Cricket 1886

16 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. JAN. 28, 1886. DERBYSHIRE COUNTY CLUB. F ixtu res for 1886. May 13—Lord’s, v. M.C.C. May 27—Manchester, v. Lancashire June 7—Derby, v. Australians June 17—Derby, v. Yorkshire June 21—Derby, v. Kent July 5—Derby, v. Surrey July 12—Derby, v. Essex July 19—Tunbridge, v. Kent Aug. 2—Derby, v. Gloucestershire Aug. 5—Oval, v. Surrey Aug. 9—Leyton, v. Essex Aug. 12—Holbeck, Leeds, v. Yorkshire Aug. 16—Derby, v. Lancashire NORFOLK COUNTY CLUB. F ix t u r e s f o r 1886. June 17,18—Stoke, v. Staffordshire June 30, July 1—Southampton, v. Hampshire July 2, 3—Leyton, v. Essex July 22, 23—Lord’s, v. M.C.C. and Ground N o rw ich C r ic k e t W eek . Aug. 2, 3—Norwich, v. Staffordshire Aug. 4, 5—Norwich, v. Essex Aug. 6, 7—Norwich, v. M.C.C. and Ground Aug. 12,13—Norwich, v. Hampshire Aug. 19, 20—Northampton, v. 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