James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

C R I C K E TR E C O R D S . 9 August20 and 21, 1875 ; 721 (for five wickets ), Mr. Scott - Holmes' X I. v. Mr. Jones ' XI. , at Eastbourne , September 11, 1893 ; 718 (for nine wickets ), M.C.C. and Groundv. Felsted School , at Felsted , June 27, 1885 ; 713, East Melbourne v. St. Kilda, at Melbourne, February 11 and 18, 1893 ; 713, Royal Engineers v. Royal Marines , at Chatham, August 14 and 15, 1885 ; 708 (for four wickets ), EmmanuelL. V. C. v. Caius L. V. C. , at Cambridge, July 12, 1881 ; 702 , Melbourne v. WimmeraDistrict , at Melbourne , March 26, 1897 ; 700, South Melbourne v. St. Kilda, at Melbourne, February 22, March 1 and 8, 1890. Record in Scotland is 692 , Edinburgh v. Glasgow, at Edinburgh , June 28 , 1878 ; record in America 689 , G. S. Patterson's XI. v. A. M. Wood's XI. , at Elmwood, August 21, 1894 ; record in Ireland , 658 (for one wicket only ), 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers v. ArmyService Corps , rp at the Curragh , June 12, 1895 ; record in Cape Colony , 628 , Kimberley v. The Arabs , November , 1889 ; record in India , 604 (for eightt wickets , innings declared closed ), Patiala v. Kasauli Depôt , at Kasauli , October 13, 1896 ; record in the Transvaal , 583 , Johannesburg Wanderers v. Pirates , at Johan- nesburg , October 28 , 1893 ; record in NewZealand , 556 , Midlands v. Rivals , at Canterbury , January 9 and February 6, 1897 ; record in Trinidad , 428 , Lord Hawke's Teamv. Queen's Park, at Trinidad , January 29, 1897 .-[NOTE : Only the scores of matches played on the cricket -field are included here . On this account the scores of Ulster (1,238 ) v. Macquarie , N.S.W., in 1876 , and Harri- smith (858 ) v. Newcastle , in South Africa , January 1, 1890 , are not mentioned .] LOWEST AGGREGATE SCORES IN FIRST CLASS MATCHES. -12 , Oxford University v. M.C.C. and Ground . at Oxford , May 24, 1877 ; 15, M.C.C. v. Surrey , July 15 , 1839 ; 16 , M.C.C. and Ground v. Surrey , at Lord's . May 13, 1872 ; 16, Derbyshire v. Nottinghamshire , at Nottingham , June 10, 1879 ; 16, Surrey v. Nottinghamshire , at the Oval , July 26, 1880 ; 17, Derbyshire v. Lancashire , at Manchester , July 24, 1888 ; 17, Gloucestershire v. Australians , at Cheltenham, August 22, 1896 ; 18, Kent v. Sussex , at Gravesend, June 6, 1867 ; 18, Australians v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord's , June 11 , 1896 ; 19, Sussex v. Surrey, July 8, 1830 ; 19 , Sussex v. Notting- hamshire , at Brighton , August 14, 1873 ; 19 , M.C.C. and Ground v. Australians , at Lord's , M a y27, 1878 ; 20, Middlesex v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord's , July 25 , 1864 ; 20, Kent v. Surrey , at the Oval , August 15 , 1870 ; 21 , Nottinghamshire v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord's , June 1, 1891 ; 23 , Sussex v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord's , June 2, 1856 ; 23, South Australia v. Victoria , at Melbourne , March, 1883 (the lowest score in Australian matches ) ; 23 , Warwickshire v. Surrey , at the Oval , May 27 , 1892 ; 23 , Nottinghamshire v. M.C.C. and Ground , at Trent Bridge , September 13, 1883 ; 24, Players v. Gentlemen(with Lillywhite andBroadbridge ), at Lord's , June 22, 1829 ; 24, Sussex v. Yorkshire , at Brighton , August 12, 1878 ; 24, Nottinghamshire v. Yorkshire , at Sheffield , July 23, 1888 ; 24, Sussex v. Lancashire , at Manchester, July 2, 1890 ; 25, Lancashire v. Derbyshire , at Manchester , May26, 1871 ; 25, Middlesex v. Surrey , at the Oval , May 23, 1885 ; 25, Gloucestershire v. Somersetshire , at Cheltenham,August18, 1891 ; 26, Surrey v. Nottinghamshire, at Trent Bridge, August 31, 1876 ; 26 , England v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord's , May14, 1877 ; 26, AnEngland XI. v. Australians , at Aston Lower Grounds , Birmingham , May 26, 1884 ; 26, Surrey v. Leicestershire , at Leicester , July 8, 1886 ; 27, All England v. Sussex , at Brighton , July 23 , 1827 ; 27, Kent v. Sussex , at Town Malling , August8, 1836 ; 27, Surrey v. Gloucestershire ; at Cheltenham, August25, 1874; 27, Lord Sheffield's X I. v. Australians , at Sheffield Park, M a y10,