James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

T H EC O U N T I E SI N 1 8 8 1. 8 3 R e s u l t so fM a t c h e s . Matches Played , 9 ; Won, 3 ; Drawn, 3 ; Lost , 3. W h e r e played. Opponents. MatchesW o n(3). *Surrey L o r d ' s *N o t t s (3) Surrey. Lord's O v a l Clifton *L a n c a s h i r e . (2) Notts M a n c h e s t e r N o t t i n g h a m MatchesLost(3). L o r d ' s L o r d ' s E x t r aM a t c h . MatchesD r a w n(3). *Gloucestershire *Y o r k s h i r e *Gloucestershire (1) Yorkshire *OxfordUniversity C l u b. O p n t s. W h e n played. 1st 2nd 1st 2nd i n n. i n n. i n n. i n n. W o nb y May23,24 192 *45 157 79 10wkts ;*nowd. June9,10 107 128 68 116 51 runs. Aug29-31 259 *33 161 129 10wkt ; *no wd. Aug11-13 243 و و و د R e m a r k s . *197 *7 wkts. d o w n. *2 wkts. d o w n. 15-17 168 *71 325 16-17 22-24 214 *61 144 180 *5 wkts. d o w n. May26,27 91 98 198 Lostby Inn. & 9 runs. Jun.13,14 77 195 160 *114 6 wkts ; *4 w d. Huddersfield Aug18-20 183 105 150 153 1 5runs . Lord's W o nby Jun.23,24 313 *103 156 285 7 wkts; *3 wd. *H a v ebeentreated in previous reviews. (1) Middlesex v. Yorkshire. Huddersfield , August18, 19, 20, 1881. Middlesex was represented by an exceptionally strong Eleven , and thê match was singularly even throughout . Yorkshire gained an advantage in going in first , but failed to make much use of it , and it was only a little free hitting by the tail that enabled themto reach a total of 150. Auseful stand by Mr. Leslie (59) and the Hon. A. Lyttelton (42) gave Middlesex a lead of 33 runs on the first innings , and this was very near giving themthe victory . Rainstopped the play morethan once on the second day, and the wicket at the close was not in the same order for run-getting as at the start . E. Lockwood(36), Grimshaw(35), and Emmett(31) helped Yorkshire to head their opponents by three runs, and Middlesex were left with three hours in which to make121 runs . Somevery fine all round cricket marked the conclusion of the game, but luck was a little against the Southerners at the crisis , and the Yorkshire bowling and fielding were alike so good that no one but Mr. Pearson , who carried out his bat for 24, made any lengthy stay , and Yorkshire won, after a very close finish , by 15 runs. Yorkshire 150 and153 ; total , 303. Middlesex , 183 and 105 ; total , 288. Mr. C. T. Studd (2ndinnings Yorkshire ) .. Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 4 3 2 4 3 5 5 (2) Middlesexv. Notts. Nottingham, August 22, 23, 24, 1881. Withthe exception of Shaw and Shrewsbury Notts had all its forces , and as Middlesex was in full strength , an interesting game was expected . Rain prevented the delivery of a ball on the second day, but the cricket all