Lord Harris and Alfred Shaw (CRICKETERS) 1895

For sale is a page with a Photograph on each side of a famous Cricketer.  This was removed from Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, 1895.

ALFRED SHAW
Shaw and Morley were, in their day, names familiar as household words to Cricketers, and for a number of years their bowling helped greatly to maintain Notts in the front rank of County Cricket.  No better bowler, perhaps, has ever held a ball than ALFRED SHAW.  A complete master of pitch, of easy action, and of medium pace, which prevented him tiring, he had also a consummate knowledge of the art of varying his pace as well as of deceiving the batsman.  In his prime, a useful bat, with plenty of hit, and a fine field at short slip.  Even last summer, in his forty-second year, and after seven seasons absence from first-class cricket, as he proved for Sussex, he is still one of the most reliable bowlers of the day.  One of the best judges in teh game.

LORD HARRIS
Even at Eton College, Lord HARRIS gave unmistakable eveidence of the ability which he subsequently developed both as a Cricketer and cricket administrator.  His career at Oxford University more than confirmed the promise of his school days as a player.  But is was left to Kent cricket to prove his double capacity.  Kent's return to a place in the front rank of Counties was in a very great measure due to his unceasing energy and personal influence.  A fine all round Cricketer himself; as Captain, he set the side an excellent example of hard work and enthusiasm.  A batsman of many parts, with great judgment as well as nerve, he was generally successful.  A capital field; at times, too, he was of use as a change bowler.  Has just, after the completion of his term of office as Governor of Bombay, been elected President of the Marylebone Club.