RECORDS AND CURIOSITIES.
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CURIOSITIES OF BOWLING.
| William Bullen frequently bowled a ball a distance of 300 yards | 1800 |
| For Gentlemen of England v. Marylebone at Lord's, Holden bowled at both ends throughout the match | 1818 |
| Six wickets with consecutive balls have been captured by | |
| Wisden for A.E.E. v. XXII. of Canada and United States in | 1859 |
| By Mr. Brawn, for Godmanchester v. Willingham | 1874 |
| By Kirkland, for Bloxwick v. Cannock and Rugeley | 1890 |
| R. C. Tinley, playing for the A.E.E. v. XVIII. of Hallam, captured all 17 wickets, second innings | 1860 |
| Mr. C. Absolon, playing for the United Master Butchers v. XX. of the Metropolitan Club, captured 18 wickets. The total of the innings was 4 runs, and 18 of the 20 failed to score |
1861 |
| In the Surrey v. Middlesex match at the Oval, all the Surrey Eleven bowled the first innings of Middlesex, 2Oth and 2ist August | 1866 |
| In the England v. Australia match at the Oval, all the England XI. bowled, 11th August 1884 | |
| Mr. W. Gilby, playing for the Harrow United Club v. U.S.E.E., had only one run scored off his lob-bowling in 70 minutes | 1867 |
| Howitt, bowling for the U .A.E.E. against XXII. of the Hull Mechanics' Institution, hit a bail out of the ground a distance of 60 yards | 1867 |
| Mr. A. Dartnell, playing for Broad Green v. Thornton Heath, near Croydon, captured all 10 wickets, and the whole side was got rid of without scoring | 1867 |
| The Brigg Club dismissed an Eleven of Lea Ægir Club on their own ground in 3 overs for 3 runs | 1876 |
| Mr. H. F. Boyle captured 7 wickets with 8 balls for the Australians v. XVIII. of Elland at Leeds in | 1878 |
| Mr. H. Rotherham, bowling for Uppingham Rovers v. Gentlemen of Derbyshire, dismissed Mr. D. H. Docker with a ball which sent the bail a distance of 62 yards from the wicket | 1881 |
| Three wickets with successive balls have been captured repeatedly in a first-class match. |
