James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1875

• ' 65 < 2) Derbyshire i, . . · Yo r ks h ire United . - De1·by, J1.1ly 2 t111<.l i3. �wo <l.11y8 i118tt !fi (}ie . 11t to aclmit of completing � match in face of heavy sco1· ... mg. Derb)"shrre d1c1 bn<.lly at the 0lttset, as tluee of the Eleven were ru11 out, atn . tl " t he highest score on the si<.le was 34 by l\fr. Cnrgenven .. The De1·by.. shi.re total of 1� 5 was soon passed by the Yo1·kshire men as Ullatbo1ne (59 ) and W alter �m1th (50) be �ween them made 1nore 1�uns than the O}Jposite · Ele�en, and m all Yo1·kshire reached 282, seven gaining double figures e x - ' elu �ve _ of a fine sco�"e of 49 by . Hicks; Derbyshire required 127 rtiµs to save · the innmgs, but this was easily achieved as !\fr. . Curvengen again played brilliantly for 74, and Mr. R. P. Smith for 50. The end came when De1�bjr­ shire had lost seven wickets in its second in11ings for 223 1·uns, and so the match was dra,vn in a far from t1ninteresting condition. Derbyshire 105 and '223 (seveb wickets). Total, 328. Yorkshire, 232. · (3 ) Derbyshire v. Kent. Wirkswo1�h, July 13, 14. The first meeting of the two Col1uties, and one not glorious for either. In one respect at all events the match was exciting as it p1·oduced t�o smallest score made by a Colinty dtrring the season. Kent made 25 and 7 5, or 100 in all. Derbyshire, 97 and 36, or 133 in all, and the latter won by 33 rtms. · There were only five do11ble figures in the fom· innings, the highest of all, G. Frost fo1· Derbyshire \vith 37 and 17. Kent was not well represented, the three Amatel1rs who were ,vith it on this occasion all of little note. · " .. . . # 11 # • ( 4 ) Derbyshire v. Kent. T1mbridge Wells, Jul y · 23 and 24. • • • Kent ,vas some'\\ 7 hat better supported in . the return thati m · the · encollllte1· last treated, but the result was ve1 -- y similar. The fir�t µinings showed little ine<1t1ality as Derbyshire's 92 ,vas only 4 1:lms i11 excess . of the total 9f Kent. The second ventures though in each case were of a clifferen.t character. Two amateurs, Rev. R. G. Hodgson and 1\11�. E . · A. Parke, ,vho in the first had only togethe1· made foU1�teen runs, in the seoo11d i.rlni11gs each scored 47, and the total in all reached 198, 110 mo1 ;e than in the previous display. Derby­ shj 1 ·e thus had 195 to win, but the task �·as not too difficult as events proved, for ol1t of ni11e batsmen seven sect1red double figures, the p rincipal · beitig Mr. 11. P. Smitl1 with 47 1�uns. Derb y shire won by three ,vickets.. De1"b J -shi 1 ·e 92 and 196. Total, 288. Kent, 88 and 198. Total, 286. (5) Derbyshire v. Lancashire. Chesterfield, Aug . 3 & 4 . . . The elements intervened, and O D; l y 011e inning s to e��h . Co1 � nty was p lay ed, with _ a ma j ?rity of 57 runs to the Lancastrians. �o . great _ �cores '!"ere �ad e 011 e1tl 1 er s1de., tho11 gh Lancaster had the two leading pos1t1ons With 43 bJ , R,e,-. f 1 • W. Wright and 26 not ont by R. Dewhurst. There ,vere five double fig 1:1rllh fo1· Derbyshire, but the total was onl y 104, Flint with 24 being the leadiu g batHman. The1·e was no p la y on the second da y . Lancashj1·e, 161. Derb yshli·e, 104. Hicl�ton (Derbyshl1·e) .. \\ y i1tson (Lancashire) .. .. l\Iaidens. 8 10 . - t Rt1ns. 61 43 Wickets. 6 (5 bo,vled) 6 (4 bowled) • ' J I l i