James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

T H E COUNTIESIN 1 8 9 7 7 3 Yorkshire had no easy task at the finish in having to go in to make166 , and with Tunnicliffe , Brown and Denton all out for 34, Derbyshire's chances seemed rosy . But Hirst (63 not out), Wainwright (33), and Mr. Milligan (32), quite turned the course of the game, with the result that Yorkshire wonbyfive wickets . Yorkshire , 83 and 166 (five wickets ) ; total , 249. Derbyshire , 128 and 120, total , 248. Haigh(Yorkshire) Davidson (1st inns Yorkshire ) Overs. Maidens. 3 0 1 9 . 1 1 0 1 2 8 0 2 3 R u n s. Wickets. 1 1 6 (16) Derbyshirev. Warwickshire. Birmingham, Aug. 30 and 31 , Sept. 1. A s rain only admitted of play on the first day there was no possible chance of a definite result . Indeed only six Warwickshire wickets fell in the match. These produced 239 runs , to which Lilley (82) and W. G. Quaife (50 not out) were the principal contributors . B A T T I N G A V E R A G E S . T i m e s I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s. M o s tin a nI n n s. A v e r a g e . G.Davidson 2 7 3 7 4 5 1 2 1 3 1 . 0 4 B a g s h a w 2 8 1 8 2 5 1 2 4 30.55 Chatterton 2 4 0 6 6 1 1 2 0 2 7 . 5 4 Mr. L. G. Wright.. 2 8 0 7 6 5 1 3 3 2 7 - 3 2 W .S t o r e r 2 8 2 6 8 8 1 0 4* 2 6 . 4 6 Mr.S. H . Evershed 2 5 0 6 4 7 1 1 2 25.88 M r .E. M a y n a r dAshcroft 1 2 2 2 2 2 9 9 2 2 . 2 0 W .S u g g 2 5 0 4 5 1 8 4 1 8 . 0 4 Mr. G. G. Walker... 6 1 5 2 2 7 1 0 . 4 0 C r o s s 1 3 4 8 1 2 9* 9 Mr. H. G. Curgenven 7 0 5 7 2 6 8 . 1 4 G o u l d . 9 2 4 7 1 6* 6 7 1 W i l m o t 4 0 2 1 2 0 5 - 2 5 H a n c o c k 2 6 9 8 9 1 6 5 . 2 3 W a r r e n 1 3 1 5 8 1 9* 4 . 8 3 Steeples 5 0 2 0 1 6 4 The following also batted :- M r. W. B. Delacombe , 14-6-23* ; Purdy, 6*- 0; P. Hall, 0-0; Mr. G. A. Marsden, 0-1; Houseman, 0-4; Bostock , 36-17-0* 1* ; F. David- son played against Warwickshire at Birmingham, butdidnotbat. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. G .D a v i d s o n 7 6 8 - 1 3 4 5 1 2 5 4 5 6 2 2 - 3 9 Chatterton 258-2 9 2 4 7 5 2 1 2 2 . 6 6 G o u l d 8 2. 2 3 2 0 5 9 22-77 Steeples 1 0 6 3 5 2 1 4 9 2 3 - 7 7 H a n c o c k 4 4 5 - 3 1 2 7 1 1 2 6 4 6 2 4 . 4 W .Storer 2 0 2 3 0 6 1 4 2 2 2 7 - 9 0 Mr. H. G. Curgenven 1 8 4 6 1 2 3 0 . 5 0 C r o s s 3 3 8 . 1 1 1 7 5 7 4 1 8 3 1 . 8 8 Bagshaw 9 1 . 3 3 2 1 9 5 6 3 0 : 5 0 Mr.G. G. Walker 1 2 6 . 2 8 4 3 2 1 9 3 5 . 6 6 W a r r e n 1 1 7 . 1 2 2 3 1 6 5 63.20 Mr.E. MaynardAshcroft 1 8 4 4 3 0 Thefollowing bowled in two innings only :- W. Sugg, 10-3-33-0; Mr. S. H. Ever- shed, 6 - 2 - 5 - 0; and Mr. W .B. Delacombe, 9-3-2-27-0. The following bowled once only:-Purdy, 10-1-20-0; Hall, 9-2-33-0; Mr. L. G. Wright, 2 - 0 - 5 - 0; and F.Davidson, 10-2-24-0. Davidson delivered 8 no-balls , Hancock4, and Storer , Gould, and Wright1 each. Storer bowled3 wides , Hancock2, and DavidsonandChatterton 1 each.