James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

7 2 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. (12) Derbyshirev. Hants. Derby, Aug. 2, 3 and 4. Though the scoring throughout was fairly high there was no hundred on either side . The Derbyshire tail failed each time, or the gamemight have beenexciting . As it was, Hampshirehad a good deal in handtowards the end at all events . Mr. L. G. Wright's first score of 93 for Derbyshire was the highest of the match. On the other side all the first ten batsmengot double figures in one innings or the other . But Webb(86 and 43) was considerably in front , with Mr. Heseltine (70 and 19) his nearest rival . Hampshirew o nb y 186 runs . Hampshire, 252 and 335 ; total , 587. Derbyshire , 223 and 178; total , 401. Overs. Maidens, R u n s. Wickets. 1 3 Capt. Quinton(1st inns . Derbyshire ) 10.4 3 (13) Derbyshirev. Notts. Derby, Aug. 9, 10 and 11. 4 Amatchof exceptional scoring . Notts had the good fortune to get first use of an excellent wicket , but scored so slowly that only 289 runs were got as the result of the first day's play. William Gunnwas then 152 not out , andthere were still four wickets to fall . Gunnincreased his total by 78 on the second morning, and his innings of 230 is his best up to date . Next to his the highest score was 41. Goodas was the performance of Notts , Derbyshire outdid it . Messrs. Evershed(90) and Wright(133), put on 160 for the first wicket , and at theendof the second day 275 were up with only three batsmen out. The following morning Davidson (121) and Mr. E. M. Ashcroft (99) punished the Notts bowling severely , with the result that at the end of an innings Derbyshire hada lead of 155, a fine performance . Altogether 1,008 runs were got in the match for twenty-one wickets . Derbyshire , 570. Notts , 415 and 23 (1 wicket ) ; total, 438. (14) Derbyshirev. Leicestershire . Derby, Aug. 16, 17 and 18. Heavy rain just before the match caused the scoring , in the earlier part of the game at least , to be below the average . Though they won the toss Derbyshire hadthe worst of the first day's play, Leicestershire , after getting rid of themfor 148, scoring themselves 150 for the loss of five wickets . The Leicestershire tail , too , acquitted itself muchbetter than that of Derbyshire , whoselast four batsmen did not add a run. In their second innings , however, Derbyshire , thanks chiefly to Bagshaw(124) and Mr. Wright (82), madeamuch better show, so much so that the innings was declared with the total 363 for seven wickets . There was just a chance after all that Derbyshire might win. A sit was, Coe played steady cricket for 45 not out, and Leicestershire drew the game. Derbyshire , 148 and 363 (7 wickets , innings declared ) ; total , 511 . Leicestershire ,274 and 162 (7 wickets ) ; total ,436. (15) Derbyshirev. Yorkshire. Bradford, Aug. 19, 20 and 21 . U pto an advanced period Derbyshire had on paper quite the best of the game. It was a bowler's wicket throughout , and Yorkshire missed Mr. F. S. Jackson andPeel greatly . Underthe circumstances run-getting was bound to be low, and only two of the first three innings reached the hundred, with Chatterton's second score of 43 for Derbyshire the best individual figure .