James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

1 0 2 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS ' ANNUAL. the ordinary standard , at others as disappointing . Some of their later per formances were indeed phenomenal, and their scores against Kent at Canterbury , and Lancashire at Bradford , not to mention those in the contests with Cheshire , were unmistakable proofs of the great strength of the Yorkshire team in batting . Ulyett's return to form assisted themmaterially in this respect , and in addition F. Lee, whohad in the previous year unexpectedly failed to maintain his promise as a batsman, reappeared in the eleven , and with markedsuccess , proving himself to be one of the most likely run-getters in the eleven . Hall, too , wasthe samereliable and painstaking bat, rarely failing to come to the rescue of his side whena real effort was made, and Mr. Hawkedid good service both in the managementof the team as well as a batsman. Peel , too, rarely failed to get runs, and Wade, if he hardly fulfilled the expectations formed of him in 1886 as a bowler , on the hard wickets of 1887 earned his place in the team as a bat. It was in the out- cricket of the eleven that Yorkshire was lacking . The bowling, though there was plenty of variety , did not show any bright particular star , and the fielding was at times very uncertain . There wasreally nothing very formidable in the Yorkshire attack , and at present what defects there are in Yorkshire cricket seem to be in the stopping rather than in the making of r u n s. Resultsof M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 16 ; Won, 6 ; Drawn, 7 ; Lost, 3. Opponents. W h e r eplayed. W h e n played. Club. Opnts. 1 s t2 n d1st 2 n d inn. inn. i n n. inn. W o nb y MatchesW o n(6). *K e n t Sheffield M a y30, 31 77*107 B r a d f o r d Derby Sheffield Dewsbury MatchesD r a w n(7). Gloucester Canterbury B r a d f o r d Brighton Sheffield MatchesLost(3). Lord's Sheffield O v a l E x t r aMatches . Dewsbury H a l i f a x Leicester Cambridge Stockport *Sussex *Derbyshire *Derbyshire *Gloucestershire *Lancashire *N o t t s.. *Gloucestershire *K e n t *Lancashire *M i d d l e s e x . *Sussex *N o t t s . *Middlesex . *Surrey *Surrey MatchesW o n(4). (3) Leicestershire . (4) Cheshire (5) Warwickshire . (7) Leicestershire .... Matches Drawn(4). (1) Warwickshire.. (2) Cambridge University (6)Cheshire Ju2021 22 304*142 2 72829 3 7 1 92 89 4 wkts; *6 w d 254 188 10 wkts; *now d 1 6 3 169 inns& 39 runs July 21, 22 399 1 2 91 0 7 1 6 3 " " 2526 27 334 184 363 85 70 runs M a n c h e s t e r A g252627 414 129 246 inns. & 39r u n s R e m a r k s. Nottingham Ju161718 222*227 253 *6wd ,, 30Jy1,2 300 3 6 9338 Aug. 1, 2, 3 559 1 2 9*277 *6 w d 8,9,10 590 3 0 3*317 *8 w d " Huddersfield 11 213 181 *13 130 527 *2 w d " 4 151 617 218 *82 172 252 *7 w d و د ,, 222324 258*116 241 135 *8 w d Lostb y June6, 7 515 159 99 *116 6 wkts; *4w d July4, 5, 6 111 175 301 Aug. 18,19 123 63 196 June10,11 132 241 79 149 July 8, 9 B i r m i n g h a m 1 1,1 2 4 2 6 384 1 2 89 6 " Aug. 5, 6 inns. &1 5r u n s 1 0 W o nby 9 7 9 4 inns. & 235r u n s 1 6 0 102 *111 77 132 9 wkts ; *1w d ود 145runs " و د R e m a r k s. Huddersfield M a y27, 28 166 9 5 *35 *7 w d Ju. 2, 3, 4 145 205 267 *63 *2 wd Scarborough July 15, 16 140 345 111 *29 Sept. 1,2,3 291 94 286 *3w d *1 w d L o r d ' s *M . C . C . a n dG r o u n d M a t c hLost(1). *M . C . C . a n dG r o u n d * All the above have been treated in previous reviews . *64 Lostb y M a y23,24 168 131 248 *54 9 wkts; *1 w d