Other matches, 1899

Clarke's House v North Town House

Clifton College, Clifton

22,23,26,27,28 June 1899 (played over 5 afternoons, 5-ball overs) Result: Clarke's House won by an innings and 688 runs Toss: unknown

Umpires: unknown Clarke's House 1st innings AEJ Collins not out 628 Champion c Monteath b Rendall 27 Gilbert b Crew 9 Studdy c Davis b Sainsbury 8 Sheriff b Crew 6 Galway b Crew 11 Whitty c & b Monteath 42 Spooner b Monteath 0 Leake b Monteath 32 Raine b Sainsbury 14 Redfern c Fuller-Eberle b Crew 13 Extras (b 34, lb 1, w 10, nb 1) 46 Total (all out, 148.3 overs) 836 FoW: 1-127, 2-169, 3-226, 4-268, 5-311, 6-436, 7-451, 8-?, 9-698, 10-836. Bowling O M R W Lindrea 50 5 218 0 Sainsbury 32 7 166 2 Crew 42.3 5 165 4 Rendall 10 3 44 1 Davis 14 0 79 0 North Town House 1st innings Monteath run out 4 Crew b Collins 10 Fedden b Collins 10 Sainsbury lbw b Collins 0 Barstow b Sheriff 32 Fuller-Erbele c Galway b Collins 8 Rendall b Sudely 9 Lindrea b Collins 1 Ratcliff not out 6 Robinson b Collins 0 Davies b Collins 4 Extras 3 Total (all out) 87 Bowling O M R W Collins 33 7 North Town House 2nd innings Monteath c & b Gilbert 4 Crew c Champion b Gilbert 4 Fedden lbw b Collins 1 Sainsbury lbw b Collins 13 Barstow b Collins 0 Fuller-Erbele b Sheriff 15 Rendall b Collins 8 Lindrea b Sheriff 11 Ratcliff c Champion b Sheriff 0 Robinson c Raine b Sheriff 0 Davies not out 0 Extras 5 Total (all out) 61 Bowling O M R W Collins 30 4 Junior house match at Clifton College

AEJ Collins innings is the highest known in any form of cricket

beat AE Stoddart (485 for Hampstead v Stoics in 1886)

Collins 628* in 6 hours 50 minutes, 1 x 6, 4 x 5, 31 x 4, 33 x 3, 146 x 2.

not first-class

Collins was dropped on 80, 100, 140, 556 and 612

Collins was 13 years-old at the time