James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1875

55 (4) Eton v. Harrow. July 10 and 11. Eton exactl :y 1·e,·erse� the result of the previous yoar winning in precisely the same f a · h1 o n and 1n much the same way . Harrow had one batbman v . ry m,1ch nl>o,·e the average in it Captain, but the re ·t lack d f,Jrm tlnd strength a11tl the res11lt was unsatisfactory, tl1e genera.I battin 1 , l,eiua wild u1 the e1treme. In bo "! ll ? S the e l o Y ? n s w �re f airly matched as 0 there°wiis not a . really goodb � wler 1n the t � · e n t y -t � o , a.ud the fielding as swart on both � · 1d e.. : �n battmg the � toman _ s enJoy ed a g ! eat superiority though in their first 1nn,ngs luck was a l1ttl against them, ,vhile the wi ck e t -k ee pin g of \, 1' al.ker for Har1·ow, was the ,vorst that ,ve have st� 11 for year?'. H11.n1) w�nt in first a n - l made 155, A. Webbe scoring 77, and five of the aide failing to make eve11 one 1·un. Eton wns less fortt1natc aR they failed at 143, ei g h t of them together realising 26. Harrow's second venture prodt1ce<l 1!5, ()f th e 0 tlu to J. \Vebbe, 1 to Lord n on and 17 to H. E. eek, lU rlm froru the bat the product of the o t her eight membe1· . Eton had 15 to win ond on easily nough by five wickets H. E.. Whitmore carrying ot1t · b t fer a brilliant i1111ings of 61. rrhe matcl1 was memorable as bei11 the fi t ub-­ ect to a ch rge of half-a-erown fo1· a<..1roission but the a t t e n danc e a c rta.inly not more select 1 if less n1troerous. The fnil score head the resul +- of Public • hool ..,fatches, Chapter IV. Overs. ,Vhitmore. . . . ..... . 53 Bayly .............. 70 Denison ..... . . ... 41 Forbes ............26 ·3 Wakefield . . . ... . . 3 • ETON BOWLING. Maidens. 20 89 Runs. · · 19 11 8 130 79 66 40 0 HARROW BOWLING• • ' O�ers. iraidens. · R11ns. Greilfell .........' . • • 33 . 13 63 l\Ieek ....... ; ..... : 35 13 71 Webbe .. ... . • .... . . . 13 . 5 , 15 Ctutchley .•• .- . . .... 46 · 20 7 5 Banbury ....•....... 20 6 41 M'Inroy .. . . .... . ... 8 4 14 Grenfell bowled one no-ball. - W ic k e t 6 5 3 5 0 Wieke .. . () 1 {) 5 8 1 ..,, - 0 id . 0 1 () l) 3 Of 49 matches Eton has won 24 Harrow 22, and 4 have been unfinii-11.ied Eton won those in 1805, 1823, 1824: 1825, 1827, 1828, 183 � , 1 835 , 1 37, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 184 � , 1845, 1846, . 1 8 � 7, 185Q, 1862, 1869, 18 _ 70, 1 71 and 1872. Harrow those in 1818, 1 22, 1 � 8, 183 ! , 1836, 1842, 1843, . 1 4 ? 18-t:9, 1851, 1852, 1853. 1854, 1855, 1857, 1808, ; 809, 18� , 1865, 1860, 18 ? 8 an d 1873 . th · 1860 1861 1868 and 1867 bemg u.nfhus�ted. The Etonl:lJ.lS do , ose m , , . 20 f not count that in 1857, as being for players over years o age . (5) Rugby v. :Marlborough. July 29 and 30 . Marlborough was voted _ we � on . Pu � lic form and the verdict of judges ,vas · deidedly for Rugby. On the first mn1ngs Marborough h ad - an. advantage of