James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

T H EM A R Y L E B O N EC L U BIN 1879. 5 7 12 runs behind, but the bumpydelivery of Mr. A. F. Ford, helped by the state of the wicket , proved altogether too muchfor themat the second attempt , and nine of them could only maketogether 23 runs. Middlesex wonby six wickets . Middlesex , 129 and 64 (four wickets ) ; total , 193. Surrey , 117 and 74; fotal, 191. Mr.Ford(2ndinnings, Surrey) O v e r s 34.1 M a i d e n s 1 8 R u n s 3 2 W i c k e t s 7 (2) Northv. South (Alfred Shaw'sbenefit). Lord's , June 2, 3, 4, 1879 . It was decidedly unfortunate that the benefit match , for perhaps the most deserving professional the Committee have ever had in their employ , should have been fixed for the most miserable season within the memoryof living man. Under circumstances even moderately favourable , Whit Monday attracts thousands of holiday makers to Lord's , and on this occasion the presence of nearly fifteen hundred enthusiasts in the face of a pitiless rain showed what an immense and appreciative gathering Alfred Shaw would have had to wel- comehim on the Bank Holiday with anything but wet weather . As it was, a start could not be madeuntil nearly three o'clock on the second afternoon , and then the ground was so inimical to run-getting that not one of the four innings completed reached three figures . With the exception of Bates's absence the North had its best team , but the South had at least four players who might have been replaced to advantage by Hon. A. Lyttelton , Messrs . I. D. Walker , Jupp , or Mr. J. Shuter and Blamires . It was entirely a bowlers ' match, and it was altogether the wonderful accuracy of Alfred Shaw's bowling that gave the North a well - deserved victory . Pinder occupied the novel position of highest scorer in the first innings of the North, with 21 not out ; butthe best of the work was done by Mr. Hornby(20 and 27), and Ulyett (10 and 41 not out), the two batsmenin second innings subscribing 68 out of 91 runs fromthe bat. Mr. Ridley , with 20 and 8, was the chief contributor for the South , and it is worthy of note that the old Oxonian on this occasion took the wicket , a position we never remember to have seen him occupy before . The North won by49 runs . North , 92 and 93; total , 185. South , 80 and 56 ; total , 136. A . S h a w W.G. Grace (1st Innings North) O v e r s 7 6 34.3 M a i d e n s 5 0 R u n s 6 0 1 7 2 7 W i c k e t s 1 4 5 (3) M i d d l e s e xv. Y o r k s h i r e. Lord's , June 5, 6, 7, 1879. There was some strong batting on both sides , but Yorkshire had con- siderably the advantage in bowling , and as the bowlers were more favoured by the ground than the batsmen , the Northerners had a comparatively easy victory . Ulyett (52 ), Bates (49 ), and Mr. Wood (35 ), were the chief contributors to Yorkshire's first total of 183 ; and the good hitting of Ulyett (50 not out ) and Lockwood (27 not out ) destroyed the small chance that Middlesex possessed whentheir opponents went in with 92 runs to win. The Hon. Alfred Lyttelton played a fine second innings of 62 for Middlesex , but otherwise the batting was disappointing , and several of the surest run-getters seemed altogether out of practice . Yorkshire won by eight wickets . Yorkshire , 183 and 92 (two wickets ); total , 275. Middlesex , 95 and 179 ; total , 274.