James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

6 0 L I L L YWHITE'SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L. only two wickets to fall . Asit was the two batsmen successfully defied all the Derbyshire bowling, and carried out their bats , Trott for 41, Meadfor 38. M.C.C. wonby 2 wickets . M.C.C. and Ground, 185 and 178 (8 wickets ) ; total , 363. Derbyshire , 156 and 204 ; total , 360. (11) M.C.C. andGroundv. CambridgeUniversity. Lord's, June28 and29. Thewicket was all against the batsmen, and Cambridge, in winning the toss , got a great advantage , especially as M.C.C. had not a strong batting side . O nthewholethe Cantabscertainly showedthe better cricket , so that their success was well deserved . N. F. Druce (the captain ) was again to the fore with two capital innings of 74 and 52. After him there was a long interval . O nthe other side Mr. C. Wright's 38 and 33 was decidedly the best perform- ance. Cambridge won by 102 runs. Cambridge, 158 and 225 ; total , 383 . M.C.C. and Ground, 156 and 125 ; total , 281. (12) M.C.C.a n dG r o u n dv. OxfordUniversity. Lord's, July 1 and 2. The Oxford Eleven were not seen to anything like their best against a fairly good side of M.C.C. They were, in fact , outplayed at every point , so m u c hso that the result was never in doubt. Withthe bat Mr. Fane(30 and 33) alone showed to real advantage . Norwas the bowling muchbetter . W. G. Grace(79) and G. J. Mordaunt(53), in the first innings of M.C.C. , put on 140 runs in anhour and a quarter , though after all the total only reached 272,which included 29 extras . M.C.C. wonby 8 wickets . M.C.C. and Ground, 272 and 75 (2 wickets ) ; total , 347. Oxford , 190 and 153; total 343. O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. 4 2 . 2 1 5 8 6 1 0 A.E. Trott (M.C.C.) (13) M.C.C.a n dG r o u n dv. Philadelphians. Lord's , July 22, 23 and 24. ThePhiladelphian team were not seen at anything like their best , con- sidering that M.C.C. had by no meansa strong all-round team. O nthe other hand they had the worst of the wicket , so that their defeat was hardly sur- prising after the heavy work they had already undergone . F. Mitchell , the Cambridge captain of 1896 (133 and 58), Rawlin (6 and 73), and A. E. Trott (18and35), were the principal scorers for M.C.C. Trott was the most success- ful of the bowlers . J. A. Lester (33 and 71), batted well both times for the Philadelphians . G. S. Patterson's 61 was one of the best displays of the match. Thism a d eit the moreunfortunate for the side that he wasunable to bat, owing to an injury in the second innings . M.C.C. won by 227 runs. M.C.C. and Ground, 278 and 280 (8 wickets , innings closed ); total , 558 . Philadelphians , 179 and 152 ; total , 331 . (14) M.C.C. andGroundv. Yorkshire. Scarborough , August 26, 27 and 28 . Thoughrepresented by a fairly good side all round, M.C.C. had the worst of the game throughout . Haigh's bowling , indeed , was too much for the majority of the eleven , and Davidson's 26 not out and 23 was the highest aggregate for the Club . On the other hand, Mr. F. S. Jackson (15 and 72 ), Wainwright (62 and 10), and Brown (17 and 46) were all seen to distinct advantage. Still , on the whole, the bowlers had the better records , notably Messrs . Spofforth and Jessop , Mead, Haigh , and Hirst . Of the five Haigh's figures were the best . Yorkshire wonby 69 runs. Yorkshire , 150 and 205 ; total , 355. M.C.C. and Ground, 129 and157 ; total , 286. Haigh (Yorkshire ) ... Overs. Maidens. R u n s. 4 3 . 3 1 7 8 7 Wickets. 1 1 . . . . . .