James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

22 number o f runs. In the match before enumerated between M .C .C , and Ground and Oxford University, at Oxford, Morley’s bowling was most des- ’ tructive with the help o f a very treacherous wicket, and his entire analysis showed 33 overs and i ball for 14 runs and 13 wickets. Among less preten­ tious cricketers there was no lack of extraordinary achievements with the ball, but as these occupy a special chapter in the second part of this work, refer- •ence can be made to them. Am ong the curiosities of the season, too, must rank prominent the match in which eleven members o f the Lucas family defeated the Horsham Club easily in an innings ; and one even more of a novelty at Shalford Common, in which eleven Mitchells defeated eleven Heaths by seven runs. Among eccentricities of the game I may be pardoned for numbering two matches in which the players were exclusively composed o f the fair sex. A t the end of Augest, “ at Elstead, near Godaiming, a match was played between eleven women o f Elstead, and a like number of Thursley, which attracted a numerous attendance.” To the credit of the Elstead ladies let me add that they were the winners by six runs. A few weeks afterwards in the neighbour­ hood o f Sheffield— the place o f places where a good example in the way of sport is sure to be readily followed— occurred a similar contest, though of the result I am ignorant. Some cricketers of note in their different lines passed over to the majority during the past season. Amongst those identified with cricket o f a past age was tne Hon. Frederick Cavendish, an ardent admirer, and in his own eccentric fashion a liberal supporter of the game. A n old and zealous friend to Northern cricket died in the person o f Mr. John Johnson, Honorary Secretary o f the Notts County Club for many years, the predecessor of Mr. G. B. Davy, an amiable gentleman much esteemed and worthy o f remembrance, as having been the first to bring out Richard Daft, to whom he was a kind friend up to the very last. Two old professional cricketers, once of high repute, T . Nixon, Senr., and T . Barker, both of Notts, went to their rest during the sum­ mer, and among noted players of the present generation, who have recently passed away, may be mentioned Shoesmith, who played a few years ago for Sussex on more than one occasion, and had been for several seasons engaged at Prince’s as one o f the ground bowlers, G. Mumford, o f Middlesex, and 'Messrs. C. J. Breene (Middlesex), H . K illick , o f Sussex,-and F . B . Soden > (Surrey). Considering the hundreds o f players who occupy prominent positions in the cricket world, it is pleasant to reflect that the death-roll has been so scantily increased since the issue of the last Annual. C H A P T E R V . T H E F O U R T H E N G L I S H T E A M IN A U S T R A L I A . On Thursday, the 21st of Sept., 1876, twelve English professional cricketers left Southampton for Adelaide, in the P . and O. steamer Poonali. James Lillywhite, of Sussex, was the Captain, Southerton, of Surrey, his first mate. Yorkshire sent five representatives— Ulyett, Hill, Emmett, Andrew Green­ wood, and Arm itage— Notts two— A lfred Shaw and Selby— while Surrey also furnished two— Jupp and Pooley— and the remaining player was Cliarlwood, .of Sussex. They formed the fourth band of English players, who had visited the Antipodes, and were the first team to undertake the trip as an English spec. H . H. Stephenson was the pioneer o f these Australian tours in 1861, and the venture was a grand success under the able management of Messrs. Spiers and Pond, who at that time had not yet found their way across the ocean to reform the system of English railway refreshments. G. Parr, of Notts, two years later was the next to . conduct an English cricket party with one