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David Buchanan (cricketer)
David Buchanan (16 January 1830 – 30 May 1900) was an English amateur cricketer who played mainly as a bowler and who had two careers separated in an unusual manner by a long period out of the first-class game. He was born at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, and died at Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Biography Buchanan, despite his very short stature (compared by a later review to Tich Freeman) played as a round-arm fast bowler, for Rugby and Cambridge University, where he was at Clare College, but his results were considered unsatisfactory and his quickly-acquired reputation among the historically worst “rabbits” with the bat caused him to be dropped before the 1851 University match. For the following twelve years, Buchanan worked as secretary and treasurer of the Rugby Club and bowled with moderate success in club cricket until an unusual incident at Old Trafford (then a new ground) caused him to develop the spin bowling that gave him, like contemporary professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of in , making it the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city in Scotland and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. The Functional urban area, wider metropolitan area had a population of 912,490 in the same year. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament, the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarch in Scotland. It is also the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The city has long been a cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1867 English Cricket Season
1867 was the 81st season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Yorkshire achieved a perfect season in first-class cricket, something not likely to be equaled on covered pitches due to the high frequency of drawn matches, and even beforehand much more difficult due to the increased scoring after 1870, produced by the usage of a heavy roller and the disappearance of the abundant shooters, which previously made batting very tough. The season is, however, best known for a schism between the northern and southern professionals that led to the North v South game, one of the major "representative" fixtures of the time, being suspended for several years because northern professionals refused to play in London for want of better conditions. Events * 30 May: In the first county match of the season, James Ricketts, on his first-class debut, scores 195 not out. At the time it was the highest score in purely county cricket, and it was the highest scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harris, 4th Baron Harris
Colonel George Robert Canning Harris, 4th Baron Harris, (3February 185124March 1932), generally known as Lord Harris, was a British colonial administrator and Governor of Bombay, best known for developing cricket administration via Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). An English amateur cricketer, from 1870 to 1889, Lord Harris played for Kent and England, captaining both teams. He was President of the Kent County Football Association between 1881 and 1908, as well as serving as a government minister from 1885 to 1900. Early life The Honourable George Harris was born at St Ann's, Trinidad, on 3 February 1851, the only son of George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris, and his wife Sarah Cummins, daughter of George Cummins. At the time of his birth, his father was serving as Governor of Trinidad (1846–1854).Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), p.216.Available onlineat the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1874 English Cricket Season
1874 was the 88th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). W. G. Grace become the first player to perform the “double” in an English season. In 21 first-class matches, he scored 1,664 runs and took 140 wickets. Champion County * Gloucestershire Playing record (by county) Wynne-Thomas, Peter; ''The Rigby A-Z of Cricket Records''; p. 53 Leading batsmen (qualification 15 innings) Leading bowlers (qualification 800 balls) Notes An unofficial seasonal title sometimes proclaimed by consensus of media and historians prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship The County Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Rothesay County Championship, is the only domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales. Established in 1890, it is organised by the England and Wales Cri ... was constituted. Although there are ante-dated claims prior to 1873, when residence qualificatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac
''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', or simply ''Wisden'', colloquially the Bible of Cricket, is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom. The description "Bible of cricket" (or variations thereof) has been applied to ''Wisden'' since the early 1900s. Between 1998 and 2005, an Australian edition of ''Wisden'' was published. An Indian version, edited by Suresh Menon, was produced annually from 2013 to 2018, but discontinued following the publication of a combined 2019 and 2020 issue. History During the Victorian era there was a growing public appetite for sporting trivia, especially of a statistical nature. ''Wisden'' was founded in 1864 by the English cricketer John Wisden (1826–84) as a competitor to Fred Lillywhite's ''The Guide to Cricketers''. Its annual publication has continued uninterrupted to the present day, making it the longest running sports annual in history. In 1869, the sixth edition became the first published under its current title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1873 English Cricket Season
