James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

5 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. 84 and 44 ; total , 128. Shaw and Rylott both bowled extremely well , but the former's figures are the better ; and in the second innings of Yorkshire h etook5 wicketsfor 13 runs. S h a w(M.C.C.) Peate (1st innings . of M.C.C.) Overs. 7 1 37-1 5 8 1 8 Maidens. R u n s. 5 0 3 5 Wickets. 1 1 6 (5) M.C.C. andGroundv. Oxford University. Oxford, May 27, 28, 1880 . In reality a one day's match , and consequently in its way a curiosity . Heavyrain prevented any play on the first day, and on the second the groundwas in such a state that accurate timing of the ball was impos- sible . W. A. Thornton , of Oxford , was the highest run-getter in the match, with 12 and 30 ; and altogether 39 wickets only realised an aggre- gate of 258. In the first innings of M.C.C. the last four batsmenall secured ' a duck,' but the victory wasultimately with the club, after a very exciting finish , by only one wicket. M.C.C. , 89 and 41 (nine wickets down); total , 130. Oxford , 53 and 75 ; S h a w(M.C.C.) Morley(M.C.C.). A. H. Evans(Oxford) G .H a r r i s o n و د total , 128. Overs. 5 9 . 2 Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 3 8 5 3 1 2 5 8 3 1 6 2 . 8 32-1 9 6 5 9 3 4 1 1 4 9 8 (6) M.C.C.a n dG r o u n dv. K e n t. Lord's , M a y31, June 1, 2, 1880. Amatchmaterially injured byunfavourable weather. Rain prevented any play at all on the first day, and interfered with it considerably on the second. Neither side was well represented , but Marylebonehad not any one approaching to a first -class bat in its eleven, and Kent had things muchits own way. Lord Harris (65) and Mr. R. S. Jones (79) contributed 144 out of 195 runs for Kent. Withbetter fielding towards the close , the county ought to have w o nin an innings , but instead they had to be content with a victory by ten wickets . Kent, 195 and 20 (no wicket down) ; total , 215. M.C.C. , 61 and 151 ; total , 212 . G.Hearne(Kent) .............. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. 5 6 - 3 3 6 3 5 7 (7) M.C.C. andGroundv. Derbyshire. Lord's , June 7, 8, 1880. Derbyshire, true to the reputation it has gained of late for small scoring , The madea pitiable show against a not over formidable opposition . county eleven indeed have recently shown themselves altogether unequal to the task of coping with the deadly deliveries of ShawandMorley, and these twobowlers werenever changedthroughout the match. Mr. Vernon (45), andBarnes (78), the only tworeliable batsmenonthe Maryleboneside, both fortunately came off ; but, except for them, the batting all round was