., 410

Fane, Sir Spencer Ponsonby, 349

Farnham, 20

Fawcett, E. B., 307

Fellowes, Mr. Walter, 304

—— Mr. Harvey, 303, 304

Fenner, F. P., 300

Fennex, 44

Ferris, 109, 242, 244, 245

Fielding, 39, 117;

deterioration of, lately, 118;

importance of, 119;

how to obtain practice, 119;

throwing at the wicket, 120;

ground fielding, 120;

returning the ball, 120;

pursuing the ball, 121;

speed and accuracy in returning the ball, 122;

running men out, 122;

anticipating the batsman’s stroke, 123;

backing up the wicket-keeper and bowler, 123, 124;

position of hands for catch, 124;

improvement of wicket-keeping, 125;

duties of a good keeper, 125, 126;

position of hands, 127;

the “give,” 127;

taking balls on the leg side, 128;

point, 128;

“cover point,” 129;

position, 129;

judging catches, 130;

Gregory at “cover,” 130;

duties of “third” man, 131;

the “slips,” 132;

“mid-off,” 133;

“mid-on,” 133;

position of short-leg, 135;

throwing in, 135, 213

Findlay, Mr. W., 337

Fisher, 412

Fitzgerald, Mr. R., 306

Flint, 170

Flowers, 239

Foley, Mr. C. P., 325, 327, 357

Ford, F. G. J., 253, 256, 258, 325, 327

—— A. F. J., 318

Fortescue, Mr. A. T., 311

Foster, Mr. H. K., 67, 331, 333, 337

—— Mr. R. E., 51, 69, 335, 337

Francis, Mr. C. K., 311

Francis, Mr. H. H., 402

Frankish, 412, 413

Free Foresters Club, the, 197, 208, 356

Freshmen’s Match, the, 339

Fry, C. B., 51, 60, 72, 102, 103, 280, 331, 338

Fuller Pilch, 157, 175

Galloway, 261

Game, Mr. W. H., 313, 314, 315

Garnett, H. G., 412

Garrett, 220, 222, 224, 229, 231, 236, 241

Gate money, 142, 206, 207, 283, 300, 382, 404

Gay, L. H., 251, 252, 253, 257, 330

Gentlemen of England team, 339

Gentlemen v. Players, 19, 303, 305, 346

Georgetown, Demerara, ground at, 389

Giddy, Mr., 402

Giffen, 109, 231, 238, 240, 242, 246, 257, 258, 260, 262, 263, 264, 266, 267, 268

Gloucestershire, 158, 163, 165, 172, 375

Godalming, 20

Godfrey, Mr. C. J. M., 320

Goodman, Clifford, of Barbados, 388

Goschen, Mr. Charles, 350

Gosling, Mr. R. C., 325

Graaf Reinet, 397, 402

Grace, E. M., 172, 321

—— G. F., 172

—— W. G., 51, 57, 85, 86, 110, 159, 172, 210, 211, 212, 214, 218, 219, 229, 240, 245, 246, 247, 268, 271, 282, 307, 309, 315, 339, 395

Graham, 247, 262

Grahamstown, 397, 402

Green, C. E., 171, 308

Greene, Mr. A. D., 316

Greenfield, Mr. F. F. J., 314

Greenwood, Luke, 214

Gregory, S. E., 169, 204 note, 244, 256, 257, 263, 266, 268, 269, 276, 279, 282, 286, 288

