Word: wickets
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Much amusement was occasioned at one of the base-ball games last week by the appearance of an Englishman who had never seen a game before. He was heard to ask why they forgot to place "a wicket on the crease...
Harvard played its fifth game of cricket yesterday afternoon on Jarvis Field. Much difficulty was found in getting a suitable wicket, the grass being very scant. Finally a wicket was chosen right across the battery's position on the base-ball field. Though true, the wicket was "fast," hence the high score of the Harvard team. The best batting was done by Parker, Evans and McKean for Harvard, and by Sullivan for I. Zingari. In bowling, the honors were carried off by Mr. C. W. Smith, '88, who secured 7 wickets for 19 runs. As Harvard led by more than...
...bowl. The game began shortly after 11 A.M. with Longwood at the bat, and was continued until 4.30 P.M. with an intermission for lunch. The ground was soft and soggy on account of the heavy rain the day before, and there was a strong wind blowing across the wicket, so that the conditions were by no means good for fine batting and large scores. In consequence, the score on both sides was low. At one time it looked very much as if Harvard would win, Evans, and Clark being at the bat, both hitting very well, and the score being...
...English cricketers were successful in their first game against an Australian team, defeating a picked eleven of Victoria, Nov. 19 and 20, in Melbourne, by ten wickets. The English team made 273 and (no wicket down) 1, against 104 and 169. Their second game was concluded Nov. 23 in Sandhurst, and resulted in a draw, the totals being English eleven, 117; Sandhurst...
...Harvard Cricket Team defeated the Lawrence C. C. at Lawrence yesterday by nine wickets. Perkins, Wyeth and Le Moyne batted very well for Harvard, while Marshall and Holthan did the best for Lawrence. The fielding and bowling of the Harvard team was very fine, although they were somewhat out of practice. The wicket keeping of Marshall of the Lawrence Club was particularly noticeable...