James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

61 Nino runs were wanted when the last Derbyshire batsman (Mycroft) came in, and it was only the fine hitting of Foster, in whose 54 not out were twelve fours and one two, that gave Derbyshire the victory by a wicket. Derbyshire, 127 and 189 (nine wickets); total, 316. Kent, 191 and 124; total, 315. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Mycroft (Derbyshire) ................. 76 36 130 12 (5) Derbyshire v. Yorkshire, Sheffield July 9, 10, and 11. This was the first meeting of these neighbouring shires, and the product was a good game and some fine cricket. Rigley played two good innings of 25 and 57 for Derbyshire, and Hickton slogged away, as he sometimes does, successfully, to the extent of 42, not out, in the second innings. On the Yorkshire side, Emmett was the hero of the match, as, in addition to a fine score of 70, he was credited with eight of the Derbyshire wickets, five in the first innings at a cost of only 25 runs. Yorkshire won by nine wickets. York­ shire, 210 and 88(onewicket); total 298. Derbyshire, 108 and 189; total, 297. ( 6 ) Derbyshire v. Kent. Tunbridge AYells, July 16, 17, and 18. Rain prevented any play on the first day, and the scoring was not large on either side. Mr. Absolom opened the ball well for Kent with 33 out of the first 42 runs, and at the end of an innings the Derbyshire eleven were 39 runs to the bad. A little free hitting by Mr. Y . K . Shaw, resulting in 18 not out, enabled Kent to reach a second score of 78, and, finally, Derbyshire won with the narrow majority of three wickets. It was a bowlers match through­ out, and the wickets effectually prevented high scoring. Derbyshire, n o and 119 (seven wickets); total, 229. Kent, 149 and 78; total, 227. Hickton (1st inns. K e n t ) ........ Overs. - Maidens, l8 Runs, 47 Wickets. 6 Mycroft (2nd inns. Kent) , . . . 27.1 14 ' 3 1 6 Mr. Foord-Kelcey (Kent)....... 21 • 67 7 (7) Derbyshire v. Hampshire. Derby, July 23 and 24. Hampshire was fairly well represented, but the weakness of its bowling in conjunction with far from reliable fielding, enabled the hitters in the Derby­ shire eleven to have a merry time of it. . The weather was stormy on the first day, and the wickets were not in the best condition in consequence, but Derby­ shire managed to make a very good score of 315, to which Platts, who hit well, and with the aid of several lives secured 115, Hind (43) and Hickton (33), were the chief contributors. Messrs. Duncan (43 and 12) and Ridley (26 and 19) alone reached double figures in both innings of Hampshire, and the result was a verydecisive victory for Derbyshire by an innings and 113 runs. Mr. F. G. Jellicoe, the slow round left-handed bowler of Oxford University, made his debut for Hampshire, but his 17 overs cost 62 runs without a wicket, and in all 120 overs were bowled on the Hampshire side for 315 runs. Derby­ shire, 319. Hampshire, 120 and 86 ; total, 206. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets Hind (1st inns. Hants)..................... 5 3 6 3 ___