Word: cricketer
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...CRICKET PRACTICE as usual at eleven sharp...
...cricket eleven last year had without doubt the most successful season in the history of cricket at Harvard. The team had for its backbone Scattergood and Douglass Adams besides several other old Harverford men and, as a consequence, had an unbroken record of victories. Not only were there good cricketers here, but the interest in the game was greatly increased and new material was abundant. It looked as if cricket had gained a lasting foothold at Harvard...
...however, the outlook is more encouraging. About twenty new men have come out to try for the team, of whom seven have handled a bat before, either at St. Paul's School or near Philadelphia, from where almost all of the cricket material comes. The new men have been working daily from 11 to 1 in the cage of the Gymnasium, and most of them have by this time mastered the preliminary strokes and are beginning to hit the ball with more freedom and confidence...
...CRICKET practice will be discontinued during the mid-years. Any men wanting to play can obtain bats from E. A. Waters...
...CRICKET practice will be held daily at 11 o'clock in the Gymnasium cage. All men wishing to try for the eleven and new men especially are urged to come...