James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1875

7u Bow1J1NG AVER.lGES. Runs per Balls Maiden& Run, Wickets Wide" Wioi:et. C . J. Brt1ne • • • • • • • • 836 36 135 9 0 14·9 "\V. R.. Gilbert • • • • • • 144 10 6(> 2 0 33 E. Rt1tter .......... 11-19 96 • 498 34 2 14·22 ,v, H. Ha<low • • • • • • 4 7 47 165 22 0 7·1 1{. D. Walker........ 208 8 122 7 1 17·3 J�'lanagan .......... 311 42 111 6 0 18·8 Howitt ......., ....... 977 118 879 18 4 21·1 I. 1) . \Vttlker . # • • • • • • 50 12 111 3 0 37 l-',1111 l>e1·t •••••••••••. 72 7 38 1 0 38 T he fol lo,vi11g bo""led in one 1natcb only :-V. E. Walke1·, 140 o v · er , , for �I rein� u.nd 1 \\'icket; A. J. \Vilki11so11, 94 })alls for 43 ru111:> and 4 wick�ts; J. W. Dale , 20 l >alls for 13 runs. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. • • • • • OFF! "�1RS FOit 1874.-Pre.jide,it, Si1· Henry Bromley, Bart. Vice-Pre.Jidertt J. . r ohnsou, Esq. Cotrunittee, Captain H. Holden, I\1e:::srs. E. M. H. Iiidd�ll W. L i nnbert, M. }\,fa.son, J. Wilkinson, W. H. C. Oates, W. S. Hu;;se:r: r l "l1 )S. Barber, Cha8. Ooc1 ..oft, a11d ,T 110. Thornton. · · Hoii. Sec., G. B. Davy, Whatton, Nott8 .. · Assista11,t Sec., W. E. Tinle:;T, St. Pet�r's Grtte, Nottingham. It \"\-as deen1ed a J)resu1nptt10l1S aHsertic)n ,vhen t\VO J·cttrs ago ,ve ,ent11red to sl1ggest a <.lete1·iorrttion in the po,, 1 er of Notts. Yet events have proved the statomJ11t to h t ive been founJod 011 more than mere ass11mption. Bu� indet�d for the bare ,ricto1·y over Surrey at tl1e Oval the summary of 1874 would ha,·e show11 an eqt1al nl1mber of victories a11d defeats. The results of t} 1 e season will shov.- that there was a very perceptible fi1lling off in the for1n shown by the me11 of Notts. in.deed, but for its bo,vling-a11cl st1ch a qa.u.rtette of bowlers, as A. Sha,v, J. 0. Shaw, 1L i·f'Intyre and �forley -- the County would have made a sorry show. T,vo c1·ushing defeats itt the ha11tls of Yo1·ksbire djsplayed the weal{11ess of Notts 1111miHtakably with the bat, and it is in this matter that the Eleven ,vill have to be promptly strength'1ned. . · · .. • Results of Matches. • 1f&tches pl&j ,. ed 1 10; Won, 6; Drawn, 0; Lost, 4'. • • • e I • Club. Opponts. • • Where When Play ed. Play ed. 1st · 2nd 1 t I. 2nd 1 Inn, lnn . Jinn . l · Inn . Won by I , -- , - , Matche& u·on (6). 2 Surrey •........... Notghm J 11 ne 29-30 144 1 8 Sussex ............ ' ,, .July 9-10 289 • .Mid<llesex ..•....... Prince's Jy 13-14-15 178 • M..C.C. and Ground.. !{otghm,July 30-31 156 , _. . • *39 61 120 8 " ..ickets *2 w d 86 193 Inns & 110 runs 142 130 169 21 runs * 5 6 1 91 - 118 9 wickets *1 wd . .. .. , \