James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

86 Tile following played in one muwli only ~—Bensficld, 1, 0 ; Dixon. 2, 0 ; Hul- roytl, 2. 11 ; E. H. Porter, 5; J. Taylor, 3, fl, I B0\VLIN(~} AVERAGES. Inns. Overs. Maidens. Pm Wcktn. Wds. A. A la!) . T 151! 74 ll) 0 13nrl§£ >Y Ill 1577 RU 214 5 Grassland 2 I G l h \V. M‘lntyre [G 10.2 14-4 2:4 0 A. G. Steel .[ 92 4:; 0 Storer . 8 u ill) El MIDDLESEX. OFFICERS FOR IRTx.—l’pe.<h/eut. Viscount Enfield. l'irF-Pflexfrlrlzfs. Lord G. Hamilton, M.P., and Jolln \Vulker. Treasurer, VV. Nicholsoii. Ilnn. Sela, P. M. Thnrnhm. (‘umutillue, G. Bird, A. R. Daly. G. A. Dodd, C. E. Greell. W. H. Hadow, It. Henderson, G. Lee, J. H. Morley, E. Rutter, T. Ratliff, C. M.Tehbut, M. Turner, V. E. Wulker, I. D. Walker. A. J. Wehhc and Rev. A. R. Ward. Middlesex was able to present a summary strangely at variance with that at the end of the previoiia scusmi. Luck was singularly opposed to the County in 11177, hit in I87x it had changed, and out of a programme of six matches not one was lost. Of three draum games, two, those lit the Oval and N ottinghum would have hecii certain defeats, and the first match at Lord's with Notts was nnyho dy‘s game Still their victory over Yorkshire at Sheffield was u. gran-t exploit. and we mm— gratulnte the executive on their success. With Hon. A. Lvtteltuii away the County never mustered quite its full strengtli, but with Hon. E. Lytmlton Messrs. Hadow, A. J. mid H. R. Wehhe, I. D. Walker. Pearson, Scott, A. Stratford to hat, and more change of howling than in 1877. Middlescx was able to shewamuch holder front. Mr. Robertson proved an acquisition as u bowler, and Mr. Strntford is likely to he still more useml. Results of Matches. .|Inl:‘lmv1;1a//rl[,G; ll'un,. Ih'nmn, a; 1m, 0. Clul) Oppouts Opponents. lVliere ‘Vlien int 2nd lst L’ud Plnye<l. Pinyed. Inn. luu.ilnn. lnu. JIuln-lu-x ll’ozz * Surrey * Yurksh In“; by f) 113 runs » , . nun runs 114. 110 Inngs.& fill me; i’nnm'l'x. .Lord‘s Mny an :n um m7 . Lord's Jy 1x, 1! 2”, . .Shcflicld Aug. 19, ill, ;_. * Nuns ' .Lnr(l'5 J m, m, (7, - 121 r x w d y 1 Surrey . .0vnl Ag N, 9, 111. £lx*l:llJ * ')w (l 2 Notis Votnghm Ag 22 8) Nil; * I w (l FJ'II'II JIa/rh. Last 111/ Australians Lord's Jn 211, 21,22 " l8:'i 1mm 2.11. (N runs ' * Huve liccu treate:l in Review of ll . .C., Part II., Chap. I. (l) Middlesex n. Surrey. Oval, Aug. 3, 57, 10. Neither County hurlits full strcngth, and some peculiair cricket was shown. On the two'first days the weather was fine, but ruin stood in the we of play the whole of the third morning and effectually deprived Surrey of an a most certain