James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

70 CHAPTER III. THE COUNTIES IN 1878. In strange contrast to the seasomof ISTT, when Gloucestersliir': was beyond all doubt the chzimpion shire, County Cricket was more eccentric than ever 11] the complications it furnished in “475. The weatlicr, of course, hurl mueli toanswer for but some strange instanees of the in and out running were occusionully Visible, more particularly in the matclies between Notts. Yorkshire, Derbyslnrc, and Lancashire. Middlesex. whose Eleven had not been able to will a gznne in INTT, last season could show a progriimme of eight matches without u. d_cfeat_._u. strange revolution of the wheel of fortune. Gloucestershire. uuvanqnished in IN; 1, was twice beaten in INTN, and perhaps on public forin there was little to choose he- (wecnMidLllescx, Notts. Gloucestcrshire. Yurkhs e. and Laneashire.though Middle- scx defeated Yorksliire twice, and would certainly h. we been beaten by Notts onee, if not twice. Middlesex, Gloucestershire. and Netts showed the best summaries but Lancashire could put a very formidable Elevoii into tlie field, as Gloucester- shire found at lilanchestcr Kent, towards the end of the year especially, showed a hold front, but Surrey and Derbyshirc were not so successful as in INTT, abmd Sussex and Hampshire made anything but creditable exhibitions, as will c seen. DERBYSHIRE. S.—l‘ryshluni, Hon. W. M. Jervis. l" 1'; u H'. Rhndes, and e. H. Strntt. rnmmiucwirH and Meg _ ' “its, E. M. Vilmot, M.P., “K G. Cnrgenven, ltev. \V. J. Humble. S. Richardson, U. Sowter, P. lVallis. E. T. \V. Cox, \V. U. Haslam, T. C. Black. lV. . I Cammell. (J, Dunnielilf. Luck “as us mu inguinst the Derhyshire Elemn in lNTN us it had beeii u'itli it (luring the previous season. Then only two matches out of eiglit were lost, now out of ten engagements only three were won and one drawn. “William My oft hon-led well throughout, taking S!) of [GI wickets, and Hay also proved an acquisi- tion in this line, but the fielding was at times very uncertain, and the batting generally far from formidable. flatts was strangely unsuccessful with the bat in comparison with the previous season, but there seen: to be some good young players to judge from the Colts matches playcdlast season, and we hope to rccortl more success for Derbyshire iii the next "Annual. ’ Results of Matches. ,|/u/.v/u.,./..,,m, 10; mm, A; Ill-(um, 1 ; 1.0.1. o. . Club. 0 )' nt' Where “ hen mu m _ _ , [st "1nd [st 2 2nd Plxtycd~ . PIN“ Inn. Tun. InmiInn, Opponents Mun-m..- In." ( u Lane hi . N Hunts , Hon/u, -. lll.'» Aniim ii “ . rns llil An inn ll: 0.3 ms ir . DCTllE' ' "v? M 72 7 runs. .l/uh'l/es Urdu-n (|). Remarks : ”ants Derby JJn m, 11.12 m: _ 74h __ m wkts to full. Ill/ff,” : Lu, [u] ‘l Ym sh wktsflor-‘r u'ks :; Lam: hi runs -1 Kent Derby runs 7) You, 'otL;l|ani June . ’ runs 7 ]\L‘lll. In Nutts [ill/W .l/U LC. ant“ ill England ilallstone July ‘.' Dux'l y .\g In]. wkstln < 6.4 r wk5*fur Im'ks wkts. “‘3 w d. June a, .1 ‘ m; Jnlv1,2 J 11“ 1 .C., Part IL: