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 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:


 * 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
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 * 1888 || 45 || 920 || 91 || 20.20
 * 1889 || 34 || 1299 || 118 || 38.7
 * 1890 || 47 || 1621 || 228 || 34.23
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 * 1890 || 47 || 1621 || 228 || 34.23
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Mr. 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 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