James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

68 (9) Thirteen of Kent 71. England. Canterbury, Aug. ;‘ ll, 7. A ankn‘hirc match on the same days robbed Englnnd of Ulyett, Emmett and Bates, While there were otlicrs zrhseiit who were entitled to a. place in the that Kan was fortunate in bciiig able to secure the thirteen isposnL Mr. “K G. (truce wars crtninly not in his heat form r. FourtLKL-lcey's bowling, 1 r was fllhtfll‘ than ever un this Harris (in!) and Hear m (. England Eleven in their first innin w kots, one which they had won h)» g. st enthusiasm in the district. Henrnc's m was :r. \' he mg. Thirteen of Kent, "Jul and 71; (four wickets) ; tut-ill Z 192 and 171 ; totanl mm. y tine diesplaty of England Eleven CHAPTER 114 PRINCE’S CLUB ‘IN 1878. Oer‘wnns yon lxTx.——('uuuuimu: Marquis of lluwmont. Earl ui Clarendon. 141an of Coventry, Lanl Dclnmerc. V‘ innt Duwne. Sir w. Han-L Dykc. Burl... RI.P., Viscount Folkcatunc, MJ’. ml of (ioafnrd. Lord (‘vrcy dc Rzulclifi 5 Arthur E Guest, 1mm George llniuiltvm, 11.12. Lord Lumlcaborougll, An. 1 Lubbock. Eltl'l of Mtn‘ch. .l’., General Marshall, lmrd Mothuen. l‘lill‘llllis (If Quecnsberrg’, Capt. W. S. l vnnvh’lmlu)‘, A.H.Hmith-Burry. Col. the l . Hun, T. F Taylor, M.P., Colmlel Trotter, Lurll Willuughhy dc Broke. Merv/aw, Ge go Prince. ' Since the withdrawal of tlie Middles r Cnnnty Chili in I“ lirnt clues cricket has not prospered in the picturesque one )Slll'l} zLt liens-plaice. It would serve little purpose to speculate (111 the lllSCh the decline, hut th ‘s plenty of room for three metropolitarii grounds. and we cnn 0111)’ regret thnt for' sonic reason or other tlie management does not seem to have. hit the tllfitl.‘ of mi important sectity|| of the cricket w 'l l. lt was gener'ully expected. alter the nnmncr in which the Gentlemenmcre represented in IN: 1. tlmtthure wnnhl Ilc:LSCl‘ll)l -nbatnclein the way of it match luctwccn Gentlemen mid otllor l’l; or" ml 1 m it, jmd n, be abandoned The ground hml been considernh “Hailed in its (lilllcllsimh during the previous winter. but 1h was rather ill) improvement than otheflv .‘ and, considering the (n llent wi kcts provided. it scemedn l‘itythnt vnlvune purely Englisli match u. 5 to be en there in lxTx, - PRINCE’S CLUB AND GROUND. Results of Matches: \V1 lglurl. 1 Opponts. 1011 s Lll( let “J 1 Opponc‘j“~ Played. Inn. Inn. Inn. Lilli. W0“ by Household Brigade... ..,.June»l Til —' (m -— l‘lruns’ (lentlemeil of Bcdford- ' ' I shire .July 1 me Is mth Wales .‘July 24; *1 m3 |fl2 a side) -— Drawn N; w d — ‘Drziwn W? W d