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 that he has always been used to good bowling, and has had no occasion to look out for erratic balls. He never funks, and seems partial to hard knocks; but it is his stamina that has elicited our admiration most. The wear and tear he has gone through in the last twelve years are without parallel. I have no need to say that he has kept wicket more than once in a fairly long innings without giving a single extra. His batting has been characterised more by hard hitting than finished style; but he can keep up his wicket when necessary, and play a plucky uphill game. He has been very useful with the bat, as may be seen from some of his results in England:


 * 1878 || 14 || 256 || 53 || 18.4
 * 1880 || 15 || 205 || 42* || 13.10
 * 1882 || 36 || 6l2 || 62 || 17
 * 1884 || 40 || 690 || 69 || 17.10
 * 1886 || 45 || 731 || 71 || 16.11
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 * 1884 || 40 || 690 || 69 || 17.10
 * 1886 || 45 || 731 || 71 || 16.11
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 * 1886 || 45 || 731 || 71 || 16.11
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Mr. was born at Bathurst, New South Wales, on the 25th February, 1855. His height is 6 ft. 6 ins.; weight 17 st. He was the hitter of the Australian teams, and when he made up his mind to play that game he was really a dangerous batsman on all kinds of wickets; but the last time he visited us he indulged now and then in what some called a "sweetly pretty" game, and came sadly to grief. As a hitter he has no superior in the world, although Mr. C. I. Thornton has been considered quite as good by English judges.

Mr. Bonnor was a magnificent field in the country; for not only did he catch well, but he could throw in at a great pace. Repeatedly he has thrown over 120 yards, and he is credited with having once exceeded 130. He was a great favourite on English grounds,