James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

74- ll‘he following bowled in one matcli only :—Foster, five_overs for five runs and no wicket ; A Smith, four overs for seven runs mid no Wicket ; and Rigley. {our overs for thirteen runs and no Wicket. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. OFFICERS FOR lent—1 '11ml. Duke of Beaufort. KG. 4 Lord I-‘itzhardinge. 7 x11 . \V. H. Harford. (fa/Hui", ‘V. G. N11 w, E. M. Grace. Conmu'flu’. J. \\’. Arruwsmith, Earl Bathurst. J. A. Bush. S. H. Brookes. Sir Wm. V. Guise, Bart.. Henry Grace. lVilliani Henry Miles, R. Fenton _Nile.=, T. G. Matthew. Rev. C. H. Riddiilg. l". Townsend. Rev. T. A. Southwood. J. F. Norris. J. A. \Vare. Capt. T. S. “Iarrexi. A. P. lVetherman. F. B. Siddall. Major A. H. Versturme. The proud position of the “fest/ant Eleveii has been due in sucli a large measure to the individual efi‘mts of Mr. “I. G. Grace, that it can hardly be a matter for surprise to find his comparative want of success afiectiiig the whole cricket of the county. Generally. the Gloucestershire teain were certainly not up to their form of ISTT. The accideiit which deprived them of Midwinter‘s bowling at the most busy part of the season was unlortunateJJut altogether there was an absence of tho unanimity, and a lack of the vigour that characterised their play in 1877. Mr. \V. G. Grace was hardly in the same form either witli hat Ul’ ball, and Mes L M. Grace and Townsend were not so lucky in run- getting as in previuu years. Mr. G. F. Grace. especially in the latter part of the season. played some very fine innings, but his bowling was very rarely him], as it miglit well have been to the advantage of the side on several ocrasim . A bare victory b)’ Surrey at the Oval. and a decisive triumph of Yorkshire at Sheffield. '\\'ere the only actual reverses of the County. but more than one of their four drawn games was left in a condition barely favourable to them, and their defeat? hy Engl:|nd at the Oval. and by the Australians at Clifton. were hotli unmistakable. That the Colonial! should have earned the distinction of being the first team to vanquish Gloucestersllirc on its own ground is to he regretted, but there was just a chalice that with a little better management. and with none of the missed catches so numerous on the side of the County in this match, the Australians might have been robbed of honours never yet achieved by' zm English shire. Gloucestershire Club, Results of Matches. .lIu(l'/ lu.vl'l fl'I/ul, 10; 11m", 1; mun-11.1; Lea-1.2. Club. Opponents Opponents. Where When Ist. ind lst "1nd Played. Played. Inn. Inn. Inn. Inn. Muff...- Him (1). 2 Sussev Ii 117.11 I1_l/. Inns it 67 runs 101! runs 1 Inns si' 21 runs a wkts *'3 wkts . Brighton June it ‘Clifton rAg12.1 .Cheltnhm‘r\ug Ill, . Clifton :£\g 34;. 5? Lancasliire . J/ulv/mx 11mm; (4). I: Lancashire . fl NONE .. N Yorkshire 10 Surrey 1 . Manchstr‘Jy 25, "H, JNttinghm Aug I 1CheltnhmlA " ‘Clifton ‘Ag '. ”‘ for 1 Wicket * for ' wickets * for 4 wickets Jill/flies Ln 1 Surrey' 4 Yorkshire [as] by. M runs ah 11110 2—H runs 1 ‘l l 1 1511 1' TI 1 Lire-a - Jinn-la l 1 *Enelillxd Oval As 13. 1“. 17 11x nu mu m r; wkts u wkts vAustralians 01mm Septr ' 1 11-3 awl 1m m 11mm w ukt *‘ See review of nrrey. a See review of Australian Tour, Part L, Chap. 1.