A CRICKET RECORD.
Press -Association—By. Telegraph—Copyright.
London, August m
In the'cricket match Yorkshire v. Derbyshire Tunnicl-rft'e and Brown opened the bat- . ting for Yorkshire,;,and. at. the. close of the day's play were both not out, the.scores be^ ing i.i'unnieiiffe 214, Brown 270. : The partuership of Tunnicliffe and Brown resulted in 554 runs. Tunnicliffe made 243, and Brown raised his score to 400. The remainder of the Yorkshire men- threw their wickets away, and the .innings closed for 662 runs. ' LONDON, August 20. ; In'the match-Surrey versus Lancashire, the fortner scored 634 runs, Hay ward not, ' out 315. ••..:: In the. Yoi'kshire-Dei'byMiire match Brown, on reaching the fourth century, purposely hit his wicket, thinking he had made a record score. "■•■• ■
The record for the best score lor the first wicket was, 379 by Abel and Bro.ckwell for Surrey against Hampshire .in August, -1897. Oii that occasion Abel.scored 173 and Brockwell 225. In July, 1897, Brown and Tunni, oliffe .. la y lng fop Y orkehire against^ Smsex fpored . 378 f ° v , lhe first w i cke t. ■ Brown- on that occasion made 311 (which -was the highest innings ever played for Yorkshire) and TuniiiclifEe 14-7; Yorkshire, with five wickots down for 681, declared the innings closed. -
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11198, 22 August 1898, Page 2
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202A CRICKET RECORD. Otago Daily Times, Issue 11198, 22 August 1898, Page 2
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