Sporting and Athletic Records

32 CRICKET I.—FIRST CLASS MATCHES (i) BATTING RECORDS— INDIVIDUALS Highest Individual Score 424 Made by A. C. MACLAREN for Lancashire v. Somerset at Taunton in July 1895. Other Individual Scores of over 300 Player Score Match Place Date W. G. Grace 344 M. C. C. v, Kent Canterbury Aug. 1876 W. W. Read 338 Surrey v. Oxford Univ. The Oval June 1888 W. L. Murdoch 321 N. S. W. v. Victoria Sydney Feb. 1892 W. G. Grace 318* Gio'ster v. Yorks Cheltenham Aug. 1876 „ „ 301 „ v, Sussex Bristol „ 1896 Highest Individual Score hit for an Australian Team in England 286* Made by Mr. W. L. MURDOCH against Sussex at Brighton in May 1882. Highest Individual Score hit against an Australian Team in England 228 Made by W. GUNN for the Players at Lord's in June 1890. Two Separate Centuries in a First-class Match W. G. GRACE (three times). 130 and 102* for South v. North at Canterbury in 1868. 101 „ 103* „ Gio'ster v. Kent „ Clifton Aug. 1887. 148 „ 153 „ „ v. Yorks „ „ „ 1888. * Signifies noi out.