James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

5 2 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. (9) Lancashirev. Middlesex. July 15 and 16. Mr. A. J. Webbe, owing to an injury to his arm, was unable to help Middlesex , and in his absence the eleven fared very badly. Lancashire , who werewithout Mr. A. G. Steel and Barlow, were in practically the whole dayfor the large total of 398-a very good performance , as the ground had not quite recovered from recent rains . The bulk of the run-getting rested on four bats- men, and A. Ward (114 not out), Mr. J. Eccles (78), Sugg (63), and Briggs (55) were accountable for 310 of 388 from the bat. B yfar the best performance wasthat of the young professional . Going in second wicket down, at 113 , he w a sat the wicket three hours anda half. H econtributed 114 out of 285 m a d e while he was in, and there was only one chance in the long-field whenhe had got 37. The Lancashire bowlers , Watson, Briggs , and Mold, were anything but easy after the rain on the first afternoon , and Messrs . Scott (6 and 75), O'Brien (34 and 21), Nepean(46 and 35), and Stoddart (33 and 9) alone did anything noteworthy . At one time in the second innings it looked as if Middlesex might reach a big total . Thescore was, indeed , 150 once with only three batsmen out, butBriggs and Mold bowled with great success , and the innings after all only reached 186. Mr. H. J. Mordaunt, of the Cambridge Eleven, played for the first time for Middlesex in this match, under the residential qualification . Lancashire w o nby an innings and 67 runs. Lancashire , 398 ; Middlesex , 145 and186 ; total , 331 . (10) MarlboroughCollege v. RugbySchool. July 31 and August1. Marlborough , though they lost the toss , were soon seen to advantage , and w ebelieve the better side won. A. W . Dixon (9 and41), and E. J. Whitting (15 and 51 ) were the principal scorers for Rugby, and L. G. A. Collins (48 and 39) and J. B. W o o d(22 and41) for Marlborough. Dixon was perhaps the best all- round player in the match, as he took in addition six Marlborough wickets for 66runs. A. J. L. Hill w a sthe mostsuccessful bowlerfor the Malburians. His six wickets cost 55 runs . Marlborough wonby five wickets . Marlborough , 125 and 114 (five wickets ) ; total , 239. Rugby, 66 and 172 ; total , 238. C H A P T E R III. T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1 8 8 9. G L O U C E S T E R S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1889. -President , Dukeof Beaufort , K.G. Vice - President , Lord Fitzhardinge . Treasurer , W.H. Harford. Captain , W.G. Grace. Secretary , E. M. Grace. Committee , H. W. Beloe , J. A. Bush, S. H. Brookes , Henry Grace, R. Fenton Miles , T. G. Matthews, Rev. C. H. Ridding , F. Townsend, J. A. Ware, G. Norman, W. D. L. Macpherson, Colonel A. H. Versturme , E. J. Taylor, E. A. Harvey, E. B. Haygarth, E. G. Clarke , J. W .Arrow- smith , andArthur Robinson. Ir the season was not one of unqualified success from a purely cricket point of view, it will be memorable, at least in the annals of the County Club, as the first in which Gloucestershire Cricketers have had a ground of their own, andone in the actual possession of those responsible for the managementof their affairs . It