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Rh have beaten the best eleven you could choose: more cannot be said.

I have stated elsewhere that Spofforth is the greatest bowler the world has ever seen, and so he may be discussed here. Spofforth is a tall man and bowled with arm high above the shoulder. Originally he was a very fast bowler with a natural break, but after he had been in England, without losing his break he became master of that supreme art of varying his pace without alteration of action. He studied the art of bowling, and very quickly found out a spot on the wicket. He had two styles—one a grand fast bowler with great accuracy, the other a head-bowler of all paces, possessing the power of close concentration on his work and great determination. Space does not allow me to go fully into his performances, but my opinion is that in games Grace among batsmen and Spofforth among bowlers are unrivalled in their different lines. I should like to speak of many more cricketers, like A. G. Steel, most fascinating of amateurs;