James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1 8 8 5. 6 5 (1) Derbyshire v. Surrey. Derby, M a y28, 29, and30. Though Derbyshire had the advantage of going in first on a good wicket , theymadea poor show, and were all out for 151, to which Mr. Docker (37), Shacklock (30), and Wood-Sims (20), contributed more than one-half. The two Reads were responsible for 174 of 266 madeby Surrey from the bat. Mr. W. W. Read was in while 229 runs were scored , and his score of 123 was free from a mistake . In their second innings the seventh wicket of Derby- shire fell for 31, and it was only the good cricket of Chatterton , who carried out his bat for 25, which enabled them to reach 76. Beaumonttook eight Derbyshire wickets for 67 runs . Surrey wonby an innings and sixty -two runs. Surrey, 289 ; Derbyshire , 151 and 76 ; total , 227 . (2) Derbyshirev. Lancashire. Manchester , June 4, 5, and 6. Avictory reflecting the greatest credit on the Derbyshire eleven . Derby- shire madea bad start , as five of their best wickets were downfor only six runs, and their first innings only amounted to 54. A s they were, too , in a minority of 161 on the first hands the victory of Lancashire seemed assured . B yvery fine cricket , however , Sugg (81), Cropper (80), and Mr. Eadie (60), entirely altered the whole aspect of the game, and these three batsmencon- tributed 221 out of a total of 304 from the bat. Lancashire , whenthey went in again , wanted 158 to win, with only an hour and forty minutes left to play. Though a draw then seemed certain , Cropper's bowling proved so effective just at the finish that the match ended in an unexpected success for Derbyshire , only ten minutes before time. Mr. Eadie made his début in this match for Derbyshire, a distinctly creditable one, as will be noticed . Pilling's absence from the wicket proved a great disadvantage to the Lancashire_team . Derby- shire wonby 73 runs . Derbyshire , 54 and 318 ; total , 372. Lancashire , 215 and84 ; total , 299. Watson(1st innings Derby) Cropper(2nd innings Lancashire ) O v e r s. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 3 1 8 2 2 2 2 8 1 6 6 4 (3) Derbyshire v. Yorkshire. Huddersfield, June8, 9, and 10. Rainprevented any play on the first day, and on a wicket all in favour of thebowlers the Derbyshire eleven were seen at their worst . It was, in fact , mostly a bowlers ' match , and Peate , Emmett, and Cropper all had excellent figures . Bates (55) for Yorkshire , and Mr. Docker (41 and7) for Derbyshire , were the highest scorers . Peate took ten Derbyshire wickets at a cost of only 45runs. Owingto his father's death, Ulyett was an absentee from the York- shire eleven . Yorkshire won by an innings and six runs . Yorkshire , 162 ; Derbyshire , 103 and 53 ; total , 156. Emmett(Yorks) Cropper(Derby) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 4 4 . 3 2 5 2 3 1 0 5 7 4 5 8 6 (4) Derbyshire v. Hants. Southampton , June25 and 26. Hampshire was not only poorly represented , but in losing the toss had all the worst of the luck . Derbyshire , who went in first , were not out until the second morning . Sugg.contributed 187 to the total of 427 , a brilliant display of batting without a chance. H ewent in third wicket downat 91, and was in till the score had reached 405. The ground towards the finish was all in favour D