James Lillywhiite's Cricketers' Annual 1874

4 1 being one of 21 by C. Booth, an ex-Cantab of renown. Rylott and Shawhad 21 out of 22 wickets , and C. W. Boyle exactly one -half of the Marylebone batsmen. C. W. Boyle (fast round) 38-3 A. S h a w Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. 38 1 7 4 5 11 (nine bowled) 8 7 - 3 4 8 8 5 11 (eight bowled) Oxford won by 40 runs. 117 ; total , 339. M.C.C. , 99 and 100 ; total , 199. Oxford , 122 and (8) M.C.C.andG r o u n dv. Middlesex. Lord's , July 7and 8. A match usually regarded as a certain premiumfor long scores since Mr. Hadow's memorable innings of 217 in 1871. Marylebone had an Eleven that might be designated strong , though not very formidable , in consequence of the presence of one or two amateurs hardly in the first rank. Middlesex , on the other hand, was well represented , with the exception of an important absentee in Mr. C. E. Green. Mr. A. N. Hornbywas on the side of Marylebone , as Mr. N Morris of Surrey fame, and each did right good service , though the latter was, at the end , at the top of the batting ladder , having made 74 in two innings by sterling cricket . Mr. I. D. Walker, as usual , was the backbone of Middlesex , with 80 runs , but the other scores , taken in their double light , were insignificant , though Mr. E. Rutter madea good stand at the end, being twice not out with 16 and 30 runs respectively . Alfred Shaw did not come off on this occasion , and Rylott only to a limited extent . The bowling honours , indeed , fell to Clayton , though there was nothing so noticeable in his analysis as to merit reproduction . M.C.C. won by 84 runs . M.C.C. , 226 and 171 ; total , 397 . Middlesex , 189 and 124 ; total , 313. (9) CanadianElevenv. Fifteenof M.C.C. Lord's , July 21, 22, 23 . Asensational match, in point of long scores , as 1,236 runs were madein three days, or 1,177 from the bat. A remarkable encounter , certainly , in almost every way, for the Club only won by 24 runs after a gigantic first innings of 391. It mayas well be stated , that , the original contest was to have been the Canadian Twelve v. Gentlemen of England , but circumstances caused it to degenerate into something of a scratch match . Indeed , all the bowlers got their wickets at a heavy expense , as the score will show, and the bat triumphed signally . Perhaps the excessive heat of the weather (120 ° in the sun ) may have troubled the bowlers more than the batsmen, or at least the excuse will pass . Mr. G. Bird showed skill such as not even the Champion himself could have envied , and no more scientific display of cricket was certainly witnessed during the season of 1873. Moreover , there are many who would like to see him sustain this high pitch of excellence . Score :- T H E L E V E N . 1stInns. W .G. Grace, c Birdb Brune C. J. Ottaway , c Davidson b Brune A. N. Hornby, bGrace 152 cDavidson (sub ) b Jefferyd 5 2 absent 2 n dInns. 5 0 31 hit wkt, b Lipscomb 11