James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1889

9 2 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. O F F I C E R SF O R1888. M I D D L E S E X . President , Earl of Strafford . Vice - Presidents , Lord G. Hamilton , M.P. , V. E. Walker. Treasurer , W . Nicholson . Hon. Sec ., P. M. Thornton. Assistant Sec . , J. A. Murdoch. Committee , Hon. A. Lyttelton , R. Henderson, J. Robertson , E. Rutter, G. B. Studd, C. М. Tebbut , Harcourt Turner , C. I. Thornton , G. F. Vernon , I. D. Walker , J. G. Walker, A. J. Webbe. THOUGHon paper Middlesex had a formidable batting side , the eleven did not showbyany means to the best advantage on the wetgrounds, and their record wasnot so good as might have been expected from the form shownin the pre- vious year. In several respects the cricket was very disappointing . Mr. A. J. Webbe, one of the most reliable batsmen as a rule whenthe pitch favours the bowler, failed to play up to expectations , and Mr. J. G. Walker, another good batunder difficulties , was only moderately successful . Mr. Stanley Scott proved himself to be, as usual , one of the safest run-getters in the eleven , but the best record of all was that of Mr. O'Brien , whose average of fifty was an exception- ally good performance , though he did only take part in nine innings . Decidedly the best feature , though , of Middlesex cricket last year was the remarkable success which attended Burton's slow bowling . Throughout the season he rarely proved ineffective , and his figures , which showed 79 wickets at an average cost of just over twelve runs , was one of the best of any bowler of the year. Mr. Buckland only played rarely a matter of great regret , as his all-round cricket wouldhave helped the team materially . In Mr. Bryant, Middlesex , how- ever, introduced a wicket -keeper very much above the average , and one w h o m w ehope will have a chance of proving still further his undoubted capacity . Resultsof M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 12 ; Won, 4 ; Drawn, 1 ; Lost , 7. Club. Opnts. W h e n Opponents. Where played . played. 1 s t 2 n d1st 2 n d W o nb y i n n, i n n. i n n. inn. MatchesW o n(4). *Yorkshire. Lord's *N o t t s Lord's M a y24, 25 June7 8 9 122 *60 137 43 317 175 87 9 wkts; *1*w d inns. & 55 runs (2) Yorkshire . Sheffield A u g6 7 8 98*138 113 122 6 wkts; *4 w d *Gloucestershire Cheltenham ,, 232425 295 1 1 5 147 inns. & 33runs MatchD r a w n(1). R e m a r k s. (3)Notts Nottingham 2 72829 227 1 2 0*124 *1 wicketd o w n ود MatchesLost(7). Lostby *K e n t Lord's *Lancashire *Gloucestershire *Surrey *Lancashire (1) Surrey *K e n t Lord's M y31 Ju1 June4 5 97 171 226 271 *55 198 108 285 7 wkts ; *3 w d 24 runs Lord's 11 21 3 301 137 409 *30 Lord's و د ود 1 81 9 1 1 4 159 316 8 wkts; *2 w d inns. & 4 3r u n s Manchester July 5 6 7 114 85 220 inns. & 21 runs Oval وو 192021 161 53 163 *52 3 wkts; *7w d G r a v e s e n d A u g202 1 9 8 64 203 inns. & 41 r u n s E x t r aMatches . M a t c hW o n(1). W o nby (4)Derbyshire D e r b y 91 011 328 *107 245 188 " M a t c hLost (1). 7 wkts; *3 w d Lostb y *Australians. Lord's June1415 68 62 107 *34 8 wkts ; *2 w d * H a v ebeentreated inprevious reviews. (1) Middlesexv. Surrey. Oval, July 19, 20, 21 . Aclose and interesting match, though play was confined to the first and third days owing to rain . Surrey found places for Mr. C. A. Trouncer and