James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1 8 8 0. 6 7 C (1) Derbyshirev. Lancashire. Manchester, M a y20, 21, 22, 1880. A surprisingly good match, though spoiled by the rain on the third day. Lancashire was not well represented , but the wicket was in rare order at the outset , andthe first three innings produced 654 runs. The Lancashire totals were almost the same, and somefine hitting wasshownby Mr.Hornby(6and81), Mr. Leese, an amateurcolt (62and5), andHorrocks, a young professional , who made his début in this match (6 and 61), while Barlowwas in for 64 runs while 177 were scored . Foster (78) and Rigley (64)hit well in the first attempt of Derbyshire ; andHay, with avigorous 49, m a d ea desperate effort to pull his county through. Derbyshire madea good fight , but the majority was in favour of Lancashire by 20 runs. Lancashire, 204 and203; total , 407. Derbyshire, 246 and141 ; total , 387. (2) Derbyshire v. Kent. Derby, June 14, 15, 1880. Kent was anything but well represented , and the unfavourable weather did not improve its chance . The rain made the ground play very diffi- cult , and the highest of the three completed innings only amounted to 102 . L o r dHarris headedthe score for K e n twith 9 a n d29, but luck w a s certainly not on the side of that county, and the wicket playing more easily towards the close allowed Mr. R. P. Smith (33) and Foster (49 not out) to get runs fast , the latter winning the match for his side by six wickets . Derbyshire ,99 and 96 (four wickets down); total ,195. Kent, 102 and90; total , 192. Mr.Cunliffe (1st innings Derby). Mycroft(2nd Kent) O v e r s. 2 63 3 6 - 3 Maidens. Runs. Wickets. 1 4 2 5 7 2 3 4 3 H a y(1st 3 2 ) 2 6 1 5 3 3 6 6 6 6 (3) Derbyshirev. Sussex. Derby, June 21 , 22, 23, 1880. Anothermatch ruined byrain, and ultimately drawn. Sussex, thanks to Charlwood(55), had anadvantage of 10 runs on the first innings , but the Derbyshire batsmenmade light of the southern bowling, and Rigley (65), Mr. R. P. Smith (55), and Foster (42), helped them to reach a very respectable total of 244; the second of the three scores of over 200 they madeduring the season , Sussex would have had considerable difficulty in getting the 235 wanted to win, but rain cut the game prematurely short when43 had been got for the loss of a wicket , and the match had to be left drawn, Derbyshire , 130 and 244 ; total , 374. Sussex , 140 and 13 (one wicket d o w n); total , 183. F 2