Longcroft made his first-class debut for Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1869. In this match Longcroft, despite being a wicketkeeper did not keep wicket. Longcroft bowled in both the Marylebone Cricket Club's innings, taking three wickets in the match. Longcroft made his second and final first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1870 against Lancashire. Longcroft kept wicket for Hampshire in this match, but despite that he bowled in both of Lancashire's innings, taking five wickets in the match. His final career bowling average was 9.37. Longcroft died at his family home - Hall Place in Havant, Hampshire - on 7 September 1871. Longcroft was just 21, and unmarried, when he died and the cause of his death was registered by the family doctor as typhoid fever. His life is recorded in the book which documents the entire history of his family, "The Longcrofts: 500 Years of a British Family" by James Phillips-Evans, published by Amazon (2012). Jamestown GAA  Jamestown GAA was a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in Jamestown, County Laois, Republic of Ireland. The area now forms part of the catchment area of Courtwood GAA Club. Andy Whelan, Stephen "Faun" Hughes and John Lalor were all Jamestown players who played in Laois's Leinster Senior Football Championship win of 1946. Jamestown won three Laois Junior Football Championships in 1938, 1948 and 1953 and one Laois Intermediate Football Championship in 1941. Following the formation of Courtwood club, the Jamestown club faded out of existence in the 1960s. Kokoro Komete     1988 Sun Bowl  The 1988 John Hancock Sun Bowl, part of the 1988 bowl game season, took place on December 24, 1988, at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Army Cadets, competing as a football independent. The game put Alabama's air attack against Army's ground attack, and ended with Alabama just edging past Army in the fourth quarter to win the game 29–28. The 1988 Alabama squad finished the regular season with an 8–3 record and losses against Ole Miss, LSU and Auburn. The appearance marked the third for Alabama in the Sun Bowl, and their 41st overall bowl game appearance.