James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

6 4 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. C H A P T E R II. T H EC O U N T I E S I N 1 8 8 5. D E R B Y S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1885. -President , Hon. W. M. Jervis . Vice -Presidents , Sir H. Wilmot, M.P., H. Boden, W. H. Worthington, E. M. Wass, W .Boden, and G. H. Strutt . Committee , W. G. Curgenven, G. Small, U. Sowter, J. M. Clayton , P. Wallis , W. T. E. Cox, W. C. Haslam , E. A. J. Maynard, J. Smith, J. Goddard, C. C. Bowring, S. H. Evershed, C. Dunnicliff , P. R. P. Stevens , G. G. Walker, G. B. Walker, G. B. Barrington . Hon. Secs . , A. Wilson , Melbourne , near Derby ; S. Richardson , 1, Babington Lane, Derby. ThoughDerbyshire was almost as fortunate as it had been unfortunate in the previous year in the matter of the toss , the results of the season were only atrifle more satisfactory . A s a matter of fact the Countyeleven wononly one of the nine important matches in which they were engaged. That victory , though , was one of which they have just reason to be proud They defeated Lancashire at Manchester after having all the worst of the early part of the game, andindeed their success , after following onin a minority of 161 runs, was oneof the best performances of the year. In all probabilty , too, hadthe game beenprolonged for another half hour they would also have beaten Yorkshire at Derby. Their play on these two occasions does muchto redeem their failures otherwise , although to their reverses byleading Counties must be added one at thehandsof Essex. Mr.Eadieproveda useful addition to thebatting of the team, and with more practice he should be of great service . All round, the cricket showed a decided improvement, though still unreliable . The bowling wasthe weakest point , and it is difficult to see howMr. A. H. Cochrane, the Oxonian, though not up to his Repton School form last year, could be left out o ftheeleven. R e s u l t sof M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 13 ; Won, 4 ; Drawn, 3 ; Lost , 6. Opponents. Matches W o n(4) . (2) Lancashire (4) Hampshire (7) Cheshire. (11 ) Hampshire Matches Drawn(3) . (5) Cheshire . (10) Yorkshire (12) Notts.. W h e n Club. Opnts. Where played . played . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd ود 1 3 5 Manchester June4,5,6 54 318 215 Southampton 25, 26 427 B u x t o n D e r b y Stockport D e r b y Matches Lost (6). (1) Surrey D e r b y (3) Yorkshire (6) Essex (8) Lancashire (9) Surrey (13) Notts July 20, 21 151 212 87 Aug.13, 14 169 *68 138 W o nb y 84 73 runs 49 inns& 243r u n s 99 177r u n s 9 8 7wkts; *3 wd R e m a r k s. July 3, 4 1 1 6 2 3 5 199*100 *8 w d A g1011 12 223 *54 96 196 *5wd 125 *101 205 *7wd Lostb y M y282930 151 7 6 2 8 9 - inns& 62runs Nottingham Ag31Sp1,2 Huddersfield June8,9,10 103 53 162 D e r b y D e r b y July6, 7, 8 133 195 125 265 A u g .3,4,5 108 87 180 *16 6,7,8 166 193 409 ود O v a l D e r b y inns& 6 r u n s 62runs 10 wkts; *now d inns& 50 r u n s E r t r aMatches. *M . C . C. a n dG r o u n d. ,, 24,25,26 84 117 451 L o r d ' s * Seereviewof M.C.C. June15, 16 131 114 262 inns& 250r u n s inns& 17 r u n s