James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1875

' • mAd a, good e o m . m e 11 c om� t, as · 1 00 _ run ,, · c1·e scoccd in 85 mi11t1tes . Mr. w. G� · Gr oe pulled one 1n from Hill when 00 had reaohed 48; but M es sr s Hornby and Ridle t · f°:1IY a,Venged, bis- loss; � coring alm.�t literally ftom every bQJI and b oth . pl Ylng faultless cricket. Tue e three Jomtly seertred 168 o f 224 run from ' the bat, as the records will prove. · L oc kwood led off well for the P �ayeis with a grand innin � s of 1q. and Daft � nd A. Sha,v, in very di�ere11t styles, came off though 1t v..-as somewhat tedious to see the former in one hour for 10 runs. At the end of an innings the Amatet11 ,. s were 46 rt1ns to the good, hl1t they failed in their second iu11ings and but for �Iessrs. Yar d ley and G . F. Grace, both of ,vhOm played fine cricket, would have made a. . sorry show, Messrs. Ridley 1 Hornby, Appleby, and I . D. Walker not ' gainin g a run. The Playars now bad 1 6 1 to win and there wns the cer tainty of · a good match. lt was a qu�atio11 somewhat of luck, and in this matter ,� eAmatet1rswe re little befriended. Six ,vickets, Lockwood, Jupp, Greenwood Osc roft, D·a,ft and · E m m e t t were. dol\ll for 99, and things looked l'osy for th; G-entlemell. The -crisis had come and at the , pinch the Gentlemen failed t _ he ir fi.eld igg beo oming v ery loose. Pooley's brilli.a11t hitting though won � grand match fo1� t];ie Players by eight wickets. Mr. G. · F . G:1·ace b o,vled with remarkable prec i s ion at the finish, at one time de li vering · 14 overs for a s�le rlm. Score and bowling will be found below. GEN1!LEMEN. � . . . . - . lsi !,Wl. W. G. G:wape, b Hill • . • . . �8 G.H. Lottgman, c A. , Shaw, b �mmett .. lS. A. W. Rilley, run out. - . . � . . . 57 A. N. HQtnby, b Hill � . . . * ' 63 W� Yardle)1 , b J.C. Shaw . . . . 9 G. F. Gra-0e, b Hill · • . . . . 22 C. F, Buller, b Hill . . . . . . 0 1. D. Walker i bA. Shaw . . . . 10 A. A p pleh J " , -b--w-, b Hill • ,. . • • . 1 J. A. Bush, b Hill. . . . . . 1 D. Buchanan, not out- . . . . 0 Bye etc., . . . . . . 7 . Total • • . . 281 :PLAYERS. 2nd Inn. b Em.mett. • • • 12 bEm niett . • • • C ari� -0 Rill ' . • • C arid b IDJ] • • • b A : � shaw. • • • 47 b Emmett. • • • 36 c Lillywhite b A. Shaw • 10 b Hill. • • b A. Shaw. • not out • • b A. Shaw. • I I . Bwes, � tc. . .. " . f • .. • . ' .. . . Total • • • • 0 • • 2 • • 1 • • • . 114 1st Inn. �nd Inn... Ju.pp, b Appleby . . . • • . 4 cBuchanan, bG. F. G1·ace 3 · 2 Lockwood;c Ho r nby; b · Appleb. . � . 70 eW.G.G1ace,bBuchanan 9 Osdrctt, st Bu_ah, b Buchanan . . . 0 111n out . . . . 26 . Daft, c Ridley, b Buohanain . 4 • 43 c Bn$h, b G. F. Grace . 19 · A· Greenwood, c Homby, b · .B11chantn • 8 b G-. F. Grace . . . 6 E:m�eyt; � Bllffl, b . Buch&11an � , . • 2 b Bucha.nau , • , • 4 P ' ool e y , o W. G . . Grace, b G. F. Grace . 16 n o t out • . • • 39 A. Shaw, c Ridley, b G. F. Gr a ce . . 32 b G. F. Grace . . • 8 - Hill; b G._ F. Grace , . . . 5 b Buchanan . . • 4 , Lillyw)µte, c b · and Ridley � . · . 3 not out • • • • 10 J. 0. S haw . no f@o ut _,_ � . • • . • � , .. • . 0 .• • • , Byes, . �tc _ , . . . . - . 5 :By�s • 4 • . . .-.� .. . •• I ' . ... '/ • •• . . '- .... • I • . . . . ' • " , . • • ,. • 4 .. .. , . � - To t &l .. . • ·. • ... •, • •• • .. . - • • • • • • • • . . • · . 185 To:tal .. . 1 � 9 • ' ..