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Underarm
Wed, April 05 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 20: A Survey Down Under
By the time cricket in the southern colonies rid itself of the regional trappings, and a bunch of Victorian cricketers from the Port Phillip Club boarded the SS Shamrock onward to Launceston to take on the Tasmanians, it was already 1851.
Tue, March 14 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 19: Digby Jephson
Digby Jephson was one of the last of the lob bowlers and one of the very best. He was a fine middle-order batsman as well.
Mon, March 06 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 18: WW Read’s hat-trick and hilarious interludes
WW Read often stroked his way into the same bracket as WG Grace and Arthur Shrewsbury as a batsman and was one of the greatest amateur cricketers of his day.
Tue, February 21 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 16: Walter Humphreys — the great lob bowler who bloomed late
Walter Humphreys, born October 28, 1849, was the champion lobster who heralded the quarter century of golden swansong of lob bowling.
Fri, February 17 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 15: The Lyttelton Levity
Frustrated by the long Australian innings, Lord Harris asked the wicketkeeper, Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, to have a go.
Thu, February 16 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 14: Tom Armitage takes lobs into Test cricket
Tom Armitage has also gone down as the first man to bowl lobs in a Test match.
Wed, February 15 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 13: The eccentricities of EM Grace
Edward Mills Grace is too versatile, successful and kaleidoscopic a personality to have his biography written as a part of a series on lob bowlers.
Fri, February 10 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 11: A clutch of minor bowlers — Drake, Money and others
After the exploits of Vyell Walker and Cris Tinley, there followed a lull in the history of lob bowling. However, there were a few notable, albeit minor, lobsters.
Thu, February 09 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 10: Robert Crispin Tinley
Nicknamed ‘Cris’ and ‘Spider’, Tinley was considered by Alfred Shaw to be the greatest lobster he had seen.
Thu, February 09 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 9: Vyell Edward Walker
VE Walker was the greatest lob bowler of his day, a fine batsman and a fantastic fielder. He was also a path-breaking captain.