James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

17.3 THE COUNTIES IN 1879. ALL 8 3 3 1 R e s u l t so fM a t c h e s . Matches Played , 8 ; Won, 2 ; Drawn, 4 ; Lost , 2. C l u b Opponts Opponents W h e r e Played W h e n Played 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y I n n. I n n. I n n. I n n. MatchesW o n(2). Surrey L o r d ' s M a y29, 30 129 6 4* 117 7 4 (1)Surrey O v a l J u n e26-28 231 103* 212 121 6 ر د MatchesDrawn(4) . Gloucestershire Lord's J u n e9-11 4 11 0 9* 7 0 6wkts; *4 wktsd n. *4 0 R e m a r k s. *For 5 wkts (wet). وو ¹N o t t s.. ود July1 4 8 2141 6 6 74* *For2 (3) Notts...... Gloucestershire Clifton Nottingham Aug. 11-13 1 4 - 1 6 126 318* 248 *F o r6 4 7 6 3 2 0 267* *F o r7 وو و د و د و و (w e t). و د MatchesLost (2). Yorkshire.. Lostby Lord's J u n e5 95 179 183 92* 8 wkts ; *for 2wkts. (2) Yorkshire. Huddersfild Aug.7-9 9 64 6 9 0 5 2* 5 *for 5w k s Lord's E x t r aM a t c h. O X F O R DU N I V E R S I T Y C (1 2a side) J u n e 1 9, 20 158 135 113 182* 6 wkts; *4 wktsdn. 1Havebeen treated in previous reviews of M.C.C. and Gloucestershire . (1) Middlesexv. Surrey. Oval, June 26, 27, 28, 1879. The fourth match played by Surrey in 1879 , and the fourth decisive defeat . Playdid not commence till late on the first afternoon , owing to heavy rain during the early morning , and at the end of the second day there seemed very little chance of anything but a drawn game. More than one mistake in the field by Surrey enabled Mr. T. S. Pearson to score 78 in first venture of Middlesex, and despite a long total of 212 Surrey were headed by 19 runs on first innings . At luncheon -time on the third day Surrey were 66 runs on with seven wickets to fall , but these seven only added 36, and mainly through the fine free batting of Mr. I. D. Walker , who contributed 58 not -out towards 92 while he was in, Middlesex wonby 6 wickets , as in the first match. Middle- sex , 231 and 103 (four wickets ); total , 334. Surrey , 212 and 121 ; total , 333 . (2) M i d d l e s e x. Yorkshire. Huddersfield , August 7, 8, 9, 1879.D Heavy rainfall prevented a commencement on the first day, and the ground as a consequence when play did begin was all in favour of the bowlers . Middlesex had a very strong batting eleven , but the Hon. A. Lyttelton (48 ) and Mr. A. J. Webbe (22) alone made any stand against the Yorkshire bowling , the pair contributing 70 out of 91 from the bat . Still Middlesex had an advantage of 6 runs on the first innings , but in their second venture Bates wasunplayable , and perhaps the strongest batting County eleven were a second time all dismissed for a poor score , this time of 45. Mr. C. T. Studd , the Eton Captain , bowled up with rare pluck at the finish , but the Yorkshiremen only wanted 52 runs to win , and they won , with plenty in hand , by five wickets . Thebowling of Bates and Peate for Yorkshire was remarkable . Yorkshire . 90 and 52 (five wickets ); total , 142. Middlesex , 96 and 45; total , 141 . G 2