James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

5 8 L I L L YW H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L. (1) M.C.C. andGroundv. Notts. Lord's , May5 and 6. Awicket greatly in favour of the bowlers , and, as a consequence , scoring below the average . Only one of the four completed innings realised over 100 runs from the bat, and the aggregate , including extras , only reached 383, oranaverage of under 10 runs. Storer (40 and1) for M.C.C. represented the highest individual score of the match. Dench, a Colt, bowled with marked success in first innings of M.C.C. Notts wonby 43 runs . Notts , 112 and101; total , 213. M.C.C. , 106 and64; total , 170. Dench(1st innings M.C.C.) Overs. 2 0 - 2 Maidens. 9 R u n s. 2 8 W i c k e t s . 7 (2) M.C.C. andGroundv. Yorkshire. Lord's , May10, 11 and 12. Though M.C.C. was decidedly weak in batting , Yorkshire , who only wantedMessrs. F. S. Jackson and E. Smith, were easily beaten at the finish . Throughout the scoring was fairly high , the first three innings all exceeding 200. Moorhouse (78 and 14) and Martin (71) had so far been the highest scorers for Yorkshire and M.C.C. respectively . But the best batting was reserved for the end. M.C.C. had no easy task with 226 to win, but, thanks to Mr. P. F. Warner(108 not out) andA. E. Trott (62), got themfor the loss ofonly three batsmen. Roche, the Melbourne player , madehis débût for M.C.C. in this match. M.C.C. w o nby seven wickets. M.C.C. and G r o u n d, 266 and229 (3wickets ) ; total , 495. Yorkshire , 274 and 217 ; total , 491 . (3) M.C.C.a n dG r o u n dv. S u s s e x. Lord's, M a y13, 14 and15. Fortunately for Sussex Ranjitsinhji was in his best form, or the County wouldhavefared very badly. H e made260 out of the first total of 418, and his 272 represented more than half of the aggregate made by Sussex for the match. O nthe other hand, though not a strong side on paper as run-getters , the Marylebone Eleven mostly scored well . Everyone , indeed , got double figures in oneinnings or the other , although the highest record wasChatterton's second innings of 79. M.C.C. wonby 46 runs. M.C.C. and Ground, 266 and 335; total , 601. Sussex, 418 and137; total , 555. (4) M.C.C. andGroundv. Lancashire. Lord's, M a y17, 1 8and 19. M.C.C. had a better all-round side than in any of the previous matches, andthe result was, after the first hands, a fair certainty for them. O nthe first daythe batsmen were in difficulties , but in the second innings Ranjitsinhji (157) and M. R. Jardine , the Old Oxonian (185 ), fairly collared Lancashire's bowling, andpractically determined the result . Lancashire had a heavy task with385 to makein the fourth innings . As it was, J. T. HearneandDavidson bowleda bit too well , and though there were seven doubles F. H. Sugg's 36 wasthe best of them. M.C.C. wonby 174 runs . M.C.C. and Ground, 126 and 4 0 4; total , 530. Lancashire, 146 and210; total , 356. (5) M.C.C. andGroundv. Kent. Lord's, M a y20, 21 and22. Kenthadonly a moderate side , and even if M.C.C. could easily have been strengthened , the eleven it had was far too strong for the County. Storer (160not out), Chatterton (59), and LordHawke(55) were responsible for 274 of M.C.C.'s first total of 370. The best batting on the side of Kent was Mr. H. C. Stewart's second score . H e made 142 out of 251 from the bat, and his play all round was very attractive . Woodcock's fast bowling was most effective for M.C.C. His 13 wickets cost 132 runs . M.C.C. wonby 10 wickets . M.C.C. and Ground, 370 and 321 (no wicket) ; total ,402. Kent, 13 and270; total 401 .