James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

1 0 4 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' A N N U A L. (1) Kentv. Lancashire. Manchester, M a y25, 26 and 27. Martin, owing to a family bereavement , was unable to help Kent, and, needless to say, his bowling was greatly missed. Underthe circumstances Kentdid well to get a lead of 78 runs on the first hands, a result due mainly to the batting of Messrs . E. H. Simpson (94) and G. J. V. Weigall (53) and he bowling of Mr. Bradley and Wright. In the second innings Mr. Mason (48) andAlec Hearne(31) madesuch a good start that the gamelooked all in their favour. Achange of ends by Mold altered the situation completely , and of the remaining batsmen Walter Hearnewas the most successful , with 15. H o well Mold bowled will be seen by his figures below. Six of his seven wickets werebowled. At the finish Lancashire had208 to win, and, thanks to thegoodcricket of Briggs (60) towards the end, got themwith three wickets to spare . Still , Baker(53 not out and 13) was the highest scorer for Lancashire in thematch. Lancashire, 176and208 (7 wickets) ; total,384. Kent, 254and129; total , 383. M o l d(2nd innings Kent) Overs. Maidens. 2 7 1 4 (2) K e n tv. Yorkshire. Leeds , M a y28, 29 and 30 . R u n s. 4 3 W i c k e t s. 7 This time WalterWright's bowling was lost to Kent. Butfor Mr. Marchant (128) Kent, whowent in first , would have madea poor score . A sit was, Walter Hearne(34) wasthe only one to give him any help, and the other nine only contributed 32 betweenthem. Unfortunately for Kent, Walter Hearne slipped his knee, andhad to give up further part in the game. Withhis bowling gone Kentfared so badly that at one time the score was 232 with only three batsmen out. Brown's 90 was so far the best innings , but hewas outdone towards the finish byLordHawke, whocarried out his bat for 110. Kent's second innings showeda considerable improvement, but morethan one-half of the runs came from two batsmen, Messrs. Marchant (88) and Mason (50). It was Mr. Marchant's match altogether , as he made216, and by brilliant cricket . Yorkshire wonby nine wickets . Yorkshire , 459 and 23 (1 wicket); total , 482. K e n t, 205and275; total, 480. (3) Kentv. Warwickshire. Birmingham, June 1, 2 and 3. A s the wicket was in good order Kent's batting was very disappointing . AlecHearne's 49 was the best contribution in the first innings , but Mr. Weigall hadthe highest aggregate , scoring 78 (45 and 33 not out) for once out. O nthe other handall the early batsmen of Warwickshire, bar W. G. Quaife , maderuns. Mr.Bainbridge set his side a good example with 89, andDiver (66), Lilley (54), and L a w(46) all played well . Hadthe tail not failed Warwick- shire wouldhardly have had to go in a second time. Asit was they wonwith nine wickets to spare . Warwickshire, 325 and 33 (1 wicket) ; total , 358. Kent, 185 and172; total , 357. (4) K e n tv. Middlesex. Tonbridge , June 15, 16 and 17. T h efirst match of the Tonbridge Week, and productive of some curious cricket . Kent, who wonthe toss , lost Alec Hearnewithout scoring . Then Messre .Mason(66) and Rashleigh (163 ) took the total to 201 before they were parted . Their partnership of 199 for the second wicket was followed by the