Cricket scores, notes &c. from 1730-1773. To which are added two poems. Compiled by H.T. Waghorn

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Էջ 117 - With fifteen hundred bowmen bold, All chosen men of might, Who knew full well in time of need To aim their shafts aright.
Էջ xiii - They shall allow two minutes for each Striker to come in, and ten minutes between each innings. When the Umpire shall call " Play," the party refusing to play shall lose the match.
Էջ xiii - ... shall not by any noise incommode the striker, and if any part of his person be over or before the wicket, although the ball hit it, the striker shall not be out. 37. The umpires are sole judges of fair and unfair play, and all disputes shall be determined by...
Էջ xiv - If one party beats the other in one innings, the notches in the first innings shall decide the bet. But if the other party goes in a second time, then the bet must be determined by the numbers on the score.
Էջ 118 - With that, there came a ball most keen, Out of a Surry hand, He struck it full, it mounted high, But, ah ! ne'er reach'd the land. Sir Horace spoke no words but these, ' Play on, my merry men all ; For why, my inning's at an end ; The Earl has caught my ball.
Էջ 123 - Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
Էջ 122 - Stevens, had often won a brilliant victory for the men of Kent. Sometimes he made large scores, but he often failed through want of caution, and according to an admirer who has described his attitude at the wicket he was celebrated as a mighty hitter. " He firmly stands with bat upright, And strikes with his athletic might. Sends forth the ball across the mead And scores six notches for the deed.
Էջ xii - When the ball has been in the bowler's or wicket-keeper's hands, it is considered no longer in play ; and the strikers need not keep within their ground till the umpire has called ' play ;' but if the player go out of his ground with an intent to run before the ball be delivered, the bowler may put him out.
Էջ 11 - Field between 12 and 1 with the Earl, and the stumps were immediately pitched. The chiefest of the wagers were laid on the first hands, apprehending there would not be time to play it out ; and the Londoners went in first and fetched 95. Then the Kentish Men went in, and fetched 80, upon which the odds ran 10 to 3 on the former, who went in a second time, and fetched but 41, which made them in all 50, so that the Kentish Men beat them, and had three men to come in.
Էջ 33 - ... satirist. He by no means lacked humour, though that quality seems a little forced in the notes which he appended to both editions of his poem. From the newspapers we learn no more about the match than is contained in this paragraph : Yesterday was played on the Artillery Ground the greatest cricket match ever known, the County of Kent playing against all England, which was won by the former. First innings England got 39 and Kent 53 ; second innings England got 57 and Kent 44. There were present...

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