James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1875

70 BATTING A VERA.GEB. Tot.al llanjngs F. G. Monklancl.. 6 },. J. Crooke . • .. . 7 R. F. Miles • . • . . . 4 E. M. Knapp . . .. 7 J. A.. Bush • ... . . 4 G. E. K. B1·owne 8 T. W. T,a,ng...... 2 T. G. Matthews.. 4 G. Halford • ... . . 4 Times Notout 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Total Rnns 80 101 44 60 25 20 10 18 14 MoRtin an Inn. 24 86 38 24 15 12 10 10 7 M(tSt in Matcl1 24 86 88 24 16 12 10 10 18 Avorage 16 14·8 14·2 8· 4 8·1 6·2 5 4·2 3· 2 • The followi11gp!ayed in one match only :-C. R. Filgate, 8, 0; G. A. Quen­ tm, 22; A. J. Collings, 1; R . . E. Bush, 13. • Signifies not out. RunK per Balls Maidens R11nR W icket - � ,,�i<lpc. ,,·,�1:,, • W. G. Grace ........ 2086 180 698 0 58 11 ·t3.5 G. F. Grace •....... 1196 120 475 26 8 18·7 'T. W. Lang • • .. .. .. 206 38 59 4 0 17· I R. F. Miles. .. • • . • . . . 876 50 97 7 12 13·6 C. S. Gordon...... • . 209 16 116 3 0 38·2 E. M. :Knapp........ 84 6 48 2 0 24 The f ollowing bowled without taking a wicket :-E. M. Grace, 116 balls, 30 n11.s, 1 wide; F. Townsend, 40 balls, 16 ru11s; G. Halford, 12 balls, 12 mus. KENT. 0FFIC:SRS FOR 1874.-Preside,it, Sir Edmund Filmer, Bart. Ccm1,1nittee, Hon. Percy Amherst, William Banks, Esq., Ca,pt. Brenchley, Major Denne, Alfred Gillow, Esq., C. S. Hardy, Esq., Lord Harris, P. Hilton, Esq., H. Knatchbull-Hugessen, Esq., Capt. Lambert, Charles Lawrie, Esq.� Hon. G. W. Milles, M.P., R. Lipscomb, Esq., H. Norman, Esq.. W. S. Norton, Esq., Sir Charles Oakel e y, Bart., Sir H. Tufton, Rev. Cyril Ran­ dolph, M.A. Troughton, Esq., W illi a m Yardley, Esq. Hon. &c., W. de C. Baker, Beverley, St. Stephen's. nea1· Canterbury. Kent und€r a elou<l, to the regret of all who wish ,vell to County Cricket th essence of the ga1ne. Dist1nion in the past has tended to debilitate Kent in the present, and hence the poor show of matches in 1874. In a . 1 1 truth th composition of the Kentish Eleven seems somewhat irregular, and much will have to be done before the old status can be regained. We hear tha . t Lor(l Harris is bent on the 1·estoration of the Connty. We fo11dly hope that ihe rumour is con·ect. It would be a step in the right direction, at all eve11ts. One lover of the game, of i11fll1ence and energy, 111ight ,vork ,,..onders in the , , · tt y of ref01·m. Let •s hope that he 111c,y • • •