James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1875

48 ' arl or Claren�on, R , . Fontf'r, E.W. Tritton, J.M. Heathcote, Ron. C. G. I J yt t l e to n J W . H.. _:py · , Q. R, Green, E. Rutter, Hon. R. Gri?isto . n, �- H � Sc ourfl cl a, R 1 • D. Wa l ket l> A.. H. S. B-e,.n-y J,, � · Marriott. A u dt t ora, 1 M�1trs . B. 'J - ton, G . Dupre, orober, H. It. ward. . · · * Retire by rot tion• . - Tn£ 1.l&ryleboue Olt1b has reached a term of eight,·eeven years. . W ith the- . ltU, of it Scottish Mttche at Nairn it brought it, eighty..seventh c6mpaign t() a cl ; a ati�factory testimony to the t1olidity of the in&tit11tion lightly regardecl a the high iribunal of cricket. · In . 18 7 4 the. same liberal spirit. that has m-ark d tho e1ec11tive of late year was strikingly manife t. In point of tbsolut success th Club m y 1 1 ot h&, 1 e been · so fortunate in its m.&tch • bl1t the efiotts of th e · Co1nmitteo to improve and diss�minate cricket wero as landal)le a ever. It �as a matter of regret that the results of sectional ro n te sts aga i nst the four divisio11s of England, were not more fa, r oitrt�ble ., bt1t ior sundry reasons they were-very � from successft1l. One amntetlr played for the West o1 England who claimed 8ll.n'ey by bit'th and Mi ddles e x by residence, ancl the elevens that repr es ented . th e · North, South and We t . were in no way 1·eprese11tative, ' the last namecl espeei&lly including certaillly not more than thr e e · of the best men. If the aim of the Co � . riti tt e e be to introduce new orieketers from outlying parts, it would be better to deeign-ate the contests as against the Colts of the four di v i _ s ions r!}ther than give high so11nding titles to less important m.atohes. The Seotiish tour at the end of the · season was, a,a was only to be e xpe · c ted, a series of triumphs, cotch cricket having not yet ' adv anccd sufficiently to cope wi� the bowling of a Shaw (Alfred) 8Jld a Rylott. .A. trip next ea-�on to Ireland miglat give an impetus to cricket i11 the Green Isle. . . . _ • . M.C.O. and GROUND. • • Results of Matclles. ' . ( The numbers attached to the several contests sh.ow the order in whichthey · arc tr�ated in the Cr�tioal Notes. . . - · - -- ---�----...� ---- - � -� -------- , Olub. Opponta. , Wher-, · lVlien .. - Opponmt,. P layea. Play�d. lsl f 2,u! 1 t f 2nc1 Ima.jl?UJ. 00.1 Inn. Won¾/ . . . 1· . � . • Match6t wo1i (18). · · I · · · · l 16pla.yersnewtotrds Lord's Ma.y 11-12 284 - · 59 · 1 55 - ws & .20 rnna • Royal Artillery...... ,, . May 21-22 200 1 *98 · I ,1 148 5 wickets •6 . w · d Cheltenham College Ohltnm May 25-26 89 *12o l )2 � 1 09 wicket •9 w a s · Oxfor < l University •• Oxfor " l My 28 2930 . 125 169 l 161128 40 runs 5 Notti nghams hir e ..•• L rd's June 8·9 . 1'5 7 �5 124 88 6 w·kts *4 w d , 6 West of En g land. · . . . ,, une 16-1 147 *122 · 188 1 8 wk.ts *2 w d . ·. Herefordshire ••.• � . ,, Jnue 18-19 833 - . 41 69 t inn R and 223 rnS. 7 Oxforcl Univers�ty � . ,, June 25-26 112 *67 · 64 113 7 ,vkts �8 w d South \Vales...... . • • . ,, . July , 2-8 188 · 101 98 102 a9 l'Uns · Rugby School .... . • •• . :R1 J bY � ,July 2-8 156 • 88 , 00 lQl o wkta �2 w · a , I , , '