James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1875

68 GENTLEMEN s BowLIN,G. . Ove:,;s. Mai d �na · . . 31 ���------- • • Runs. Wiekets. 10 . . . . W. G. G1�ace ...• �.. . . 72·3 G. F. Grace . . • . • • . .. 34 W. R. Gilbe1·t . • • .. . . 13�2 IS 2 119 57 6 ' 4 4 (1 wide.) . . 4 . . A. W. Ridley • � . • • . 17 F. Stokes . . • . • . . . . . 40 14 53 62 1 (I w ide ) , , - • PLAYERS' BOWLING. · · . 0 er • A. Shaw . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . ' 8 8 Morley •....• , .... ..., . � • • • • • • • · 8 rl . Silooek. • . . . " . . . • , • • . . • .• . . 25 Lillywhite ..•• , � . • .. • • . . 29 Rylott ............ · . . . .. . 19 . - • • , R , un s . 126 · 139 4-2 62 48 CHAPTER III. ' • • • • • • • , .. • t T'HE . (l , &UN'.l!I . ES : IN · 18 . 74 . · · ·, Wickets. 9 8 2 0 1 THE i:evolJition of the wheel of fortt1ne brought no great change"in the positiolls of the different Counties, _ at least iu . 1874. .. The turn ;as too . steady even to show any momentary displace�ent, . an� � he re · was reaUy no decided change of places during the ootµse J o � the . sef\s..on. , D er b YlJ lu r e was undefeated, but the most partial supporter of that enterprising County would hardly venture to compare it with Gloucestershire, properly designated the Cotmty of the G1·aces. Gloqcestershii;e :fi.1 ..st &IJ.d Yorkshire .next in order, on public form, l;ongo inte:rvallo. · , D erbyshire showed exoollent cricket con­ sistently though its foe men we re not of the most desperate charactfr. Middlesex, Kent, Sussex, • an � : Lan cashire eaoh only . , 1'- '1n one match during the season, the three fu ..st� nam.ed all troubled .. �th the same -eompladnt of lack of bowling. Nottin ghamshi re showed a pe� oepii ble ' deterioJra,tion, anti a weaknass in batting in partieula1·, only overcome- by a marvellous arra y of bowling. Surrey ot late vacilliatiJ;lg, certainly opposed .. a bold� front, though its general success at the Oval wa Dl11,l1ied by i t s- · occasional failtues wa�from home. Notts has reason to be ' p r o u d of a bowler:like Marley; Yorkshire of one as Uly et t, . and Susaex no �mall � at1�e for thankft1l �� s in the develop _ m ent of a batsman of such great promise a s · Jame s Pb1Jl1ps CQunty cricket flourishes bravely in the present as it eerlft� bids · £ah to flt>urish in t he . fnture. - ! DJBB.B�SIBftE. ' 1 . . OFFICERS FOR 1874.-Presi,dent, Hon. W. _ JeTvis. VicePresidents, Messrs. E .. M:. Wass a n . d Yf. R . , Rhodes. . QQ<qimittee, Messrs. W. G.. C1t.rgenven� \\ T , C o yn !fi i s W . J . Humpl�, S. Rloha.r�s?n, . U: · , S�wter, J. Smith, T. H .S mi t h . P. W , and G. W1 ll 1am s o11. . _ . . · Hon. Sec., W a lter · Bode11; G<1�er-�tteet, Derby. · • • r . • • ' . ' . , • !