James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1895

9 6 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' A N N U A L. L E I C E S T E R S H I R E . H o nSecretary : T. Burdett , 21 Saxe Coburg Street Leicester . Leicestershire's record was just a trifle better than in the previous year. Still there was great room for improvement , for the defeats out -numbered the victories if only by one . There was, all the same, plenty of cause for encourage- mentand the double victory over Yorkshire v. Surrey was alone sufficient to prove the quality of Leicestershire's Cricket . The injury which prevented Pougher bowling handicapped the eleven severely in the latter part of the season , which was more fruitful in disaster to the County. Mr. De Trafford's hitting was of great help to his side , but the batting was not reliable to the last , and it was in this department that the eleven wanted strength . In Mr. G. W. Hillyard the County was fortunate enough to obtain a very useful bowler , and notably in the match against Surrey at Leicester he was an important factor in the success of the eleven. Woodcockarrived h o m efrom Americain time for the latter matches, and his fast bowling was of great service . As he is now engaged at Lord's , Leicestershire will be able to count on his help regularly in the future . Opponents . R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches played , 19 ; Won, 6 ; Drawn, 6 ; Lost, 7. Club. Opnts. 1 s 2nd 1st 2nd Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. Whereplayed. Whenplayed W o nb y Leyton M a y14, 15, 16 131 267 57 273 68 runs L e i c e s t e r 17, 18, 19 و د و و 24, 25, 26 June25, 26, 27 July19, 20, 21 136 131 146 74 47 runs 286 *92 124 254 8 wickets 136 155 143 76 72 runs 95 174 200 35 34runs Matches W o n(6) aE s s e x (1) Yorkshire aM. C. C. & Ground.... (5) Hampshire (8) Surrey (9)Notts Matches D r a w n(6) W a r w i c k s h i r e (6)Cheshire (7) Surrey a Lancashire aE s s e x (11) Hampshire MatchesLost (7) (2)Cheshire (3) South Africans (4) Warwickshire aDerbyshire (10) Yorkshire aDerbyshire a Lancashire Lord's Leicester و د و د Manchester Aug2, 3, 4 و د ود 192*165 127 +163 *8 w d15 w d Leicester Leicester 30, 31, & 122 263 139 140 106 runs A u g1 R e m a r k s. Birmingham n oplay. Stockport July6, 7 O v a l 12,13, 14 *117 *8 w d *69 1228 *9 w d13 w d Leicester 6, 7, 8 4 6 1 0 4182 Southampton 23, 24, 25 *165 $306 *2w d14w d L o s tb y. Leicester M a y28, 29, 30 172 68 *224 19 10wkts. *no wd Leicester June11, 12, 13 5 2 46 56 43 7wkts. *3 wd Leicester 21, 22, 23 103 138*202 40 Leicester Aug. 9, 11, 12 9 281 209 9 wkts. *1 w d inns. & 36runs Harrogate 16, 17, 18 6 4 99 142 95 7 4runs " D e r b y 20, 21, 22 121 122 217 *27 8 wkts. *2 w d Leicester 27, 28, 29 6 2197 193 *67 8 wkts. *2 w d و د د و (a) Hasbeen treated in previous reviews .