Greig, J. E., 174

Grounds, cricket, 415;

soils on which a pitch cannot be made, 415;

sandy soil, 416;

adhesive land, 416;

drainage, 416, 420;

a slope, 417;

preparation of the entire area, or only the cricket square, 417;

reserve plots, 418;

laying turf or sowing seed, 418;

cost of turf, 419;

a sward produced from seeds, 419;

preparatory work, 421;

weed seeds in soils, 422;

enriching the soil, 423;

surface preparation, 424;

selection of seeds, 425-428;

quantity of seed, 429;

sowing, 429, 430;

worm casts, 431;

water and shade, 432;

bird scares, 433;

mowing, 434;

rolling, 435;

destruction of weeds, 435-436;

improving cricket grounds, 438, 441

Grundy, Jemmy, 199

Gully, 23

Gunn, W., 67, 212, 213, 214, 247, 286, 287

Hadow, Mr. Walter, 311

Haigh, 71, 81, 97, 346, 396, 397, 399, 402, 404, 405, 406

Hall, Harry, of Farnham, 17, 40

Hallam, 106

Halliwell, 128, 403

Hambledon Club, the, 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 20, 154, 155

Hammond, 20

Hampshire, 20, 155, 158, 168, 174

Hankey, Mr. Reginald, 304

Hargreave, 410

Harlequins, the, 197, 357

Harris, David, 4, 13, 31, 39, 40, 42, 46

—— Lord, 150, 167, 224, 312, 338

Harrison-Ward, Mr. E. E., 311

Harrow, 313, 326

—— Wanderers, 355

Hartley, J. C., 332

—— Row, 20

Hartopp, Mr. E. S., 304

Hawke, Lord, 75, 312, 321, 352, 383, 384, 388, 396, 397, 409

Hay, 170

Hayward, Tom, 97, 115, 160, 199, 212, 213, 269, 273, 274, 276, 280, 281, 282, 284, 286, 287

Hearne, J. T., 81, 105, 210, 264, 272, 273, 275, 277, 281, 319, 330

Henery, Mr., 321

Herts, 18

Hewett, Mr. H. T., 329

Hickton, 170

Hill, Mr. A. J. L., 326, 327

—— Clem, 253, 266, 268, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 285, 286, 288

—— Mr. F. H., 311

—— Mr. V. T., 329, 390, 391

Hirst, 214, 273, 274, 276, 330

Hole, Dean, 370

Homerton Club, the, 20

Horan, 220, 231, 236

Hornby, A. N., 177, 215, 219

Howell, 256, 277, 399

Howitt, 166

Hugessen, Mr. C. M. Knatchbull, 323

Hume, 170

Humphreys, 251, 253, 254, 256

Iddeson, Roger, 214

Incogniti Club, the, 352, 356

Intercolonial Cup, the, 385

Iredale, 255, 257, 261, 266, 268, 270, 272, 276

Isis, the, 296

Jackson, F. S., 57, 60, 67, 72, 108, 210, 212, 213, 247, 280, 282, 305, 326, 327, 328, 330, 338, 360

Jardine, Mr. M. R., 328

Jarvis, Mr. L. K., 239, 318

Jephson, Mr. D. L. A., 71, 326, 327, 360

Jessop, G. L., 52, 76, 81, 173, 208, 229, 254, 280, 285, 287, 288, 309, 334, 338, 389

