Famous Cricketers No 77 - W.L.Murdoch

bowling, the innings would have been classified as first-class. Hampshire won by four wickets following Murdoch’s declaration. A feature of the season was the return to county cricket, largely at Murdoch’s instigation, of his old adversary Alfred Shaw, at the age of fifty-one. Employed by Lord Sheffield to coach, he joined the side in July and finished top of the bowling averages with 41 wickets, including 5-34 and 2-16 at Trent Bridge against his old county. On the first day at Bristol when play was called off due to a saturated wicket there was an attempt to stage a football match but a section of the crowd objected and Murdoch, Grace and several others were physically prevented from taking the field. They were jostled again on leaving the ground and had to have police protection. On the last day Murdoch took a difficult catch one handed low down at point to dismiss Grace. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct St Total Total 200. Sussex v MCC, Lord’s, May 2 (MCC won by an innings and 2 runs) * b F.Martin 12 42 103 c C.E.de Trafford b F.Martin 1 59 201. Sussex v Gloucestershire, Hove, May 14, 15, 16 (Gloucestershire won by eight wickets) * b J.J.Ferris 46 218 259 1 b H.W.Brown 7 73 35-2 1 202. Sussex v Somerset, Hove, May 17, 18 (Somerset won by one wicket) * c G.B.Nichols b S.M.J.Woods 31 129 122 c S.M.J.Woods b E.J.Tyler 42 124 132-9 203. Sussex v Yorkshire, Hove, May 24, 25 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 36 runs) * c E.Wainwright b F.S.Jackson 18 114 328 c D.Hunter b R.Peel 22 178 204. Sussex v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May 31, June 1 (Lancashire won by an innings and 143 runs) b A.W.Mold 7 174 355 1 b J.Briggs 3 38 205. Sussex v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, June (4), (5), 6 (Match drawn) * b R.G.Hardstaff 3 141 89 206. Sussex v Yorkshire, Dewsbury, June 7, 8 (Yorkshire won by 166 runs) * b R.Peel 7 55 133 1 b R.Peel 6 51 139 207. Sussex v Middlesex, Hove, June 14, 15, 16 (Middlesex won by six wickets) * b J.T.Rawlin 40 181 314 1 c G.MacGregor b S.S.Pawling 0 225 96-4 208. Sussex v Cambridge University, Hove, June 21, 22, 23 (Sussex won by eight wickets) * c H.E.Symes-Thompson b H.Gray 79 236 114 not out 52 205-2 323 209. Sussex v Oxford University, Hove, June 25, 26, 27 (Match drawn) * c G.B.Raikes b L.C.V.Bathurst 17 327 258 c sub b H.D.G.Leveson-Gower 45 173-5 343 210. Sussex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 28, 29, 30 (Surrey won by six wickets) * c R.Abel b W.H.Lockwood 0 198 356 1 c D.L.A.Jephson b R.Abel 80 333 177-4 211. Sussex v Middlesex, Lord’s, July 16, 17, 18 (Middlesex won by seven wickets) * b L.C.V.Bathurst 33 121 91 b J.T.Hearne 1 65 96-3 212. Sussex v Nottinghamshire, Hove, July 23, 24, 25 (Sussex won by 125 runs) * b W.Flowers 13 163 102 st A.Pike b R.G.Hardstaff 10 183-8d 119 213. Sussex v Kent, Catford, July 26, 27 (Sussex won by nine wickets) * b A.Hearne 3 116 35 not out 0 41-1 121 214. Sussex v Somerset, Taunton, August 2, 3, 4 (Somerset won by 110 runs) * c A.E.Newton b E.J.Tyler 10 119 194 1 c and b E.J.Tyler 3 131 166 32