#1837

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Felix's Catapulta — The First Mechanical Bowling Machine, 1837 onward

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1840-06-01

Nicholas Wanostrocht ('Felix'), the Kent batsman and schoolmaster, patented in 1837 the catapulta — a mechanical contraption that propelled a cricket ball at a batsman by means of a sprung Indian-rubber arm. The first bowling machine in cricket history, it was demonstrated at Lord's, used at Felix's school for batting practice, and described in his 1845 manual.

#felix#nicholas-wanostrocht#catapulta

⭐Mild

Mynn vs Dearman — Brighton Rematch, August 1837

Alfred Mynn (Kent) vs James Dearman (Yorkshire)

1837-08-21

In August 1837 the Sheffield batsman James Dearman, smarting from his innings-and-107 thrashing at Town Malling the previous September, demanded a return single-wicket match against Alfred Mynn. The rematch was played at Brighton on 21-22 August 1837 and went the same way as the first: Mynn won by an innings and 67 runs.

#alfred-mynn#james-dearman#single-wicket