James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

Elevell throughout proved themselves wanting in every department of the game, and their victory over a week Eleven o'f Kent was the only redeeming feature of a. most disastrous season. No duulxt the constant reverses sufferer] by the Eleveii somewhat demoralised them, but there was a want of union, an apparent dissatis~ faetirin among the Amateurs that seem, to reqiiirc explanation. Sever) out ofthc eight mntelies resulted in signal (lefents. mnl the constitution (if the Eleven appears m need u material ehnnge. All energetic Amateur nt the head of zLfiMl‘S iii the fieltl might work wonders. and tlie (Jummittce would do well to take this thoroughly to heart, rmrleonsidez the relations between Amateurs and the County Clubs us they exist in Middlesex, Kent, Surrey’, and Luneashirc. Results of Matches. J/«llt'hrs I'M-4,3” 111m. 1; Drum”, 0; 1.0.1, 7. Where “’hen 01“ OPP‘mts-l Opponents. . > , lst 2nd lst 2m1 Played“ 113.) 0“ Inn. Inn. Inn. Inn. l .lIah-Ims In." (1). ~ } mm by * Kent nughmrlJuiy 1. 2 3 144; 5m in. 715.1; mm, Jinn-h ' l t Lost by 1 Yorkshn . .“'1§efif-ld Jn : , ; _ 1mm“. mm "‘ Gloucester . ughtnn . ' . ' - _ In“ ‘mu “ms at Kent n \Vells. — Inns & lirnns . Brighton . Ovnl . Brighton ,, — Innuki-lrnns 1m" flwkts*1\vktdi\ ltll . runs ”f“ Surrey .. _ 2 Yorkshire * Gloucester helthnm ,, lil, _u 21; 15I8 _ nna & M 111115 lit-[ml ill" l u 51.0.0. and Ground" Lord's June 17, 18 119 “r 22:4 __ my“... *7 w (In ‘ . l Lust by u Australians ......... Brighton lAlic 9‘ 30 80 47 75. 3.113 TW"?! w d]! * Have been trented in prey-ions review (if Gluueestershire, Kent, mid Surrey. (1 Have been trentexl in previousreviews of 1\[.C.C. and Australiilns. (1) Sussex 7'. Yorkshh‘e. \Vnlrefiel(l. June Isl, l I, um] 1.7. Rnixi had interfered considernhly with-(he conditioii of the wicket. znirl Sussex l)C"ilu< n-hzit proved to he a most unfortunate sensnn, unlnekily. The Eleven was £051“me not a strong one, but (he hutting was w k, and Mr. Anstrnthcr’s first score of xi was the highest on_ the side. Ulyctt (127) end Lockwood (6:2) did most of the run gettiiig for Yorkshire, who won by an innings and frmr runs. York~ shim, 2m, Suesex, 97 and 103 ; total, 21m, Overs. Maidens. Runs. ‘Vickets. 37 20 375 5 (2) Sussex z'. Yorkshire. Brighton. Aug. 1:2, Isl. and H. .'usscx llild this time it much holler Eleven. hut i in did not ' ' VE‘ 1 ' chimes, and the state of {he grunnrl cnuld hardly he 11 to he inml1 iii): fu‘iitfii: with two such bowlers us Butus und Einniett. Yorksl 'e were well get rid of for 5,1. Hall goiiig iii first and currying out llls lat fm- . 1. In the second innirgs, chiefly lny the help of Hull (ml) and Greenwood (r) they neurlydouhled theii' frat. anal. and us Si ~ x cuuld only nmnnge to make l and 2A}, the Nerihemers vmn c1rsil}’ hy , ~ _ . Lillywlute s 12. in second innings was the only double figm'e on the Sussex 5 ”019 the match, and the New I“. J. Greenfield mid Chnrlwoed cneh gut “ 5119051 X"rkshn’c‘, M and 191 ; total. 2 Sussex, 35 and 2-1; total] 59. Bates (2nd innings, Sussex) ., B 1 (York hire) Overs Maidens. Runs.Wickets. n es ' 's 17 El»! 9 Emmett ,, lit 21 10