James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1895

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1894. 6 7 ( 1) Derbyshirev. Surrey. Oval, M a y10, 11 a n d12. Rain interfered with the progress of the gamematerially , and what enjoy- ment there was certainly belonged to the bowlers . Derbyshire had the advantage of going in first , but found Richardson's pace too much for them, and Mr. L. G. Wright (30 and 10) alone got double figures each time . There were seven double figures in the Surrey first innings , the highest of them, 41 , by Mr. W. W. Read. Marshall , the Surrey wicket -keeper , did not allow an extra in either innings of Derbyshire . Mr. D. L. A. Jephson made his first appearance for Surrey in this match. Surrey wonby an innings and 40 runs . Surrey , 188. Derbyshire , 85 and 63 ; total , 148. R i c h a r d s o n Overs. Maidens. R u n s. 3 1 . 4 5 3 9 (2) Derbyshirev. H a m p s h i r e. Southampton , M a y14, 15 and 16. W i c k e t s. 1 0 In all 980 runs were Mr. A. J. L. Hill (72 Amatch, drawn after three days of high run getting . totalled for 29 wickets , or an average of nearly 37 runs . and 59) was the highest scorer for Hampshire. Mr. L. G. Wright and Storer even went one better for Derbyshire . Mr. Wright (53 and 171 not out) and Storer (90 and 39 not out ) between them contributed 353 to Derbyshire's aggregate . Derbyshire , 248 and 310 (four wickets , innings closed ) ; total , 558. Hampshire , 202 and 220 (five wickets ) ; total , 422. (3) Derbyshirev. Lancashire. Derby, June 11, 12 and 13. Rain had affected the ground so muchthat the match was over in a little more than a day. The highest total of the four innings was 77, and the best individual contribution , F. Sugg's secondscore of 24 for Lancashire. T h ebowlers under the circumstances were particularly in evidence , and Davidson , Hulme, and Mr. G. G. Walker on the one side , and Briggs and Mold on the other were very successful . Goodwin , a slow bowler , and Thomas, a wicket -keeper , made their first appearance for Lancashire in this match. Derbyshire won by five wickets . Derbyshire , 59 and 54 (five wickets ) ; total 113. Lancashire , 35 and 77; total, 112. Hulme(1st innings , Lancashire ) Mold(Lancashire )... Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. 15.3 3 2 . 3 6 1 6 1 5 3 0 . 7 9 (4) Derbyshirev. W a r w i c k s h i r e . Derby, June25, 26 and27. The first defeat of the season for the Warwickshire eleven . Derbyshire , who went in first , were not out until the second morning . Of their total of 293, Chatterton (88), W. Sugg (54), and Davidson (46) were responsible for 198. Chatterton was batting three hours and three quarters for his 88, which was free from a chance till just before he was out . Warwickshire began fairly well each innings , and Mr. Bainbridge (32 and 18), and W. Quaife (15 and 40), whowent in first , were the principal scorers . Derbyshire wonby ten wickets . Derbyshire , 293 and 8 (no wicket ) ; 301. Warwickshire , 136 and 164 ; total , 300. (5) Derbyshirev. Lancashire. Manchester, July2, 3 a n d4. The Derbyshire eleven were only beaten after a very plucky fight by four- teen runs . The early batsmen of Lancashire were seen to great advantage , particularly M r A. C. McLaren (53) and Albert Ward(75), whowere accountable for m o r ethan one half of the total . Derbyshire were 49 to the bad on the