James Lillywhiite's Cricketers' Annual 1874

6 3 Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Lillywhite (Sussex). W .G . a n dG .F. G r a c e 77-1 32.1 3 1 9 9 1 1 5 7 1 1 8 (3) Gloucestershirev. Yorkshire. Sheffield , July 28 and 29. F O R O W B O T H A M ' S B E N E F I T . Acomplimentary match for as sterling and genuine a cricketer as ever donned flannels , a professional without fear and without reproach . A success , in every way, as Rowbothamwell deserved , after a career that would reflect on thehighest cricketer in the land ; a career remarkable for integrity , straight forward independence , and civility of demeanour ; a career blameless in every respect . Of the gameitself , so far as the cricket is concerned , little need be said, as the Yorkshiremen were never in the match at all until the second innings , and then only at a very convenient distance . Yorkshire wonthe toss , butthey only madea very poor show, as A. F. Smith was the highest scorer with 27, and the whole side only made113, three being impetuous enough to runthemselves out. O nthe other hand, Gloucestershire always " notches " freely at Sheffield , and this time their first innings realised 282, " the Cham- pion's " leviathan contribution of 77 being exceeded by a truly grand innings of88 by Mr. F. Townsend, one of the best batsmen of the day. Yorkshire , at least , saved the innings , and put on a small sumto the good, AndrewGreen- woodhelping them materially with a splendid score of 89, and A. F. Smith again doing good service with a neat little donation of 34. Gloucestershire had79 to win, and they lost 3 wickets (E. M. Grace, T. G. Matthews, and F. A. Carter) for 7 runs. Abadstart , truly , but the Champion and G. Holford (not out, 30) soon brought matters to a crisis , and Gloucestershire wonby 6 wickets . Ulyett , a Yorkshire colt , made his debût for the County, anda favourable first appearance it was. Agood fast round armbowler, a fine field , and by no means a bad bat . Such are his credentials . By the way, Emmett did not play for Yorkshire , so Gloucestershire had a little " in hand." Gloucestershire , 282 and 79 (four wickets ) ; total , 361. Yorkshire , 113 and 2 4; total 260. Yorkshire . Rawlinson (slow rnd)... Gloucester .-R. F. Miles (slw rnd lft) 17 28 O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. 4 4 1 1 1 4 8 W i c k e t s. 4(3bowled.) 5 (4) Gloucestershirev. Yorkshire. Bristol , August 14, 15, 16. "Noughtbut himself can be his parallel ." In fact , a match in almost every sense a parallel to the first contest . Gloucestershire , though, wonthe toss-a difference of moment and a huge innings they made of it, with a splendid wicket . All one day they enjoyed to themselves to commence with , the score atthe close showing 344 for the loss of 8 wickets . Ultimately the ball pre vailed , andthe Yorkshiremen found themselves faced by a gigantic total of 404, of which Mr. G. F. Grace hadmade165, carrying out his bat, after an innings inferior to none shown during the season. Yorkshire , with A. F. 245