James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

THE COUNTIES IN 1896. 1 4 5 A E X T R AM A T C H E S , (1) Yorkshirev. Australians. Shefield , May25 and26. Abadwicket , and, as a consequence , scores below the average . Going in first theAustralians did very well to get 262, of which Trott (61), Darling (57), and Gregory (54) contributed 172. Jones , the Australian fast bowler , bumped dangerously whenYorkshire went in, and more than one batsmangot nasty knocks. Giffen and hedid the bulk of the bowling in the match, all , in fact , but eight overs . B r o w n(10 and 33) alone of the Yorkshiremen got double figures in each innings , though Denton(34 and 8) was only one runbehindhim in the aggregate . Australians wonby aninnings andeight runs. Australians , 262. Yorkshire , 118 and 136; total , 254. Giffen(1st innings Yorks) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. 1 8 2 4 9 (2) Yorkshirev. CambridgeUniversity. Cambridge , June 4 and 5. Wickets. 6 ThoughYorkshire had, barring the absence of Peel, a good side , they had theworst of the wicket , and Cambridge won easily . The University went in first , and Messrs. N. F. Druce (69), F. J. S. Moore(61), andBurnup(53) scored freely off the Yorkshire bowlers . Against the bowling of G. L. Jessop the Yorkshire batsmendid little , and Denton's 25 was the highest score . In the follow on Brownmade61 and Tunnicliffe 40 ; but even then the total only reached 189. Cambridge wonbyaninnings and 35 runs. (3) Yorkshirev. Australians. Leeds, June15 and16. Adeadwicket , anda matchso muchinterfered with by rain that only 21 wickets fell . O fthe two completed innings the Australians ' 144 was the highest, and the best individual scores were Gregory's 59 for the Australians andDenton's 36 not out for Yorkshire . Rainprevented anyplay on the third day, and the gamewas drawnwith the Australians 67 runs on andnine wickets to fall . Australians , 144 and31 (1 wicket ); total , 175. Yorkshire , 108. Jones (Australians ) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. 6 1 6 (4) Yorkshirev. D u r h a m. Barnsley , June 22 and23. 3 6 Wickets. 7 Though Yorkshire had only Mounsey, Denton, Moorhouse , Hirst , and Tunnicliffe , of the best eleven , Durhamfound the bowling of Haighand Shaw much too good on a wicket to help them. Coates (79) and Mounsey (46) together mademore than the DurhamEleven in their two efforts . Yorkshire w o nby an innings and 166 runs. Yorkshire , 286. Durham, 53 and 67; total ,120. Haigh(Yorkshire ) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 4 0 . 2 1 7 5 0 1 4