James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

1,1l,LYWHITE’ S CKICKETEKS’ ANNEAL. C H A P T E R I I . THE COUNTIES iKl 1895. DERBYSHIRE. Derby County was not alone among the Shires in experiencing a fluctuating season in 1895. Without depending too much upon individual players they proved themselves a wonderfully powerful batting combi­ nation. In this department Chatterton was, as usual, to the tore, and did space permit we should like to indulge in an appreciation of his notable services to Derbyshire cricket. Bagshaw, too, did well with the bat, and his performance with Mr. Evershed in the return with Yorkshire should rank very high indeed. Mr. L. G. Wright, too, enjoyed a most pleasing success with the bat. Mr. Evershed w'us a capable and painstaking captain, and he also played several fine innings. Mr. Walker, when available, showed that he could bowl as well as ever on a wicket suiting him ; but the genuine successes in bowling were gained by Davidson, Porter, Hulme, and occasionally Bennett. Wm. Storer, who is one of quite the best batsmen among professional stumpers now, kept wicket in irreproachable fashion. Had time permitted Surrey would have been soundly beaten at the Oval. Results of Matches. Matches pfa)/ed< Hi; iron% 5; drawn , 7 ; lost, 4. Opponent*. I •« M a tch '* If ’o » (6). 8) Warwickshire 4; Yorkshire ... (18) Hampshire... (14) Leicester*!)ire (15) Lancashire .. M a tch '* Droll'll (7). (1) Warwickshire (5) TjeiocstfTOhire 6) Notts 8) Nott* 10) tfurrey 12 Lancashire. 16) K**ex I •<• » p • •«• M a t c h * Lo*t (4). 2 Hampshire... 7) Yorkshire ... (9) F jwcjc (11) Burrcy 1 • * 9 Where played Club. 1 Opnts. When played. 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Won by. Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. Derby June 10,11,12 193 217 128 I l l 201 runs I/Ced* June 20,21,22 257 192 222 120 107 runs Derby Aug. 5, 6, 7 277 135 92 Inns & 50 [runs Ixiceater Aug. 8, 9,10 211 275 171 188 127 runs Derby Aug. 19,20,21 144 335 177 239 63 runs U n n a rk * . Birmingham May 13,14,15 234 197 305 +237 *3w .d .; +7 w d, in. cl. Derby June 24,25.20 392 180 *289 *7 wkts. d. Derby Nottingham July 1, 2, 3 July 11,12,13 100 154 J185 124 863 T -4 • ‘ 7 W'kts. d. Oval July 18,19,20 252 *239 145 *6 wkts. d. Manchester Aug. 1, 2, 3 291 *0 242 160 ♦No wkt. d. l)erbv • Aug. 27,28,29 & H # 87 +196 *8w\ d., in. cl.; t9 w. d. L o s t hu. 8’thampton June 3, 1 82 133 291 Inns. & 79 runs Derbv July 8, 9, 10 812 154 322 315 171 runs i^eyton July 15, 10 106 76 107 208 134 runs Derby July 29, 30 63 57 173 Inns. & 53 runs