James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

46 EXTRANEOUS MATCHES A T LORD ’S. (In each case the score of the winning side is placed fiist.) When Played. V. # • • • May io May 21-22 June 4-5-6 Opposing Clubs. Household Brigade Royal Artillery . . . 1 South v. North ........ 2 Yorkshire v. Middlesex 3 Surrey v. Middlesex 4 Oxford University v. Mid­ dlesex (12 a side).......... 5 Oxford v. Cambridge . . . . June 25-26 Bar v. A rm y ...................... June 28-29 6 Gentlemen v. Players . . . . July 2-3-4 7 Nottingham v. Middlesex.Jy 9-10-11 8 Harrow v. Eton .............. 'July T 3- I4 9 Gloucester & Yorkshire v .ljy 16-17-18 England..........................| 10 Marlborough v. Rugby . . July 25-26 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Inn. Inn. Inn. Inn. 48, - 80' *93 1821 230; 203! 174 35 runs 288 83 PFon by Drawn 88 3 wkts *7 w d j n i i - 12- 13 237 *941 149 181 4 wkts *6 w d June 14-15 308 *23! 143 185 214; *471 I34 3 5 2i — ! 166 198*1431 192 368 157 ' 2311 213 199 108 *751 *49 193 i63 266I 105 9 wkts *2 w d 126 10 wkts *no w d 147 Inns and 39 runs 148 1 wkt *9 w d 290 9 wkts 1 w d *78 Drawn w d *62 Drawn *1 w d 73 196 runs T h e C a n t er bu ry W e e k . 11 Kent (with two men given) v. England .................. 13 Gent of England v. 13 of K e n t .............................. 1 Aug 6-7-8 229 342 209 *32 Aug 11 • 308 *761 — i Drawn *2 w d Drwn*for6wkts (1) South v. North. . May 21, and 22. With the Australian team still absent the strength of the two divisions could not be mustered, and what cricket there might have been was ruined by the rain. The first day was Whit Monday, and in spite of cold and damp there were over 8,000 spectators on the ground. Small scores were the order of the day, as the wickets were in a dreadful state, owing to the rain, and the game was consequently not exciting. Lockwood (45), scored more than half the runs in the first innings of the North, and Mr. W . G. Grace (17 and 58), and he, were the only batsmen to get double figures twice in the match. On the Nor­ thern side was Mr. J. Coates, a slow left-hand round arm bowler, who had been Captain of the New South Wales Eleven, but he did not come off and was perhaps hardly up to his form. The South won by three wickets. South, 80 and 93 (seven wickets); total, 173. North, 83 and 88 ; total, 171. Overs. Maidens; Runs. Wickets. Mr. Ridley (1st innings North) Mr. Grace (2nd innings North) 34 35 17 12 21 36 7 8 Middlesex June 4, 5, and 6. In consequence of the absence of Hill, Ulyett, Emmett, Armitage, and Greenwood, with the Australian team, Yorkshire had six Colts in its eleven and Middlesex ought to have had a good chance. With little bowling on either side, long scores were a certainty, and in four innings 789 runs were made. Myers was the highest contributor on the Yorkshire side with 49 and 25, young Lockwood (H), played a good first innings of 45, and Eastwood a better second of 68. Mr. C. E. Green hit very smartly, quite in his old form