James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

8 4 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. sentative eleven of Kent. The wicket bumpedconsiderably at the outset until therain , andwith the exception of Lord Harris , the batsmen generally were seen at a disadvantage . In the first innings of Kenthe contributed 36 out of 84 from the bat ; in the second he scored 82 out of 134 while he was in. Inall forty wickets realised 415 runs . In the first innings of Kent, Marlowgot G. Hearne and Messrs . Jones and Thorntonwith successive balls . Kentwonby 67runs. Kent, 97 and160 ; total , 257. Derbyshire , 133 and 57; total , 190. Marlow(1st innings Kent). Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 2 8 1 3 5 (4) Derbyshire v. Yorkshire. Derby, June 23 and 24. 3 1 Againthe wicket played badly, and, as a consequence , the scoring on both sides was below the average . Ulyett (43) and Lee (34) were the principal scorers for Yorkshire , and Cropper (30 and 2) for Derbyshire . Mr. G. G. Walker, in Derbyshire's second innings , contributed 29 (not out) to the total of 57. Emmett's bowling in the second innings of Derbyshire was the most noteworthy feature of the match. Yorkshire wonby ten wickets . Yorkshire , 148and 9 (no wicket ) ; total , 157. Derbyshire , 98 and 57 ; total , 155. Emmett(2nd innings Derbyshire) Overs. 2 4 Maidens. 1 6 (5) Derbyshire v. Sussex. Derby, July 28 , 29, and30. K u n s. Wickets. 2 0 7 Heavyrains caused the wicket to be all in favour of the bowlers , andthe weather was so unfavourable that the game was never very interesting . • Derbyshire had a lead of 24 runs on the first innings ; but there their advan- tage ceased . Though Wood Sims and Cropper made an excellent start when they went in a second time, the tail madea poor show, and the last six wickets only added seven runs . Mr. S. H. Evershed's absence in the second innings greatly prejudiced the chance of Derbyshire . Sussex wonby50 runs . Sussex, 125 and 145 ; total 270. Derbyshire , 149 and 71 ; total , 220. Mr. W .Blackman(1st innings Derbyshire ) A.Hide(2nd innings Derbyshire) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 9 . 2 2 0 . 0 4 1 0 2 2 1 9 6 5 (6) Derbyshirev. Lancashire. Derby, August 4 and 5. The Derbyshire eleven made a very poor show against the bowling of Watson and Barlow, and were beaten by a weak team of Lancashire byan innings and 36 runs . Lancashire lost five wickets for 28, but a determined stand by Mr. Hornby(55) and Barlow(61) altered the game, and these two batsmenwhile they were together added 96 runs. Mr. Docker(21 and 1) was the highest scorer on the Derbyshire side . Mr. Cochrane , of the Repton eleven, madehis debut for Derbyshire in this match. H e was the second scorer as well as the most successful bowler, taking five wickets for 61runs. Lancashire , 162. Derbyshire , 80 and 46 ; total , 126. Barlow(Lancashire ) . Watson) ؤو ) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets.. 5 3 63.1 3 5 3 8 4 2 6 1 7 9 (7) Derbyshire v. Sussox. Brighton , August 11 , 12, and 13. Thoughthey lost the toss , and had to follow on in a minority of 152 runs , the Derbyshire eleven made a plucky fight . Ten of the Sussex team suc- ceeded in getting into double figures , the highest of which was Mr. Newham's