Yardley, 335–337, 339–341, 344, 345, 346, 353, 354, 355
Yonge, G. E., 336
University cricket-match, the, 328;
rules of qualification to play in, 328;
advantage of playing on own ground, 329;
Bishop Wordsworth’s account of the first Inter-University match,
330–333;
results of matches, 333;
quality of the bowling, 333, 352;
individual scores, 335, 336;
celebrated bowlers, 336, 337;
Mr. S. E. Butler’s great bowling feat, 337;
batting failures, 338;
vicissitudes of the contests, 339;
the two-run success of Cambridge, 339–346;
the six-run victory of Oxford, 346–352;
public schools and the University elevens, 353;
all-round players, 354
Wicket-keeper, duties of, 209, 219, 220, 251–255
Wicket-keepers:--
Anson, T. A., 275, 276
Blackham, J. M., 268, 276, 277, 316, 317, 320
Box, Tom, 76, 276
Bush, 276
Gay, 276
Hunter, 276
Jarvis, 277
Jenner, Herbert, 276
Kemble, 276
Leatham, 276
Lilley, 276
Lockyer, 276
Lyttelton, Alfred, 240, 276
McGregor, G., 212, 213, 276, 320
Mortlock, 268
Newton, 276
Nicholson, W., 276
Philipson, 276
Pilling, 212, 276
Pinder, George, 276, 277, 309
Plumb, 276
Pooley, 276
Ridding, W., 276
Sherwin, 252, 253, 276
Storer, 215, 276
Tylecote, E. F. S., 276
Tylecote, H. G., 274
Wenman, E. G., 276
Yorkers, 58, 128, 129
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Transcriber’s Note
On page 269:
But though the ball is on the leg side, it is quite possible for the
batsman to hit it on the on side, and send it straight to short-slip’s
hands, if he only could have been in his proper place.
has been changed to:
But though the ball is on the leg side, it is quite possible for the
batsman to hit it on the off side, and send it straight to short-slip’s
hands, if he only could have been in his proper place.
End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Cricket, by
Allan Gibson Steel and Robert Henry Lyttelton
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