Ashberto
09-09-2014, 01:48 PM
which was between Southwood and Jackson's Lanes, between a team from Highgate, and a team from Kentish Town & Hampstead. The match was for a substantial wager of 400 guineas.
Highgate scored 76 and 127. Kentish Town & Hampstead managed only 14 and 59. Most of the latter's wickets were taken by messrs Anderson and Shard, who also opened the batting for Highgate.
I read about the above in John Richardson's book on Highgate. Looking online, I found that they met again, this time in Kentish Town, on the 4th August, where Highgate again won, dismissing their opponents for 22 and 10, having scored 37. Not a batsman's game in those days, it seems. I doubt Hampstead & Kentish Town wanted to put any money on it either, unless they were completely mad.
http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/314/314327.html (http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/314/314327.html)
Highgate scored 76 and 127. Kentish Town & Hampstead managed only 14 and 59. Most of the latter's wickets were taken by messrs Anderson and Shard, who also opened the batting for Highgate.
I read about the above in John Richardson's book on Highgate. Looking online, I found that they met again, this time in Kentish Town, on the 4th August, where Highgate again won, dismissing their opponents for 22 and 10, having scored 37. Not a batsman's game in those days, it seems. I doubt Hampstead & Kentish Town wanted to put any money on it either, unless they were completely mad.
http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/314/314327.html (http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/314/314327.html)