James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

87 victory. Mainly owing to the exertions of Messrs. Read (30), and Lindsay (40) burrcy reached a totalA of 171, and they must have been greatly sur rised to get rid of sucli a batting side as that of Middlesex for only ll’r. J. bliuter set Surrey an excellent example in the nccoiid innings with .i c score of_!le~'. and as eiglit others of the Eleveii got douhle figures. the result was a for- midable total of $7. Surrey only had three hours on the third afternoon in which to dismiss the Middlesex Eleveii. and though at one time they looked like Winning. the unselfishly patient batting of Messrs A J. Welibe who was in two hours and twenty minutes for his in, and Scott saved Middlesex, and the game was drawn. Surrey, IT] and 267; total, .N. Middlesex, 98 and 1211 (five wickets) ; total, zls. Ov ' Maidens. Runs. lets. E) J! ll 10 22 in Mr. Stratforrl (lst inns, Surrey) Southemn (Ist inns, Middlcsex (2) Middlesex w. Yorkshire. Sheffield, Aug. 151, 2fl, This was h fan the best performaiioe of tlie Middlcsex Eleven duiiiig the season. Considering that it was aii outniateh it is worthy of remark that the Mid- dlesex Eleven was entirel ' CODIPOSOKl of Amateur-s. The ground wzis in excellent order, and this makes it t ie more surprising that the Yorksliirenien should have made sucli a, poor shew against the not particularly dangerousliuwlin-vof M .srs. Rohertson and Stratfflrd, Mr. Dnry with (2:1 and 1 I) being the hiifiiest scorer. Lockwood failed to score eacli time. Messrs. I. D. \\"alkcr and A. J. \Velibc put mi 114: rims for the first wicket of Middlcscx, and the latter's Ell were got with- out a chance. Middlcs weir lw an innings mid“ 1 runs. Middlemx 298. York- sliirc, 94 and 110; tutti]. I. Overs. Maidens. Buns. \Vickets. l i ii” PH 10 2! ..; H 17 5 (ii howled) (3) Middlesex z'. Notts. Notttingham. Aug. 2 1,26. Raiii saved Middlesex from defeat justas it had in the some mateli in the previous seasoxr rohlied them of a victory. The game llflgml With a surprise, as or; a splendid wicket a stroiig batting Eleven of Middlesex were all dismissed for 371, of which Mr. Stratford claimed 32, not out. ' Tlie howliiig of Messrs. Relicrtsoii and Strutford was not let 05 so ensilyns it had lieen earlier in the week at Shefiield. and Sell>y' and Shreu'sliury while together put mi 122 runs, the former eoiitrilintiiig HG, the hitter 7»! not olit to a total of 21m. Rain ro- ventcd (Iln'plny on the secolid day and finally put 3m end to the game w .en Middlesex‘had lost four of its liest Wickets in second innings for 1:6, still wanting IH. runs to save defeatin an innings. Notts, 28:3, Middlesex, 35 and mi (four " - tel 151. nickets) ‘ to . ’ Overs. Maidens. Runs. “Vickets. _ Morley (lst inns. Middlesex) 12.1 28 R7 (5 (u howled) BliT’l‘INL} AVERAGES. Most Most NI). of Net Total in mi ina Innings. out. Runs. Innings. Match. Avtr. Mr. Robertson (Middlescx) Hill (Yorkshire) r. M. Buckland Al 1 g. u .. “V. H. Harlow ‘J 0 1-\' l A. H. Heath 2 l i It. Hendersuri 1 o 51, Hon. E. Lyttelto 4 o m T. S. Pearsuii 9 | “3 J. Robertsoii b' 2 20