Johannesburg, 396, 399, 400, 401, 403

Johnson, P. R., 410

Jones, A. O., 67, 330, 338

—— E., 248

—— R. T., 329

—— S., 236, 241

—— 109, 267, 268, 278, 280, 288

Kaffirs, 400

Kelly, J., 266, 271, 275

Kemp, Mr. M. C., 320

Kempson, Mr. Mat, 305

Kent, 5, 16, 18, 155, 158, 164, 175

—— v. England, 19

—— Festival, 356

Key, Mr. K. J., 69, 310, 323, 335

Kimberley, 397, 398, 401, 405

King, J. B., 390, 391, 392

Kingston, Mr. F. W., 318

King William’s Town, 397, 402

Kirwan, Mr. J. H., 304

Kitcat, S. A. P., 394

Knatchbull, Mr. H. E., 303

Kortright, C. J., 171, 208, 324

Lambert, Mr., 28

Lancashire, 158, 163, 164, 165, 176

Lane, C. G., 304

—— of Barbados, 387

Lang, Mr. Andrew, 2

—— Mr. T. W., 307, 313, 314

Latham, Mr. P. H., 330

Laver, 281

Lawrence, C., 218

Leatham, A. E., 410

Leconfield, the late Lord, 349

Lee, Mr. G. B., 303

Leeds, 281

“Legs,” 21, 22

Leicester, 17, 168, 178, 364

Leigh, Mr. Chandos, 304, 349, 355

Leslie, Mr. C. F. H., 319, 323

Lester, J. A., 390

Leveson-Gower, H. D. G., 365

Lewis, Mr. R. P., 328

Lilley, 270, 280, 281, 284, 287, 288

Lillywhite, J., 218

Lincolnshire, 160

Liverpool, 177

Llewellyn, 404

Lockwood, 64, 110, 111, 208, 211, 247, 251, 253, 283

Lockyer, 213

Logan, Mr. J. D., 406

Lohmann, George, 81, 91, 240, 242, 243, 245, 268

Longman, Mr. George, 312

Lord’s, 16, 19, 64, 105, 140, 162, 198, 237, 248, 268, 280, 298, 299, 301, 305, 316, 319, 321, 333, 336, 340, 348, 357, 358, 382, 388, 404

Lucas, Mr. A. P., 171, 313, 316, 338

—— R. S., 383

Lyons, 228, 242, 245, 257

Lyttelton, Mr. Alfred, 237, 238, 317, 338

—— Mr. E., 314, 315, 316

—— Mr. G. S., 308

Macan, Mr., 314

M’Arthy, R. F., 412, 413

M’Cormick, Canon J., 305

Macdonald, Dr., 364

Macdonnell, 224, 226, 228, 229, 231, 237

MacGregor, Gregor, 303, 324, 325, 327, 330, 338

M’Ilwraith, 240

M’Kibbin, 267, 270, 271, 272

Maclaren, A. C., 51, 60, 62, 72, 177, 212, 213, 215, 251, 273, 395

M’Leod, C., 255, 276, 277, 278

—— R., 255

Magdalen College School, 299, 302

Malvernians, the Old, 355

Manchester, 177, 237, 269, 281

Marchant, F., 322

Maritzburg Oval, the, 398

Marlborough Blues, the, 355

Married v. Single, 374, 377

Marshall, H. M., 308

Marsham, C. H. B., 336

—— C. J. B., 357

Martyn, Mr. H., 336

Mason, J. R., 273, 274, 360

Massie, 224, 228, 231, 236, 320

Matting used for wickets, 397, 398, 399, 411

May Week, 343

M.C.C., 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 98, 162, 165, 166, 169, 197, 203, 300, 306, 316, 333, 339, 340

Mead, 91, 105, 280

Melbourne, 254, 259, 263, 277, 284

Middlesex, 158, 164, 179, 326

Middleton, 397, 402, 404

Mid-off, 50, 133

Mid-on, 133

Midwinter, 195, 204, 220, 230, 233, 236, 316

Milligan, the late F. W., 396, 402, 403, 406, 407

Mitchell, Mr. R. A. H., 307

—— Mr. F., 328, 331, 390, 391, 396, 402, 403

Mold, 64, 106, 247

Money, W. B., 309, 310

Montreal, 392

Mordaunt, Mr. G. J., 76, 331, 332, 333

More, R. E., 391

Morley, 219, 232

Morton, Mr. P. H., 316, 317

Moses, 246

Murdoch, W. L., 67, 220, 222, 223, 224, 227, 229, 231, 237, 238, 241, 243, 320

Mycroft, W., 170, 316

Mynn, 362

Negro, the West Indian, 385, 388

Nepean, E. A., 180

Net practice, 77

Newlands Ground, the, Cape Town, 397

New South Wales, 242, 255

New South Wales and Victorian Cricket Association, 251

New York, 389

New Zealand, cricket in, 381, 382;

visit of Lord Hawke’s team to, 409;

arrival in Auckland, 410;

match against West Coast XXII., 411;

the first test match, 411;

the New Zealand Eleven, 411;

batting, 411, 412;

bowling, 412

New Zealand Cricket Council, 414

Nicholls, Mr. B. E., 322

No-balls, 156

Noble, 104, 276, 277, 279, 280, 282, 286, 287, 288

Norfolk, 19, 160

Norman, Edward, 374

—— Philip, 364

Northamptonshire, 160

Northumberland, 160

Nottinghamshire, 17, 22, 147, 158, 163, 164, 165, 181, 201, 219, 330, 364

Notts v. Kent, 364

Nyren, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 13, 23, 31, 34, 35, 41, 43

