James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

1 1 8 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 . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. Overs. W .Humphreys.. 322.2 6 3 9 3 8 5 7 16.26 A .H i d e 541.2 2 7 6 7 0 8 4 2 16.36 W .B l a c k m a n 449.1 2 0 1 6 8 9 4 0 17.9 E. J. McCormick 7 4 1 8 1 1 8 J.H i d e . 6 7 1 3 3 4 9 1 1 5 0 18.11 Juniper 658.3 3 3 6 8 9 3 4 8 18.29 T e s t e r 366.1 1 6 8 6 1 1 2 5 24.11 W .N e w h a m 1 7 6 2 5 1 2 5 G.N.Wyatt 1 4 5 4 0 0 0 C .Sharp 8 3 1 9 0 0 R .T.Ellis 4 1 1 6 0 0 4 A . Blackman. 1 0 3 0 0 B l a c k m a n four. Juniper bowled seven wides and Tester one; J. Hidebowled six no-balls andMr. W . E X T R A N E O U S M A T C HA TB R I G H T O N . Australians v. CambridgeUniversity Past andPresent. August 25, 26, and 27. Thewicket was not a very good one, an unusual occurrence at Brighton, and the superior bowling of the Australians consequently told with great effect . Not one of the four innings completed reached 200 , and the highest individual contribution was Bannerman's econd score of 44. Messrs. F o r d (34) and Morton (39) played up pluckily for the tenth wicket of the Cantabs in the first innings , but otherwise the batting was muchbelow expectation , especially as the side , with the one exception of Mr. C. T. Studd's absence , wasa strong one . Spofforth's bowling was the feature of the match . The Australians wonby 142 runs . Australians , 190 and 180 ; total , 370. Cam- bridge , 135 and 93 ; total , 228. Spofforth Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 6 3 . 2 8 5 1 3 2 5 Y O R K S H I R E . O F F I C E R SF O R 1884.-President and Treasurer, M. J. Ellison . Committee, E. T. Atkin, M. J. Dodworth, J. T. Dobb, F. S. Atkin, R. Gillott , J. Chester , R. Wigfull , H. Stratford , S. L. Levick, C. Stokes , M. J. Ellison , Jan. , E. Tozer , A. G. Winnill , Major W. Prest, R. Gilbertson (Leeds), A. C. Sharpe (Huddersfield ), T. G. Beaumont (Dewsbury ), E. Dewirst (Bradford ), D. Hearfield (Hull ), Alderman Riley (Halifax ), and Rev. E. S. Carter (York ). Secretary , J. B. Wostinholm , 10,Norfolk Row, Sheffield . YORKSHIREcricket , though in some respects excellent , was on the whole not quite as satisfactory as could be wished . Out of seventeen matches only four , it is true, ended disastrously , and this can hardly be called an unfavourable record . Still , on the form of the commencementof the season , it looked as if Yorkshire wouldmakea bold bid for the premiership of the Counties , and this promise wascertainly not sustained . In bowling it was decidedly strong , with Emmett never in better form, Ulyett, Peel , Bates , and Peel ; although Harrison (who madesuch a successful debut in 1883 ) had to be left out , having apparently lost muchof his pace. Hunter's wicket -keeping was consistently good ; but the batting at times was very uncertain , and it was in this department that the Yorkshire eleven appeared to lack solidity . Hall wasgenerally in run-getting form, but Ulyett was not as sure as in the previous year, andBates, though he m a d eone or twogood scores , was hardly as safe as could be wished. Grimshaw opened the season well, but fell off latterly , and the tail at times was very weak. Mr. Lumb'sabsence from illness was a great loss to the batting of the County; but there are several very likely youngsters , notably Messrs. Wood- house and Lee, and there is no reason w h yYorkshire should not next year have a strong and reliable batting side .