James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

O KTHE COUNTIESIN 1 8 7 9 . 1 8 5 N O T T I N G H A M S H I R . OFFICERS FOR 1879.-President , Duke of St. Albans . Vice-President , W. H. Coates . Committee , Major Becher , G. Fillingham , L. Franklin , A. Т. Ashwell , A. Hoyles , C. J. Elliott , R. H. Steegmann , D. Gorse , C. Oscroft , W. Wright , T. Brittle . Hon . Sec . and Treasurer , Captain Holden , Bramcote , Nottinghamshire . Assistant Secretary , E. Browne , Low Pave- ment, Nottingham. That Nottinghamshire was second to no other county in 1879 is to be proved bythe figures , and indeed it is open to question whether on paper Nottingham shire had not a little the best of Lancashire , its greatest rival of the year . As with Lancashire , Yorkshire was the only shire able to boast avictory over Nottinghamshire ; and it is to be remarked that the eleven played two more matches than any team , only excepting that of Yorkshire . Out of twelve en- gagements, five were won, and among these was a success hitherto unrecorded- avictory over Gloucestershire on its own ground . Morley's bowling for the county was exceptionally fine ; Oscroft's batting reminded one of the vigour of his youthful play ; Shaw was very destructive , if at times not quite so deadly as of old ; andBarnes and Flowers showed themselves to be two of the very bestall- round players of the year . R e s u l t so fM a t c h e s. Matches Played , 12 ; Won, 5 ; Drawn, 6 ; Lost , 1. C l u b Opponts W h e r e W h e n Opponents Played Played 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y I n n. I n n. I n n. I n n. MatchesW o n(5) . K e n t Canterbury June5-7 3 8 4 1 2 6 78 Inningsand180 runs. Derbyshire ... NottinghamJuly10, 11 159 1 64 4 9 9 1 وو D e r b y Aug.18, 19 110 5 93 6 ود وو ود 1 5 " Gloucestershire C h e l t e n h a m 21-23 K e n t Nottingham 2 5, 2 6 ود و د 6 5 178* 123 119 6 wkts; *for 4 wkts. 253 109 100 Inningsand44 runs. MatchesDrawn(6). R e m a r k s . Lancashire Nottingham May26-28 187 159* 125 *F o r6 wickets. (1)Yorkshire J u n e9-11 1 7 0 4 6 2* *N owicket d o w n. M i d d l e s e x Lord's July15-17 6 6 7 4 82 141 *For2 wickets. Gloucestershire NottinghamAug.1-3 172 120* 197 *F o r5 1M i d d l e s e x 1 1 - 1 3 248 و و Lancashire Manchester ود وو 14-16 162 174* 184 1 2 6318* *F o r6 *F o r7 و د وو Lostb y Sheffield { (June30 July 1, 2 117 79 180 18* 9 wkts ; ;*for1w k td. MatchesLost (1). (2) Yorkshire.. E x t r aM a t c h. M.C.C.andGroundLord's June16-18 7 0 8 6 94 68 1 6runs. Have been treated in previous reviews of M.C.C. , Derbyshire , Gloucestershire , Lancashire , K e n t, andMiddlesex. ( 1 ) Nottinghamshirev. Yorkshire. Nottingham , June 9, 10, 11, 1879 . With a ground drenched by heavy thunderstorms at the outset , and with rain constantly interrupting , the progress of one of the best matches of the season was very slow and the finish unsatisfactory . Considering the wicket '