James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

GO (1) Derbyshire v. Lancashire. Derby, May 21 and 22. Mr Hornby was playing for the North in the Whit Mon lay maf <Ji u f Lord’s, and Mycroft was absent from the Derbyshire eleven from the same cause. The wicket was in very bad order, and hence it was a bowler’s match throughout. Lancashire had a very weak eleven, and was defeated by 34 runs. Mr. R . P. Smith, of Derbyshire (18 and 18) was the only batsman on either side to get double figures each time, and in all only 290 runs wen- scored for 40 wickets. Dorbyshirc, i l l and 51 > total, /02. Lancashire, 84 and 44; total, 128. . „ , Over#. Maidens, Run*, Yvjckct*, W . McIntyre (Lancashire) . . . . 5 Hickton (Derbyshire) .............. (2) Derbyshire v. Hampshire. Southampton, May 24, 25, and 26. Hampshire had not by any means its strongest eleven, and, with very bad fielding and weak bowling, its chances of success were very small. Mr. Ridley’s lobs were instrumental in securing seven wickets in the first innings of Derbyshire, but in the second, eight bowlers trundled with little success. Mr. R . P. Smith (42 and 28) was the chief scorer for Derbyshire, and Mr. Ridley (22 and 20) each time headed the list of Hampshire, his 20 in the second innings being the only double figure on the side. In the first innings Mr. Booth went in first, and carried out his bat for i j . Derbyshire won by 179 runs. Derbyshire 115 and 242 ; total, 357. Hampshire, 105 and 63 ; total, 168. Overs, Maidens. Runs. Wickets, Mycroft (Derbyshire).................. 68.1 42 47 12 Mr. Ridley (1st inns. Derbyshire) 52.3 20 49 7 (3) Derbyshire v, Lancashire. Manchester, May 31, June 1 and 2. Lancashire had not collected anything like its full strength, but the eleven had considerably the best of it in winning the toss, which gave them a good wicket on the first day, and Derbyshire one saturated by rain. Mr. Hornby’s 63 was a good commencement for Lancashire, and under the circumstances perhaps Derbyshire did fairly to score even 224 runs in two innings, against the bowling of William McIntyre and Watson. Lancashire won by ten wickets. Lan­ cashire, 215 and 10 (no wicket); total, 225. Derbyshire, n o and 114; total, 224. _ , Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. W . McIntyre (Lancashire).......... 82 39 91 12 (4) Derbyshire Kent. Derby, June 18, 19, and 20. The wicket was very rough, but the weather was fine throughout— an un­ usual event in 1877— and the finish most exciting, so that in all the match was a great success. Lord Harris (80) and Mr. Absolom (44) made 124 out of 184 runs from the bat in the first innings of Kent, and in the second, Messrs. Penn ( 45 )> Shaw (19), and Poord-Kelcey (15) were the only ones to get double figures. Mr. R . P. Smith with 52 not out, and 41 was the chief scorer for Derbyshire, but the hero on that side was Poster, who fairly won the match.