Sporting and Athletic Records

58 CRICKET Present Score 1839—1896 Players 47, Gentlemen 43, Drawn 20, Tie 1, Total in. Highest Individual Scores For Gentlemen 217 by W . G. Grace at Brighton in 1871 Altogether 48 centuries have been scored in these matches of which the Gentlemen have made 27, and the Players 21. Of the 27 made by the Gentlemen no less than 15 stand to the credit of W. G. GRACE, made as follows; 7 at Lord's, 4 at the Oval, and one eachat Prince's, Brighton, Scarborough, and Hastings. It is interesting to note the Champion's Batting average in these matches when he has been opposed over a long series of years to the best bowling talent of the country. It is a remarkable fact that it is even higher than his general average in first-class cricket. Here it is: Completed Innings 113, Runs scored 5061, Average 447. Players 215 „ „ „ „ the Oval „ 1870 174 „ „ „ „ Scarborough „ 1885 169 „ „ „ „ Lord's „ 1876 131 „ „ „ „ Hastings „ 1894 169 „ W. Gunn „ Hastings „ 1891 168*,, R. Abel „ the Oval „ 1894 132 „ T. Hayward „ Lord's „ i860 Centuries Scored W. G. Grace's Batting Average For Gentlemen Highest Scores in an Innings 513 at the Oval 449 „ Lord's m 1870 1876 Players 454 1892 405 „ the Oval * Signifies not out. 1877