James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

87 *.4 1st Innings. >GENTLEMEN . Mr. W . G. Grace (Gloucester), c Morley, b M y c ro f t .................. 29 Mr. A . P. Lucas (Surrey), run o u t ............................................... 44 Mr. J. M. Cotterill (Sussex), mn- ou t .........................; ................... 59 Mr. A . J. Webbe (Middlesex), b Ulyett ..................................... o Mr. A . N. Hornby (Lancashire), c Jupp, b Mycroft ................... 144 Hon. A . Lyttelton (Middlesex), h w, b Lockwood ........................ 66 Mr. W . S. Pattersori (Lancashire) c Selby, b Barratt ..................... 23 2nd Innings. Mr. W . R . Gilbert (Gloucester), c Mycroft, b Barratt ................ 5 Mr. G. F. Grace (Gloucester), c Jupp, b Barratt.......................... 18 Mr. I. D. Walker (Middlesex), not o u t ........................................ 10 ft Mr. G. Strachan, (Surrey), c and b Barratt ................................... 10 Byes 1 4 , 1 -b 3, w 2 ................ 19 Total 427 BOW L ING OF GENTLEMEN . Overs. W . S. Patterson (slow round).. 118 W . G. Grace ( ,, ,, ) . . 100.3 G. F . Grace (fast round) .......... 45 G. Strachan (slow round)., 46 W . R . Gilbert ( „ „ ) . . 23 A . P. Lucas ( ,, „ ) . . 50 I. D. Walker (lobs) .................. 7 Mdns. Runs. Wckts. Widcs. • t 5 8 • 139 . . 6 . . 0 ♦ ft 42 r » . * 59 . . . 6 . . 0 ft ft 21 .. . 5 6 . , 0 . . O • ft 28 • • 49 . . 2 . . 0 ft ft 8 . . 36 . . 1 . . 2 ft ft 30 • • 47 . . 2 0 ft ft 3 . . 18 . . . 0 . . 0 BOW L ING OF P L A Y E R S . Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Wide* Mycroft (fast round left) .............. 47 . . 21 . . 76 . . 2 . . o Barratt (slow round left) .............. 52.2 . . 17 . . 1 1 6 . . 4 . . 1 Ulyett (fast round).......................... 42 . . 18 , . 76 . . 1 . , o Emmett (fast round left) .............. 23 . . 6 . . 63 . . o , . o Morley ( ,, „ ) . . . . . . . . 11 . . 2 . . 29 . , o . . o Lockwood (slow round).................. 13 .« 3 . . 30 . . I o Daft (lobs) .................. ................. .. 9 . . 2 18 , , o o The matchwas instituted in 1857, and 21 matcheshave now been played, of which the Players have won 8, the Gentlemen 7, and 6 have been drawn. The players won in 1857, 1858, 1859, i860, 1861, 1863, 1864, and 1865 ; the Gentlemen in 1866, 1868, 1869, 187T. 1072, 1873, snd 1874. The matches in 1862, 1867, 1870, 1875, 1876, and 1877 were drawn. ( 5 ) Gloucestershire England. July 26 and 27. Unfortunately, heavy storms just before the match robbed it of most of its interest, and the fact that England was in no way properly represented still further detracted from its value. The score is given below, and beyond this it will suffice to call attention to the exceptionally fine bowling of Midwinter the Melbourne professional for Gloucestershire. England was, as was antici­ pated, defeated by five wicket?. Midwinter’s bowling figures were :— Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. (First Inn ings)...................... 39-2 25 35 • 7 (Second Innings)........ ......... 66-3 39 46 4 ycroft (1st Inns. Gloster).. 26-1 17 21 6