James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

52 1860 Players won by an innings and 181 runs 1861 Players won by an innings and Co runs 1862 Players won by 157 runs 1 863 Players won by 8 wickets 1864 Players won by an innings and 68 runs 1865 Gentlemen won by 8 wickets 1866 Players won by 38 runs 1867 Gentlemen won by 8 wickets 1868 Gentlemen won by 8 wickets 1869 Gentlemen won by 3 wickets 1870 Gentlemen won by 4 runs 1871 Drawn 1872 Gentlemen won by 7 wickets 1873 Gentlemen won by an innings and 55 runs 1874 Players won by two wickets 1875 Gentlemen won by 262 runs 1876 Gentlemen won by an innings and 98 runs 1877 Gentlemen won by I wicket * On this occasion the Gentlemen had the assistance of Redgate and Cobbett. (a) This was called the Bam-door match, or “ Ward’s Folly,” the Ge men using wickets 27m. by 8in., the Players 36m. by lain. (b) The Gentlemen in this match received the assistance of Pilch, Cobbett, and Wenman. (c) In this match both the teams were under thirty years of age. (7) Nottingham v. Middlesex* July 9, 1 0 , and II* I Middlesex had a strong eleven in batting, and as in the absence of Alfred A Shaw, Notts had little bowling, some high scoring was expected. Notts won ] the toss and nine of the eleven got double figures, the last five wickets in­ i' creasing the total from 146 to 368. In Daft’s well-played score of 96 were forty-nine singles. Middlesex made a good start, as Messrs. A . J. Webbe and 1 I. D. Walker put on 64 runs for the first wicket, but the rest collapsed wofully, and the eleven were out for 149, of which 62 were got by Mr. A . J. Webbe. A very fine second innings of 89 by Mr. I. D. Walker, and a very useful one of 63 by Mr. II. R . Webbe enabled Middlesex to put their opponents in for 72, but Mr. Cursham, Daft, and Oscroft, seemed to relish the bowling of the Metropolitans, and the result was an easy w in for Notts, by nine wickets. Notts, 368 and 72 (for one w icket); total, 440. Middlesex, 149 and 290; total, 439. ( 8 ) Eton v. Harrow. July 13 and 14. A match that was expected to have resulted in a hollow victory for Eton, but produced better cricket and a more even game than Lord ’s has witnessed in . * 1837 This was a second match, the j Gentlemen, who played 16, 1 being defeated by aninnings j and 38 runs j 1838 Players won by 40 runs ! 1839 Drawn j 1840 Players won by 9 wickets ‘ 1841 Players won by 2 wickets j 1842 Gentlemen won by 95 runs j 1843 Gentlemen won by an innings and 40 runs (bj | 1844 Players won by 38 runs j 1845 Players won by 67 runs^ j 1846 Gentlemen won by I wicket 1847 Players won by 147 runs 1848 Gentlemen won by 33 runs 1849 Gentlemen won by an innings and 40 runs 1850 Players won by an innings and 48 runs 1851 Players won by an innings and 14 runs 1851 This was designated as a return match, the Players winning by an innings and 52 runs I ft