James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

8 6 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. which was effective when the ground was difficult ; and he showed hitting powers which would be of great use with more practice . Wright's fast left handed bowling was very successful against Yorkshire at Nottingham; and Notts has a very promising all round youngster in Attewell , whois not only a useful slow bowler with plenty of work, but a batsmanwith a very neat style . The unfortunate and ill advised action of Shawand Shrewsbury, whoseinfluence no doubt induced the adhesion of Scotton , Morley, Selby, Barnes and Flowers, in refusing to play for the Countyexcept under certain conditions , did serious injury to Nottingham cricket during the past season. In shires less favoured in the possession of good players , such a combination mighthave worked irremediable evil , and it was certainly a convincing proof o f thew e a l t hof cricketersin N o t t sthatat a m o m e n t ' snoticetheexecutive should have been able to raise almost if not quite a new eleven , and one capable of , as events proved , with very slight practice , rendering a good account . Except in the opening match against Sussex , until August , the Countyhad to do as best it could without the services of seven of its best professionals , and it was therefore hardly a surprise that the summary of 1881 is not so brilliant as in former years . Withits best eleven Notts would havemadea bold bid with Lancashire for the chief place. N o doubt the lesson of last season will not be lost upon the seven players who leagued together , and if so, the gamewill have recovered from the blow it received . If they have only learned that they are not absolutely necessary to the welfare of the sport , and that there is no lack of young players such as Attewell , Butler , Mills , Wright and Shore only waiting the opportunity of makingtheir mark, perhaps even good will have comeout of what seemed tob ea n evil. Resultsof M a t c h e s. Matches Played, 12 ; Won, 4 ; Drawn, 4 ; Lost, 4. Club. O p n t s. Opponents. W h e r e played. W h e n played. W o nb y. 1st 2 n d1st 2 n d i n n i n n i n n. i n n MatchesW o n(4). Nottinghain M a y26,27 311 133 109 Inns. &69runs Nottingham Jne 13-15 377 *20 *Gloucestershire Brighton Clifton. Jly 25-27 174 172 A u g4, 5 163 *17 208 187 9 w's; *1 w d 210 100 36 runs 63 116 10 w's ; *no wd Remarks. Nottingham Jly 28-30 240 1 5 5483 132*154 *5 w's d (1) Sussex. (2) Surrey. (5) Sussex. MatchesD r a w n(4). *Gloucestershire *Lancashire. *M i d d l e s e x (6)Yorkshire MatchesLost (4). *Lancashire. *M i d d l e s e x (3)Yorkshire (4) Surrey. Nottingham Aug11-13 97 N o t t i n g h a m 22-24 144 180 214 *61 *5 w's d Sheffield ود و و " 29-31 173 1 5 3 Lostb y. *5 128 10 w's; *n o w d 51 runs ManchesterJne 2 , 3 6 71 5 239 Lord's 9,1 0 3 116 107 Nottingham 27,28 71 35 113 O v a l Jly 21, 22 109 162 293 و د *Havebeen treated in previous reviews . Inns. & 7 runs Inns. & 22 runs