1877 – The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, outside of London. A fine opening bat and the most outstanding wicket-keeper of her generation, Betty Snowball also played squash and lacrosse at the international level. He was acquitted in a high-profile criminal trial, though he was found liable for their deaths in civil court. Nobody has scored more runs in boundaries in a Test innings than Edrich did in this 310 not out against New Zealand at Headingley. In Dunedin late that year, he took nine catches in a Test against Sri Lanka, becoming the third keeper, to do so on two occasions

Source: The Nation July 08, 2021 20:26 UTC