and a half hours, and it was the highest score ever made by professional or amateur against an Australian eleven in England. He has been moderately successful as a bowler. His best batting averages in first-class matches:
Completed Innings. | Runs. | Most in an Innings. | Average. | |
1884 | 25 | 647 | 138 | 25.22 |
1885 | 40 | 1451 | 203 | 36.11 |
1886 | 28 | 752 | 83 | 26.24 |
1887 | 27 | 958 | 205* | 35.13 |
1888 | 45 | 920 | 91 | 20.20 |
1889 | 34 | 1299 | 118 | 38.7 |
1890 | 47 | 1621 | 228 | 34.23 |
Mr. E. Maitland Hadow was born at Sudbury, Middlesex, March 13th, 1863. His height is 5 ft. 10 in.; weight, 12 stone. He is the youngest brother of a well-known family, of which more than one member has played a prominent part in first-class cricket. The year 1880 saw him representing Harrow v. Eton; and in 1881, in the same match, he played two very fine innings, and enabled his school to win very easily. Two years later he played for Middlesex; but from various causes he has not been able to play much for that county until the last three years. Since 1888, however, he has been a most active player, playing for Middlesex, M.C.C., I Zingari, Free Foresters, and Harrow Wanderers, and doing fine work for all of them. He is a good batsman, his off-driving being exceptionally fine; an excellent change fast round-arm bowler and a brilliant fieldsman; and if he continues playing will take a still higher position amongst first-class cricketers.
Mr. Walter Henry Hadow was born in London, 25th September, 1849. His height was 6ft. 0½ in.; weight, 13½ st. He was a very fine batsman, with a free style, and could hit all round. For Harrow he was very