James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

T H EM A R Y L E B O N E C L U BIN 1 8 9 6. 6 9 (10) M.C.C. andGroundv. Warwickshire. Lord's, June15 and 16. Witha number of important County matches on M.C.C. was represented byquite a second -rate eleven , andthe matchin consequence lost all its interest . Thehighest of the three completed innings wasWarwickshire's first of 185, the best individual performance so far being Bean's freely hit 68 at the commence- ment. It wasonly whenWarwickshire wentin at the finish with 157 to winthat the batting assumed at all a lively character . Then W. G. Quaife (not out 63) , Welford(43), and Mr. Bainbridge (41), were seen at their best , and these two w o nthe matchfor Warwickshire with seven wickets to spare . Warwickshire, 185 and 158 (3 wickets ) ; total , 343. M.C.C. and Ground, 159 and 183; total, 342. (11) M.C.C. andGroundv. CambridgeUniversity. Cambridge, June 15, 16 and 17. Here, though weak in bowling , M.C.C. had a strongish batting side , and with an excellent wicket the scoring on both sides was considerably above the average. Three days were insufficient to complete the match, which was eventually drawn after 1,149 runs had been made for 32 wickets . K. S. Ranjitsinhji , naturally at home at Cambridge , was in rare form , and his first score of 146 wasthe highest of the match. But the best aggregate was that of C. J. Burnup, whosedouble innings of 95 and 93 represented a fine performance. C.E. M. Wilson(78 and28) also got over a hundred in the match, and W.M c G. Hemingway(37 and not out 55) very near it . At the finish Cambridge wanted 114 to win with three wickets to fall . Cambridge University , 413 and 218 (5 wickets , innings declared ) ; total , 631. M.C.C. and Ground, 355 and 163 (7wickets ); total , 518. (12) M.C.C. andGroundv. CambridgeUniversity. Lord's , June 25, 26 and 27. Onpaper M.C.C. had an exceptionally weak batting side and, moreover , little bowling . Still , though it seemed to be odds on the University , the early part of the game was very slightly in their favour . M.C.C. , in fact , had a wicket that favoured the bowlers at the outset , and got a lead of 23 runs on the first innings . As the pitch improved the run -getting improved too . Carpenter , whohadmade the highest score in the first innings , punished Cambridge's bowling severely in the second to the tune of 161 , a very attractive display . Buthis was not the only score of value . F. A. Phillips came next with 74,and and R. W. Nicholls (59) scored well , as did several in a slightly lesser degree . With507 to winCambridgehadapparently ahopeless task . Still , thanks to two fine innings of 146 each by N. F. Druce and H. H. Marriott , and some equally goodcricket by W .M c G. Hemingway, the University did win, and with three wickets to spare a great performance . In the early part of the last innings aball from Trott , who had been bowling short , persistently hit Marriott in the face . Thereupon the Secretary of M.C.C. went out into the field , and after communicatingwith the Captain of the side Trott was taken off for the time. I n all 1,235 runs were scored for 37 wickets. Therewere 90 extras in the match. Cambridge University , 111 and 507 (7 wickets ); total , 618. M.C.C. andGround, 134 nd483 ; total , 617. C