James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

D. Greene not. out... c A. Lytteltnii b A 0 J]. Hirst 0 Lucas h . 1) h Mortnn . 13 . H. Evans st A. Lyttelton h A n lbw b M 11 U. “1. ill Kemp b A. G. Steel. 2 net. out. .. 0 R. L. K ‘ htb Lucas .'1 b Morton 0 A. P. Wiehhaur b A. (. tcel . . I e Bligh b A. 0 J. H. Savory h A. G. Steel . . 151 1: Kingston b Merton 0 G. S. Marriott c E. Lytteltmi b Ln is . 11 b Morton 0 B a, 111 2 ...................... a 1 . ll"! CAMBRIDGE BOWLINCQ. ' ' \Vickets. A. G. Steel (slow round) 1:1 Merton (fast round) .. 1'1 anufi (slow round) 2 Ford (medium round) 1; OXFORD BOWLING. Knight. medium round left) . 70 . 21 1:12 o Evaiis (fast round) .. 118 1 ll 12 Marriott (fast round) 5 111 0 Heath (fast round) .. 11.1 3 313 2 Kemp (medium round) 4 . 1 8 0 A. J. Webbe (lubs).. “1 11 15 0 Each University 11 new won 1 matches, those in 1 drawn. szibridgo Wnu those in 1 1:110, 1811: 1 . 15:11, 13.111, 1359, 131111, 1801, 13 ’, 18 Wis, 181111 1 1 _,1sT , and lb Oxiur<l thus nil .,., 15:11“... 18311. 111111, 11.15, 1 0 1.0", 13:11. 18551,I$~. , 155R,1a1;:;.11~1»1.18 1x1;1:.11:71,187:1,1871, 1m», and 1.x17. 7 and] 14 having been 1317, 111111. (4) Gentlemen -u. Players. Lord's, July' 8, ti, and 10. Never were two more thoroughly representative Eleveiis cnlleetetl: and throughout the play was in every way worthy of the oecasieri. Tlie wicket was in perfect conditiun, and, with very strong batting 011 both sides. it was hardly a surprise to see some tall scoring. Tl1e Gentlemen were. fortunate in winning the toss, mid the Players. as they have often beer] before, were unlucky in finding Mr. W. G. Grace in his best form for- hitting. The brothers Lyttelton contributed the very l'espectnlile proportion of £17 to the Gentleman's total. and in the first. innings unly three failed te reach double figures. At the end of the firsbrlayv, with {am of the steadiest butsmcll 011 the sirle or the Players out for 210 runs, it seemed to be long odds or] a follow on, but Selby- 111111 Emmett: upset all ordinary calculations, and the pair put cm 12.2 runs between the falls of the sixth and seventh wickets by‘ some of the best. cricket ever seer! in this match. The fem" Cantabs (lid even mDl'C execution in the second than in the first innings. Although M A. Lytieltun unlv made a single the other three together contributed 186 to the aggregate of 1111 Mr. Lneas’s £11, was by far the best display of batting in the match, one u ieh, but for illness, would certainly have been increased into three figures. At the end of the seeonrl innings of the Gentlemen 5117 had been made for thirty wickets, and when the Players went in u'itlr only three hours left for ploy- there was every' reason for predicting a drawn game with 106 runs to uvin ; this was their only chance, but Mr. Appleby (laslicd their hnpes by gettiirg rnl of Daft, Lockwnotl. aml Nhrewshury in his first three overs low only eight runs. Selby and Emmett again offered 11 most determinerl resistance, and the farmer's double score of 88 and (Li represents the heat peyformanee of any professional player in this contest for marry years. Still the