Sporting and Athletic Records

MISCELLANEOUS 6/ The following Australians have performed this feat, counting all matches played. Year Runs made Wickets taken G. GIFFEN. G. E. PALMER. 1886 1454 162 1893 1280 148 1896 1208 117 1886 1028 106 N.B.—W. G. GRACE is the only player who has ever succeeded in making over 1500 runs andtaking over 150 wickets in one cricket s ason. X.—MISCELLANEOUS Throwing the Cricket Ball 140 yards by BILLY the Aboriginal at Clermont, Australia, 19 December 1872. The full distance was said to havebeen 142 '/a yards, 2 1 /# yards having been deducted to "allow for any deviation." This scrupulous anxiety about the 2 '/a yards makesone alittle doubtful with regard to the 140. It has been claimed for R. PER civ AL that he threw 141 yards at Durham race-course in 1884, but this is regarded as so doubtful that few authorities even mention it. Another extremely doubtful performance is that of G. BROWN who is said to have thrown a cricket ball 137 yards at Wolverton Common in 1819. 132 yards by W. F. FORBES (with a wind behind) at Eton College Sports, 16 March 1876. G. J. BONNOR, the Australian cricketer, is generally said to have thrown 130 yards in Australia, but time, place, and date are not forthcoming.