Sporting and Athletic Records

MISCELLANEOUS 69 Tie Matches in First-Class Cricket Surrey v. Middlesex Surrey v. Middlesex Gentlemen v. Players Surrey v. Lancashire Surrey v. Kent Surrey v. M. C. C. and G. at Oval July 1847 June 1868 July 1868 Aug. 1876 June 1883 Aug. 1894 N.B.—Middlesex and Somerset played a tie at Taunton in August 1890 but Somerset was not then reckoned a first-class county. Biggest Attendance at a Cricket Match in England 63,763 people paid for admission at the Surrey v. Nottinghamshire match at the Oval in August 1892. I ST day 30,760, 2 n< J day 29,370, 3 R< I day 3,633. The first day was a Bank Holiday. These numbers are exclusive of members, etc. Other big gates are as follows:— 51,607 paid admissionto Surrey v. Nottsmatch in August 1887 49^935 „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 1889 48,109 „ „ „ England r*. Australia „ „ „ 1896 Cricket teams made up of eleven members of each of the following families have played matches at one time or another. The L EATHAM, R OBINSON , L UCAS , L VTTI,ETON , C HRISTOPHERSON , C/ ESAR. W ATNEV, and B ROTHERHOOD families. Elevens of one Family