Lord Hawke's cricket team in North America in 1891–92

The team was weaker than he wished but the inclusion of Sammy Woods at the last hour considerably strengthed the bowling.

[1] Woods turned out to be the success of the tour, taking 76 wickets in the 8 matches at an average of 7, as well as scoring 260 runs.

[2] The party left Liverpool on 16 September 1891,[1] and during the voyage Herbie Hewett, George Ricketts and Charles Wreford-Brown suffered badly from seasickness.

He served champagne and vegetable soup, but an American who was also suffering from nausea commented "Say steward, did you bring this up or did I?"

[15] The party landed in New York on the evening of 23 September and immediately made their way to Philadelphia for a half-day's practice before their first match.