James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1889

T H EM A R Y L E B O N EC L U BIN 1888. 6 1 (1) M.C.C.a n dG r o u n dv. Yorkshire. Lord's , M a y7 and 8. Astrong team played for the Club, but with Bates, Emmett, Ulyett , and Prestonall absentees the County was only poorly represented , and Usher and Wainwright were tried for the first time . The ground , not having recovered fromthe recent rains , was all in favour of the bowlers , and the batting presented n ofeature of interest if weexcept two good innings of 29 and 27b yMr. Hill for Yorkshire . Peel took nine wickets of M.C.C. for 71 runs , andFlowers finished off the matchby securing the last five wickets of the County for 20 runs . Alec Hearne's bowling , was, however, the feature of the match . M.C.C. wonby 103 runs. M.C.C. and Ground, 94 and 126 ; total , 220. Yorkshire , 60 and 57 ; total, 117. A.Hearne(1st innings Yorkshire ) . . . . . . . . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 3 3 . 1 1 9 3 0 8 (2) M.C.C.a n dG r o u n dv. Sussex. Lord's , M a y10 and 11 . Avery creditable win for Sussex , considering the strong team opposed to them, andin addition that Messrs . C. A. Smith, Newham, Brann, McCormick, and Thomaswere all absent . The chief feature of the opening day was the all -round formshown by Dr. W. G. Grace. Going in first ,he made73 of the first 103 runs in anhour and ten minutes , without a chance of any sort , andfollowed this u pbytaking five Sussex wickets for 38 runs . O nthe second day Sussex had all thebest of it, and eventually woneasily by 125 runs. In their second innings , whichamounted to 266, Beanmade an excellent 90, and W .Humphreyscarried outhis bat for a well -played 53. Davidson, the Derbyshire professional , made his first appearance for Marylebone Club in this match. Sussex , 123 and 266 ; total , 389. M.C.C. and Ground, 156 and 108 ; total , 264. (3) M . C . C .a n dG r o u n dv. K e n t. Lord's , M a y14 and15. T h eClub andGroundhada goodall-roundeleven for this match, but their opponents' team might easily have been strengthened . Alec Hearnewas absent owingto an injured arm, and in his place the County Executive gave a trial for the first time to Walter Wright, the Nottingham professional , whohad com- pleted his residential qualification towards the end of the previous season . Very low scoring markedthe first hands on both sides , Mr. Webbe's batting alone calling for comment. Going in first for the Club, he scored 37 (not out) of the 69runs got from the bat. Kentmade193 in their second innings , andnine bats- m e ngot into double figures , Mr. S. Christopherson being the top scorer with a hard-hit 30. M.C.C. hit off the 173 runs for the loss of half their team, Dr. W . G. (39), Mr. Webbe(another useful 34), and Mr. C. W. Wright (36 not out) being the principal run-getters . M.C.C. and Ground, 82 and 173 (five wickets ) ; total , 255. Kent, 61 and 193; total , 254 . (4) M.C.C. andGroundv. Derbyshire. Lord's, M a y17 and 18. Heavyrain prevented a commencementin this matchuntil the second day, andas not one of the four innings ran into three figures , it was decidedly a bowler's game. Onthe third morning the Club only wanted73 runs to winand had six wickets to fall , but so well did Porter and Hulme bowl for Derby-