James Lillywhiite's Cricketers' Annual 1874

5 5 to a splendid struggle . The North had Daft and Emmettin, with W. McIntyre and J. C. Shaw as reserves , and still needed 37 runs to win, so that anyone can put their own construction on the probable result . The match was drawn; the North having four wickets to fall and 37 runs to win. North 164 and145 (six wickets ) 309. South 125 and 220 ; total 345. Martin McIntyre (1st Inn. of South) Lillywhite (1st Innings of North ) .. O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. 39.1 1 8 5 3 7 (five bowled). 39 1 8 3 6 4 (2) M i d d l e s e xv. Y o r k s h i r e. May22, 23, and 24. Rain prevailed at intervals , and Middlesex prevailed at the end. Yorkshire were far from up to the mark either in batting or bowling , the general impres- sion being that they had, for some reason or other , " lost heart ." One Hall , a Colt , got 37 in their first venture by good cricket , but the chief portion of the batting was borne by Emmett, who commenced, for him, a successful season by scoring 29 and 33. The Yorkshiremen played the " lobs " more like schoolboys than veteran practitioners , and their second innings was not a sight to cheer their friends . O nthe side of Middlesex Mr. I. D. Walkerbore the brunt, as usual , and in the second innings , in conjunction with Mr. C. E. Green, m a d e67 runs that were wanted for Middlesex to win without the loss of a wicket. Mr. R. D. Walker's bowling in each innings was a curiosity . ود وو O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. 2 0 8 8 3 4 R. D. Walker (medium round ) 1st Innings 7 2ndInnings 4 Middlesex won by 10 wickets . Middlesex , 215 and 63 (no wickets ) ; total 278 . Yorkshire , 163 and 118 ; total 279. (3) Playersof N o r t hv. G e n t l e m e nof S o u t h. Prince's , June5, 6, and 7. Anovelty introduced to the matches of the year, and an attractive fixture as events proved. The Gentlemen might certainly have been strengthened , while on the other side Daft was absent , though Wild proved an efficient substitute . A sa matter for commentas well as record it maybe stated that Allen Hill was the highest scorer amongthe batsmen of the North; in the first innings his forty wasa fine display of well-timed hitting . That Mr. W. G. Grace should score two-thirds of the runs in the first innings of the Amateurs will surprise none whoknowhis special aptitude in this direction ; his share 145 out of 223 runs fromthe bat. T h e second venture was in each case a cause for wonder. Emmettseemed to have arranged matters with the field , for he had any number of escapes ; though , after all , his contribution of 93 was by no means an insig- nificant performance . At the end the Gentlemen came to grief signally , as the wickets played queerly , and all the batting talent of the side could not realise more than 62 runs ; C. J. Ottaway's 17 being the only double figure . Hence the Players won by 111 runs. Players of North, 182 and 228 ; total , 410. Gentlemen of South, 237 and 62; total 299. J. C. Shaw's bowling on this occasion should be specially reproduced . J. C. S h a w O v e r s. 57-1 M a i d e n s. 2 9 R u n s. 6 0 W i c k e t s. 9