James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

70 were made, Barnes carrying out his bat for 109 without a chance. Kent had 411 to win, but Mr. Yardley’s 46 was the only contribution at all noteworthy, and the last four wickets fell for 16 runs. The value of Alfred Shaw’s assistance can be gathered from the fact that he scored 36 and 32, and took ten Kentish wickets at a cost of 82 runs. Notts won by 239 runs. Notts, 157 and 347 • total, 504. Kent, 94 and 17 1 ; total, 265. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Alfred Shaw . ...................... 109.1 75 82 10 (2) Kent v. Lancashire. Manchester, June 21, 22, and 23. Owing to rain the totals were not large on either side. Barlow contributed 56 out of 114 from the bat in the first innings of Lancashire, and Messrs. Mackinnon(5i) and Yardley (47) 98 out of 191 for Kent. In the seen d innings Mr. Hornby and Barlow, usually the supports of Lancashire, were dismissed for 6, and Mr. Roy le ’s 40 alone brought the county over the 100. Kent had only 37 to win, but the wicket played so treacherously, that six wickets were sacrificed before the victory waa gained. Lancashire was not well represented. Kent won by four wickets. Kent, 197 and 37 (six wickets); total, 234. Lancashire, 121 and 112 ; total 233. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets, Heame (Kent).................... . 52 23 75 12 % v » • * • • (3) Kent v. Sussex. Brighton, July 9 and 10. Sussex made a very poor show in every department, and the result was an easy victory for Kent by ten wickets. Kent went in first, and thanks to Messrs. Foord-Kelcey (74) and F . Penn (61), scored 271, with the large pro­ portion of 28 for extras. Sussex had the assistance of Mr. J. M. Cotterill, but Kent luckily got rid of that dangerous bat for 33 and 3, and, indeed, the only incident on the Sussex side was the stand made by Charlwood (47) and Lillywhite (52) in the second innings. Seven wickets were down for 24, when the two players got together, and when Lillywhite left, the total was n o , so that they had added 86 runs during their stay, and saved Sussex from a disgraceful collapse. The bad fielding of Kent allowed Sussex to save the innings, but it also enabled Mr. Absolom to perform a somewhat curious feat in scoring all thirteen runs wanted to win without his partner (Mr. Mackinnon) securing a notch. Kent won by ten wickets.' Kent, 271 and 13 (no wicket); total, 284. Sussex, 123 and 160; total, 283. Overs. Maidens. Runs Wickets * Hearne (1st Inns. Sussex) . . . . 31.3 9 45 7 (4) Kent v. Sussex. Tunbridge Wells, July 19 and 20. This was the shortest county match of the year, and was over at 3.10 p.m. on the second day. Mr. Frank Penn was the chief scorer in the one innings of Kent with 83, and with Mr. Foord-Kelcey (29), Heame (25 not out), and Lord Harris (19), contributed more than did the Sussex eleven in their double effort. The first innings of Sussex was a wretched exhibition, as it only lasted an hour and a half, and Fillery’s 10 was the only double figure in a total of 39, the smallest innings made by a county in 1877. -A- very good not out innings of 41 by Mr. J. M. Mare redeemed the second venture of Sussex