Sporting and Athletic Records

64 CRICKET IX.—GREAT CRICKETERS 10,000 Runs in English First-Class Cricket Player Completed Innings Runs Highest Score Average W. Gr. Grace 1 124 46,151 344 41 A. Shrewsbury 517 17 ,406 267 33 W. Gunn 541 17.074 228 3i-5 W. W. Read 654 20,344 388 3i A. E. Stoddart 391 12,047 215* 30 R. Abel 544 15.582 231 28 W. Newham 403 10,366 201* 257 A. J. Webbe 5 21 13.193 243* 25 A. N. Hornby 611 15,048 188 246 I. D. Walker 457 11 ,090 r 79 24-26 H. Jupp 539 13,080 170 24-24 E. Lockwood 492 11 ,694 208 237 G. Ulyett 822 19.095 199* 23-2 W. Barnes 701 16,124 160 23 E. M. Grace 515 11.507 192* 22-3 W. Flowers 10,985 173 21 R. Barlow 497 10,057 117 20 N.B.—Two *other players have made nearly 10,000 runs, namely, T. C. O'BRIEN with 9954 runs in 368 completed innings (highest score 202), average 27 ; and, J. BRIGGS with 9958 in 534 completed innings (highest score 186), average 18. Of the younger batsmen the following are noteworthy:—• K. S. Ranjitsinhji 5381 runs in 113 innings average 47 L. C. H. Palairet 6964 „ ,,218 „ „ 31'9 A. C. Maclaren 47^2 „ „ 152 „ „ 3i"4 F, S. Jackson 6760 „ „ 228 „ „ 29 * Signifies not out.