James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

86 Gilbert opened matters well for the South, with 76 for the first wicket, but the feature of the innings was the fine defence of Jupp who went in second wicket down and carried out his bat for 73. The North had to follow on with 118'runs against them, but Shrewsbury and Oscroft made a gallant stand, and the result was 97 at the fall of the first wicket in the second innings. At the end of the second day, only three wickets were down for 177, but on the following morning the wet set in, and in fifty minutes seven wickets were down for 35 runs. Eastwood’s slow round bowling bothered the Southerners at the close, and they just managed to secure the 95 1-lins wanted to win. Four runs were still needed when Fillery the last man came in, but they were got, and the South won by a wicket, thanks mainly to the good play of Richard Humphrey who carried out his bat for 20. On the two first days 607 runs were scored for 23 wickets, on the last day only 131 for 16 wickets, a strange contrast with the ground as easy as possible throughout. South, 274 and 96 (9 wickets); total, 370. North, 156 and 212 ; total, 368. Overs. Maidens. ' Runs. Wicket*. Eastwood (2nd inns. South).......... 27 14 35 5 (4) Gentlemen v. Players- June 28, 29, and 30. Two very strong elevens, a perfect wicket, and three days of very interesting cricket greeted this annual match. Shrewsbury and Lockwood did a great performance in scoring 166 runs for the first wicket of the Players, with only one half chance by Lockwood when he had made 68. The Gentlemen were in no way frightened by the huge total of 405 made by the Players, and their confidence was justified as they headed them by 22 runs. Mr. Hornby’s 144 was far and away, the best exhibition of hitting he has shown for years, and his figures will repay perusal: one six, four fives, fifteen fours, six threes, seven twos, and only twenty-six singles. Mr. Hornby aud the Hon. A . Lyttelton, whose 66 was"another very well and freely got score, raised the total from 148 for four to 278 for five wickets. The second innings of the Players was a great contrast with the first, and the Gentlemen would have had an easy victory had time allowed. During the match, 951 runs were scored at an average of nearly 32 runs per wicket. Seven bowlers were engaged on each side, and while the Players received 314 overs, the Gentlemen made 22more runs from 197 overs. Only three of the thirty wickets were bowled. 1st Innings. PLA YER S . 2nd Innings. Lockwood (Yorkshire), c Walker, b ■ G ilbert........................................... 97 Shrewsbury (Notts), c Lyttelton, b Strachan ........................................ 78 Ulyett (Yorkshire), c Lyttelton, b Pat­ terson .......................................... 15 Selby (Notts), c Lucas, b Strachan.. 70 Jupp (Surrey), c and b W. G. Grace. 16 Daft (Notts), c Lyttelton, bLucas . . 29 Wild (Notts), c Lyttelton, b Lucas . . 51 Emmett (Yorkshire), not out............. 27 Barratt (Surrey), c Lyttelton b Patter­ son ............... 0 Morley (Notts), run ou t .................... 0 Mycroft, run out.................. .. 4 Byes, 9 , 1 -b 7, w 2 ......... 18 c Strachan, b W . Grace........ 20 run o u t ........, 11 b Patterson................................ 24 b W. G. Grace......................... 1c c Strachan, b W . Grace. . . . . . 5 c Gilbert, b Patterson......... 0 c Lyttelton, b W . Grace . . . . 14 c Gilbert, b P a t t e r s o n 2 st Lyttelton, b Patterson . . . . 0 not o u t ..................................... 7 st Lyttelton, b W . Grace . . . . 19 B y e s .............................. 2 t Total