James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1892

8 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS ANNUAL. awicket fell . During the three days, 771 runs were totalled for thirty wickets . North, 301. South, 210 and 260 ; total , 470. (5) Playersv. Gentlemen. Hastings , September 14, 15, and 16. Theprofessionals got so long a lead after dismissing their opponents for a paltry total of 68, that the result could never be in doubt. ThePlayers ' large total of 390 was due to three batsmen , Gunn, Ulyett , and Chatterton , and the former has rarely given a more brilliant display . He scored 169 , and his last 69 weregot in sixty -five minutes . Though making every effort to retrieve themselves , the Gentlemen could not do so,but Mr. W.W. Read played a most brilliant innings of 77-his highest of the year . He was fairly well supported by Messrs . Stoddart and Murdoch,but with Mr. Pigg indisposed , the amateurs could only bat ten men, and the Players wondecisively by aninnings and 128 runs . A s is unavoidable on these occasions , several noted cricketers were absent from either side . Players , 390. Gentlemen , 68 and 194 ; total , 262 . O T H E R C O U N T I E S . B U C K I N G H A M S H I R E . H o n. Sec ., G. R. Ward, N e wCourt, Marlow. R e s u l to fM a t c h e s. Matches Played, 4 ; D r a w n, 2 ; Lost, 2 . Opponents. MatchesD r a w n(2). Bedfordshire Bedfordshire .. Matches Lost (2). Oxfordshire Oxfordshire W h e n Club. Opnts. W h e r eplayed. played. 1st 2nd1st 2nd inn. i n n. i n n. i n n. Leighton Buzzard July 29, 30 184 1 7 8 Ascott Aug.20, 21 1 1 3 Lostb y O x f o r d July 23, 24 62 167 199 *318 wkts ; *2 wd High Wycombe Aug.5, 6 221 100 208 254 141 runs B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. notout. R u n s. anInns. Average. J. B u t t... 3 0 7 4 3 4 2 4 . 6 6. C. W .Parry 3 0 6 3 4 1 2 1 F. T.Higgins. 3 0 4 9 3 3 16.33 W .H . L u n n o n 5 0 7 8 3 8 1 5 . 6 0 W .Mellett A u s t i n C.E . C o b b Wright W .J. Gough 4 5 4 3 3 2 3 0 *1 4 1 5 0 5 0 1 6 1 0 0 3 8 3 5 9 . 5 0 1 1 1 *6 5 . 5 0 0 1 4 1 0 4 . 6 6 C. M. Woodbridge. 5 0 2 1 9 4 . 2 0 Thefollowing only batted inonematch:- W e b b, 3,0; J. H. Roberts, 18, 46; Barber, 2, 24; H. Hearne, *5, 22 ; F. Ashby, 32 ; B. Templeman, 33 ; Newell , 4; A. A. Somerville , 0,6; W.E. Gilliatt , 56, 1; Dr. Norris , 4, *4.