James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

62 mainl u h the inn batting of Finder arid Emmett, the Nortli gaiiicd a thormi’glilyovigll earllpcd wi‘iztory by three wickets. It.“ worthy of remark that lay was extended five minutcs over the Shlpfllntcd'l/XLFC to allow the matcli'yto )0 com feted. Burlmv was given can; in the first innings of North for liittrng the hulFtu-ice in iniringemeiit of Law 20. This was the only occasruii dung; tlle season inlwhich Mr. A. G.Stce1‘sb0\vliug did not come off. He bowled .1 overs and 2 balls for 111 runs undthrce wickets. North. 180 and M; (7 wickets) ; total, 406. - South, 202 mid 5203 ; total, 4 . (3) Cambridge 1). Oxford. July I, 2. Public opinion had predicted a. very hollow will foi' Cambridge: although it \ '- ' not forgotten that the same idea had prevailed n'itli regard to the contest of lo": 1.‘ which ended in a. hollow victory for Oxford. Tim Oxuniuns 11er been singularly unluc , us their ground had never been in a state in any way fit fur Fraction. anxl on he Eorni shown by the two Elereus, it was reully any odrls 011 the Light Blues. Though the weather was (lull, with singular consideration for the fashionable assemblzigc always collected cm the occasion of this In. cl], the rain held on: There was just a chaiicc for Oxionl, had they becii able to collar the howling of Mr L G. Steel, as otherwise the Cambridge attack was not very formidable; but tl ghout the Oxonians pluyetl without the slightest pluck or life. and their exhibition in the secoiitl innings was certainly the most inglorious that has over beeii witnessed in an Inter-University match. At the nutscl, Oxford had no small shurc of luck in getting rid of two such dangerous hatr men as Mr. Lucas and H0!\. A. Lyttellmi for only 2—1 run. and they could hardly expect to have got rid of the Cambridge Eleven [or less total than MS. Thanks to u. very patient display of buttiiig hy’ Mr. A. D. Greene, who went in second wicket. down and carried out his hat for 35, and u. plucky w by Mr. J_ H. Savory, Oxford saved the iguuminy of u. follow- 01] ; but Mr. Lucag and the Hon. A. Lytteltou dashed the hopes of. Oxford effectually by so ring ”7 fm- the first wicket of Cambridge, the former butsmail heiiig badly in sad at short slip when only thirty ruxis had been made. Orfm'd had finally zr| runs (o win, and there Were somn few enthusiasts wlm funeral that they would coino within reach of this tom]. How wrong sucli improssiuils wcrc was soul) proved. A very weak stroke by Mr. A. J. chhe was the commencement of a most extraordinary “ mt,” the whole team being dismissetl in all hour and tell minutes for only runs. Evuns bowled well and with great pluck for Oxford, but Otherwise m A huwliug was very weak, and Cambridge werc the better Eleveii at all points 011 the first day lUm'JN permris paid for admission into the ground. CAMBRIDG E. «l A. P. Lucas 0 Evaiis 1: Knight Hon. A. Lytteltoil u I((:1up 1; EV. Hon. E. L ttcltori (0 pt.) h Evans H. VVhitfc d 1) Evans D. Q. Steel 1) Evans L. K. Jarvis D Evans A. G. Steel not cult E. w. Kingston 0 a... h Knight Hon. 1. Bligli c \Viukhum h K P. H. Morton l) Heath A. F. J. Ford h Heath B ti, 1 l) G A. J. Webbc (Capt) c E. Lyttcltorr b A. 0 Steel .... ..... H. R. chbbe c No . . A. H oath b A. G. Steel Oh ORD. c “fickham L Knight . c hemp 1) Evans 1; Hirst h Evans h Evaxis . 1: Knight . h Evaiis . 1) Evans . c Kemp h Knight lmhmt . . ans Bl,lh2.wlil.