James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

1 0 0 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. Elliott.... 104-1 3 4 1 8 8 3 62-2 A . P . L u c a s 155.2 5 9 2 4 1 1 3 18.7 P o t t e r... 1220-1 6 5 8 1 3 1 4 7 8 16.66 M .R e a d. 4 9 1 5 1 1 9 1 1 1 9 W .W .R e a d 1 2 8 2 3 3 0 1 4 75.1 F. B. S h a d w e l l 9 3 1 8 0 L.A . S h u t e r 2 4 1 0 3 2 1 3 2 G . S t r a c h a n 1 0 1 5 6 9 2 7 13.1 T r o d d 2 7 - 3 1 1 5 5 3 18-1 W .G.W y l d 5 9 1 8 1 1 3 3 3 7 - 2 G. R. Earnshaw, 2 overs , 0 maiden, 4 runs , 0 wicket ; W. S. Trollope , 6 overs , 3 maidens , 9 runs , 0 wicket ; F. W. Bush, 9 overs , 2 maidens , 13 runs , and 1 wicket , bowledin oneinningsonly. S U S S E X . OFFICERSFOR1880.-President the Earl of Sheffield . Vice -Presidents , H. M. Curteis , Earl of Winterton, Hon. A. L. Pelhamand W. H. Campion. Treasurers , W. G. Ashby. Committee-East Sussex : A. Brand, S. Beard, J. E. Raven, K. R. Murchison, C. H. Smith, H. Curteis . West Sussex : Captain R. Burrell , M. P. Lucas, Lieut .-Col. Ingram, Major Wisden, A. J. W. Biddulph, W m. Napper. Brighton : H. Dering, Col. Baines , Rev. J. Pycroft , H. Cooke, Rev. Geo. Cotterill , C. A. Brown. Four other members from Chichester , Hastings , Eastbourne, and Horsham. Hon. Secretary , G. W. King , 59 , Brunswick Place , Brighton . Withthe advantage of a President , ready to prove a munificent patron of the game, it was hoped that Sussex would soon show a marked improve- mentin its cricket . Theengagementof William Mycroft, the Derbyshire bowler, by Lord Sheffield , at Sheffield Park was, of course , a step in the right direction , and the early trial matches in the county seemedto argue on paper some promising youngsters for promotion into the eleven . Some good scoring was done on more than one occasion against Mycroft's bowling, but unfortunately none of these early hopes were realised , and the season produced no young professional at all approaching first -class . Asw eremarkedof Surrey , bowling was, as it has been for sometime, the great weakness in Sussex cricket . W h e nall collected , the county has several excellent batsmenin Messrs. M. P. Lucas, R. T. Ellis , A. H. Trevor , H. E. Whitfeld, and others , but in bowling there was no one whoought to be dangerous on a good wicket . Mr. Sclater , Lillywhite , Humphreys (lobs ), and Juniper, a colt , were at times fairly successful , but there was no sting in their delivery ; and still the bowler , who is to regain for the county its old position , has not come. Two victories , both over Hamp- shire , formed the only successes out of eight matches with first -class counties . The most noticeable feature of Sussex cricket , in 1880, was the very fine batting of Mr. R. T. Ellis , and his form was quite good enough to entitle himto consideration when the team to represent the Gentlemen against the Players comes on for discussion in 1881 .