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Rh have been excelled by few. Like all the bowlers of that date, he was, strictly speaking, round-hand, the arm being delivered a little below the shoulder, and he used to walk up to the wicket; and we read that it was one of the grand sights of cricket to see Alfred Mynn deliver the ball. He was only fifty-four when he died in 1861, but he played his first match at Lord's in 1832.

Up to the time of George Parr, Fuller Pilch was the champion batsman; and there is strong evidence to support the conclusion that he was the originator of what we understand as forward play. Old Clarke used to say that Pilch was the man who played him best, for he used not to leave his ground for every ball, or stand fast, but he watched and observed the length, and suited his play accordingly. Greater praise than this cannot be given, and old Clarke's lobs in those days appeared to be the terror of most batsmen. Pilch was one of the immortal five who made Kent the great