CRICKET.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 415, 30 October 1889, Page 6

CRICKET.

Bates, the well - known Yorkshire cricketer, has had to be placed in a hospital for the insane in Halifax, his mind having, become quite unhinged. Attewell has bowled wonderfully well for Notts this season. Eighty-one wickets for less than eleven runs apiece is good business indeed.

The first century run on record made by a lady has been made by Miss M. Kirkwood, of Maplewood, Mass. Miss Kirkwood is a member of the Middlesex Club, and in company with her brother made a century, the distance covered being lOlf miles. I clip the following from a late tile :—JI: — Jl Bottomley, the old Bradford half-back* , who was familiarly known as "Johnn;/ Bott," and who played for Yorkshire at half once or twice, emigrates to New Zet iland in a few days. A few of his old nsnl >- ciates and gome of his Mends in the crick* $c world had a meeting on Thursday nigj it last, and decided to present him with" 1 a suitable testimonial. The London " Globe " tells the followii ig story of W. G. Grace : — After the dinner at Canterbury a ilood of anecdote a'nd myth about W. G. was let loo&e ; but' ut amusing as many of them were, there w as none funnier than that told of the match at Marlborough College, when, as will happ-en sometimes to the finest cricketer, he was, to the dismay of the spectators, dismissed ifor a tiny figure in both innings. In chapel at night the boys sang with as much gui >to as devotion the words in the hymn for t he evening — '* The scanty triumphs Grace ha th won." The Easb Melbourne Club (says the "Australasian") have beennegotiatingtog-et the celebrated Surrey crack, George Lohmann, out here this season. He waii.ts £300, out of which he would pay hia expenses here and back. \ The Committee felt not indisposed to acquiesce, but unfortunately the matter was left a shade too late, and it is now nofc likely that Lohmann will come, at all events "chis seaso n. Surely if such a man as Lohmann could be got for such a small sum, New Zealand cricketers could import a man for the season.

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Briggs has, at least, batted consistently during the last four year?. Look at this :—: —