James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

THE COUNTIES IN 1880. 7 0 (2) K e n tv. Lancashire. Manchester, June 10, 11, 12, 1880. TheKentish teamwere not lucky, to say the least of it, in their northern tour, and this was the last of three , as far as the cricket was concerned, far from agreeable matches. Neither ground nor weather were pleasant . and the run-getting did not reach a very high average . Mr. R. Wood, an old Carthusian , made a promising débût for Lancashire with a well -got first score of 32, not out; andbesides bowledwell, though without great success . Thetail of the Kentish eleven did not improve the chances of the side , and the last six batsmenwere only responsible for 10 runs in the first , andfor 29 inthe second innings . Lancashire wonby 136 runs . Kent,112 and53; total , 165. Lancashire , 157 and 144; total , 301. Watson's bowling deserves special attention . W a t s o n(Lancashire) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. 4 9 4 9 8 3 - 2 Wickets. 1 2 (3) K e n tv. Sussex. Brighton , July 12, 13, 14, 1880 . A match often productive of long scores , and this time quite up to the average. Both shires were well represented , and the result wassomegood cricket onboth sides . At one time during the Kentish innings , there seemed to be a promise of a close run on the first ' hands , but Mr. R. S. Jones , (81) and Henty (72), towards the finish , utterly upset these calculations , andthe two batsmenwhile together put on 146 runs. Mr. A. H. Trevor, of the Oxford eleven , with a chanceless second score of 103 for Sussex, con- siderably reduced the lead of 158 held by the opposition onthe first innings ; butKenthadthings well in hand, and wonby six wickets . Kent, 329 and 64 (four wickets down) ; total , 393. Sussex , 171 and 221 ; total , 392 . (4) K e n tv. Yorkshire. Maidstone, July 15, 16, 1880. Agoodwicket, and somevery fair as well as even scoring . Ofthe four innings , the lowest amounted to 128 ; but the highest individual contribution was one of 45 by Mr. Frank Penn. At the end of an innings there was only a difference of two runs, in favour of Kent; but the Yorkshiremen at the finish were beaten by the excellent bowling of Mr. A. Penn andG. Hearne, and Kent wona very creditable match by 64 runs . Kent, 174 and 190; total , 364. Yorkshire , 172 and128 ; total , 300. Peate (Yorkshire )........ Overs. 9 7 Maidens, 5 0 Runs. Wickets. 1 0 7 1