James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

T H EM A R Y L E B O N EC L U BIN 1887. 4 5 P A R TI I. C H A P T E R I. T H EM A R Y L E B O N E C L U BIN 1 8 8 7. OFFICERS FOR 1887.-President , The Hon. E. Chandos Leigh , Q.C. Treasurer , Hon. Sir S. Ponsonby-Fane, K.C.B. Secretary , H. Perkins . Trustees , Earl of Bessborough , Earl of Sefton , W. Nicholson , R. Broughton. Com- mittee , †A. W. Ridley , †A. Rutter, Viscount Lewisham, †A. W. L. Hemming, Earl Winterton , E. L. Bateman, S. Bircham, A. G. Steel , Lord Wenlock, Courtenay Boyle , I. D. Walker, A. J. Webbe, Lord Lyttelton , W. E. Denison , J. G. Walker , V. E. Walker. Auditors , E. S. E. Hartopp , J. Mellor, W .B. Heberden. T H Efact that it was the Centennial Year of the Marylebone Club lent special interest to the cricket at Lord's last summer. TheCentenary W e e kwasa great success , and the banquet on the third evening brought together perhaps agather- ing of the best amateur cricketers of the past and present such as has rarely been seen onanyone occasion . Every one whohas the welfare of the gamereally at heart will congratulate the executive of the Marylebone Club on the position it occupies as the fitting rewardof a century's devotionto the best interests of cricket . In all 141 matches-thirteen more than in 1886-were played by M.C.C. in 1887 , and of these only twenty-nine were lost-a proof of the judgment with which the difficult task of providing elevens for such a heavy programmewas managed. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches Played , 141 ; Won, 85 ; Drawn, 27 ; Lost , 29. Opponents. MatchesW o n(85). Club. Opnts. W h e r eplayed. W h e nplayed. 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y i n n. inn. i n n. inn. (1)Derbyshire L o r d ' s M a y12, 13 InsuranceSocieties Leyton 1 4 2 1 1 131 129 79 33 36 145 runs 71 inns & 107 runs (2)K e n t L o r d ' s OxfordR.M.College (4) Yorkshire.. O x f o r d Lord's ود ود وو و د 1 6,1 7 225*116 173 167 2 1 1 4 5 8 2 7 wkts; *3 w d 6 3runs 2 3, 24 RoyalMilitary College F a r n b o r o' 2 8 1 0 9 9 2 " S t r e a t h a m S t r e a t h a m 3 0 و د L u t o nT o w nClub L u t o n J u n e1 1 1 5 6 4 Battersea Battersea 1 1 4 3 39 *97 HarrowSchool. H a r r o w و د و و 248 *54 168 131 123 *3 63 62 104runs; *4wd 9 wkts; *1 w d 1 7runs 10wkts; *n o w d 5 1runs 2 1 7 7 8 9 8 8runs M i t c h a m M i t c h a m 4 89 103 3 0 5 9r u n s Mill Hill School H e n d o n 4 8 7 *99 6 1 ArdinglyCollege Ardingly LancingCollege Lancing BedfordT o w nClub B e d f o r d ود ود وو و د 26runs; *8 w d 6 1 7 1 9 9 7 2runs 7 1 7 2 7 1 8 8 1 5 1 3 7runs ReptonSchool Repton 7 , 8 1 7 7 B e d f o r dSchool.. B e d f o r d 8 1 5 9 22 *87 150 runs; *7 w d 5 6 1 1 3 inns& 8 runs 8 5 *49 74runs; *5 w d MarlboroughCollege M a r l b o r o ' SouthL y n n E a s t b o u r n e Ealing. Ealing T h eCollege Brighton و د و د ود ود ود 8 , 9 1 3 2*88 115 102 8 wkts; *2 w d 8 2 3 7 121 *43 116runs; *n o w d 8 2 0 1 6 2 1 3 9runs 9 125*131 107 1 8runs; *2w d St. John's College Hurstpierpoint) 1 0 2 7 1 " 9 2 *24 179 runs; *3wd † Retire by rotation in 1888.