Other matches, 1899
Clarke's House v North Town House
Clifton College, Clifton
22,23,26,27,28 June 1899 (played over 5 afternoons, 5-ball overs)

Result: Clarke's House won by an innings and 688 runs

Toss: unknown
Umpires: unknown

Clarke's House 1st innings
AEJ Collins           not out                                 628
Champion              c Monteath         b Rendall             27
Gilbert                                  b Crew                 9
Studdy                c Davis            b Sainsbury            8
Sheriff                                  b Crew                 6
Galway                                   b Crew                11
Whitty                               c & b Monteath            42
Spooner                                  b Monteath             0
Leake                                    b Monteath            32
Raine                                    b Sainsbury           14
Redfern               c Fuller-Eberle    b Crew                13
Extras                (b 34, lb 1, w 10, nb 1)                 46
Total                 (all out, 148.3 overs)                  836

FoW: 1-127, 2-169, 3-226, 4-268, 5-311, 6-436, 7-451, 8-?, 9-698, 10-836.


Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lindrea                     50      5    218      0
Sainsbury                   32      7    166      2
Crew                        42.3    5    165      4
Rendall                     10      3     44      1
Davis                       14      0     79      0

North Town House 1st innings
Monteath              run out                                   4
Crew                                     b Collins             10
Fedden                                   b Collins             10
Sainsbury             lbw                b Collins              0
Barstow                                  b Sheriff             32
Fuller-Erbele         c Galway           b Collins              8
Rendall                                  b Sudely               9
Lindrea                                  b Collins              1
Ratcliff              not out                                   6
Robinson                                 b Collins              0
Davies                                   b Collins              4
Extras                                                          3
Total                 (all out)                                87

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Collins                                   33      7

North Town House 2nd innings
Monteath                             c & b Gilbert              4
Crew                  c Champion         b Gilbert              4
Fedden                lbw                b Collins              1
Sainsbury             lbw                b Collins             13
Barstow                                  b Collins              0
Fuller-Erbele                            b Sheriff             15
Rendall                                  b Collins              8
Lindrea                                  b Sheriff             11
Ratcliff              c Champion         b Sheriff              0
Robinson              c Raine            b Sheriff              0
Davies                not out                                   0
Extras                                                          5
Total                (all out)                                 61

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Collins                                   30      4

• Junior house match at Clifton College
• AEJ Collins innings is the highest known in any form of cricket
• beat AE Stoddart (485 for Hampstead v Stoics in 1886)
• Collins 628* in 6 hours 50 minutes, 1 x 6, 4 x 5, 31 x 4, 33 x 3, 146 x 2.
• not first-class
• Collins was dropped on 80, 100, 140, 556 and 612
• Collins was 13 years-old at the time

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