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108 George Ulyett, and others, but space does not permit.

The last hero must be George Lohmann. No greater tragedy has ever been seen in cricket than the breakdown in health of this player in the autumn of 1892, which illness has practically finished his cricket career. This may be said to have lasted eight seasons, though in 1896 he was still a good bowler. Lohmann, I think, was one of the greatest cricketers that ever lived. He was chiefly known as a bowler, but he was a determined hitter, who often came off when runs were most wanted; and in the slips, most important of all places, he has never been excelled, or even equalled, in his power of catching. Of all the players I have seen, I reckon Lohmann to have been the best slip, second only to Spofforth as a bowler, and a most useful bat. Lohmann bowls with high delivery, medium pace, with that sort of action that produces a dropping ball most difficult to judge the length of. They appear to be half volleys, but as a matter of fact