James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

8 2 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. otherwise his cricket was faultless . His score (148) is the highest madeagainst an Australian team, excepting Mr. W. Grace's 152 for England in 1880. The wicket hadwornconsiderably whenthe Australians went in a second time, and Ulyett's bowling bumped very dangerously . Scott again played pluckily , but no one else stood up well to Ulyett , and the innings was over for 145 , Blackham . having to retire with an injured finger . England won by an innings and five runs . England, 379 ; Australians , 229 and 145. Total , 374. Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 2 3 3 6 7 39.1 Ulyett (2nd innings Australians ) O nthe first day 13,456 paid for admission into the ground ; on the second , 16,386 ; on the third , 5,569 ; or, in all , 35,411 persons . (13) Marlboroughv. R u g b y. July30 and 31. TheRugbyeleven of 1884 were by no means up to the old standard of the School , and the Marlburians , who were the better team at all points , had an easy victory . Marlborough , though their first total only reached 130, had an advan- tage of 81 runs on the first hands. There was not a double figure in Rugby's. first innings , and though in the second Bowden-Smith (30), and Barbour (not out) showed fair cricket , the Marlburians had plenty in hand throughout , and w o nwith eight wickets to spare . The fast bowling of Sale for Marlborough wasthe best feature of the out-cricket of either side . His figures were : - Overs. M a n s R u n s. W k t s. 4 7 2 4 1 2 4 8 Marlborough , 130 and 37 (two wickets ) ; total , 167. Rugby, 49 and 117 total,166. C H A P T E R I I. T H EC O U N T I E S I N 1 8 8 4. D E R B Y S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1884. -President , Hon. W. M. Jervis . Vice -Presidents , E. M . Wass, W. Boden, and G. H. Strutt . Committee , Sir H. Wilmot, M.P. , H. Boden, W. G. Curgenven , G. Small , U. Sowter , J. M. Clayton , W. H. Worthington , P. Wallis , W. T. E. Cox, W. C. Haslam , E. A. J. Maynard, J. Smith, J. Goddard, C. C. Bowring, S. H. Evershed, W. Marsden, G. H. Cammell, C.Dunnicliff . Hon. Secs . , A. Wilson, Melbourne, near Derby; S. Richardson , 1, Babington Lane, Derby. Derbyshire was singularly short of luck last year every one will admit. In the ten Inter-County matches in which its eleven were engaged, they were never once successful in winning the toss , and the disadvantage of generally having to go in second after a long score , that , too, with not avery strong batting side, was altogether prejudicial to their chances . Despite that there was still awantof organisation apparent in the team, their cricket was better than the results of the season would lead anyone to believe , though their bowling is still in need of great improvement. Theintroduction of more thanone likely youngster of late will certainly strengthen the eleven , and in Sugg, Shacklock , and Mr. Cochrane , three new players of considerable promise were added last season . The Derbyshire executive deserves success for the enterprise it has always shown, andeveryone will hope to see the County in better luck in 1885.