James Lillywhte's Cricketers' Annual 1884

T H EM A R Y L E B O N EC L U BIN 1 8 8 3. 4 9 Harrison, a fast bowler , who later on proved very useful to Yorkshire , clean bowled five wickets in six balls . The North wonby an innings and 32 runs . North, 119. South, 43 and 44; total , 87. Harrison (2nd innings South ). O v e r s . 1 2 M a i d e n s . 7 R u n s. 1 4 W i c k e t s. 9 (2) N o r t hv. South. M a y14, 15, and 16. The Whitsuntide holiday Match. The original intention had been to play the H o n. Ivo Bligh's Australian team v. England, but owing to the late arrival of some of Mr. Bligh's party , this was found impracticable . Surrey, Notts , and Sussex were all engaged with County matches , and as the Lancashire professionals were also playing elsewhere , neither side had its full strength . TheNorthern teamwas, in reality , Yorkshire , with Mr. Hornby and Wild ; but the Southerners were only a moderate lot , and their bowling was very inferior . The Northerners , too , had a great advantage at the close in getting their opponents in to bat on a drying wicket , or else the game might have been much closer . Lockwood (30 and 60) played the best cricket on the side of the North, and in his first innings Mr. W.G. Grace made64 out of 96 while in, with one mis- take just at the close . Unfortunately he was unable to bat a second time owing to an injured hand, and Mr. H. G. Tylecote was also absent in the first innings . In the second innings of South Mr. A. P. Lucas was in two hours for twenty-two runs . North won by 170 runs . North, 115 and 247 ; total , 362. South, 128 and 64; total , 192. Peate (North). O v e r s. M a i d e n s . 7 4 . 1 4 3 (3) Middlesex v. Gloucestershire . M a y28 and29. R u n s. W i c k e t s. 6 2 1 2 Amatchmemorable to Middlesex cricket , if only for the first appearance of Mr. A. P. Lucas, who, after being identified several years with Surrey, transferred his services to the County of his birth . Neither side had its best eleven , but the Gloucestershire bowling was so weak, and the batting of its tail so tame, that Middlesex were able to claim a good majority at the finish . Mr. W . G. Grace (89 and 35) played in his best style , but, except Messrs . E. M. Grace and Gilbert and Painter , the batting was only poor, and in the two innings the four batsmen contributed 280 out of 320 from the bat. The victory of Middlesex was in a great measure due to the fine batting of Mr. Lucas. In the first innings he m a d e29 not out, in the second he was in three hours and a half for 97, without a chance. Mr. C. T. Studdtook ten wickets for Middle- sex , Mr. W. G. Grace twelve for Gloucestershire . Middlesex won by 85 runs . Middlesex , 131 and 284 ; total , 415. Gloucestershire , 179 and 151 ; total , 330 . (4) Yorkshirev. Middlesex. J u n e1 4 a n d15. Middlesex , with the H o n. A. Lyttelton , the brothers Studd, and others absent , had by no means its best team, and Mr. C. T. Studd was greatly missed . The run-getting on both sides was below the average , but the scoring was singularly even, with only a difference of two runs in the four innings . Ulyett (62 and 69) got runs rapidly each time off the weak bowling of Middle- sex , but Hall , who made 63 not out in the second innings , was missed soon after he came in, and this mistake materially affected the result . Mr. Ridley's second score of 60 notout for Middlesexwas the best in the match. Yorkshire wonby five wickets . Yorkshire , 162 and 162 (for five wickets ) ; total , 324. Middlesex , 160 and 162 ; total , 322.