James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

247 433 runs, mid Sandhnrst, in the secontl innings against Woolwicli, at Prince‘s. amassed a big sum of 428. On Ma)’ 3 the Freshmen of Cmbridge University secured 420 runs fm~ six Wickets against the University' Elet'en, and amongst other instances of higli scoring were .. for four wickets by West of Scotland against Paisley and District, on May 18; 201 for two wickets by' Bar. u. Arin)’ in second innings, at Lord's, on J1113' 5. Among instances of tall scoring h)‘ indi- viduals, in the match between Snrrey’ and Kent at Maidstone, on J lily ..9. Mr Frank Penn and Hon. Ivo Bligli, for the latter county, at one time msde 30 runs in twenty minutes. In the mateli between Gentlemen and Players st Lord‘s, as many as 1,066 runs were at in four innings. Among sensational hits should rank high that of Mr. W. Genie in the matcli between Surrey' and the Australians at the Oval on Jun . when he hit Spofiortli clenn out of the ound to square-leg. Some big hits were recorded to Mr. C. I. Thornton for .C.C. and Gi-onnd r. Yorkshire, at Scarborough. and for Orleans Club 1'. Ans- tralians same batsmn made 40, in which new one six, three fours, and the throes. At the Oval, for Kent against Surrey, Mr. Frank Penn scored twenty- two from six balls of Southerton. Frxr Surrey against Sussex, at the Ovnli, on August 7, MLJ. Shuter mnden seven (clean hit) for :m 05 drive from Lilly- Wllite, and in his second innings of -l~l (not out) were oncrcven, one six. two five? and three fours. For Tunhridge Wells r. Remington Park, E. A. Payne score 22 runs in one over of the balls. The hits were 4, G 2, 6,4. Lleven scoresof overs hundred were made by various batsmen on the Bir enhead Park Ground during 1578. Mr. F. Melliuish played sixteen innings for Birkenlicnd Park for an nVerage of 65 runs. The 136 madeh ' Mr. L. Hone, on Birkenhesd Park Ground: for Phoenix Park v. Birkcnhead ark. is one of the fastest,if not the fastens, innings on record. He made 97 in less than thirty minutes, and his hit! mclfld tWo sevens and two sixes (all run out but one), and only seventeen singles. 1“ ’1wmn Nor Our 1x A Miriam—For Sunni v. 'orth at Oj'nl, 0“ SON-fir ' 20, and 21. Mr. G, F. Grace was not out each time with 22 and hi, out; Of $3 219 Of GI and 111i. Foi- Surre3- r. Kent, on same ground, on August 19, —Oi “g M 1 Jupp was not out with 52 zuid 43. out of 153 and 99 for five Widgets; “hi brt W. ‘V. Read, for England 1'. Gloucestershix‘e. also at 0vnl,carried out a a twice for l and 20 out of 165! and 7-1 for five wickets. _ Cl b GAiinNG BAT THROUGH INNINGS.—For the Australians."- adené’smiz ' at Twickenhnm, on J iii}v 8, A. Bannernian went in first in first inmugflyd‘,“ °‘ Ms onthis but for 71. For Lancnshire against M.C.C. and Grountl, “11054 5, in i my ‘23, Bnr10\v went in first in first innings, and cnrried out his hat for h on 10; the On J nne 3, szuiic batsman, for Chesterfield r. Derbyv Midland went itrfi‘i’ig Mm innings, carrying out his hat for 77. For Yorkshire against “chhi‘ 1: tier 3; on August 12, Hull went in first in first innings, and carried out i a “It mum ont of 91. For 3rd Eleven of on Cheltonians “%“‘° N Elm“ - as em, and College, at Clieltenhnm, on June "Band 29, Mr. rook Smith wentdlp nil: s for carried out his hat for 79 out of 1.16. He was also not out in scconmilnnnga G 11 out of 360. For Croydon Victoriiv. v. Amlmrst, at Clapton, mt £88. tug, oi Gore went in first in second innings, and was not out With 48 mine on went in 95. For Croydon Victoria it. Mofintt, on Sept. 7, at Claphum, “Ki KB easton v first, and was not out with 47 out of atotal of gut. On June 1, 01h of“ at the StidMathias (Nottingham), R. Stevenson went in first, run} was 110 en of an innin s for 46. - . HIGHEST Birrrxe AVERAGE IN ‘IRELAND 1-‘0R 1818.—For Noith of Ire- land, T. Morgan, 131 matches, 16 innings. 2 not outs, 656 runs; average, 46.12. THE LARGEST RECORDED INNINGS IN AUSTRALlA. th THE KING'S SCHOOL 13. OAKLANDs.—The ahcw‘e match was p18.) ad on_ ‘e Asstmiation Grown], Sydney, New South Wales, on April "23, 1818. Kngs School, Who went in first, occupied the wickets for upwards of. five hours, mid succeeded in putting togethel‘ the highest total in a single innings on recor Australia, vi Amongst the principal scorers for ' ‘he King 5_ School were J‘Hi1l1‘3v1202 W S. Brown, 114; E. P011, 105; and c. Wade, Du. Paklnnrlg were disposed of for the small total of 66, chiefly through the bowling of J, Manchee. Tlie wickets were rather fast.