James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1 8 8 4. 8 7 1 い よ 1 out of the common. In this department, indeed , they are again very for- midable , and with an improvement in their bowling they would soon regain the position they occupied a few years ago. Theaddition of Mr. J. H. Brain, the Oxonian , has greatly strengthened the batting , but a young bowler of prominence would be a still greater acquisition , and this department will have to be materially strengthened . Considering the generally hard wickets , Woof's figures were very creditable , but there was little change whenthe bowling w a scollared. R e s u l t sof M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 12 ; Won, 1 ; Drawn, 3; Lost , 8. W h e n Club. Opnts. Where played . played . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nby Opponents. Matches Won(1 ) . (9) Lancashire Clifton Matches Drawn(3). (6) Lancashire (10) Middlesex (11) Surrey MatchesLost (8). (1) Yorkshire (2) Sussex *M i d d l e s e x (3) Surrey (4) Sussex (5) Notts (7) Yorkshire (8) Notts A g141516 101 321 188 227 7 runs R e m a r k s. Manchester July24, 25 119 *25 142 *1 wd+ CheltenhamA g21 22 23 388 *40 255 295 *n ow d Clifton ,, 25,26,27 484 M r e t n-in-M s hM a y8,9,10 179 G l o u c e s t e r 4 6 4 43 128 135 26,27 171 66 179 *59 Lord's Ju12,13,14 219 150 146 345 O v a l Brighton G l o u c e s t e r B r a d f o r d ود *77 16,17 240 115 388 ,, 19,20,21 248 241 248 290 Jy14,15,16 201 79 204 28,29 117 127 301 Nottingham 31A g1 49 63 105 E x t r aMatches. C l i f t o n C h e l t e n h a m (12) Australians . (13) Australians . ود ود Aug.7,8,9 301 *230 314 ,, 18,19,20 183 83 402 +Abandonedowingto death of Mrs. Grace. *9 Lostb y 41 runs 7 wkts; *3 w d 122 runs inns& 33r u n s 49 runs 6 wkts; *4 w d inns& 57 r u n s 10 wks; *n o w d d r a w n; *2w d lost ; ins&136rns *S e er e v i e wofM . C . C . (1) Gloucestershirev. Yorkshire. Moreton-in-the -Marsh, May8, 9, and 10. Though only poorly represented , Gloucestershire had all the best of the gameeven up to the completion of the second day. Mainly through the good bowling of Mr. W. G. Grace the Yorkshiremen were very cheaply dismissed in their two innings for an aggregate of 263, to which Emmett(27 and 19 not out) was the chief contributor . W h e nthey went in a second time Gloucester- shire only wanted 85 to win, and with a wicket in good order , this seemed a fairly easy task. Peate's bowling , however, altogether turned the scale , and to him wasmainly due the very creditable victory of Yorkshire . H egot three Townsend, and Painter with successive Yorkshire, 128 and 135 ; total , 263. wickets , those of Mr. E. M. Grace , Mr. balls . Yorkshire w o nb y41 runs. Gloucestershire , 179 and 43 ; total , 222. Peate(2nd innings Gloucester ) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 1 8 1 0 1 3 (2) Gloucestershirev. Sussex. Gloucester, M a y26a n d27. 6 Mr. W . G. Grace was suffering from a bad hand, and, as in addition , Gloucestershire was only poorly represented , this was a serious misfortune for them. Mr. McCormick (73) and Humphreys (41) put on 101 runs while they were together in the first innings , and it was entirely to this stand that Sussex