James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

6 4 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) Derbyshirev. Notts. Nottingham , May16, 17, and 18. Derbyshire began the season well . With the advantage of an excellent wicket they were batting all the first day, and then only lost half their wickets for a total of 322. The foundation of this creditable score was laid by Mr. Evershed(68 ) andChatterton (39), who, after Mr. L. G.Wrighthadbeen dismissed for a duck, fairly wore out the Notts bowling . Still , the best batting of the daywasshown by Storer , who made 109 in three hours without a mistake. After lunch on the second day rain fell heavily , and the gamecould not be resumed till the following morning . Then the conditions were naturally not favourable for batting , and Shrewsbury (71) and Dench (70) alone of the Notts Elevengot over fifteen . Derbyshire , as it was, hadmuchthe best of the draw. Derbyshire, 390. Notts , 192 and38 (no wicket ) ; total , 230. (2) Derbyshirev. Lancashire. Derby, M a y23, 24 and 25. Thunderstorms madethe wicket tricky fromthe start , andthe batsmen were at a disadvantage throughout . Lancashire had the best of it in going in first , andthe lead they got onthe first innings represented the difference at the finish . Baker (20 and 31) and Tyldesley (24 and 22), for Lancashire, and Storer (21 and 15) for Derbyshire , alone got into double figures each time. Baker's 51 was the highest aggregate in the match. Lancashire w o nby65 runs. Lancashire , 137 and 110 ; total , 247. Derbyshire , 73 and109 ; total 182. Briggs (Lancashire) . . . O v e r s. 5 5 - 2 Maidens. R u n s. W i c k e t s. 1 6 7 9 (3) D e r b y s h i r ev. H a m p s h i r e . Southampton , May30 and 31. 9 Hampshirewas only poorly represented . Eventhen it might have made a fairly good show hadthe fielding been anything like up to the mark. As i was, dropped catches andbad running in the first innings settled its chances altogether . Theconditions , too ,were unfavourable ; the cricket hence wasrather uncertain . D. A. Steele (30 and62) andW e b b(38 and 58) redeemedthe general failure of the Hampshirebatsmento some extent . Thebest stand of the matchwas that of Storer (104) and Chatterton (93) in Derbyshire's first innings . Thepair put on 155 runs in two hours and ten minutes . Derbyshire wonby tenwickets . Derbyshire , 324 and 34 (no wicket ) ; total , 358. Hampshire , 141 a n d216; total ,357. (4) Derbyshirev. Warwickshire. Birmingham, June 16, 17 and 18. TheDerbyshire Eleven , even with the luck of going in first , were seen to decided disadvantage at all points . Though they did fairly well at the outset in scoring 266 , the success wasdue entirely to two batsmen, Storer (94) and Mr. L. G. Wright (77). The bowling was still more of a failure . Nine of the Eleventried their hands but to so little purpose that the Warwickshire Captain felt justified in declaring with the total 485 for eight wickets . Of this score Lilley contributed 112 , W. Quaife 109 , Mr. A. C. S. Glover 73, and Deveynot out 71. Theearly batsmenof Derbyshire did better in the second innings , but at the finish the County was still 58 behind , with seven wickets to fall . Warwickshire , 485 (8wickets , innings declared ). Derbyshire , 266 and 161 (3wickets ) ; total , 427.