James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

6 0 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS ANNUALI (2) Derbyshirev. Lancashire. Manchester , May 26 and 27, 1881 . The Derbyshire Eleven have always fared very badly in their matches with Lancashire , and up to the time of this contest had only wonfour times out of twenty meetings. On this occasion they were beaten at every point by the Lancastrians , whobut for Mr. A. G. Steel's absence were very strong . Lan- cashire were able to dismiss their opponents for 102, and it was the very last ball of the day that secured the first wicket of Lancashire , that of Barlow, w h ohad contributed 35, while Mr. Hornbywas scoring 118 out of 157. Athunderstorm during the night made the ground difficult on the second day, and Derbyshire's chances were altogether settled . Mr. Hornby was not dismissed until he had obtained 188 out of 251, and this was not only the highest score of the season in a county match, but certainly the most remarkable display of hitting he has ever shown. The task of making 197 to save defeat in an innings wouldhave been far from easy at the best, but with the ground to help them, Nash and Watson were unplayable , and Mr. R. P. Smith (24) was the only batsmanto get double figures . shire wonby an innings and 135 runs . Lancashire , 299. Derbyshire , 102 and 62 ; total , 164. N a s h(Lancashire) L a n c a - O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. 5 7 2 8 4 9 9 (3) Derbyshire v. Kent. Derby, June 6, 7, and 8, 1881 . K e n t Kent was only poorly represented with the Hon. Ivo Bligh , the brothers Penn, and others of its chief amateurs absent , and there seemedvery little chance that it wouldwin its first match of the season . Somevery useful hitting by Mr. L. C. Docker (60) and Foster (61), whoadded over a hundred runs while together , was the feature of the first day, and but for this stand Derbyshire wouldhave fared badly. Onthe first hands Kent were six runs behind, and at the end of the second day it was anybody's game. had then secured 82 out of 172 wanted to win, for the loss of three wickets , but there was a conspicuous tail to the eleven , and there was little in the outlook to favour either side . H a dthe Derbyshire team only fielded up and accepted the chances that were offered the issue might have been different , but Lord Harris (72 not out) and Mr. R. S. Jones (51 not out) with someluck, and helped by bad fielding , knocked off the runs and Kent w o nb y seven wickets . Kent, 173 and 172 (three wickets ); total , 345. Derbyshire , 179 and 165 ; total , 344. (4) Derbyshire v. Lancashire. Derby, June 27, 28, 1881 . Luck was this time all against Derbyshire , and Lancashire , though by nomeanswell represented , gained such an advantage in winning the toss that the result could never have been in doubt. Rain, which delayed play until just before luncheon time , madethe wicket very easy for Lancashire