James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

8 6 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. N O T T I N G H A M S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1887.-President , Mr. F. J. S. Foljambe . Vice -President , The Mayor of Nottingham. Trustees , Captain Holden, Mr. W . Wright, and Captain Oates . Committee , C. J. Elliott , W. F. Bromley, S. Brittle , R. H. Steegmann, R. Daft, C. W. Wright, Stuart Macrae, J. D. Gorse, James Forman, Lord Belper , George Creassey , and M. Mason. Hon. Sec . and Treasurer , Captain Oates . Assistant Secretary , E. Browne, Pelham Street , Nottingham. AFTERan actually unbeaten record in inter -county matches for two successive seasons Notts had to yield the pride of place to others . Altogether it will , we think, be generally admitted it was not represented by as formidable a com- bination in 1887 as in the two years immediately preceding . Inbatting there waslittle or no deterioration . In Shrewsbury the county hadthe most success- ful batsmanof the year, and Barnes and Gunnhad few superiors as run-getters in important fixtures . Scotton , Mr. Dixon, Mr. H. B. Daft, and Flowers were all generally reliable scorers , and there washardly anything of a tail to the eleven . Inbowling, though , there was a distinct falling off , and on the hard wickets pre- valent during 1887 there was nothing like the old sting in the attack . Though in Richardson Notts introduced a new bowler likely to be of use , the out cricket of Notts was below the old standard . On a true pitch most of the bowling was fairly easy , and in addition there was a lack of dash in the fielding , which at times was susceptible of great improvement. Resultsof M a t c h e s. Matches Played, 14 ; Won, 8 ; Drawn, 3 ; Lost , 3 Opponents. MatchesW o n(8). *M i d d l e s e x . *Lancashire *K e n t (3) Sussex *Gloucestershire Gloucestershire W h e n Where played . played . Club. Opnts. 1st 2 n d 1st 2 n d i n n. i n n. i n n. inn. W o nb y و د و د ود و و و د ود و د و د L o r d ' s Jne9,10,11 267 8 6 176 innings & 5runs Nottingham ,, 30,Jly1,2 375 1 5 31 3 6 8 6 Nottingham Jy 18,19,20 277 *136 241 171 9 wkts ; *1 w d Brighton ., 21,22,23 515 139 87 innings& 289runs Nottingham ,, 28,29,30 298 1 7 68 4 3 8 Clifton A u g8,9,10 423 1 7 21 8 6 6 5 Nottingham ,, 25,26,27 570 1 4 01 3 6 2 9 4 M a i d s t o n e R e m a r k s . Nottingham Ju16,17,18 253 2 2 2*227 *6 w d Nottingham Au15,16,17 596 1 7 9 *41 *2 w d Sheffield ,, 22,23,24 241 135 258 *116 *8 w d MatchesLost (3). Lostby (6) Sussex *K e n t MatchesD r a w n(3). (2) Yorkshire. *Middlesex (5) Yorkshire. (1) Surrey (4) Surrey *Lancashire E x t r aMatches . MatchW o n(1). *M.C.C. andGround MatchD r a w n(1). (7) Warwickshire. , 29,30,31 128 201 109 97 123runs Nottingham My3031Jul 89 158 115 289 O v a l A u g1, 2, 3 248 168 212*205 M a n c h e s t e r ,, 18,19,20 92 114 201 *6 Lord's 157 runs 4 wkts ; *6 w d 10 wkts ; *nowd Ju23,24,25 104 270 200 146 28 runs Birmingham Aull,12,13 234 * H a v ebeentreated inprevious reviews」 W o nby R e m a r k s . 1 9 2*116 *4 w d