1873 was the 87th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). In only their fourth season as a first-class team, Gloucestershire was proclaimed joint ''Champion County'' by the media and went on to claim the still unofficial title four times in five seasons (1873, 1874, 1876 and 1877). Player qualification rules came into force, with players having to decide at the start of a season whether they would play for the county of their birth or the county of residence. Before this, it was quite common for a player to play for two counties during the course of a single season, with by far the best-known case being star slow bowler James Southerton who played for his birth county Sussex when they had a match on and otherwise for Surrey. It is only since the residence qualifications were introduced that any quasi-official status can be ascribed to the oft-claimed Champion County title. Champion County * Gloucestershire, Nottinghamshire (''shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1872 English Cricket Season
In the 1872 cricket season, the first experiment in pitch covering was carried out. Prince's Cricket Ground opened in Chelsea, London. Playing record (by county) Leading batsmen (qualification 15 innings) Leading bowlers (qualification 800 balls) Events * An experiment took place at Lord's to study the effects of covering the pitch before the start of a match, the first time this is known to have been tried. Unlike the recently introduced heavy roller which became universally used by 1880 and produced significant changes in the game by eliminating previously ubiquitous shooters, covering was for a long time severely rejected in England: it was the wet summer of 1924 before covering as regular practice was even considered and 1959 before it was considered "acceptable". * 14 May: MCC lose seven wickets before their first run is scored on a sticky wicket at Lord's against James Southerton and William Marten of Surrey. Their ninth wicket falls at 8 - which would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket List of Test cricket grounds, venue in St John's Wood, Westminster. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the ICC Europe and, until August 2005, the International Cricket Council (ICC). Lord's is widely referred to as the ''Home of Cricket'' and has the world's oldest sporting museum. Lord's today is not on its original site; it is the third of three grounds that Lord established between 1787 and 1814. His first ground, now referred to as Lord's Old Ground, was where Dorset Square now stands. His second ground, Lord's Middle Ground, was used from 1811 to 1813 before being abandoned to make way for the construction through its outfield of the Regent's Canal. The present Lord's ground is about north-west of the site of the Middle Ground. The ground can hold 31,100 spectators, the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Pooley
Edward William Pooley (13 February 1842 – 18 July 1907) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Surrey and Middlesex between 1861 and 1883. In 1877, he was supposed to be England's wicket-keeper in what would be the first Test match played; however, Pooley had been arrested in New Zealand and was unable to make the journey to Australia with his teammates. The first Test gambling scandal In 1877, a representative England side was touring New Zealand and then Australia. Every match was an occasion for gambling by supporters of both sides and most games had a prize purse to play for. Pooley was injured and travelled ahead of the team to recuperate before a match in Christchurch, New Zealand. Another visitor, Ralph Donkin, offered odds of 20–1 to anyone who guessed the exact score of a batsman. The game was to be an Odds match where the England XI would play 22 of Christchurch and Pooley simply put a shilling on each batsman to make 0. He stood to make a po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Charlwood
Henry Rupert James Charlwood (19 December 1846 – 6 June 1888) was a professional cricketer who played for England in the first two Test matches against Australia in 1877. He played for Sussex from 1865 to 1882. Life and career Harry Charlwood was a top-order batsman and occasional lob bowler who was one of Sussex's leading players in a lean period for the club. His highest score in first-class cricket was 155 for Players of the South against Gentlemen of the South in 1869. His highest score for Sussex was 123 in the victory over Kent in 1876, when no one else on either side reached 50. He also played many minor matches for the United South of England Eleven between 1866 and 1880. Charlwood toured with James Lillywhite's team on the first cricket tour of Australia that included Test matches. Australia won the toss for the First Test and elected to bat. When England batted he joined Harry Jupp (16 not out) when England were 23 for 1. He and Jupp put on 56 runs for the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Jupp
Henry Jupp (19 November 1841 – 8 April 1889) was an English professional cricketer who was the opening batsman for Surrey County Cricket Club from 1862 to 1881. He played in the first-ever Test match, scoring England's first Test fifty. Life and career Early cricket career Jupp was born in Dorking, Surrey, and played his earliest cricket for the Wellesley House club in Twickenham. Despite not having any experience of first-class cricket, he took his place in a strong Surrey eleven that was to beat the best of the rest of England in 1864 by nine wickets.Wynne-Thomas, Peter; ''The Rigby A–Z of Cricket Records''; p. 53. With Thomas Humphrey, he formed Surrey's first strong opening partnership. Renowned for his defensive technique, Jupp was known as "Young Stonewaller" after the "Old Stonewaller" Will Mortlock, and was sometimes criticised for not punishing bad balls Grace, William Gilbert, “Forty Years of Cricket”; in ''The Sydney Mail''; 18 June 1890 but he had supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
