How nervous have you ever been during a cricket match?
As nervous as William Hamilton was, on this day, 1882?
William Hamilton played only 9 First-class matches, scoring 310 runs at 20.67 and doing little else.
He also played football for Ireland, but remains forgotten.
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As nervous as William Hamilton was, on this day, 1882?
William Hamilton played only 9 First-class matches, scoring 310 runs at 20.67 and doing little else.
He also played football for Ireland, but remains forgotten.
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His brother Willoughby, who won the Wimbledon in 1890, is more famous.
Blayney, another brother, won nine Irish Open titles in badminton and played hockey and tennis for Ireland.
Lowry, yet another brother, played cricket for Ireland.
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Blayney, another brother, won nine Irish Open titles in badminton and played hockey and tennis for Ireland.
Lowry, yet another brother, played cricket for Ireland.
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But let us return to William Hamilton.
William was playing for Oxford.
Cambridge of that era was dominated by the Studd brothers, JEK, GB, and CT.
All three played in the match. GB Studd led.
CT Studd took 7-54 and 2-48 and scored 69. GB Studd scored 120. JEK Studd failed.
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William was playing for Oxford.
Cambridge of that era was dominated by the Studd brothers, JEK, GB, and CT.
All three played in the match. GB Studd led.
CT Studd took 7-54 and 2-48 and scored 69. GB Studd scored 120. JEK Studd failed.
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Cambridge won by 7 wickets.
The result was not surprising. neither was the domination of the brothers.
Less than a month ago, they had beaten a touring Australians – a full-fledged Test side – by 6 wickets.
CT Studd 5-64, 118, 3-106, 17*.
GB Studd 42, 48.
JEK Studd 6, 66.
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The result was not surprising. neither was the domination of the brothers.
Less than a month ago, they had beaten a touring Australians – a full-fledged Test side – by 6 wickets.
CT Studd 5-64, 118, 3-106, 17*.
GB Studd 42, 48.
JEK Studd 6, 66.
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You get the drift.
The Studd brothers virtually beat Australia on their own.
And CT Studd was the greatest of the three.
Later that year, CT would find himself wrapped in a blanket, waiting his turn to bat, in a historic Test match.
He was then famously left stranded...
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The Studd brothers virtually beat Australia on their own.
And CT Studd was the greatest of the three.
Later that year, CT would find himself wrapped in a blanket, waiting his turn to bat, in a historic Test match.
He was then famously left stranded...
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But here, on this day, he reigned supreme.
Oxford batted first. Hamilton came out to bat at 116/6.
CT Studd had just taken a wicket.
Poor William Hamilton was nervous, perhaps visibly so, despite the fact that he and CT Studd were both undergraduates of roughly the same age.
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Oxford batted first. Hamilton came out to bat at 116/6.
CT Studd had just taken a wicket.
Poor William Hamilton was nervous, perhaps visibly so, despite the fact that he and CT Studd were both undergraduates of roughly the same age.
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He still managed to put bat on ball.
That should ideally have soothed the nerves, but he was probably too anxious to get off the mark as soon as he could.
He set off for a single eagerly.
Too eagerly, perhaps.
So eager was Hamilton that he got completely disoriented.
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That should ideally have soothed the nerves, but he was probably too anxious to get off the mark as soon as he could.
He set off for a single eagerly.
Too eagerly, perhaps.
So eager was Hamilton that he got completely disoriented.
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He sprinted towards the slip fielders, then through the cordon.
He was obviously *not* given run out (he did not exactly break a law).
But he scored 9 and 0 in the match, falling to CT Studd in each innings.
He was obviously *not* given run out (he did not exactly break a law).
But he scored 9 and 0 in the match, falling to CT Studd in each innings.
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