James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

13 (6) Australia v.'Midd1esex. Played at Lflrd'i‘, June 20. 21 "0 Australians WOII lw 98 runs. , _.. A n AUSTRALIANS. C. zinnermon 0 Henderson 1) Harlow .. 4 e Scott h Hndow 'L‘. gnniicrmnn e Hnrlo\i' b Henderson .‘4 l) Henderson . . ornn c A. Lyttelton l) Hndon-.. n Salmon: h Hendersnil. D. W. Gregory" c F Lyttelton b Hender— SOfl .. _ T. W. (rfl, ett'l) Itohertsnn F. R. Spot’forthh Robertson W. h. Murdoch e Hudow h Henderson e Harlow h Hendersollr . c Sturld b Henderson . G c Salmon b Henrler n. ‘ . h Scott G. H. Bailey 0 Hndow b Hendermn b Robe J. M. Blackburn not out not out ..... H. F. Boyle run out F. E. Allmi b Relierts B ~I, l b 2 h Robertson h Robertson B 10,1 hfi, u ESEX. A. J. Webhc 1: Allen. M) an I. D. “Walker 0 0. Bo - b All | W. H. Hndou' h Gnrrett Hon. A.Lytteltonh Garret Hon. E. Lyttelton h Allan H. R. Webhe h Garrett... S. W. Scott st Blnekhmn b Garrett J. E. K. Sturld h Allan... E. Henderson h Garrett E. H. Salmon h Gnri'ett . 9. Gregory l) Allnn. h Allen ..... c Murdoch h h Allan. J. Robertsoii not «mt 4 B 5, l h 1 3 Total “18—5 Just before the llfl match Midwinter. wh . 5 p and lovetl to go in for the Austrnliniis. was taken away by Messrs. W. (i. (truce nnd ush, who had come from Kenningmn with the intention of preventing the Australian from desertillg his notiw County (Gluncostcrshiret who were 0114 gaged witli Surrey 011 the some (lays at the Ovnl. This event mused at the time considerable difierenee of opinion in cricket circles. and resulted in the remorvxil of Midwinter froin the Austmlinn term for the rest of the tour. Middlesex had it very strong butting eleven, but its howling was disgracefully weak run] its fielding still worse. Strongely enough Spofiorth. who hncl been previously scot~ tering destruction everywhere could not get 5L wicket nnd Boyle only one, l'nit Allan and (inrrettprnved able substitutes. In first innings of the County the lost sever] only oddctl fifteeii mus, but the second was remarkable fm' a. truly {mind in- nings of 113 by the Cnniln-hlge University Captain, the Hrrll F.Lyttelton. cer— tainly the best hit score of the your. D. Gregory. the A\ t" Cnptuingnnde forty—two eocli time. In the lust over of .\nstruli|.’s fi ' llllllllgi Mr. Robert— son howled Bailey. Boyle, and Allzm. . Australia v. Twenty-two of Birmingham and District.“ Plnyed at Birmingham. June 21, ‘>' 2“. Drum] owing to min. AUSTRALIANS. ' C. Bonnermon 0 Allen l) Barrett . 17 st Jupp l) Bnrrntt . A. Bnnnermmi not out . 1 h Rntlilf T, Horen la Tnllbeys. 3 0 Preston )