Word: wickets
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...best be very irregular, it has been omitted entirely. After the examinations, however, work will begin in earnest, and an effort to develop some good bowlers, in which the team is at present extremely weak, will be made. It is doubtful also, whether H. G. Gray, the only good wicket-keeper in college, will be able to play this year, on account of his Law School work; his place also will have to be filled...
Last year the team was most kindly allowed the use of the B. A. A. wicket grounds at Longwood, but this year as it will be impossible to play there, the Athletic Committee has granted Soldiers 'Varsity football field for the spring practice. Since the grounds are as a whole very level, although at present rather cut up, it should be possible with rolling to develop a very fair crease, certainly a spot large enough for practice...
...international cricket match between the Gentlemen of Philadelphia and Mr. P. F. Warner's team of English gentlemen, which was won by the Philadelphians with four wickets to spare, the American team included P. H. Clark, Harvard '96, and J. H. Scatter-good, Harvard '97. Scattergood's wicket keeping was a feature of the game, and Clark did valuable work in bowling. J. A. Lester, formerly of Haverford College, made 73 and 24, the former being top score for his sid. Lester has entered the Harvard Graduate School...
...opening of Harvard's inning, Carleton made a long stand for 35 runs, which took off the edge of the Haverford bowling. Though the inning started out propitiously, the wickets fell fast, after Adams was bowled out until, at the fall of the 5th wicket, Harvard had 81 runs to make with half her side out. In this precarious situation, Scattergood started in to hit hard. He drove out 13 boundaries and with Carleton carried the score up to 67, when Carleton carried the score up to 67, when Carleton was put out by a beautiful one-handed catch...
From 67, Scattergood and Webster with the two following wickets took the total up to 115, when Webster was put out by another hard catch of Lester's. With but one wicket to make the necessary three runs, Gray won the game by driving the ball to the boundary. After the game was won, Haverford went to pieces for a short time and Scattergood added 14 runs to the score, carrying his bat for the well earned total...