James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1880. 7 7 B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . Inns. N o tout. Runs. Highest. Average. F. E.Lacey C .B o o t h A. H .W o o d 4 3 6 0 1 8 6 9 6 4 6 - 2 0 8 4 3 8 2 8 6 0 1 5 8 7 7 2 6 - 2 E. G. Wynyard 1 0 0 2 4 7 7 5 24-7 F. W. Lipscomb 4 0 7 7 2 6 19-1 R .Bencraft 9 1 1 3 8 4 0 1 7 - 2 F .Jellicoe 5 2 5 2 1 7 1 7 - 1 T a t e 1 1 2 1 3 9 2 7 15-4 T .W i l d 3 0 4 0 2 5 1 3 - 1 E .H a l l 7 1 6 6 1 7 1 1 Y o u n g 1 0 1 9 7 2 6 10-7 H .E .Harris 6 0 5 7 2 8 9 . 3 T. H .W i l s o n 4 0 3 2 1 8 8 W .Raynbird 4 0 2 5 1 3 6 Balls. B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. T a t e... 1 3 2 7 1 4 3 5 2 0 3 7 14-2 Y o u n g 1 1 4 7 1 0 5 4 0 7 3 1 1 3 - 4 F. Jellicoe . 7 6 7 9 2 2 4 1 2 3 1 0 . 4 F.E.L a c e y 2 9 6 2 4 1 6 9 9 18-7 K E N T . OFFICERS FOR 1880 .-- President , the Earl of Romney . Committee , William Deedes, F. A. Mackinnon, GeorgeMarsham, FrankPenn, Lord Harris , H. Knatchbull-Hugessen, C. M. Cunliffe , Capt. Lambert,Charles Lawrie, Sir E. Hardinge , Rev. C. E. B. Nepean, W. S. Norton , Sir C. Oakley , Bart ., Rev. C. Randolph, Lord Sondes , C. Hardy, W. Hoare, P. Hilton , H. A. Brassey , M.P. , Lord Clifton , Sir H. Tufton , Bart ., Hon. J. Amherst, Lieut .-Colonel Denne, A. A. Douglas . Hon. Treasurer , Lieut.- Colonel Hartnell , Elfords , Hawkhurst . Hon. Secretary , Lord Harris , Belmont, Faversham , Assistant Secretary , Mr. Jas . J. Lancaster , 59, St. George's Street , Canterbury. But for the ill success of the eleven in the early -out matches against Derbyshire and Lancashire, whenluck was certainly much against them, K e n tmadea very good show throughout the season . Thedrawngame against Yorkshire at Huddersfield wouldcertainly have ended in a defeat ; butafter the 16th of June, the only occasion on which things went at all against them, wasin the return with Lancashire at Canterbury at the very endof the season-the only time on which they were beaten on their ownground. The victory obtained bythe Thirteen of Kentover England in the Canterbury week was an excellent performance ; but altogether the cricket shownby the county during 1880 showeda markedimprovementon any previous year of late , and, with some promising professional colts , Kent is undeniably looking up. Lord Harris , who hardly ever fails to score for