James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

67 B o w l in g A v e r a g e s . Aver. Runs per Overs. Milns. Runs. Wkts. Wides. wckt. W . G. G race ........ 664 301 781 81 o 9.52 R . F. Miles .......... 250.2 129 250 21 17 11.19 \V. R . Gilbert . . . . 194 99 298 23 o 12.22 Midwinter............. 299 179 275 18 o 15.5 F. Townsend......... 49.3 15 84 2 o 42 E. M. G race ......... 28 10 44 1 o 44 G. F. Grace ......... 76 24 123 2 o 6r .i II. Gallop (36 overs, 16 maidens, 63 runs, 4 wickets, and 1 wide) only bowled in one match. HAMPSHIRE. Hon. Sec., C. Booth, Kilmiston, Alresford.' The summary of Hampshire cricket in 1877 showed a very unfavourable con­ trast with that produced at the end of the preceding year. In 1876 Mr. Ridley’s bowling and batting enabled the eleven to make a very good show, but last year he was comparatively out of form, and Hampshire suffered to the extent of losing all its four matches. Mr. Booth’s energy has done much, and will no doubt do more. Hampshire has no lack of amateurs, but it wants more than this, and its weak points are obvious. A really good professional bowler would be invaluable, and, indeed, the bowling will have to be strengthened, and the fielding show a very great improvement on that of last year before tne eleven will be at all successful. Opponents. Matches Lost (4). ^Derbyshire . . . . (1) Kent............. ♦ Derbyshire . . . . (2) K en t . . . . . . . . Results of Matches. Matches Played , 4 ; Where Played. Sthmpton Derby When Played. Won, o ; Lost, 4. Club. Opponents My 2425 26 June 4-5-6 July 23-24 CanterburyIJy3031Ag 1 1st 2nd Inn, Inn. 105 155 120 105 63 23 86 285 1st 2nd Inn. Inn. US 265 319 351 242 *122 Lost by 189 runs 7 wickts *3 w d Inns & 113 rns *40 6 wickts *4w d * Treated in review of Derbyshire. (1) Hampshire v. Kent. Southampton, June 4, 5, and 6. With no great amount of bowling strength on either side, high scoring was confidently anticipated. Kent had not a strong eleven and Hampshire lost the services of Messrs. Duncan and Longman, the former perhaps its most reliable batsman. Mr. Absolom made a good start for Kent with 42 out of 55 runs for the first wicket, and Mr. F. Penn ( 55 )>ancl Willis (63), punished the Hamp­ shire bowling severely. Messrs. Booth (5 and 73 )» and Ridley (39 and 62), saved Hants from a defeat in a single innings by the long stand they made after the follow on, but in spite of wet weather on the third day, Messrs. F. Penn (48 not out), and Foord-Kelcey (21 not out), knocked off the Hampshire bowlers, and Kent won just in time before a tremendous storm, by seven wickets. Hamp- 6* %