James Lillywhte's Cricketers' Annual 1884

2 3 8 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 o n gStandsb y B a t s m e n. ForMiddlesex v. Gloucestershire , on August 16, H o n. A. Lyttelton and I. D. Walker added 324, this is the longest stand ever madein a good match. O n June 14, for Lancashire v. Oxford University , F. Taylor and Robinson added 237. For Kentv. Lancashire , on June 4, LordHarris and R. S. Jones added 166. For Surrey v. Lancashire , July 13, W. W. Readand Henderson added 174. For Ne'er-d o-Weels v. Hampstead, June 30, D. G. Spiro and Martineau added 219. ForSidmouth v. Chardstock College , on July 9, Rev. R. T. Thornton scored 261 not out, out of 326 for eight wickets . SmallScoring. O nJune 26, ten Oxford wickets v. Cambridge fell for 28 runs . Scotton , for M.C.C. and Groundv. Richmond, on June 12, was in two hours for 14 runs. In match M.C.C. and Groundv. Notts, ten wickets fell at one time for 11 runs . The Royal Engineers were dismissed by the Yorkshire Gentlemen for 21 and 43. In amatch between two teams of the Royal Paper Mills , Wandsworth , three innings were completed for totals of 10, 18, and 14. The Bognor Club twice pulled a match" out of the fire " whenapparently hopelessly lost . Priory Park on one occasion had only eight runs to get to beat them, and had five wickets to fall , yet Bognormadea tie of it, getting rid of the said five menfor seven runs . Shortly after , playing Goodwood, the latter had tied the Bognor score with four wickets still in hand, these all , however, fell without an additional run. D. G. Spiro was at the wicket 50 minutes for five runs for Cambridge University v. Yorkshire , on June 2. C. W. Wright , for Notts v. Surrey , on August 6, was in 1 hour 30 minutesfor 8 runs out of 58. Five wickets of Notts v. Yorkshire, at Sheffield , on June 24, fell for two runs. E. Lumb, for Yorkshire v. Middlesex , on August 24, was in four hours and a half for 70 runs . Four wickets of Lancashire , in second innings of match with Yorkshire , on July 6, fell without a run. Five last wickets of Kent v. Lancashire , at Gravesend, fell for nine runs . In a match between Huddersfield v. Todmorden , on May5, five wickets fell without a run. In a match played at Thetford , on August 18, between Mr. F. H. S. Raven's X Iand the St. Nicholas Works, the latter team on going in lost the first six wickets without a single run being made, the total score being five only, of whichonewasabye. T i e M a t c h e s. Camdenv. Alexandra Park College , May19,41 each . Heeley v. Caledonian , Sheffield , May 21, 71 each . West Kent v. Royal Military Academy, June 5, 215 each . Liverpool Club v. Marlborough College , May14, 88 each . Gregory's Club v. RobinHood, Nottingham, M a y19, 24 each. 2nd Stafford Regiment (87, 87) v. 5th Fusiliers (144 and 30). Gentlemen v. Players , Oval , June 30, the only tie in this match. Mr. J. Simmond's XI v. Berkhampstead GrammarSchool , July 11, 122 first innings . T h r e eW i c k e t sw i t hS u c c e s s i v eB a l l s. A. D. Fripp, Lulworth Lobsters v. Dorchester , August14. G. H. Edwards, Chaucer v. St. Peter's , April 28. E. A. Edwards, Chaucer v. Dulwich Lower College , June 16. J. H. Farbrother , Walpole House, Chiswick , v. Castle Hill , June27. J. B. Challen , Wellingborough GrammarSchool v. Long Buckley, July 24. W. McCabe, Cæsarean, Jersey , v. Court Minstrels , August 17. R. H. Sherwin, HanleyTabernacle v. Longton Guild, July 28. A. Black, Didsbury v. M. S. & L. R., August 4. R. M. Latham, Past Devon County School v. Past , July 31. W. H. Borwick, Middle Fifth v. Lower Fifth of Clifton College . Ulyett , Yorkshire v. Lancashire , July 16. J. West, M.C.C. and Ground v.