O’Brien, Sir T. C., 322, 338

Odell, W. W., 360

Old Trafford Ground, 82, 169, 177, 382

Onslow, Denzil, 307

Oporto, 394

Orford, Mr. L., 323

Osbaldeston, Squire, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28

Oscroft, 210, 211

Ottoway, Mr. C. J., 310, 311

Oval, the, 77, 96, 106, 107, 111, 141, 167, 248, 271, 282, 316, 321, 340, 388, 404

Oxford, 296, 298, 302, 303, 307, 309, 310, 313, 322, 326, 327, 328, 333, 336, 340, 358, 375

Oxford University Authentics, the, 359

Oxford University Cricket Club, the, 299

Page, Mr. H. V., 322

Palairet, Mr. L. C. H., 51, 52, 212, 310, 329, 338

—— R. C. N., 331

Palmer, 109, 224, 225, 231, 234, 238, 241

Parker’s Piece, 300

Parr, G., 215, 217, 305

Patterson, Mr. W. S., 314, 315, 319

Pauncefote, Mr., 311

Payne, Mr. A., 304

Pearson, Mr. T. S., 358

Peate, 87, 210, 230, 237, 238

Peel, 81, 87, 95, 96, 239, 243, 245, 248, 251, 253, 255, 256, 257, 259, 260, 263, 265, 272

Penn, Mr. E. F., 337

Perambulators v. Etceteras, 339

Perkins, Mr. Henry, 306

—— T. N., 331

Perrin, P., 171

Philadelphia, 389, 390, 391

Philipson, H., 251, 252, 324, 358

Pilkington, C. C., 332, 333

Pilling, 178

Pinder, 213

Platts, 170

Plowden, H. M., 307, 308

Plumb, 213

Pooley, 213

Poore, R. M., 174

Popping crease, the, 31, 35, 50, 56

Port Elizabeth, 397, 398, 401, 402

Porter, 170

Portugal, cricket in, 381, 394;

tour of Mr. T. Westray’s Eleven, 394;

matches against Oporto and Portugal, 394;

the wickets, 395

Powell, 406

Powys, Mr. W. N., 312

Pretoria, 397, 405

Pritchard, H. Hesketh, 360

Professionals. See Amateurs and Professionals

Pycroft, Mr., quoted 2, 7, 8, 9, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 33, 34, 38, 39, 44

Quaife, 286, 288

Queensland, 235, 256

Quidnuncs, the, 197, 208, 357

Raikes, G. B., 332

Ramsay, Mr. R. C., 320

Ranjitsinhji, K. S., 51, 60, 63, 65, 69, 72, 81, 110, 111, 212, 213, 270, 271, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 279, 280, 309, 329, 338, 351, 391, 395

Rashleigh, Mr. W., 323

Read, Maurice, 214

—— W. W., 65, 232, 234, 237, 238, 240, 247, 397, 407

Reese, D., New Zealand, 411, 412

Reid, Sir Robert, 307

Rhodes, 69, 71, 81, 87, 96, 113, 210, 283

Richardson, H. A., 309

—— Tom, 64, 80, 97, 109, 111, 208, 247, 251, 253, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 263, 264, 268, 270, 271, 273, 275, 277, 278

