James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1883

8 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. L A N C A S H I R E . OFFICERSFOR 1882.-President , Sir Humphreyde Trafford , Bart. V i c e - Presidents , Earl of Derby, Earl of Sefton , Earl of Lathom, Earl of Elles- mere, Sir R. A. Cross , M.P. , R. N. Phillips , M.P., A. B. Rowley, J. Makinson , J.P. , J. A. Bannerman. General Committee , A. N. Hornby, W. Brierley , W. Openshaw , C. G. Hulton , E. B. Rowley, J. R. Hillkirk . E. Challender , R. Walker, S. R. Platt , A. J. Steel , S. Field , E. Wolff, A. Appleby. Hon. Secretary , S. H. Swire . Hon. Treasurer , J. McLaren. Assistant Secretary and Collector , F. Reynolds , Stretford Villas , Stretford , Lancashire. LANCASHIRE, though the Eleven began in hardly the most promising style with the one exception of Notts, could claim to be the best county of the year . Of the14matches against the principal counties they won10 and lost only one- the first match with Nottingham . Two engagements were also made with Somersetshire . Both these were, of course , won, but three of the four outside matches with M.C.C & G. , Cambridge University (2) andAustralians were lost. Mr. Hornby, owing to an injured shoulder , was not in his best form at the com- mencement of the year , but he was playing good cricket at the finish , though never quite the same batsman as the previous year . Barlow has hardly ever been in better batting form. Someof his performances were extraordinary . Robinson was a little out of luck in the early matches, but hit with great success towards the close . In bowling Lancashire was exceedingly strong , stronger ,perhaps , even than Notts and at the close of the season, on paper, if any- thing, they were all round the better Eleven. R e s u l t sof M a t c h e s. Matches Played, 16 ; Won, 12 ; Drawn, 3 ; Lost , 1. Club. Opnts. W h e n Opponents. Where played played . 1 s t2 n d1st 2 n d W o nb y i n n. i n n. i n n. i n n. Matches Won(12). *Derbyshire (4) Somersetshire *K e n t. *Derbyshire . *M i d d l e s e x *Gloucestershire . (9) Yorkshire *Gloucestershire. (10) Somersetshire *K e n t . (11) Surrey (1 2) Middlesex Matches Drawn(3) . (6) Surrey (7) Notts (8) Yorkshire ManchesterM a y25, 26 125 *28 83 67 10 w k s; *now d June8,9,10 237 15, 16 138 98 2 6, 2 7 179 Clifton T a u n t o n Manchester M a n c h e s t e r D e r b y L o r d ' s Manchester July 17,18 243 *49 ,, 27,28,29 172 *24 88 107 ManchesterA u g .3,4,5 218 97 158 141 ,, 10,11,12 240 217 196 248 ,, 14, 15 178 *54 74 157 7 wkts; *3 wd 9 wkts; * 1 w d 29 51 inns& 157 runs 71 139 26 runs 77 52 inns & 47 runs 123 168 9 wkts ; *1 w d 16 runs 13 runs M a i d s t o n e ,, 17,18,19 276 179 200 51 204runs O v a l ,, 21 , 22 188 4 8 119 inns& 21 runs Manchester ,, 24,25,26 439 70 98 inns& 271 r u n s R e m a r k s. Manchester Jy,13,14,15 156 174 82 *42 *6wd Liverpool ,, 20,21,22 93 188 164 *23 *4wd Sheffield ,, 24,25,26 152 75 98 *67 *4wd Matches Lost (1 ) . Lostb y (5) Notts *M . C . C. andG r o u n d. L o r d ' s (1) CambridgeUniversity Cambridge (2) Australians (3) Cambridge University Nottingham July6,7,8 52 69 116 E X T R AM A T C H E S . Manchester M a n c h e s t e r M a y15, 16 99 159 231 *28 ,, 18,19,20 143 138 165 130 June ,2,3 118 269 259 *129 ,, 12,13,14 90 61 31 *See review of M.C.C. , Derbyshire , andKent. d r a w n 42 37 runs 8 wkts; *2w d 14runs 4wkts ; *6wd