James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1898. 6 7 (12) Derbyshirev. Hampshire. Derby, Aug. 1, 2 and 3. T h eweakness of Hampshire's bowling was Derbyshire's opportunity . 'Theyavailed themselves of it fully , too , to the collective tune of 645. The innings occupied , moreover , only seven hours . It was remarkable , too , for four separate hundreds-Chatterton (142 ), Mr. L. G. Wright (134), G. David- son (108), and Storer (100). Hampshire, too, provided two centuries in Major Poore's first innings of 121 not out, andCapt. Quinton's second of 101 not out. In all 1,117 runs were scored for 24 wickets , convincing proof of the excellence of the pitch at Derby. Derbyshire , 645 ; Hampshire, 240 and 232 (4 wickets ) ; total,4 7 2. (13) Derbyshirev. Leicestershire . Leicester , Aug. 5, 6 and 7. Leicestershire's first and only victory of the season . For it , too, they had to thank the luck of the gameconsiderably . Winning the toss , they were batting all the first day, and at the end had only lost nine wickets for 325 runs. This they increased by 21 on the following morning , making a total of 346 , of whichMr. H. H. Marriott contributed 85 and Mr. C. J. B. W o o d80. A heavythunderstorm on the first night altered the whole aspect of the game. O na difficult wicket Derbyshire could do little or nothing, and though Mr. E. M. Ashcroft (60) did exceedingly well in the first , and Storer (15 and38 not out), fairly well in both innings , it was not possible to save the game. In Leicestershire's success Geeson's bowling was a very important factor . Leicestershire wonby an innings and 103 runs. Leicestershire , 346. Derby- shire , 156 and87; total , 243 . Geeson(Leicestershire ) Overs. 7 0 . 2 Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 2 7 1 0 2 1 3 (14) Derbyshirev. Yorkshire. Chesterfield , Aug. 18, 19 and 20. A match for the benefit of Walter Sugg, who had done excellent service for Derbyshire. Unfortunately for him, and Derbyshire as well , heavy rain onthe first night robbed the later stages of the gameof all interest . Fromthe first Derbyshire's bowling was treated with scant respect . At the end of the first day Brownand Tunnicliffe , who had opened the batting , were still in with 503 up, and no Yorkshire wicket down. Fifty-one were added, and then Brownknockedhis wicket down, having scored 300 of the 554. Tunnicliffe was out whenhehadmade 243 , and, acting to orders ,the remaining batsmen quickly got out to prevent the possibility of a draw. As it was, the rain madethe wicket so difficult that Derbyshire had practically no chance of saving the game. Still , Chatterton , whose performance was the more meritorious , as he was lame and batted with great difficulty , did his best , playing fine cricket for his second score of 54. All the Derbyshire Eleven bowled except Chatterton . Yorkshire w o nby aninnings and 387 runs. Yorkshire , 662. Derbyshire, 118 and 157 ; total,275.