James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

6 2 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. (11) Middlesexv. Leicestershire . Lord's , Aug. 11, 12 and 13. Middlesex, winning the toss , soon got full measure of what little bowling Leicestershire possessed . In four hours and a quarter they scored 479, which gave their rate of run -getting 100 an hour . Nine of them got double figures , with F. G. J. Ford (115), Trott (76), and J. Douglas (70) the most conspicuous . Thoughthey hadreally nochance in the face of the big score of Middlesex , the Leicestershire Eleven showed some good batting . C. J. B. W o o d(28 and 67) and Knight (16 and 39) made a good start each time, putting on over 100 in the second innings before they were separated . Coe (43 and not out 37), too , played well in each innings . Trott's bowling , however ,was too good for the majority ; his all -round cricket was one of the best features of the match. He took eleven Leicestershire wickets and scored 76 in the one innings he had. Middlesex wonby aninnings and 119 runs. Middlesex, 479. Leicestershire , 160 and200; total , 360. (12) Middlesexv. Lancashire. Lord's , Aug. 22, 23 and 24. It was very badluck for Lancashire that A. C. MacLaren, their Captain, hadto retire ill very early in the first innings , and was not able to take further part in the match. In his absence Lancashire madea poor show with the bat ; indeed A. Ward (35 and 53) and Tyldesley (41 and 10) alone got double figures in each innings . Still , they were placed at a great disadvantage in having to go in after some rain, and in the face of the large total of 311 by Middlesex . F. G. J. Ford (76), whowas again the highest scorer for Middlesex , and P. F. Warner (42) put on 113 for the second wicket . Another noteworthy feature wasthe innings of H. H. Cobb, a cricketer newto the Middlesex E leven , w h ocarried out his bat for 55. Middlesex wonby an innings and 33 runs. Middlesex , 311. Lancashire , 117 and161 ; total , 278 . (13) Middlesexv. Kent. Lord's , Aug. 25, 26 and 27 . A tthe endof the season Middlesexwere invincible . Kenth a d reason to -appreciate the all -round strength of the side on this occasion . It was unfor- tunate for themthat C. J. Burnupwas unable to help them, whenhis batting wouldhave been of great service . Still , they had what luck there was in the matter of going in first . As it was, J. R. Mason and Alec Hearne , the two most reliable batsmen, both failed in the first innings . A total of 187 wasno use against Middlesex on a good wicket , andtheir only chance wasof saving the game. Middlesex again scored heavily , to the tune of 448. This time J. Douglas(153) andF. G. J. Ford (135) did most of the run-getting . Η. Η. Cobb, too , again showed careful cricket , carrying out his bat for 32. Theonly feature of Kent's second innings was J. R. Mason's 70, and this of itself was not enough to save the game. Middlesex w o nby an innings and 96 runs . Middlesex, 448. Kent, 187 and165; total , 352 . Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. J. T. Hearne(Middlesex ) 7 5 3 6 1 2 7 1 2