James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

T H E C O U N T I E SI N 1 8 8 5. 8 3 G .K e m p B o w e r Pilling W h i t t a k e r F. Taylor. C r o s s l a n d N a s h J. E. Kershaw B A T T I N G A V E R A G E S .-Continued. Inns. Ts. notout. R u n s. M s t. inInns. Average. 1 1 0 1 8 9 1 0 9 1 7 . 2 8 0 1 2 9 6 4 16.1 1 3 5 1 1 7 6 1 1 4 . 5 3 1 2 7 2 2 13.1 7 0 8 6 3 9 1 2 . 2 1 2 1 8 2 2 7 7 . 5 4 3 6 6 6 4 0 1 4 1 0 3.2 Thefollowing played in one matchonly :- E. Jackson, 7, *3 ; R. E. Leach 39, 10 ; Α. Appleby, 12; Nutter , 18 ; S. M. Crosfield , 12, 10 ; E. Roper , 0, 27 : H. Heaton , 48 ; Haggas , 18; G. Biddolph, 50 ; andMayall, 0. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. E. C. Hornby. 2 2 1 1 2 6 3 8 . 2 Briggs 6 3 7 . 3 3 1 9 9 1 9 8 5 1 0 . 6 8 N a s h 8 7 5 2 1 0 3 7 1 4 . 5 W a t s o n 1375.3 7 9 6 1 5 5 3 1 0 6 14.69 B a r l o w 1 1 9 5 6 5 1 1 4 0 9 9 1 1 5 . 4 4 C r o s s l a n d . 1 6 6 . 2 4 5 3 2 7 1 8 18.3 Y a t e s 3 8 8 9 8 1 9 8 Thefollowing bowled in one match only :- W. E. Leach, 5, 1, 11,0 ; E. E. Steel , 7, 2, 25,0; A. Appleby, 39, 15, 61 , 1 ; Burns, 3, 0, 10, 0 ; A. N.Hornby,2,0, 10,0 ; G. Biddolph, 3, 0, 13, 0. Nashbowledtwo wides, andCrossland one wide. N o r t hv. S o u t h. Manchester , July 9, 10, and 11 . A matchfor the benefit of A. Watson, a professional w h ohas deserved thoroughly well of the Lancashire CountyClub. The Southern Eleven might havebeen materially strengthened , but they madea good fight -a tleast on the first hands. Shrewsbury (41 and 101), Briggs (52 not out and 52), and Barnes (26 and70) did the mostservice for the Northwith the bat, and Messrs. W .G. Grace (69 and 2), W. W. Read (12 and 36), and M. Read(49) for the South. T h egamewasdrawn, the South wanting 260 to win, with only practically , owing to aninjury to M. Read's hand, one wicket to fall . North, 192 and 364 ; total , 556. South, 183 and 114 (eight wickets ) ; total , 297. It is said that Watson cleared over £1,200 out of the match. M I D D L E S E X . OFFICERS FOR 1885.-President , Viscount Enfield . Vice-Presidents , Lord G. Hamilton, M.P. , and John Walker. Treasurer , W. Nicholson . Com- mittee , Hon. Alfred Lyttelton , A. R. Daly, C. E. Green, W. H. Hadow, R. Henderson, G. Lee, C. T. Studd, G. B. Studd, T. S. Pearson, E.Rutter, T. Ratliff , C. M. Tebbut . M. Turner , V. E. Walker, A. J. Webbe, and C. I. Thornton. Hon. Sec ., P. M. Thornton, United Universities Club, Suffolk Street , London, W. A SUCCESSION of misfortunes has of late sadly interfered with the record of Middlesexcricket. T h eretirementof M r .I. D . W a l k e rf r o mthe captaincy was alone calculated to act prejudicially on the prospects of the eleven , if only for a time. The loss , in addition , of two such keen cricketers as Messrs. C. T. Studdand G. F. Vernonstill further weakenedthe eleven, and the want of the former's bowling , in particular , was severely felt . Then, again , Mr. A. P. Lucas was unable to play at all , owing to illness , and the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton , owing to the exigencies of his profession , could only take part in one match . Mr. A. J. Webbe, it will be seen , commenced his captaincy under a combination of unpropitious circumstances , which would have disheartened less enthusiastic cricketers . O n the whole, though, considering all the influences