James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1887

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1886. 1 1 3 Y O R K S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1886 .-- 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 , C. Stokes , M. J. Ellison , jun., E. Tozer, A. G. Winnill, A. C. Sharpe (Huddersfield ), T. G. Beaumont (Dewsbury), G. Chester , E. H. Wake, W. Swale (Halifax ) , Major W. H. Shepherd (Brad- ford), J. H. Osbourn (Hull), Hon. M. B. Hawke (York), J. W. Bannister (Leeds ). Secretary , J. B. Wostinholm , 10, Norfolk Row, Sheffield . YORKSHIRE'S record last season wasnot of a kind to give unlimited satisfac- tion to the executive of the county club . Out of sixteen important fixtures in whichthe eleven figured , only four resulted favourably , and of these two were against Derbyshire , whose representatives were not able to beat one of the leading counties in 1886. In some respects the Yorkshiremen were singularly unfortunate . It was thought advisable to leave Peate, who had been one of their chief mainstays as a bowler for someyears , out of the team, and F. Lee, w h ohadproved remarkably successful as a bat in 1885 , was so muchout of form that his services hadalso to be dispensed with . Hunter, the wicket -keeper , too , didnotgive complete satisfaction , and other candidates for the position were tried during the year. Ulyett showed a marked falling off as a batsman, and, indeed , the uncertainty of the batting was the great weakness of the Yorkshire eleven last year. Hall batted consistently well throughout the season , as did the H o n. M. B. Hawke, but the most noticeable feature of the summer wasthe remarkable bowling of the veteran T o mEmmett. Altogether he took ninety -six wickets at an average cost of eleven runs an extraordinary record for a cricketer forty -four years of age. Resultsof M a t c h e s. Matches Played, 16 ; Won, 4 ; Drawn, 7 ; Lost , 5. Opponents. W h e r eplayed. W h e n played. Club. Opnts. 1 s t2nd 1st 2nd i n n. i n n, inn, inn. W o nb y MatchesW o n(4). *Derbyshire *Middlesex * Gloucestershire *Derbyshire D e r b y J u171819 87*163 92 156 3 wkts; *7 w d B r a d f o r d A g161718 401 1 2 3 8 2 inns& 196runs Cheltenham 1 9,2 0 167 *52 85 131 5 wkts; *5 wd " L e e d s 2 62728 161 286 182 144 121 runs " MatchesD r a w n(7). R e m a r k s. *Sussex Huddersfield My272829 93 173 46 *22 *4wd *M i d d l e s e x L o r d ' s J u. 7, 8, 9 237 409 192*255 *4 wd *K e n t Sheffield ,, 141516 218 158 255 *49 *5wd *Gloucestershire *Lancashire Sheffield Jy2627 28 210 204 177 *90 *5w d Dewsbury ,, 293031 112*107 53 *7wd *N o t t s Sheffield Aug91011 58 *75 156 *6wd *S u s s e x Brighton 2 32425 284 343 233*173 *5 wd Matches Lost(5). Lostb y *Surrey O v a l M y 2 42526 71 63 56 105 27runs *S u r r e y Sheffield *N o t t s *Lancashire و و *K e n t . . . E x t r aMatches . (1) Cambridge University Cambridge (2) Cheshire Stockport ود (3) Cambridge University Sheffield و د (4) Australians Sheffield (5) Cheshire H a l i f a x " (6) Australians Ju2829 30 160 157 260 *61 7 wkts; *3 w d Nottingham July 1,2,3 100 161 120 149 Manchester 8,9,10 133 156 112*178 4 wkts; *6 w d Canterbury Aug.5,6,7 172 226 335 *64 June3,4,5 154 124 74 230 1 0,11 261 9 4 124 21, 22 281 *90 284 86 July 12,13 158 249 275 136 15,16147*111 123 134 Huddersfield 2 2324 258 169 *24 " * See reviews of M.C.O andthe different Counties. Lostby 26runs W o nbyin & 43r W o n b y 7 w; *3 w d Lost by6w; *4w d W o n b y 2 w; *8 w d D r a w n; *1 wd 8runs 6 wkts ; *4 w d 9