James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

THE MARYLEBONECLUB IN 1887. 5 9 period of the game. Eton had seven old choices , Harrow only three ; so that the latter opened the season under better auspices . Harrow, winning the toss , madea good start ; and so well did A. C. M'Laren play that the score was 83 whenthe second wicket fell . After this , though , the batting was wofully dis- appointing , and the innings closed for an addition of only 18 runs , Bromley- Davenport getting six wickets for 44 runs. The chief feature of the first innings was the free hitting of Lord Chelsea . Though only put into the eleven at the last moment, he justified his place thoroughly , showing batting powers much above the average . WhenHarrow went in a second time , A. Č. M'Laren and H. D. Watson, the most successful batsmen of the first innings , again showed to advantage, andthe former's cricket wasthe best seen during the two days. H emade122 runs in the match-a fine performance for so young a cricketer . Etonat the finish had 101 to win, and though two good wickets weregot for 32, Gosling played such fine cricket that the result was hardly ever in doubt . Eton w o nb yfive wickets . In the two days 9,840 persons paid for admission . The score will be found in the Chapter on Public School Cricket in Part II. B r a n d B O W L I N GA N A L Y S I S. H A R R O W . First Innings. Ovs. M n s. Rns. W t s. Bromley-Davenport B a t h u r s t M a c l a c h l a n 2 9 2 2 1 4 3 3 3 . 11 8 4 4 6 1 4 6 1 9 1 6 . 211 0 SecondInnings. Bathurstbowleda no-ball in eachinnings. Ovs. M n s. R n s. W t s. 6 1 2 6 6 6 4 4 6 2 3 - 6 2 7 . 1 14 5 1 1 1 . 2 4 1 92 0 1 E T O N . First Innings . SecondInnings. Ovs. M n s. R n s. W t s. J a c k s o n 2 3 1 5 2 4 3 F a i r 3 0 1 1 6 4 4 R a m s a y 2 1 9 4 7 2 Ovs. M n s. Rns. W t s. 2 5 1 0 4 0 1 1 7 3 4 4 2 7 . 2 2 1 2 W a t s o n 1 1 3 2 5 1 J. A. M ' L a r e n 3 1 8 0 A s h w o r t h 3 0 1 2 0 Raphael. 2 0 2 0 Clarke 6 3 1 8 0 O fthe 61 matches,Etonhasw o n26, Harrowhasw o n25, and10 havebeenunfinished. E t o nw o nthose in 1805, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1827, 1828, 1882, 1835, 1837, 1838, 1889, 1840, 1841, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1850, 1862, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1874, 1876, 1886, and1887. Harrow, those in 1818, 1822, 1833, 1834, 1836, 1842, 1843, 1848 , 1849, 1851, 1852, 1853 , 1854, 1855, 1857 , 1858, 1859, 1864, 1865 , 1866, 1868, 1873, 1878 , 1880, 1881 , and 1885; those in 1860, 1861, 1863, 1867, 1875, 1877, 1879 , 1882, 1883, and1884, being unfinished . TheEtonians donot count that in1857, as being for players over 20 years of age; the Harrovians that of 1805 on the ground that several of the players were not members of either school . (10) Players v. Gentlemen. July 11, 12, and 13. ThePlayers have not been for years stronger than just at the present time, andonpaper they were so muchbetter than the Gentlemen that the gamelost m u c hofits interest . The professionals , too , were able to put their full strength in the field , while the amateurs were not as well represented as they mighthave been with Mr. A. G. Steel andothers away. Considering , too, the weakness of the amateur bowling, it was most unfortunate for themthat they should lose the toss , and indeed the wicket broke up so badly on the second day that their chances were quite hopeless . Thoughnine of the Players got double figures , Shrewsbury andBriggs alone got over 40 runs. Shrewsbury was batting four hours and ten minutes, and, considering that the wicket was not easy, it was a remarkable performance . This , we mayadd, was his third score of over a