Riddings, 303

Ridley, A. W., 219, 313, 314, 351

Robertson-Walker, Mr. J., 358

Rock, Mr. C. W., 322

Rowbotham, 214

Rowe, 397, 402, 404

Royle, Mr. Vernon, 313

Rugby, 319

Rutter, Mr. E., 356

Sackville, Lord John, 5

St. John’s Wood, 299, 301, 341

St. Vincent, 388

San Francisco, 410

Saunders, 287

Scattergood, 390, 391

Scott, 236, 237, 241

Scotton, 230, 282

Selby, 230

Seniors’ Match, 339

Sewell, Mr. C. O. H., 390

Shacklock, 89

Shalders, of Kimberley, 405, 406

Shaw, Alfred, 105, 106, 210, 215, 219, 230, 239, 307

Shaw, Jemmy, 199

—— Mr. E. D., 320

Shine, Mr. E. B., 328, 334

Shrewsbury, Arthur, 87, 200, 212, 213, 230, 239, 240, 242, 243, 247, 330

Shuter, 215, 323

Silwood Park, 356

Simpson, 23

Simpson Hayward, J. H., 360

Sims, Mr., 314

Sinclair, 397, 403, 404, 406

Skeat, Mr., 1

“Slips,” 132, 133

Small, 6, 11, 38, 46, 155

Smith, Arthur, 314

—— Mr. C. A., 322

—— E., 94, 329

—— G. O., 76, 332, 333, 334

—— of Trinidad, 387

Smokers v. Non-Smokers, 348

Somerset, 158, 161, 168, 182, 321, 325

South Africa, cricket in, 396;

visit of Lord Hawke’s team, 396;

matting wickets, 397;

ground, 398;

length of matting, 399;

no rolling necessary, 400;

cricket on matting, 401;

match at Cape Town, 402;

at King William’s Town, 402;

matches at Johannesburg, 403;

match against the Transvaal, 403;

game against South Africa, 403;

disappointment at Johannesburg, 404;

two days’ match against Pretoria, 405;

at Kimberley, 405;

Buluwayo, 405;

ten days in Rhodesia, 405;

the last matches at Cape Town, 406;

the first English team to visit South Africa, 407;

the team in England, 407, 408;

wicket-keeping, 414;

fielding, 414

South African Cricket Association, 400

Spofforth, 84, 91, 109, 110, 220, 224, 225, 229, 231, 232, 234, 238, 240, 321

Square leg, running away to, 49

Stamford, Lord, 300

Stanning, J., 410

Steel, A. G., 87, 177, 212, 234, 237, 238, 240, 305, 315, 316, 317, 318, 321, 338, 347

Steel, D. Q., 318

—— E. E., 360

Stephenson, H. H., 217

Stevens, Edward, “Lumpy,” 6, 8, 11, 39, 46, 155

Stewart, W. A., 309, 312

Stoddart, A. E., 48, 57, 62, 212, 213, 224, 240, 245, 246, 247, 251, 253, 255, 256, 258, 260, 262, 263, 265, 269, 273, 388

Stool Ball, 31

Storer, W., 170, 273, 276

Streatfield, Mr. E. C., 326, 327

Strutt, Mr., 2

Studd, Mr. C. T., 318, 319, 320, 322, 338

—— G. B., 318, 321, 331

—— J. E. K., 319, 331

Suffolk, 160

Surrey, 18, 20, 97, 111, 155, 163, 164, 165, 183, 196, 197, 216, 316, 327, 363

Sussex, 15, 156, 164, 165, 185, 327

Sydney, 233, 235, 256, 261, 273, 284, 287

Tabor, Mr. A. S., 313

Tarrant, 160

Tate, 72, 107, 399

Taylor, A. C., 394

—— C., 45

—— C. G., 302, 304

—— T. L., 72, 337

Tebbut, C. M., 171

Thompson, 410

Thornton, C. I., 228, 309, 315, 327, 330, 354

Toll, 23

Tonbridge, 323

Toppin, Mr. C., 323

Toronto, 392

Townsend, Mr. Ch., 87, 177, 280

Townshend, Mr., 311

Traill, Mr. W. F., 304

Transvaal, the, 402

Trevor, Captain, 352

Trinidad, 381, 384, 386, 387, 389

Trott, A. E., 72, 91, 99, 180, 243, 255, 257, 261, 262, 396, 397, 402, 403, 404, 406

