James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1876

57 A mateur B owling . Overs, Maidens. 27 54 16 20 0 Runs. 131 83 58 49 7 W. G. Grace (slow round). . 82*1 C. K. Francis (fast round). . 90*3 A. W. Ridley (lobs) .......... 45 G. F. Grace (fast round) . . 39 G. H. Longman (fast round) 3 P rofessional B owling . Overs. Maidens. Runs. 65 171 144 62 95 Wickets. 12 4 2 1 0 Wides. 41 44 18 3 6 Wickets. 2 11 4 0 1 1 4 Wides. A. Shaw (slow round) . . . . 69 *3 Morley (fast round) .......... 105 Hill (fast round ) .................. 71*2 M’Intyre (fast round ).......... 21 Lockwood (medium round) 40 u vo x Oscroft (fast round) .......... 13 3 27 0 — M’Intyre bowled 2 no-balls and Oscroft 1 no-ball. The following shows the results of the matches played at Lord’s from the first institution :— 1833. Players won by 9 wickets 1834. Players won by an innings and AA____ 29 runs 1835. Players won by 6 wickets* 1836. Gentlemen, who played 18, won by 55 runs 1837. Players won by an innings and 10 runs (a) 1837. This was a second match, the Gentlemen, who played 16, being defeated by an innings and 38 runs 1838. Players won by 40 runs 1839. Drawn 1840. Players won by 9 wickets 1841. Players won by 2 wickets 1842. Gentlemen won by 95 runs 1843. Gentlemen won by an innings and 40 runs (b) 1844. Players won by 38 runs 1845. Players won by 67 runs 1846. Gentlemen won by 1 wicket 1847. Players won by 147 runs 1848. Gentlemen won by 33 runs. 1849. Gentlemen won by an innings and 40 runs 1850. Players won by an innings and 48 runs 1851. Players wron by an innings and 14 runs 1851. This was designated as a return match, the Players winning by an innings and 52 runs 1852. Players won by 5 wickets 1853. Gentlemen won by 60 runs 1854. Players won by 9 wickets 1855. Players wron by 7 wickets 1856. Players wron by 2 wickets 1857. Players wron by 13 runs 1858. Players won by 285 runs 1859. Players won by 169 runs 1860. Players won by an innings and 181 runs 1861. Players won by an innings and 60 runs 1862. Players w*on by 157 runs (c) 1863. Players won by 8 wickets 1864. Players won by an innings and 68 runs 1865. Gentlemen won by 8 w'ickets 1866. Players wron by 38 runs 1867. Gentlemen won by 8 wickets 1868. Gentlemen won by 8 wickets I860. Gentlemen won by 8 wickets 1870. Gentlemen wTon by 4 runs 1871. Drawn 1872. Gentlemen won by 7 wickets 1873. Gentlemen won by an innings and 55 runs 1874. Players won by 2 wickets 1875. Gentlemen wron by 262 runs - - - - - - - — t t \ J I J L % / J X U U H * On this occasion the Gentlemen had the assistance of Redgate andCobbett. (a) This was called the Barn-door match, o* ‘ ‘ Ward’ s Folly,” the Gentlemen using wickets 27in. by 8in., the Pla yers 36in. by 12in. (b) The Gentlemen in this match received the assistance of Pilch, Cobbett and Wenman. (c) In this match both teams were under thirty years of age.