Word: wickets
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...years ago. They are very unique in form, and are veritable curiosities today. The bats and balls were made especially for us, the former having three faces; (a section would make a triangle) and the latter were huge leather affairs, which were not thrown but were bowled at the wicket. The ball was struck not on the flat surface of the bat, but on the angle of its back...
...wonderful effect, however, and the Haverford team went out for only 46. Harvard had just 50 minutes to make the 74 runs necessary to win the game, but Garrett was equal to the occasion, and had put together 59 in magnificent style, when he was called out leg-before-wicket. The winning run was made by MacVeagh within a minute of the expiration of time. When the stumps were drawn Harvard had won with 5 wickets to spare by a score...
...beaten for the first time by 56 runs. Garrett, who made 54 out against Lowell last year, was stupidly run out when he had made only 2; and Kaulbach and S. Skinner were both disabled. Garrett showed up in fine form, and bowled strongly and right on the wicket throughout the innings, taking 6 wickets for 44 runs, and losing one through bad fielding...
...Runs at the fall of each wicket...
Runs at the fall of each wicket...