James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

78 (3) Middlesex v. [Notts. Nottingham, Aug . 16, I 7 > 18. Rain and the expiry of time robbed Middlesex of a brilliant victory, one that would have compensated the eleven in some slight measure for previous ill- success. Mr. I. D. Walker won the toss, and Middlesex made the largest total of the county year (400). The first wicket (Mr. I. D. Walker’s) fell for 80, the second (Mr. A . J. Webbe ’s) for 206, the third (Mr. H. R . W ebbe ’s) for 275, the fourth (Hon. A . Lyttleton’s) for 325 Hon. A . Lyttleton and Mr. A . J. Webbe each scored 100. The Nottingham fielding was very loose, and several catches were missed. Extras amounted to 35, including 19 byes and 14 leg byes, and one over of Selby’s produced as many as thirteen runs. Nor was the Nottingham batting generally a great improvement on their bowling and fielding. Mr. A . W . Cursham hit freely for 67 and 13, and Selby 59 and 25, and W ild 1 and 74, played good cricket, but otherwise the exhibition was not brilliant. When things were going all in favour of Middlesex, and victory was sure, rain unfortunately stopped play for half an hour, and so time expired with only Sherwin, a very moderate batsman, to go in, and ten runs still wanted to prevent the defeat of Notts in an innings. Middlesex, 400. Notts, 192 and 198 (9 wickets; total, 390. B atting A Times not Inns. out. Hon. A . Lyttleton . . 3 o I. D. W a lke r .............. 11 o A . J. W ebbe ............... n o H. R . Webbe .......... 9 o W . H. H ad ow .......... 3 o G. Bird ...................... 4 1 F . M. Buckland . . . . 6 1 V . E . Walker . . . . . . 3 1 R . D. Walker .......... 4 o- C. E . Green .............. 6 o M. Turner ................... 11 r R . Henderson .......... 9 1 A . C. Lucas .............. 4 o C. I. Thorn ton .......... 7 o C. K . Francis .......... 7 o A . H. Stratford.......... 4 1 Flanagan ...................... 5 2 S tee le ............ ................ 4 o Gray .............................. 4 1 The following played in one match only 10, 8 ; Lambert, o, 9. a Not 01 • 5 . Most Most in an in a Runs. inns. match. Aver. 168 IOO IOO 56 435 95 125 39-6 418 100 IOO 38 240 63 79 26.6 7 i 59 59 23.2 59 24 32 19.2 97 '36 4 i 19.2 33 22a 22 16.1 58 23 29 14.2 85 65 • 65 14.1 130 35 <* 52 13 89 28 3 i 11.1 40 16 22 10 42 13 16 6 35 13 14 5 T3 7 7 4.2 / 3 4 2.1 9 6 8 2.1 4 2 a 3 1.1 C. F . Buller, 20, 25 ; Burghes, • . W . H. Hadow F. M. Buckland . . Steele...................... R . D. Walker . . . . R . Henderson . . . . C. K . Francis . . . . Flanagan .............. V. E . Walker . . . . B owling A verag e s . Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wckts, Aver. Runs per Wides. wckt. 88.1 39 I06 6 • O 17.4 235-2 112 296 15 0 19.11 34 -i 17 60 4 0 - 15 35 16 53 5 2 10.3 411.1 1 8 9 . 561 26 0 21.15 152 75 215 8 I 26.7 124 62 178 7 0 25-3 73 22 134 5 O 26.4 A