James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

6 6 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L. R E S U L T SO F M A T C H E S-continued . Matchesplayed, 179; won, 100; drawn, 40; lost , 39. Club. Opnts. Opponents. Where played . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd L o s tb y. I u s. I n s. I n s. Ins. N o r w o o d N o r w o o d July 4 3 3*9 9 121 8 8runs; *6 w d HaverfordCollege L o r d ' s July 9 1 6 9 3 7 3 2 0 4r u n s Teddington Bushey Park July 18 1 3 3 2 0 9 7 6r u n s WestminsterSchool VincentS q. July 1 0 1 0 3 *2 2 0 117runs; *6w d Southgate... Southgate July1 8 1 0 7 1 0 9 2r u n s Glamorganshire Cardiff July22, 23 1 5 7 8 0 3 0 0 Inns. & 63 runs C r o y d o n Croydon July29 4 2*6 9 1 8 1 139runs; *1 w d OatlandsPark Weybridge July 30 1 0 7 1 5 8 5 1r u n s Wiltshire S w i n d o n M i t c h a m M i t c h a m A u g .1 Reading R e a d i n g A u g .3 1 5 2 1 2 2 Ryde, Isle of Wight R y d e Aug. 3, 4 July 31, A. 1 144 157 254 *49 10wkts; *nowd 190 82 214 *62 *1 6 3 1 6 5 3w k t s.; *7 w d 4 3r u n s Hertfordshire L o r d ' s A u g . 5, 6 1 5 31 3 21 5 7263 5 wkts; *5 w d 1 3 5r u n s B e d f o r d s h i r e D u n s t a b l e Aug. 5, 6 112 93 193 *13 Bournemouth Bournem'th Aug. 5, 6 154 128 110*244 10wkts; *n o w d 72runs; *5wd. i n. cl. N o r f o l k N o r w i c h A u g .7, 8 EgertonPark M'ltnMo'bry Aug.10,11 B u c k s L o r d ' s A u g .19, 20 BourtonVale B o u r t o n A u g .26, 27 9 8 155 237 *18 8 wkts.; *2w d 8 1 9 6 165 *15 10wkts.; *no w d 9 8 86 116*278 210runs; *3 w d, i n. cl. 6 8 8 2 216 I n n s. & 66runs (1) M.C.C. andGroundv. Notts. Lord's , May4 and 5. WithJ. T. Hearne, Martin, Mead, and Davidson, M.C.C. was strong in bowling , if byno means strong in batting . Still , the eleven was too good for Notts, although the Countywaswell represented . All round the scoring was low, andthe most successful run-getters were Arthur Shrewsbury (46 and27 for Notts), Mr. D e Trafford (44 and15), Storer (50 and 5, in each case not out) for M.C.C. J. T. Hearne's bowling had muchdo with thelatter's success . H etook ten Notts wickets for 65 runs. M.C.C. won by six wickets . M.C.C. andGround,174and 74 (4 wickets ) ; total , 248. Notts, 136 and 111 ; total 247. W .Attewell (1st innings Notts).. Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 2 1 5 5 3 (2) M.C.C. andGroundv. Sussex. Lord's , May 6 and 7. 7 Anotherandeasier victory for M.C.C. Both sides were strong in batting , but the wicket was not of the best , or the scoring would have been heavier . ThoughSussex wonthe toss the Marylebone Eleven just doubled their total , a result due mainly to Gunn(138) and Chatterton (66). In the match Gunn made160 for once out. Forthe County K. S. Ranjitsinhji was far andawaythe highest scorer with 36 and 74. J. T. Hearnetook ten Sussex wickets for 115 runs . M.C.C. wonby nine wickets . M.C.C. andGround, 280 and64 (1 wicket) ; total , 344. Sussex, 139 and204 ; total 343 . (3) M.C.C. andGroundv. Lancashire. Lord's , M a y11 12 and 13. M.C.C. had a strong side , including A. E. Trott , the Australian , who had just been engaged at Lord's . O nthe other hand, Lancashire waswithout Mold w h owas playing againt the Australians at Sheffield Park. I'Anson, a fast