James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

MINCE'S CLUB AND GROUND. OpjfuiicrUs. Results of Matches. Club, Opponent ft, Where When i n i 2nd iwt 2nd Played. Played, Inn. Inn. Inn, Fnn. Gentlemen of Bed­ fordshire .............. Prince’s June 21 252 * 166 Drawn J"i w <1 EX TR AN EOU S MATCHES A T PR IN CE ’S. (In each case the winning side is played first.) Score of Score of Opposing Clubs When ist named. 2nd named. st and Gentlemen of Bedfordshir Quidnuncs v. Household Brigade v. Met ^ a ----- am m Played. T X Inn. 2nd Inn. I : May 2 X 1 j| j 1171 a 1 t •May 29 f' *2961 •1 IM31 Jn 1-2 459 — June 5 j 129 — . June 6 1 349 — June 18 r .\ 216 » June 20 1 4 • 4 173 • a * June 27 *155 • July 4 281 9 • a ^0 • July 5-6-7 1 4.OO *16 A July n *235 — July 18 356 r ----------- W | • July 25 — 1 k *154 mm . Aug 3-4 206 *64 . Sep 8 y *142 1 . Aug 23 I * 158 — 10 9 | 8 runs 194 runs *8 w d Inns & 162 runs 47I *63 82 runs *5 w d 102 - - 1431 154 100 IS2 127 *57 181 118 *67 141 1 3 s t « Drawn 116 runs 1 21 runs 28 runs *3 w d Drawn *8 w d 234 9 wickets *1 w d 117 runs *7 w d Drawn *5 w d 3 runs *7 w d I ? 128 9 wickets * i w d 9 wickets *1 w d 65*11993 runs *7 w d I i Nos. 1 and 2 in the margin refer to the notes that follow. (1.) South v. North. May 31, June 1 and 2. For Benefit of Cricketers’ Fund. It was not much of a benefit, thanks, on the one hand, to cold and rainy weather, on the other, to circumstances which prevented either side being at all representative. A match between Lancashire and Derbyshire, in conjunc­ tion with the absence of the Australian team, left the North with forces greatly reduced, while the southern eleven might have been considerably strengthened. Mr. W . G. Grace’s score of 261 was the greatest achievement