—— H., 255, 258, 261, 263, 264, 265, 266, 269, 270, 276

Trumble, J., 71, 240

Trumble, H., 243, 244, 247, 259, 267, 271, 272, 275, 276, 277, 278, 281, 284, 286

Trumper, Victor, 60, 66, 69, 72, 280, 282, 286

Tucker, K., of New Zealand, 411, 412

Tufton, Hon. H., 19

—— Hon. J., 19

Turner, 91, 109, 242, 244, 246, 256, 259, 262, 263, 264

Tyldesley, 60, 68, 72, 73, 178, 212, 213, 214, 286, 287, 288, 396, 397, 402, 403, 406

Tylecote, Mr. E. F. S., 232, 311, 338

Tyler, 100

Ulyett, 213, 224, 230, 237, 239, 310

Umpires, Country, 375, 379

United States, cricket in, 381

University cricket. See Cricket

—— matches, 296, 297, 305, 310, 312, 313, 315, 331, 332, 336

—— Parks, 299

Upham, 412, 413

Uppingham Rovers, the, 355

Vancouver, 381

Vernon, G. F., 242

Village cricket. See Cricket

Vine, 64, 72, 101

Waddy, P. S., 332

Wainwright, 98, 214, 273

Walker, Harry, 41

—— Mr. G. G., 170

—— Mr. J. G., 321

—— Tom, 19, 28, 40, 43

—— V. E., 215, 305

Walters, 244

Wanderers’ Ground, Johannesburg, 398, 399, 404

Ward, Mr., quoted, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 20, 33, 34

—— Mr. Arthur, 247, 251, 253, 256, 258, 264, 265

Warner, Mr. P. F., 332, 333, 350, 351, 381, 410

Warwickshire, 158, 168, 187, 208

Wass, 112

Webbe, A. J., 219, 313, 314, 316, 331, 357

Wellington, New Zealand, 411

Wells, Mr. C. M., 69, 87, 88, 89, 90, 328, 357, 360

West Indies, cricket in, 381, 382;

visit of R. S. Lucas’s team, 383;

visit of Lord Hawke’s team, 384;

match against Queen’s Park Cricket Club at Trinidad, 384;

the Intercolonial Cup, 385;

wickets, 386;

visit of West Indian team to England, 386;

visit of last English team, 387;

general progress of cricket in, 387;

climate, 387;

grounds, 389

Westray, T., 394

Wharton, Major, 397, 407

Whatman, A. D., 410

White of Ryegate, 10, 11

Whitfield, Mr. Herbert, 317

Whittom, Dick, 23

Wickets, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 82, 221, 252, 397

Wicket-keeping, 125

Wides, 156

Wild, 214

Wills, Mr. T. W., 306

Wilson, C. E. M., 334, 337, 396

—— E. R., 337, 391, 406

Windmill Down, 20

Wisden, quoted, 115, 335

Woodcock, 330

Woods of Demerara, 384, 387

—— Mr. S. M. J., 303, 305, 318, 324, 325, 327

Woof, 173

Worcestershire, 158, 161, 168, 188, 208, 332

Wordsworth, Mr. Charles, Bishop of St. Andrews, 302

Works referred to, W. G. Grace’s Cricket, 163;

Home Gordon’s Cricket Form at a Glance, 351;

Norman’s West Kent Cricket, 364;

Ranjitsinhji’s Jubilee Book of Cricket, 61, 169;

Surrey Cricket, 363;

Waghorn’s Cricket Scores, 152

Wright, Mr. C. W., 322, 323

—— Mr. L. G., 170

Wykehamists, Old, 355

Wynyard, E. G., 174

Yardley, W., 309, 310, 336

Yonge, Mr. G. E., 303

Yorkshire, 96, 111, 146, 152, 158, 161, 163, 165, 189-191, 201, 316

Young, 171

Zingari, I, Club, 197, 348, 349, 355

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