James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

6 2 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. (1) Derbyshire v. Lancashire. Manchester, June 9, 10, and 11. Though able to claim an advantage of 27 runs on the first hands, the Derbyshire eleven failed to maintain their early form, and Lancashire w o nin theendwith plenty in hand. The run-getting on both sides was hardly up to the average , and the highest aggregate of the first three innings was that of Davidson, who got 26 and 56 for Derbyshire in very creditable style . W h e n play began on the third morning Derbyshire still seemed to have a good chance . Lancashire then wanted 89 to win with six wickets to fall , andhad the Derby- shire fielding been up to the mark might not have got them. As it was, Mr. Eccles and Yates knocked up 92 runs in fifty -five minutes, and Lancashire w o n without the loss of another batsman. Lancashire , 131 and 187 (four wickets ) ; total , 318. Derbyshire , 158 and 156 ; total , 314 . (2) Derbyshirev. Yorkshire. Derby, June 27, 28, and 29. TheYorkshiremen were lucky enough to win the toss , and madethe best use of their opportunities . Bates (103), Hall (92), and the Hon. M. B. Hawke (73) punished the Derbyshire bowling severely , and they contributed together 265 of 348 from the bat. Bates was as successful with the ball , and mainly through his effective bowling the Derbyshire eleven were dismissed for totals of 163 and 169. Davidson and Cropper shared what honours were gained on the Derbyshire side . Davidson made 16 and 75, Cropper 43 and 32, and in addition thetwoprofessionals were credited with the capture of eight of the ten York- shire wickets . Yorkshire w o nby an innings and 39 runs . Yorkshire , 371 . Derbyshire , 163 and 169 ; total , 332 . (3) Derbyshire v. Lancashire. Long Eaton , July 7 and 8. Small scores on both sides , the consequence of a fiery wicket . Lancashire had only a moderate eleven , but, thanks chiefly to the effective bowling of Briggs and Watson, were able to have a little in hand throughout . Not one of thefour innings reached 150 runs , and the highest individual contribution was Yates's second score of 47 not out for Lancashire . Briggs andWatsonfor Lan- cashire , Mr. G. G. Walker and Davidson for Derbyshire , all bowled with great success . Thebest figures of the match, though, were those of Briggs . In all he delivered 75 overs andthree balls for 100 runs and12 wickets. Lancashire wonby54 runs . Lancashire , 145 and 126 ; total , 271. Derbyshire , 100 and 117 ; total , 217. (4) Derbyshirev. Yorkshire. Sheffield , July 18, 19, and 20. TheDerbyshire eleven , although they wonthe toss , madea very poor show, and were overmatched at all points . Cropper (23 and 10) and Davidson (16 and 26) showed fair cricket each time , but the rest of the batting was most disappointing , and the highest score of the match on the Derbyshire side was 27. O nthe other hand, Ulyett and Preston treated the Derbyshire bowling with seant consideration , and the partnership of these two professionals , who added 150 runs for the sixth wicket , effectually determined the result of the match . Preston failed to reach three figures by seven runs, and Ulyett , whowent in first , was only short of the second hundred by one . H ewas batting for five hours and fifty minutes , and, with the exception of one chance, whenhe