60 | k . ^ - was in an hour and a quarter, and ho distinguished himself by making 11 runs from tho first over delivered by Platts. Light of the Derbyshire eleven got double figures in tho second innings, lull the highest was 37, by Foster, and the aggregate was only 170. Kent had 157 runs to win, and there was a prospoet of a close finish. Messrs. Larkinnon (23) and Absolom (21) alone offered any resistance to tho effect ivo bowling of Hiekton, and Derbyshire won a well-contested match by 43 runs. Derbyshire, 107 and 170; total, 277. Kent, 121 and 113; total, 234. TT. . _ Orerw. Maidens. Kims. Wickets. 1nekton (Derbyshire) . . . . 55 19 93 11 (4) Derbyshire r. Lancashire. Derby, July 3 and 4. Long scores were hardly to be expected, as the wickets were rough and bumpy. Mr. Hornby was absent from the Lancashire side, owing to the mutch at Lord’s between Gentlemen and Players, but fortunately his - rvieos were not required. Mycroft was dead on the wicket at the outset, end Lancashire only secured 111 ; but even this was too much for Derby, hire, whose .highest figure was 11, made both by Mr. J. Smith and Platts. Mr/llillkirk (33), Mr. Wadsworth and Picketts (30 each), in addition to four other double figures, enabled Lancashire to score 172 in their second venture, Mycroft being comparatively ineffective this time. Derbyshire had 221 runs to win, but except Pigley (35), no batsman exceeded a score, and Lancashire again won easily, on this occasion by 95 runs. Lancashire, 111 and 172; total, 283. Derb},shire, G3 and 125; total, 188. (5) Derbyshire v. Kent. Tunbridge Wells, July 20 and 21. Ilickton was absent from the Derbyshire eleven, hut otherwise the county w’ns well represented, and Kent had its full strength. Considering tho butting strength of Kent and its proportionate weakness with the ball, the scores were very small on both sides. Tlatts was in great batting form for Derbyshire, with 3G not out in the first, and 53 out of 107 from the bat in 11n* second innings. Otherwise Pigley’s 51 in the first innings was the only notablo score. Platts, too, wras destructive with the ball, as he got six wickets for 08 runs, and the only batsman who came off in the first venture of Kent was Mr. F. Penn, who played a fine not-out innings of 61. At the last Kent had 115 runs to win, and, thanks to Lord Harris (43) and Mr. Penn (28), they w’on with the narrow majority of twro wickets. Kent, 145 and 110 (8 wickets); total, 201. Derbyshire, 147 and 112; total, 259. Mr. Foord- Kelsey’s bowling in the first innings of Derbyshire is worthy of note. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. 25 13 25 5 (0) Derbyshire t% Hampshire. ' Southampton, July 27 and 28. A sensational match, both on account of an extraordinary bowling feat and for a most exciting finish. As was not the case in the previous match between the counties, Mr. liidley’s bowling was destructive, and Derbyshire in it* double innings could not exceed 206 runs, Platts being again the i hief contributor with 28 and 38. Tho first innings of Hampshire was curiosity; Mycroft got the three first batsman out each without a run,