James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

1 0 0 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S ' A N N U A L . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. A v e r a g e . J. Lillywhite 708-3 3 4 6 8 3 6 4 6 1 8 - 8 W .P a y n e 279-0 1 4 8 3 5 4 1 7 2 0 - 1 4 Rev.F. F. J. Greenfield 202.0 6 0 3 9 4 1 9 2 0 - 1 4 W .B l a c k m a n 2 4 7 - 3 8 7 4 3 9 2 0 21-19 J u n i p e r 9 4 . 0 4 0 1 7 1 7 2 4 - 3 W .A. B e t t e s w o r t h 278-3 8 8 4 9 6 1 9 2 6 - 2 W .H u m p h r e y s 4 2 . 0 6 1 4 9 2 74-1 Thefollowing bowled in twoinnings : R. T. Ellis , 5 overs and 3 balls for 19 runs and no wicket ; M. P. Lucas, 20 overs for 52 runs and2 wickets ; and Charlwood, 8 overs for 32 runs and 1 wicket. The following bowled in one innings : Skinner , 29 overs for 68 runsa n dtwowickets; Tester, 16overs for 30 runs a n d1 wicket; Shoesmith, 16overs for 23 runs and1 wicket; a n dA. B l a c k m a n, 7 overs for nineruns; Mr. Trevor, 3 overs for 6 runs ; and M'Cormick, 2 overs for 9 runs. G e n t l e m e nv. Players. Brighton, August 8, 9 , & 10, 1881. Amatchfor the benefit of JamesLillywhite , whohad takenpart in every Sussex engagement for the last twenty years . A match too which , for fine all round cricket and excitement , had not its equal during the season . The Gentlemenwere by no meansstrong , and, indeed , their bowling was decidedly weak, without a change of any account after Messrs . Bettesworth , Steel , and Appleby . The Players , too , by no means had their full strength , as Peate, E. Lockwood, and Barnes were all away, and at the last momentan accident prevented Pilling's appearance at the wicket. The result of the first innings was a tie , but the excitement still continued , and those w h o witnessed the finish will never forget it. TheGentlemenwent in a second time with 113 runs to win, and the general opinion was that they wouldwin easily with quite five wickets to spare. Whether Mr. Hornby's decision not to go in first as usual had any effect must be a matter of opinion , but that his hitting might have knocked off the opposite bowling at the outset is a reasonable argument. Asit was, whenthey got a wicket or two, the Players werethoroughly on their mettle , and their fielding all round was a treat to witness . WhenAlfred Shaw went on to bowl, 55 runs had been made without the loss of one batsman, but the next five wickets collapsed for 28 runs , and Shawwas credited with the downfall of five batsmenat a cost of 49 runs . WhenMr. Appleby , the last batsman, came in only five runs were wantedto win, and after a fluky hit to leg for three , a splendid catch by Shawoff his own bowling settled the matchin favour of the Players by only one run. There was great excitement at the finish .