James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

41 Opponents. Matches Lost (11). 2 22 Colts, ofEngland Hertfordshire . . . . Metropolitan Clubs Cheltenham College 9 Oxford University.. Esher Club .......... Burghley Park __ Staffordshire......... Lansdown C. C. Burghley Park C. C. Northamptonshire.. : Club, Opponents. Where When ist Played, l’laycd. Inn, Lord’s May 7-8 93 9 9 May 24-25 162 9 9 May 31, J 1 141 Chltnam June 18-19 103 Lord’s June 21-22 176 Esher July 17 47 Stamfrd July 23-24 103 Patshull Aug 9-10 136 Bath Aug 15-16 89 Lord’s Aug 20-21 158 Nrthptn Aug 20-21 44 2nd ist 2nd Inn. Inn. Inn. j | Lost by 131 114 131 24 runs 75= I03 15945 runs 1721 266 *48 7 wkts *3 w d 124 121 *107 4 wkts *6 w d 113 178 r61 50 runs 52 126 — Inns & 27 runs 139 302 — Inns & 60 runs 168 234 *71 5 wckts*5\vd 122 248^ — Inns&37runs 1 14 159*114 2 wckt *8 w d 57 109 92 100 runs (1) M.C.C. and Ground v. Hampshire. Lord’s, May 3, and 4. Neither side was well represented, as Mr. Ridley was absent from the Hampshire'Eleven, and the Club had anything but a strong team. Nine bowlers were tried for the County, but none of a kind to terrify the Marylebone batsmen, though only three, with Mr. J. S. Russel (73) at the head, made any notable score. Nor was the Hampshire batting up to a high standard, as Morley, Rylott, Heame, and Flanagan were not heavily punished, and Mr. Duncan, 19 and 37, alone secured double figures each time. M.C.C. won by nine wickets. M.C.C.,202 and 55 (one Hampshire, 107 and 149 ; total, 256, (2) M.C.C. and Ground v. 22 ,-Colts of England. Lord’s, May 7 and 8. Notts sent six of the twenty-two youngsters, Yorkshire five, Durham two, Derbyshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, and Bucks, each one, Middlesex three, and Surrey two. S. Hind, jun., who had made a long score in the Eastertide Colts match, at Nottingham, hit well for 31 and 16, and A . Thewlis played good cricket in the second innings for 24, but with the exception of Lane and Flowers, both of Notts, the rest were not a taking lot. Marylebone had Mr. W . G. Grace, and he contributed 21 and 54, or the Eleven would have fared badly. Mr. W . G. Grace's bowling unnerved the Colts, and in the two innings he took 23 wickets for 108 runs. The best analysis of the Colts was that of G. Freeman, of Notts, a fast left-handed bowler with a laboured delivery, who bowled 54 overs for 42 runs and ten wickets. The Colts won by 21 runs. Twenty-two, 114 and 131 ; total, 245. M.C.C. 93 and 131 ; total, 224. (3) M.C.C. and Ground v. England. Lord’s, May 14 and 15. Marylebone was well represented, but not so England, who not only had to play without the members of the Australian team but even otherwise had not its best forces. Wet weather, bad light, and a wicket to help the bowlers, caused the match to form one of the curiosities of the year. Of a strong batting team of Marylebone, Mr. J. S. Russell was the highest scorer in the first innings with 24, and Barlow with 37 occupied a similar position for England. A t the end of the first day Marylebone had made 114, and England