James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

9 2 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. as it was wonby sheer hard work and combination . Lord Harris' batting was again the great feature of the season , and his unvarying success for the Countywas really remarkable . Avery useful addition to the eleven was made last summerin the person of Alexander Hearne, a younger brother of George and Frank. H e bowls slow round, after the style of Mr. A. G. Steel , and his performances against the Australians at Canterbury , and in subsequent matches, point to him as one of the most promising young bowlers of the day. R e s u l t sof M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 12 ; Won, 4 ; Drawn 2 ; Lost 6. W h e n Opponents. Where played . played . Club. O p n t s. 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y inn. inn. inn. inn. MatchesW o n(4). *Derbyshire.. (2) Lancashire (5) Surrey *Derbyshire. Matches Drawn(2) . (3) Sussex (9) Surrey Derby J u n e5,6 97 1 6 0 133 57 67 runs M a n c h e s t e r 9,10,11 156*146 61 240 7 wkts; *3 w d M a i d s t o n e July28, 29 140 *82 44 174 8 wkts; *2w d G r a v e s e n d Aug.18,19 243 5 2 182 inns& 9 runs R e m a r k s . Brighton O v a l July3, 4,5 219*130 270 464 *7 w d Sept. 1,2,3 79 *152 123 214 *8wd Matches Lost (6) . Lostb y (1) Yorkshire *M i d d l e s e x Sheffield L o r d ' s June2, 3 (4) Sussex (6) Middlesex (7) Yorkshire (8) Lancashire E x t r aMatches. Tonbridge Canterbury G r a v e s e n d M a i d s t o n e 151 129 250 *31 ,, 19,20,21 151 101 156 338 Jy.17181 9 116 168 98 294 Aug.7,8,9 169 209 206 *173 14,15 205 137 338 *6 21,22 200 123 240 *87 8 wkts; *2 w d 242 runs 113 runs 5 wkts; *5 w d 10wkts; *now d (12) Hampshire (13) Hampshire (11) Somersetshire *M . C . C. a n dG r o u n d. " " 8 wkts; 2 w d G r a v e s e n d M y2627 28 299 *245 315 190 5 wkts; *5 w d SouthamptonJu16,17,18 216 344 414*148 Lst by3 w; *7w d 8 8 115 inns& 27 r u n s ,, 12,13,14 215 191 137 *271 Lstb y6w; *4w d (10) Australians (1 4) Somersetshire Taunton M a y8, 9 230 L o r d ' s Canterbury A u g .4,5,6 169 213 177 109 96runs T u n b g eWils ,, 25,26,27 187 310 221 117 159 runs *Seereviewof M.C.C.andDerbyshire. (1) K e n tv. Yorkshire. Sheffield , June 2 and 3. Kentwas only represented by a weak eleven , and the issue of the game wasnever in doubt. FrankHearne (61 and32) played good cricket each time ; but no one else except Lord Harris (26 and 38) got double figures twice . Hall (100) scored nearly one half of Yorkshire's first total . H ewasin altogether about four hours . Ulyett's bowling had a good deal to do with the victory of his side . Yorkshire won by eight wickets . Yorkshire , 250 and 31 (two wickets ) ; total , 281. Kent, 151 and 129 ; total , 280 . Ulyett (1st innings Kent) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 1 7 (2) K e n tv. Lancashire. Manchester , June 9, 10, and 11 . 9 3 3 7 Thoughneither County had its full strength , the result was an interesting game. Kent, who won the toss , made a bad start , and it was only a useful stand by Mr. Christopherson (47) and Wootton (32 not out), the eighth and ninth batsmen, which enabled them to reach a creditable total of 156. In the first innings Lancashire did little against the bowling of Mr. Christopherson and Wootton ; but several of the team showed very good cricket in the second,