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Aburrow, Edward ('Curry'), 49, 122, 185.

Aislabie, 'father of cricket,' 132.

Ale and cricket, 57-8, 138, 143, 144.

'All England' matches, 53, 60, 63-4, 146; originated by Clarke, 176.

Allen, Mr. J. W., his memoir of John Nyren, 98.

Aylward, Horace, 186.

Aylward, James, 37, 40; his great batting feat, 67, 88, 123, 144, 185-6.

Aylward, John, and Thomas, 186.

Barber, William, 44, 45, 121, 178, 186-7.

Bat, the, method of holding, 20; in 1746, 85; straight shape introduced by Old Small, 86, 141; width regulated, 87; all for hitting, 134; celebrated bats at Lord's, 205, 215.

'Bat and Ball' Inn, on Broad Halfpenny, 49, 98, 99, 186.

Batsman, the, Nyren's instructions to, 20-8; Clarke on, 166-70.

Batting, Nyren on different styles of, 23, 25; defensive, 152; Clarke on the science of, 166-70.

'Bayham, Fred,' xviii.

Beagley, Thomas, 129, 132, 140, 154; on Mr. Budd's bowling, 222; and on Lord F. Beauclerk, 222, 235-6.

Beauclerk, Lord Frederick, 6, 104, 105, 140, 141, 196, 206 n; described by Nyren 25, 33, 40, 55, 61, 73, Mitford 124, 126, 131-2, Pycroft 147-9, 154, 155, 222-3, 232, 235-7, Clarke 181, Lord Bessborough 184, Thomas Beagley 222, 235, and Haygarth 230; his action when disappointed, 69; match against Mr. Ward, 105; his first matches, 144-5; the spelling of his name, 225; alarmed at the Luddites, 227; match against Osbaldeston and Lambert, 227; his epitaph, 231; his end as a bowler, 234, 236.

Bedster, 212.

Beldham, George, 72.

Beldham, William, xvi, xxvi, 206 n, 216; described by Nyren 24-5, 40, 72-4, Mitford 124-5, 127-9, 131-2, Pycroft 140, Clarke 181, and Haygarth 187-8; describes cricket in his days, 134-41; his triumph over Browne of Brighton, 156-7; his opinion of Mr. Budd, 222-3.

Benham, Canon, his recollections of J. Nyren, 105-6.

Bennett, John, 138, 154.