James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1889. 9 7. records Yorkshire's doings in 1889 is really a reflex of the actual merits of the eleven. It is difficult to attempt to explain ten defeats in fourteen matches, but two of the victories registered against Yorkshire were by the barest of majorities , and it must not be forgotten that they had certainly none the worst of the drawn gamewith Notts at Sheffield . If it is difficult , though , to explain away such a long list of defeats it is a far from easy task to give any reason which would carry conviction for these numerous reverses . O npaper Yorkshire had a good working side , with more than one youngster of undoubted promise . The batting was, perhaps , more on paper than in reality ; and some of those who have been most useful in past years were hardly as reliable as of old . Lord Hawke, Ulyett , Lee, and Wade, none of them came up to their reputations ; and though Wainwright frequently proved of the greatest use , the tail certainly did not showany great strength . Thebowling , too , was disappointing , failing altogether tocomeup to what we mayterm its paper form . Peel had to do most of the work, anddid it well , getting in all eighty wickets during the season . Wade, of whomgreat things were expected , has latterly done little ; and though at times effective , Wainwright , and Whitehead , the colt , hardly came up to early promise. Theeleven somehowor other seemed to lack cohesion , and there was a nabsence of the emulation which was a noticeable feature of some county elevens last year . The fielding , in particular , was at times very faulty , and to this material defect wasto be attributed some slight share of their ill -success . Resultso f M a t c h e s. Matches Played, 14 ; Won, 2 ; Drawn, 2 ; Lost, 10. *N o t t s... *Gloucestershire *Middlesex.... *S u s s e x *Surrey *K e n t *Lancashire *N o t t s. *Lancashire *K e n t *Surrey E x t r aMatches. MatchesW o n(6). Liverpool andDistrict (1) Cambridge University (2) Leicestershire .. (3) Derbyshire B r a d f o r d Sheffield M a i d s t o n e Sheffield Opponents. W h e r eplayed. W h e n played. Club. Opnts. 1 s t2 n d1st 2 n d i n n. inn. inn. i n n. W o nby MatchesW o n(2). *Gloucestershire *Sussex B r a d f o r d Brighton Jy293031 213 *126 200 138 Aug. 22, 23 158 150 95 145 5 wkts ; *5 w d 68runs MatchesD r a w n(2). R e m a r k s. *Middlesex. Halifax " MatchesLost(10). Nottingham Gloucester Lord's A g151617 151 90 108 *22 1920 21 199 Ju272829 160 232 231 254 ,, 202122 259 388 368 *280 ,, 242526 150 242 273 *120 July 1,2,3 141 187 257 *75 Huddersfield 18,19 160 71 81 153 وو ود 4wkts ; *6wd 4wkts ; *6 w d 9 wkts ; *1w d 2 2324 201 122 225 134 36 runs *1wd *1 0 8 *8wd Lostb y 93runs ,, 151617 71 62 239 inns. & 106runs 3 runs M a n c h e s t e r Aug.1,2 Sheffield 12, 13 117 139 215 *43 10wkts; *n o w d 47 94 121 102 82 runs " O v a l ,, 26, 27 138 141 114 *166 2wkts; *8 w d W o nb y Liverpool M3031J1 231 1 4 5 45 inns. & 41runs Cambridge June3, 4,5 208 224 212 209 11 runs Leicester 6 , 7 3 3 0 1 6 8 89 inns& 7 3 runs ود Derby 10, 11 132 92 57 113 54runs (4) Warwickshire. Sheffield 1 7,1 8 247 90 103 inns. & 54 runs (5) Cheshire Stockport July 5, 6 298 114 80 inns& 1 0 4runs MatchesD r a w n(3). R e m a r k s. (6)Leicestershire . B r a d f o r d $(8) Derbyshire Sheffield /(9) Cheshire Huddersfield MatchesLost(2). (7) Warwickshire. (10) M.C.C. andGround July8, 9 *377 Aug. 5,6,7 9,10 " Birmingham ,, 252627 101 109 89 212 Scarborough Sept 2,3,4 128 227 175 215 The match v. M.C.C. and Ground on May 13, 14 was abandoned owing to incessant wet. *All the above have been treated in previous reviews of counties . 3 1 3 *5wd *164 *6wd(rain) 1 9 2 67 *63 *3 w d Lostb y *5 w d 35 runs 8