James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1876

241 J45 and 132, v County Cork, the latter making 139 and 138, also 277 in all At Nottingham, on August 14, the St. George’s Club played the St. Stephen’s Club, when each side totalled 32. On June 28, the sixth form of St. Chad’s College scored 44 and 87 against the School, who also made 81, by 41 and 40 runs. On July 17, Kingston Park and Bournemouth Clubs, in a match twelve a side, each made 10b ; while on July 7, the Chester and Wynn stag Clubs also played a tie, each scoring 102. C arrying B at through T wo I nnings .— On August 31, Mr. J. M. Cotterill, of the Sussex County Eleven, played for Brighton Club against Horsham Club, and carried his bat through both innings, being, not out, 95, in the first, and, not out, 107, in the second. T all S coring . —In May last, Mr. R. Sharp, playing for West of Scotland v Renfrewshire, went in first and was out last, making 135 out o f 171 runs in /ico hourly the next score being seven. On Whit Monday, in a match between the Addiscombe and the St. James's Club of Croydon, the former in their second innings, scored 391 / uns in four hour#, 594 being scored in the day. For the Uppingham Rovers against the Upper Tooting Club, at Tooting, on July 8, Messrs. A. P. Lucas and W. S. Patterson went in to get 238 runs wanted to win, and got them in two hours without the loss of a wicket—Mr. Lucas, not out, 130, Mr. Patterson, not out, 93. For the South against the North, at Huddersfield, on July 17, Mr. W. G. Grace and Charlwood put on 205 runs in the second innings of the South between the third and fourth wickets. For the Gentlemen against the Plavers, at Lord’ s, Messrs. W. G. Grace and A. J. Webbe, in the second innings, made 203 runs for the first wicket. Two N ovel S ingle W icket M atches . —John Ratcliff, of Richmond, Surrey, on Monday, Nov. 1, played a single wicket match with a veteran of Peter­ sham, named Holloway. The conditions were that Ratcliff should give Holloway 50 runs and a “ scout,13while he would act single handed. Holloway went in first, and after scoring three was clean bowled. John Ratcliff followed, and knocked olf 41 of the number of points he had given, and was then bowled. The veteran of Petersham then went in and made six, when he was cleverly caught out. This left 12 runs for John Ratcliff to get to win, and this was speedily accomplished by some brilliant hitting. Ratcliff we may add is a promising cricketer, who should he carefully watched by the Surrey Committee; he is a very steady bat, a good Held, and a wicket keeper much above the average. P eculiar M atch at B ishop A uckland .— A novel match came off at Bishop Auckland, on Tuesday, September 11, Mr. M. Brown, inkeeper, of Latherbrush, staking £20 to £10 that Mr. W. Peirs, auctioneer, could not bowl him out in twelve hours, Brown finding his own bat and Piers his own ball. Great amusement was caused when Brown produced his hat, which had been made specially for the occasion, and was ten inches wide, exactly the width and height of the wickets. Peirs had a potshare ball, weighing 27oz., same as used in bowling matches. Play commenced at ten minutes to eleven, Brown placing his bat firmly in front, and completely obscuring the wickets. Peirs commenced the attack with his ponderous hall with such effect that in a short time the bat was beginning to show signs of being splintered. At length, by some accident, Brown left one wicket uncovered, and the bail, coming straight, brought down the stump. Peirs thus .accomplished his task in nine minutes and a half.