James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

7 0 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' ANNUAL. Flint Mycroft 14 H a y M a r l o w Platts. Foster B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s 7 3 Wickets Average M a i d e n s R u n s 3 2 9 2 1 0 9 - 2 440-1 2 5 1 4 3 6 4 8 9 4 3 3 2 1 7 8 0 7334 3 2 10-14 1 6 G 4 1 2 1 1 3 3-2 81-3 2 3 1 1 6 1 4 8 4 2 0 1 0 1 9 0 G L O U C E S T E R S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1879.-President , Duke of Beaufort , K.G. Vice -President , Lord Fitzhardinge . Treasurer , W. H. Harford . Captain , W. G. Grace . Secretary , E. M. Grace . Committee , Earl Bathurst , H. W. Beloe , J. A. Bush, S. H. Brookes , Sir W m. V. Guise , Bart ., Henry Grace , William Henry Miles , R. Fenton Miles , T. G. Matthews , Rev. C. H. Ridding , F. Townsend, Rev. T. A. Southwood, J. F. Norris , J. A. Ware, Capt. T. S. Warren, A. P. Wetherman, J. B. Siddall , Major A. H. Versturme . The summary of 1879 would show Gloucestershire to be, on paper ,muchbe- low the standard of former years . Only one match was actually won out of ten engagements , and though six were drawn , some , no doubt , in their favour , three were lost . Mr. W. G. Grace was in as good form as ever , both with bat and ball , but generally the eleven did not exhibit the dash that used to characterise their play , and the fielding , once their strong point , was at times very loose . Only one new player came to the front during the season , and some of the old ones did not show anything like their pristine vigour , so that altogether there was little reason for describing 1879 as a year of promise for Gloucestershire , which, by the way, had to mourn its maiden defeat at home by a county since the institution of the club . R e s u l t so fM a t c h e s. Matches played , 10 ; Won, 1 ; Drawn, 6 ; Lost , 3. Club Opponts Opponents W h e r e Played W h e n Played 1st 2nd. 1st 2nd. I n n. I n n. I n n. I n n. W o nb y MatchesW o n(1). (1) Surrey O v a l June5, 6, 7 239 4* 88 154 10 wkts; *no wkts dn. MatchesD r a w n(6). R e m a r k s Middlesex¹ Lord's? J u n e9 7 0 4 1 103* *F o r5 wickets. (4) Notts NottinghmJuly 31, Aug.1, 2 197 172 120* *For5 " (5) Middlesex (6) Yorks..... (8) Lancashire (9) Surrey Matches Lost (3) (2) Lancashire (3) Yorkshire (7) Notts E x t r aM a t c h. Somersetshire Clifton Aug.14-16 476 320 267* *F o r6 " C h e l t e n h m Clifton 1 8 - 2 02 6 9 135 63* *For1 ود ود " Cirencester 35-27 123* 2 8 - 3 01 5 4 5 3 *F o r6 " 1 5 5 7 9 L o s tb y Manchester July 24, 25 Sheffield 5 3 8 31 8 4 Inningsand49runs. 2 8, 29 Cheltenhm Aug. 21-23 " 253 123 63 128 1 9 5 7runs . 119 65 178* 6 wkts; *4 wkts dn. W o nby Clifton Aug.11, 12 411 Hasbeen treated in review of M.C.C. , p. 58. Innings and 152 runs . 126133