SPORT ANCIENT AND MODERN 



bers. Matters somewhat improved in 1871, 

 but no good professionals were engaged. In 

 1872 another migration was made, this time 

 to Prince's. When the builder invaded that 

 pretty ground, the hospitality of Lord's was 

 accepted, despite the opposition of Mr. I. D. 

 Walker, Mr. P. M. Thornton observing in 

 words that sound strange having regard to 

 modern developments : ' it has yet to be 

 proved that genuine county cricket will 

 attract at Lord's.' 



In 1864 Middlesex played their first match 

 against Bucks at Newport Pagnell. The 

 result was a draw. Pooley appeared for 

 Middlesex, and Captain Frederick made the 

 top score. The lobs of Mr. V. E. Walker, 

 dismissing nine for 62 and five for 41, gave 

 the county a victory by an innings over 

 Sussex. The earliest centuries were against 

 M.C.C. with Grundy and Wootton bowling, 

 Tom Hearne scoring 125 and Mr. T. Case 

 116 towards a total of 411. In the return 

 with Bucks, Middlesex, after being 218 be- 

 hind, scored 463, and won by 138 runs. 



Against Lancashire, with a tie on first inn- 

 ings in 1865, Mr. V. E. Walker claimed all 

 ten wickets in an innings for 104, a feat not 

 again performed for Middlesex until Burton's 

 similar achievement in 1888 against Surrey. 

 The season of 1 866 was successful, for Middle- 

 sex beat Surrey (scoring over 400 each time), 

 and Lancashire twice, drawing and beating 

 Notts, losing and winning to Cambridge 

 University. In 1867 Middlesex played 

 England, but lost by an innings and 25 

 runs, Mr. A. Lubbock obtaining 125 and 

 Dr. W. G. Grace 75. There was a tie 

 with Surrey in 1868, for Caesar's benefit. 



After this for several years the programme 

 was very restricted. Howitt in 1869 had 

 the excellent analysis of six wickets for 4 

 runs at the Oval, and T. Hearne six for 12 

 in the return with Surrey. At Lord's against 

 M.C.C. in 1871, Mr. W. H. Hadow scored 

 217. In 1874, bowling against Notts, he 

 claimed four for 9 and eight for 35, while 

 in consecutive matches with Notts and York- 

 shire in 1875 he captured twenty-three for 

 227. A sub-committee was that year formed 

 to choose teams ' very difficult owing to the 

 great batting strength.' Among the batsmen 

 may be cited besides the Walkers, Messrs. 

 J. W. Dale, C. E. Green, A. W. T. 

 Daniel, C. F. Buller, C. J. Ottaway, W. H. 

 Hadow, J. J. Sewell, C. I. Thornton, T. 

 Case, and B. B. Cooper. The attack at that 

 period could only be varied between the three 

 Walkers, Messrs. E. Rutter, R. Henderson, 

 C. J. Brune, C. K. Francis, and A. H. Strat- 

 ford. Middlesex has constantly found its 



side vary enormously owing to the lack of 

 professionals. As a matter of fact Burton, 

 West, and Mignon were the only bowlers born 

 in the county, T. and J. T. Hearne coming 

 from Bucks, Howitt and Clarke from Notts, 

 Rawlin from Yorkshire, Trott, Phillips, Roche, 

 and Tarrant from Australia. Among others 

 the following amateurs played by qualification : 

 the Hon. Edward and Alfred Lyttelton (born 

 in Worcestershire), Lord George Scott, G. 

 Macgregor and J. G. Walker (Scotland), 

 R. N. and J. Douglas, C. M. Wells and 

 H. B. Chinnery (Surrey), M. E. Pavri (India), 

 Dr. G. Thornton (Yorkshire), C. E. Cobb, 

 C. Robson, F. T. Welman, A. H. Heath, 

 G. W. Hillyard, S. C. Newton, T. S. Pear- 

 son, H. Ross, G. Strachan, P. F. Warner, 

 and A. P. Lucas. 



In 1876 when Surrey had lost seven men 

 with 100 still needed, Barratt hit splendidly, 

 but when tie was called and the last man in 

 he was easily caught. Mr. I. D. Walker 

 hit Ulyett to square leg out of the Bramall 

 Lane ground in Sheffield. In 1878 the Hon. 

 Edward Lyttelton's 113 for Middlesex was 

 the first century scored against the Australians, 

 and some judges declare this innings was 

 never surpassed except by Mr. G. L. Jessop 

 at the Oval in the last test match of 1902. 

 He was the best bat of the year. Middlesex, 

 it may be mentioned, has on occasion been 

 assisted by notably fine wicket-keepers, to 

 wit, Messrs. Bisset Halliwell, M. Turner 

 (who dismissed nine opponents at Notting- 

 ham in 1875), the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, 

 H. Philipson, F. T. Welman, G. Macgre- 

 gor, the finest amateur in this department, 

 W. P. Robertson, E. H. Bray, W. S. Bird, 

 and M. W. Payne. The following Middle- 

 sex cricketers have appeared in test matches 

 in England : the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, 

 Sir T. C. O'Brien, Mr. C. T. Studd, Mr. 

 B. J. T. Bosanquet, Mr. P. F. Warner, and 

 J. T. Hearne. The following have gone on 

 tour to Australia in addition to these six : 

 Messrs. A. P. Lucas, A. J. Webbe, C. F. H. 

 Leslie, G. B. Studd, G. F. Vernon, A. E. 

 Stoddart, H. Philipson, and Rawlin. 



The bowling of Mr. A. F. J. Ford, who 

 captured thirty-eight for 417, was a pleasing 

 feature of 1879, when in a wet season 476 

 runs were amassed at Clifton. Mr. C. T. 

 Studd had a capital analysis at the Oval in 

 1880, four for 6 and three for 24, while 

 Mr. A. F. J. Ford captured six for 42 and 

 seven for 40. During and after 1881 Burton 

 played regularly. He was a steady slow 

 bowler who did an enormous amount of 

 work, being mainly supported by the erratic but 

 effective fast deliveries of Mr. J. Robertson. 



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