James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1892

3 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. in the first " hands," scored the remarkable proportion of 70 out of 76 runs. His runs were got in an hour and a quarter , on a difficult ground and against the best bowling ; altogether it was an exceptionally fine performance . As it was, the Dark Blues in their two attempts could only make a few more than the M.C.C. in their one innings . There were nine double figures in the Marylebone total , Mr. O'Brien making 40, Attewell 30, and Mr. Ferris 32 not out. M.C.C. w o nbynine wickets . M.C.C. and Ground,198 and 8 (one wicket ) ; total , 206 . University , 100 and 104 ; total , 204 . (6) M.C.C.a n dG r o u n dv. Notts. Lord's , June 1. Owing to a remarkable collapse in the Nottingham batting , the match was begunand ended in one day. Mr. J. A. Dixon and Shrewsbury were absent from Notts , who made a very poor show against Rawlin and Mr. Ferris on a sticky wicket . The score sheet ,indeed , presented an extraordinary appearance at the close of their first innings , 15 runs having been scored from the bat, and seven menhaving failed to score . At their second attempt , Mr. C. W. Wright (39) and Attewell contributed 55 out of 69 . innings and 37 runs. M.C.Cand Ground, 127. Mr. Ferris (1st innings Notts) ) R a w l i n ( " " M.C.C. and Ground wonby an Notts, 21 and 69 ; total , 90. O v e r s. 1 3 1 2 M a i d e n s. 7 8 (7) M . C . C .a n dG r o u n dv. K e n t. Lord's , June 15 and 16. R u n s. W i c k e t s. 7 8 6 4 TheMarylebone teamwas only a moderate one, and as a consequence it had toputupwith a decisive defeat by 175 runs. The Kentbatting , if uneven, was decidedly good, Messrs . F. Marchant (73 and 3), G. J. V. Weigall (7 and 61), F o x(0 and56) , and Walter Wright (44) and 3) all scored freely . Mr. W. G. Grace, if not successful with the bat, cameoff very successfully with the ball in the second innings of Kent. M.C.C. and Ground, 116 and 125 ; total , 241 . Kent, 195 and 221; total , 416. W .G. Grace (2nd innings Kent) O v e r s. 3 0 . 3 M a i d e n s. 9 R u n s. 3 8 W i c k e t s. 7 (8) M.C.C. and Groundv. CambridgeUniversity . Lord's , June 22 and 23. Cambridge suffered a far more serious defeat than in the previous match. Thoughthey had the worst of the wicket , their display was very disappointing . Despite the good cricket of Mr. W. I. Rowell, a Cambridge Senior (53), it was not until late in the innings that Marylebone looked in for a big score . Attewell (62) and J. T. Hearne (39) gave a lot of trouble , and the total realised 283 . Dismissed for the small score of 36 at their first attempt , the University could not makeup their lost ground , and were beaten by an innings and 134 runs to spare . M.Č.C. and Ground, 283 ; University , 36 and 113 ; total , 149 . Attewell(M.C.C.) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. 3 7 5 1 4 1 (9) M.C.C.a n dG r o u n dv. OxfordUniversity. Lord's, June25 and 26. Wickets. 7 U pto a certain point this was a mostevenly -contested match. In their first "hands ," thanks mainly to Messrs . L. C. H. Palairet (74 ), Watson , and Jardine ,