James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

A FEW LOOSE STRINGS . 301 Shelby, T. M. O. Strings, W. Stuart, P. A . ... Williams, A. M. Winttrbottom, 8. Winterbottom, 8. Winterbottom, 8. Winter-bottom, S. Winterbottom, 8. Winteibottom, 8. Wetters, E. ... Wetter*, E. ... * * ♦ • • » • • * Wetters, E. ... Worman, J. N. • * • Match. Overs. St. James’ s C.C. (Wrexham) v. Aldersey, June 2 9 .................. 5 Aquarius v. New Wandsworth . . 9*1 Hurst College v. Denstone 10 Antigua Grammar School v. Barnes’s Hill, July 8 ................................ - Bugsworth v. St. Matthew’s (Man.), June 1 ... ... ... , . . . 13 Bugsworth v. Gorton Villa, June 8 6 Bugsworth v. Whaley Print Works, June 22|......................................... 11 Bugsworth v. Next Sixteen, June 29 11 Bugsworth v.Lancashire Hill,Aug.24 8 Bugsworth v. New Mills, P.M., Sep, 7 8 Bugsworth v. Gorton Villa, June 8 5*2 Bugsworth v. St. Matthew’s (Man.), July 13............................................ 11*2 Bugsworth v. NewMills, P.M.,Sep. 7 7*1 Lynn Grammar School v. Gaywood 10 Mdns. Rims. Wts. Aver 1 5 6 on 3 16 9 1*7 6 11 9 1‘2 10 6 1*4 8 6 6 PO 5 1 5 1 8 3 6 3 3 10 6 1*4 4 12 7 1-6 6 3 6 3 0 10 5 2*0 3 16 9 1*7 4 7 4 1*3 5 6 7 — Large Attendances at -Class Matches. On Bank Holiday, in match between Lancashire and Yorkshire, at Man­ chester, 25,331 paid at the gate.—On March 6 , at Melbourne, in match England v. Australia, in five days 63,649 persons paid for admission. The receipts were £4,003 14s. Close Finish. Oxford University beat Somersetshire, at Oxford, on May 22 , by 1 wicket. H ighest Aggregate in First-Clas* Matches. In England, 1,410 for 28 wickets, in match at Brighton between Sussex and Oxford University, on June 20 . Small Innings in 1894 . Pembroke (Dublin) v. Dundrum, July 27, 4 (3 extras).—Bexley v. Sidcup August 31, 3 (2 byes).—United Press v. Holy Trinity Boys, Folkestone, August 10 , 10 .—Castle Coole ( 2 nd XI.) v. Portora Royal School, September 26, 9. H igh Scoring without Loss o f a Wicket. i W. G. Grace and Sellers made 172 wanted to win by Gentlemen of Eng­ land v. I Zingari, at Lord 's, on July 22 .—M. Read and Abel, Surrey v. Middlesex, Lord,s, June 50, 99. Big H it . On May 6 , at Oval, for Surrey Colts v. Brockwell Park, Higgins hit a ball for 9 all run out for the first wicket of the Colts. Long Stand for Last Wicket. Playing for Dr. Daniell’s XT. v. Mertham Wanderers, on Augnst 8 , Dr Danielfwas joined by Dr. C. D. Hamilton (who owing to a recently broken finger went in last), and the two put on 337 for the last wicket, winning the m atch ; Dr. Daniell 180 and Dr. Hamilton 10 1 , both not out.—A. Ward and Mold 1 1 1 for Lancashire v. Leicestershire, at Manchester, on June 2 —D . Denton and Hunter 102 for Yorkshire v. Cambridge University, at Cambridge, on May 30.