James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

THE COUNTIES IN 1 8 9 5 . 1 0 7 (14) Lancashire v. Leicestershire. Leicester , Aug. 29 and 30. Good though their total was Lancashire would have fared ill but for the fine cricket of two batsmen, Mr. McLaren (135), who had now scored two separate hundreds within a week, and Briggs (49), who together made nearly 200 out of 245 from the bat. Two days sufficed to finish off the match. Leicestershire’s batting presented few noteworthy features, and Knight, with 29 and 7, was the highest scorer. Every one of Mold’s wickets wTas clean bowled, whereas Briggs f ot thi*ee men stumped. Lancashire won by an innings and exactly 100 runs, iancashire, 250. Leicestershire, 82 and 68 ; total, 150. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Briggs (Lancashire) ••» « * *.. 50*4 29 49 12 Mold (Lancashire) • • 9 *• • ■ 52 13 97 S BATTING AVERAGES. limes Most in Inns. not out. Runs. an Inns. Average. Mr. A. 0. McLaren ... 20 0 1 424 58*10 A. Ward ..................... ... 35 2 1446 116 43*81 Paul..................... * ... ... 35 2 829 177 25*12 Tyldesley..................... ... 16 2 339 152* 24*21 Baker .................... 33 4 672 73 23*17 F. H. Sugg..................... ... 35 1 779 125 22*91 Lancaster..................... ... 25 8 322 44 18*94 C. Smith ..................... ... 33 5 484 81 17*28 Mr. C. H. Benton... ... 19 2 282 60 16*58 Mr. S. M. Tindall............ .. 10 0 147 58 14*70 A. Tinsley........... ... 19 0 262 65 13*78 Hallam ..................... ... 22 7 187 31* 12*46 Briggs ..................... ... 29 1 337 49 12*03 Mr. C. C. Pilkington 4 0 38 18 9*50 Mold ..................... ... 30 7 188 57 8*17 The following also batted Mr. A. N. Hornby, 6--24—17, and H. Tinsley, 13—8—0. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. Mold ..................... ... 1297*1 503 2497 182 13*71 Briggs ..................... ... 1024*3 399 1797 119 15*10 Lancaster..................... ... 333*4 126 608 27 22*51 Hallam ..................... ... 395 1645 736 28 26*28 Baker ..................... ... 103*4 39 226 6 37*66 Mr. C. C. Pilkington, 40—11—100—3, and Tyldesley, 4—0—13—0, bowled in two innings ; and Mr. A. C. Maclaren, 2—0—9—0, and F. H. Sugg, 4—0—16—0, once only. Mold delivered 4wides and 1 no-ball, Lancaster b*wides, and Hallam 1wide.