James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

7 2 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' A N N U A L. tershire eleven were all dismissed for 63. Yorkshire wonby 7 runs . shire , 128 and 195 ; total , 323. Gloucestershire , 253 and 63 ; total , 319. Townsend(1st innings, Yorkshire) Peate(2ndinnings, Gloucester) Bates( و د و د ) Y o r k Overs Maidens 16.1 2 1 R u n s 3 1 W i c k e t s 6 4 0 6 1 3 6 1 2 4 [ 6 7 6 (4) Gloucestershire v. Nottinghamshire. Nottingham , July 31 , August 1, 2, 1879 . Rainprevented anyplay on the first day, but as the weather held up after- wards to the last some very fair cricket was shown. A nexceedingly well- played score of 76 by Oscroft for Notts was the opening feature of the match, but Mr. W. G. Grace outdid this , and as he was in four hours and five minutes it m a ybe gathered that his 102 was a good performance . Atthe end of an innings the Nottingham eleven were 25 runs to the bad, and when play ceased at the end of the third day they were 95 runs on, with five wickets to fall , Barnes not out, 44. The match was drawn. Notts , 172 and 120 (five wickets ) ; total , 292. Gloucestershire , 197. (5) Gloucestershirev. M i d d l e s e x. Clifton , August 14, 15, 16, 1879 . Themost extraordinary county match of the year. Both sides were excep- tionally strong , and hence it was in no way a surprise that three days should have been insufficient to secure a completion of the game. Middlesex had the best of a splendid wicket , and as eight of the eleven scored heavily , the result was a huge score of 476 ; Mr. W. J. Ford's 74, a remarkable display of clean hard, driving , being perhaps the best innings of all . Messrs . W. G. Grace and Gilbert began auspiciously enough for Gloucestershire with 160 runs for the first wicket , but the rest did not follow their example , and the home team had to follow on with 156 runs to the bad. Everything was in favour of Middlesex on the third morning , as heavy rain during the night hadconsiderably damaged the wicket , and the defeat of Gloucestershire wasby no means improbable . With better fielding Middlesex might have managed to pull through , but Mr. W. G. Grace , by one of the very best innings he has ever played on a difficult wicket , saved his side . Mention, too, ought also to be made of Mr. Cranston , who was in with Mr. W. G. Grace for over an hour , and stayed with him while the last 70 runs were added. I n all , 1,063 runs were m a d efor 27 wickets. M I D D L E S E X . H o n. A. Lyttelton c and b Midwinter .... 20 H. R. W e b b e 1 b w bTownsend C. I. Thorntenc E. M. Graceb Midwin- 5 2 t e r 4 1 A. J. Forde Gilbert b Midwinter.. A. H. Stratford, not out 2 5 5 W .J. Forde E. M.Graceb Gilbert .... 74 J. Robertsonb W .G. Grace 0 A. J. W e b b ec Midwinterb Townsend..122 I. D. Walkerc Bushb Midwinter 5 5 Byes5, 1-b 7, w 2 1 4 C. T. S t u d d 1 b w bMidwinter 3 3 T. S. Pearsonb W .G.Grace.. 8 Total 4 7 6 G L O U C E S T E R S H I R E . W .G. Gracec Robertsonb W. J. Ford.... 85 notout W .R.Gilbertb S t u d d 8 1 9 9 r u nout 2 0 M i d w i n t e rc Pearsonb Stratford 28 c W . J. Ford, b Studd 1 4 Dr. E. M .GracecPearsonb A. J. Ford .. 22 b A. J. Ford 5 W .O. MoberlycA. J. Fordb Robertson.. 28 c Studdb A. J. Ford 3 2