James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

7 4 LILLYWHITES CRICKETERS' ANNUAL lost EadyandDarling for three . Three wickets were downfor 62, of which Giffen had made 32. Then came some remarkably fine cricket by Trott (143) and Gregory (103 ); for two hours and three -quarters they were together , and their partnership produced 221 runs . Rain had made the wicket a little queer for the fourth innings , and it was by no means certain that Englandwould winon the third morning. Overnight they had got16 of 109 for the loss of Abel's wicket . Thanksmainly to Mr. Stoddart andJ. T. Brown, the remaining 93were obtained for the loss of three more batsmen, so that they wonwith four wickets to spare . England, 292 and 111 (6 wickets ) ; total , 403. Australia , 53and347; total , 400. Overs. Maidens. Richardson (1st inns.Australians ) 11.3 3 (6) Oxfordv. Cambridge. July 2, 3 and 4. R u n s. 3 9 W i c k e t s. 6 Abrilliant victory for Oxford after having had all the worst of the earlier part of the game. Cambridge were fortunate enough to win the toss , and nine oftheeleven contributed double figures . Oxford in their turn showed very disappointing batting , and of the first eight batsmen G. O. Smith's 37 was the highest score . Hartley hit freely when things were altogether unpromising for his side , and it was his stand with Cunliffe that brought Oxford within reasonable distance of saving the follow on. Naturally afraid of giving Oxford a second innings with the weather doubtful , the Cambridge captain deputed E. B. Shine to bowl no-balls to prevent a follow on, and two of these going to the boundary had the desired effect . The action of the Cambridge captain produced strong expressions of disapproval from the spectators , and the team had a very unfavourable reception on their return to the pavilion . As it was they failed in their object . At the finish Oxford had to go in to make 330 , and, as in no previous match had 300 been made in the fourth innings , their chances were apparently hopeless . To the credit of the Oxford team, they won with four wickets to spare . Of the eight batsmen whowent in only one got single figures . The others all played pluckily and well . Still , the honours rested fairly with G. O. Smith , as he went in when there was apparently no hopeof winning, and was unfortunately out whenonly two runs were wanted. A sh ew a sthe last m a nchosenfor the Oxfordteamhis brilliant success wasthe m o r eremarkable. FirstInnings. C A M B R I D G E . C. J. Burnup (Malvern), e Mordaunt, b Hartley SecondInnings. 8 0 c a n db Hartley W.G. Grace,jun. (Clifton ), b Hartley 0 bCunliffe H. H. Marriott (Malvern), c Warner, b 1 1 0 Hartley . . . 1 6 b Cunliffe 1 N. F. Druce (Marlborough ), c Smith, b Cunliffe 14 c Pilkington , b W a d d y 7 2 C. E. M. Wilson (Uppingham), c Cunliffe , bHartley 80 st Lewis, b Hartley.. 2 W .M c G. Hemingway(Uppingham), c and bHartley 2 6 b Cunliffe 1 2 F. Mitchell (capt .) (Private ), c Leveson- Gower, b Hartley 2 6 b Cunliffe 4 G. L. Jessop (Private ), e Mordaunt , b Hartley 0 st Lewis, b Hartley . 1 9 E. H. Bray(Charterhouse ), cPilkington , bCunliffe P. W.Cobbold (Eton),b Hartley E.B. Shine(Private notout B4, lb 1, w2, nb 1 T o t a l 49 c Lewis, b W a d d y 4 1 1 0 n o to u t... 2 3 1 0 cHartley, b W a d d y 1 6 8 B5, w1, nb5 1 1 ...3 1 9 T o t a l 2 1 2