Word: wickets
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Saturday the eleven played Longwood at Longwood. The team showed much better form than in any other game that it has played, due, no doubt, to the fact that the wicket and the ground generally were much better than those of the other clubs it has played. Brown did far and away the best work for Harvard, both with the bat and the ball. Frost made a grand catch at mid-off. He secured the ball very near the ground, and the catch was loudly applauded...
...Haverford men have been practicing under the coaching of Woodcock the college professional, since Christmas. They began work in a shead, the wicket being covered with matting Their captain, H. P. Bailey, is one of the bowlers on the first eleven of the Merion Cricket club. They ought to turn out a good team, and Harvard may expect to work hard if she wishes to lead the Quaker eleven. Of the men that will make up Pennsylvania's team, four-J. A. Scott, W. Scott, J. H. Patterson, and H. J. Brown-have been chosen for the Gentlemen of Philadelphia...
...cricket eleven was defeated on Saturday at Lowell by the Lowell club. Captain Brown, winning the toss, decided to bat first. Garrett and Sullivan started out well, but the latter, after driving finely for four, was caught on an easy one from Comber. Then the wickets fell rather fast. Brown, who had gone in at the fall of the third wicket, was left not out by side when he was splendidly set. The venture realized only 31. To this small total Lowell responded with 67, of which total Burns and Gibson were credited with 20 and 10 respectively. The bowling...
Owing to the soft condition of the wicket, the Harvard-Longwood game was not played Saturday...
...cricket eleven went to Medford on Saturday afternoon to play the Mystic C. C. The Mystic captain, winning the toss, decided to make the best of a bad wicket, owing to the rain, by going in first. Smith and Kidger were the first two to face the bowling of Ellis and Bohlen. With the score at only 5, Smith was clean bowled by Bohlen. E. Greaves, the next man, after driving Bohlen for 3, was caught out by Balch at short slip off Ellis. Ellis followed this up by bowling Carmichael for only 4. Then DeWolfe joined Kidger...