Identifier: wgcricketingremi00grac (find matches)
Title: "W.G.", cricketing reminiscences and personal recollections
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Grace, W. G. (William Gilbert), 1848-1915
Subjects: Cricket
Publisher: London, J. Bowden
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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J=; a >- •/I w CO J ^ y ^Ni « a n ;^ < »^ :^ H a <o u ^; X H THE 1884 AUSTRALIAN TEAM 181 of thirty-five engagements. The Marylebone Chiband the principal counties gave the visitors everyfacility, and a larger number of really importantmatches figured in their list than had been thecase in the three previous teams. They playedon the whole against strong elevens, but of thethirty-two matches in which they took part theymanaged to win eighteen and lose only seven.They were favoured by fine weather and hardwickets, but hampered by the failure of theirslow bowler, W. H. Cooper, who had to standout from most of their matches. As the teamconsisted of only twelve players and the manager(who did not play), the whole burden of theirprogramme fell upon eleven men. Three testmatches w^ere played—viz., at Manchester, Lords,and the Oval. The match at Old Trafford onJuly 10, II, and 12 was utterly spoilt by the rain,which prevented any play on the first day, and,in cons

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