William George Quaife. & Richard Pilling. 1895. (Cricketers).

For Sale is a Full Page removed from "Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, 1895," showing a Portrait pHotograph on each side for the Following Two Cricketers.

1- William George Quaife.
Following his elder brother WALTER, when he migrated from Sussex, W. G. QUAIFE settled in Brimingham with a view to a residential qualification for Warwickshire.  Like him too, the younger QUAIFE when duly qualified, secured a place in the Warwickshire Eleven to the immediate advantage of that County.  One of his first performances indeed was a fine score of ninety-two against Surrey at the Oval, of May last year, an innings which contributed in a great measure to Surrey's one defeat on its own ground in 1894.  Though on the small side, he watches the ball so carefully and as a rule takes so few liberties with the bowling that he is at all times a difficult batsman to get out.  A smart field anywhere, he also saves a large number of runs for his side.

2- Richard Pilling.
The latter half of the century has produced so many wicket keepers of exceptional merit, that it is singularly high praise to point to any one as pre-eminent above the rest. Still in the opinion of many RICHARD PILLING would be entitled to rank as the best of the many excellent English wicket keepers of the day.  It would have been an open question just for a short period indeed if  J. M. BLACKHAM, the prince of stumpers, could really claim to be the better man.  Without a semblance of show, he took all kinds of bowling with equal ease and elegance.  Standing well up to the wicket, he was smartness itself.  To take a bowler of CROSSLAND'S pace as he had for Lancashire for some years, required great pluck as well as dexterity, and these qualities he possessed to a remarkable extent.  In stumping he was very sure, on the leg side at times brilliant to a degree.  Unfortunately he died in the very height of his fame.

Condition is Very Good.