James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

2 6 0 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. Yorkshire v. Lancashire , at Bradford, in August, 1,210 runs were scored for 28 wickets . The highest aggregate in an important fixture is 1,217 , in match be- tween Middlesex v. Oxford University , at Princes ', in 18 In the Canterbury W e e k, Yorkshire v. Kent, and Middlesex v. Kent, 1,982 runs were scored for 56 wickets . Mr. A. E. Stoddart , in the Hampstead Club week, extending from July 25 to 30, scored 900 in six innings (three not out).--Mr. H. Pigg's XI. , in match against the Hastings Rovers , on September 16, scored 243 in 85 minutes , being at a rate of 171 an hour ; 505 runs were scored during the day.- O nJuly 8, C. D. Hamilton, of the University College Hospital , was at the wickets all day (nearly seven hours) for 102 out of 521 , for Mr. H. V. Green's X I. v. Flamingoes, Long Scores for First Wicket .-J. B. Hawkins and E. C. Streatfield , 241, May 19. Mr. A. E. Stoddart and A. Shrewsbury , England v. M.C.C. and Ground, June 13, 266.-F. M. Atkins and A. Hearne, Mote Park v. St. Lawrence, Canterbury , August 17, 389.-C. D. Hamilton and W. L. Diver , for H .V. Green's X I. v. Granville Park, 170.-W.H. Hill and H. M. Dexter, Oxford County School v. Past, July 6, 121.-C. C. Mott and W. R. M. Leake, for Selwyn v. Caius College , Cambridge, M a y12, 211 . Three Hundreds in an Innings . R. Henderson, 101 ; Bowley, 113 , and James Caffarey , 105 not out, for Mr. J. W. Hobbs's XI. v. Mitchamat Norbury on July 23.-G. Ulyett , 124 ; L. Hall, 110 ; F. Lee, 119 , for Yorkshire v. Kent, at Canterbury , August2. TwoHundreds in the Same Match.-W. G. Grace, Gloucestershire v. Kent, Clifton , August 25. Long Scores for Last Wicket . O nAugust 5 and 6, for Wellington v, Cuckoo Penners , C. E. Winter and H. Foxmade187 for the tenth wicket . July 21 , 126 by F. Sturt and H. Sturt for Leatherhead v. Dorking . SmallScoring: In a match between Waterlow and Sons and Civil Service Supply Associa- tion, on June 11 , the latter were dismissed in five overs for a total of o fwhich onebatsmanmade5, and2 were extras . Theinnings only lasted fifteen minutes . - A nimportant match, over in one day: North v. South, at Lord's , on M a y30 (Whit-Monday). F e a t sw i t ht h e Ball. On M a y18, G. A. Simpson, of London Hospital , took 8 wickets (all clean bowled) of Blackheath Proprietary School for no runs.-P. Northcote , playing for Bromley and District on M a y19, took 3 wickets of Second XI. of Kent with first three balls he bowled . In a match between St. Paul's and Norway (2), G. A. Lovell took 7 of latter's wickets for no runs . In a match between Mr. A. N. Hornby's XI. v. Fourteen of Church Minshull at Nantwich , on June 8, in the two innings of latter Briggs took 19 wickets in 20 overs and two balls for 11 runs .-On June 11, for St. John's v. Argyle , F. G. Kallmer , in 4 overs , took 7 wickets for three runs . His first six wickets were got without a run.-A. W. Stacey , for Street (Somerset ), bowled in 18 innings -260 overs (95 maidens ) for 314runs and98 wickets an average cost of 3.1 runs per wicket . On June 1, Masonand Bamford , of Abbey School , Beckenham, dismissed Stratheden House , Blackheath , at Blackheath , in twenty minutes for 5 runs , 4 of which were byes . Masonbowled 30 balls for 1 run and 3 wickets ; Bamford27 balls for 7 wickets and no runs .-During the season Mr. F. Oldham, a fast bowler , of Penge Club , bowled 1210 balls for 433 runs (87 maidens) and 83 wickets (average 5.21 ). H e did the hat trick five times on June 21 against Croydon Revellers in both innings , and on August 13 v. Oakleigh Wanderers he clean bowled 6 wickets in seven consecutive balls , 4 with the first four balls of over, and 2 more with first two balls of next over. 1