fil and out of ft total of 65 Messrs. Ridley (21), Booth (14), and Foster (10) subscribed 48. Mycroft had a hand in the fall of every wicket, a s nine batsmen tell to his bowling, and the tenth he caught off Kay. His bowling in the innings was certainly the most extraordinary exploit of the year: 87 balls , 13 maidens; 25 runs; 9 wickets. Hampshire had 1-44 runs to win, an•; when nine wickets had fallen there were still 9 runs to get. A line fively-h. score of 35 not out by Mr. Hargreaves settled the question, and Derby hii • lost its last match of the year by only 1 wicket. It was rather a bowler - than a batsman’s match throughout. Hampshire, 63 and 145 (9 wickets) ; total, 208. Derbyshire, 115 and 91 ; total, 206. Mycroft, out of 19 wicket-, had 17 (13 bowled), and bis entire analysis wasw'onderful. Overs. Maidens. Bans. Wickets. 04 24 103 17 B atting A verages . Inns. Times not out. Buns. Most in Most in an Inns, a Match. Averages Platts ........................ 12 1 244 53 89 2 2 .2 Frost ........................ 6 1 106 52 99 2 1 . 1 Rigley........................ 6 0 125 51 56 20.5 H iekton..................... 7 2 71 30 37 14.1 Foster........................ 1 1 0 150 37 37 13 .7 R. P. Smith ............. 12 l 148 43 65 13.5 J. Smith..................... 4 0 48 19 30 12 A. Shuker................. 4 0 46 20 35 1 1 . 2 Hind ......................... 12 0 103 30 44 8.7 A. Smith..................... 1 1 4 52 19 32 7.3 Hay ......................... 4 2 14 9 a 12 i W. G. Curgenven.. . . 7 0 47 13 14 6.5 S. Richardson ......... 7 0 34 14 16 4.6 Mycroft..................... 11 1 48 16 19 4.8 The following played in one match only :—H. Shaw, 2 2a; Keeton, 2 5 Thornhill, 0, 0; Tilson, 0, 3 ; Burcham, 4, 8 ; U . SowTer, 2. B ow l in g A v e r a g e s . Balls. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. W’ides. Runs per Wicket. Mycroft..................... Hiekton..................... 1449 173 541 51 0 10.31 612 58 259 22 0 1 1 . 1 7 Platts......................... 736 49 387 21 0 18.9 H in d ......................... 309 28 113 4 0 28.1 Hay only bowled in two matches, 84 halls, 10 maidens, 31 runs, and 2 wickets. Rigley only howled in one match, 16 balls, 2 maidens, 7 runs, and 1 wicket. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. O fficers for 1876.— President , Duke of Beaufort, K. G. Vice-President , Lord Fitzhardinge. Treasurer , W. H. Harford. Captain , W. G. Grace. Secretary , E. M. Grace. Committee , J. W. Arrowsmith, A. P. Wether- man, J. A. Bush, Major Bush, S. H. Brookes, Rev. C. R. Davy, Rev. Joseph Greene, Sir Wm. V. Guise, Bart., Henry Grace, William -Henry Miles, R. Fenton Miles, T. G. Matthews, Rev. C. H. Ridding, F. Towns­ end, Rev. T, A. Southwood, J. A. Ware, J. F. Norris, Capt. T. S. Warren The performances of the amateurs of Gloucestershire during the pa>t season were unprecedented in the annals of county cricket. Mr. W. G. Graco outshone all his previous exploits; but there were others, Messrs. G.