James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

2 7 4 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L. Fast Scoring . On June 14 and 15, for Middlesex v. Yorkshire at Lord's , in second innings , Messrs. I. D. Walkerand A. J. Webbescored 4 0 runs in 15 minutes. For Cambridge University v. Surrey at Oval, on June 17, A. G. Steel made118 out of a total of 160. For Lancashire v. Kentat Canterbury , A. N. Hornbymade50 of first 52 runs, and 64 runs withBarlowin 55 minutes. For Lancashire v. Yorkshire at Manchester, M. Hornbyalso scored 42 offirst 45 runs. OnM a y17and 18, H. W.Renny Tailyour for Royal Engineers v. Civil Service at Chatham, scored 331 (not out) in 5 hours. OnApril 6 and 7, at Malta, in a matchbetween 61st and 10th Regimentover 780 runs were scored in twoshort days. ForGloucester- shire v. Surrey at Cheltenham, W. G. Grace and Gilbert made 52 runs, wantedto win, in 35 minutes. O nM a y1st, The Star C.C. scored 117 v. LowerNorwood, in 70minutes; and on August 28th, 139 in 80 minutes v. H a w t h o r n e. Thehighest individual Score ever madein America.-On July 1, 1880 , Mr. A. Browning of Burghley Park C.C. , scored 204 for Montreal (Canada) v. Ottawa. AL i n kofthe Past.-The celebrated statesman Lord Stratford de Redclyffe (Stratford Canning ), who died last August at the advanced age of 92 , was one of the Eton Eleven who played in the first Eton and Harrow cricket matchin 1805, in Dorset Square (old Lord's ) Cricket Ground. In the opposite eleven (Harrow) were playing Canning's intimate acquaintance , LordByron(the poet), and also Stanley , afterwards Bishop of Norwich. Tie Matches.-On August 25, a tie on the first innings took place in a match between Cambridge University L.V.C. and Cambridge Victoria , each side scoring 177. The other ties which have come under our notice were Granville v. Clapton 25 runs by each side . Beckenham v. Bickley Park , May 15, 209 each . St. Austen's v. Comus, June 5, 57 runs each . St. Mary's Hall , Oxford , v. Abingdon School , May 26, 61 each . Australians v. Eighteen of Northampton , 86 each on first innings . The match played at the Brixton Cricket Ground , S.E. , on Bank Holiday , 2ndAugust , between the Crichton C.C. and Champion Hill C.C. was a tie , each side scoring 71 runs. Beckenhamand Bickley Park madea tie on M a y15, each scoring 209. Small Scoring. In first innings of Players v. Gentlemen at Oval , the last six wickets of Players only added 16 runs. In second innings of GentlemenMessrs. W. G. Grace, Lucas, J. Shuter, and F. Penn were all out for six runs . On M a y10, the Cambridge University eleven were dismissed by an England team for 37, the smallest total made by the University for many years . The match between Oxford University v. M.C.C. andGroundat Oxford, was begun and finished in a day (M a y28), only 258 runs being scored for 39 wickets . O n M a y21, young Exmouth got Woodberryout for 21 and 7, winning by an innings and 20, with a total of 48. On M a y12, Heath GrammarSchool , Halifax , were dismissed byAlmondbury GrammarSchool for 8 and 12. For Surrey , in two innings , v. Lancashire at Manchester , last six batsmen added eight runs . In second innings Messrs. L. A. andJ. Shuter scored 60 out of 66 frombat.