I don't think I knew him as such - but I remember my parents going on about some bloke called "Aye-key" Burns ... and thinking "what sort of name is that?" .. what was he actually called @Stuart Airlie - do you know? I'll mention it to them when I see them next week.

Thanks Carol 😀

14th November 1883 is also the day "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson was first published as a book by Cassell & Co. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

A few points of interest ... (leaving aside the fact "we" got hammered). The game was played in November (not usually cricket playing weather). However I checked the Durham weather station data for Nov 1883 and it was a cold-ish but remarkably dry month and only a quarter of the normal November rain fell (23mm vs 88mm average). There is either a mistype or someone can't add up - Brompton's first innings should be 15, surely? Scorton's Brownless was clearly "Man of the Match", scoring 20 with the bat, a catch and 10 wickets! Hat's off to Brompton's plucky Terry who remained unbeaten over 2 innings - although with only 1 run. I may have to delve into the 1881 census to see if I can find out any more about the players - watch this space.

Here is the text of the article. SCORTON AGAINST BROMPTON-ON-SWALE A match at cricket, between eleven of the Scorton club and the same number of Brompton-on-Swale club, took place on the 14th inst., at Scorton. for £ 0 aside, which terminated in favour of the former at one innings, with 33 runs to spare. The following is a statement of the game - SCORTON - First Innings. Jennings, caught by Terry ........... 0 Peacock, body before wicket ..... 4 Vittv, bowled by Simpson ............ 0 Robson, bowled by Simpson ...... 1 Gibson, bowled by Simpson ....... 24 Brownless, ct. by Simpson .......... 20 Roger, stumped by Simpson ....... 11 Flower, bowled by Simpson ......... 0 Bell, bowled by Carter .................... 0 Lincoln, bowled by Simpson ......... 2 Dennison, not out ............................. 2 Byes and wide balls ............... 8 ----- Total ....................................... 72 BROMPTON-ON-SWALE First Innings. Second Innings. Carter, ct by Robson ........... 1 caught by Brownless ...... 2 Ward, ct by Gibson .............. 0 bowled by Brownless ....... 5 Haw, b. by Peacock ............. 2 bowled by Peacock .......... 4 Coleman, b. by Brownless 2 leg before wicket ............... 0 Arrowsmith b. by Brownless 1 bowled by Brownless ....... 0 Dixon, ct, by Gibson ............. 1 bowled bt Brownless ........ 3 Clapham b. by Brownless .... 1 run out .................................. 1 Fryer, b by Peacock .............. 0 run out .................................. 1 Simpson, b. by Peacock ...... 1 bowled by Brownless ........ 4 Terry, not out .......................... 0 not out .................................... 1 Kuton, b. by Brownless ........ 1 bowled by Brownless ......... 0 Byes ................. 5 Byes ........................ 5 Total ................. 13 Total ...................... 26