Sporting and Athletic Records

42 CRICKET Ten Wickets in an Innings by one Bowler V. E. WALKER (the famous Middlesex Amateur) is the only man who has performed this feat more than once, and he did it no less than 3 times, namely, for England v. Surrey, in July 1859; for Gentlemen of Middlesex v. Gentlemen of Kent in June 1864; for Middlesex 7'. Lancashire in July 1865. J. WISDEN, the famous professional, took all ten wickets {all bowled} for North v. Southat Lord's, 15 July 1850. Since 1872 ten wickets in an innings have been taken by the following players;— Bowler J. Lillywhite A. Shaw E. Barratt G. GifFen W. G. Grace G. Burton S. M. J. Woods T. Richardson H. Pickett E. J.Tyler Match Place Date South v. North Canterbury 7 Aug. 1872 M.C.C. 2^. North of England Lord's I June 1874 Players v. Australians Oval 2 Sept. 1878 Anglo-Australian team Australia 16 Feb. if Combined Australia M.C.C. v. Oxford Univ. Middlesex v. Surrey f Cambridge University I *C. I. Thornton's XI Surrey v. Essex Essex v. Leicestershire Somerset v. Surrey Oxford Oval 2 2 June 1886 19 July 1888 Cambridge 12 May 1890 Oval 18 June 1894 Leyton 3 June 1895 Taunton 22 Aug. 1895 N.B.—J. T. HEARNE took all the Australianwickets (i.e. 9—G.GIFFEN being absent) in their second innings in the match with the M .C.C. at Lord's, June 1896.