James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

6 2 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. (1) M . C . C .a n dG r o u n dv. K e n t. Lord's , M a y, 8, 9, and 10. In the absence of Messrs . W. H. Patterson and ManleyK e m p, as well as G. G. Hearne, Kentcouldnot be said to bewell represented. Theirplaces w e r e filled by Lieutenant L. A. Hamilton, Mr. R. J. H. Arbuthnot, andA. C. Young of Rochester . Onthe other hand, M.C.C. had a strong batting side but little bowling. Rainfell so heavily on the second morning that very little play could be got through on that day. In the first innings of Kent, three amateurs , F. Marchant (66), L. A. Hamiiton (45), and C. J. M. Fox (38 not out), did most of the run-getting ; in the second , the former played another magnificent innings of 81. Mr. Marchant did, indeed , play a sound gamethroughout , making his second score out of 116 got during his stay . Withonly an hour and a half left , M.C.C. went in to get 155 runs . Messrs Hornby (75) and Shuter (47) scored 100 for the first wicket in exactly one hour, the Lancashire captain hitting with all his old vigour . Theywere just cheated of victory , however, wanting 18 to win withseven wickets to fall . The match was drawn. M.C.C. and Ground, 164 and137 (three wickets) ; total , 301. K e n t, 177 and141 ; total , 318. Chatterton(M.C.C.) O v e r s. 47.1 M a i d e n s. 1 4 R u n s. 7 5 W i c k e t s. 1 0 (2) M . C . C .a n dG r o u n dv. S u s s e x. Lord's , M a y12 and 13. Abowlers ' matchthroughout , and a creditable win for the County-w h o certainly did not open their season in a manner suggestive of their ill -success throughout the year. Mr. C. A. Smith, whohere madehis first appearance in a goodmatchsince his return from South Africa , bowled with great success for the winners . Curiously enough, the only two-figure innings in the match were Mr. Hornby's 45 for Marylebone , and Bean's 33 for Sussex . Thegamelasted only three hours and fifty minutes in all , thirty-five wickets realizing 187 runs . Sussex wonby five wickets . Sussex , 41 and53 (five wickets ) ; total , 94. M.C.C. and Ground, 57 and 36 ; total , 93. 0 4 Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 7 7 2 2 1 6 1 1 J. Hide(1st innings, M.C.C.) Mr. C. A. Smith(2ndinnings, M.C.C.)...... 1 2 (3) M . C . C .a n dG r o u n dv. L a n c a s h i r e. Lord's, M a y22 and23. Lancashirehadtoo longa lead o n the first " hands" for the result to b e very doubtful , though M.C.C. played a plucky up-hill game. A. Ward(who, it maybe remembered, made such a successful début for Lancashire in this very match at Lord's in 1889 ) scored 22 and not out 51, Mr. Hornby69 and0, and Briggs 36. Mr. G. K e m p, the old Cantab, played for Lancashire after a lapse of two years . For M.C.C. , W. West scored 74 (a free -hitting innings , with only one chance), Flowers 44 and 28, and Chatterton 0 and 43. A curious incident occurred while Mr. Hornbywas in. Whitehead, while bowling , lost hold of the ball , whichdroppeda little wayup the pitch . Mr. Hornbyran out to hit it, when Whitehead picked it up and passed it to the wicket -keeper , who put the wicket down. It was urged that the batsman's action had put the ball in play , but Mr. Hornbyclaimed to have been obstructed bythe bowler ; the umpire, w h e n appealed to , ruled (and rightly , we think) that it was not out. Lancashire w o n b yseven wickets . Lancashire 229 and 91 (three wickets ) ; total , 320. M.C.C. and Ground, 139 and 180 ; total , 319.