John and James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1882

101 (* i r i b I*, \ i* \ H. it t e. to to t, a n a l y s i s o f t h e b o w l i n g . P U Y ^ s . - F ir ^ I nnings . A Overs. Maidens. Runs. U. Evans t - « - s s r cv ' t , smd(1 J p. Lucas •• •• 14 33 20 • • » « G 13 7 25 41 22 F irst I nnings . Bates ^orley Barlow Beate Barnes Bmmett # • • • • Wkts. 6 2 3 Ov’ers. Maidens. Runs. Wkts. 17 . . 8 . . 27 . . 1 17 . . 7 . . 29 . • o 61.2 . . 31 . • 31 . . 4 5i • • 35 . . 31 . . 4 S k COND IxNINGg. Overs. Maidens. Rnns. Wkts 4 - 23 . . 13 3 10 30 1.2 0 8 13 0 8 30 45 4 1 0 3 5 1 S fcond I nnings . Overs. Maidens. Rune. 29 . . 19 . . 12 . 21 ! *. io ; ; 21 ! 26 . . 10 . . 27 . 6 . . 3 . . 6 . 2 . . o . . 8 .• • Beate bowled a wide. 1 3 0 0 0 1 Tile Gentlemen’s team in Lillywhite’s match at Brighton on the 8 th of :s August was by no means so strong as at Lord’s or the Oval, Messrs. W. G. «|grace, A. P. Lucas, Frank Penn, C. T. Studd, Leslie, and Alfred Lyttelton being all away. On the other hand, the Players were very well represented, though at the last moment an accident necessitated the substitution of A. Payne for Pilling. The side had been chosen a long time before, or it *• isnot likely that Morley would have been preferred to Peate. Midwinter’s rj presence would also have been an advan tage . A m o re e x c it in g and keen ly - contested game has n ev e r been seen , the sco re be ing a t ic on the first innings, and the P layers w inn in g in the end by a sing le run. A t all points the display was a cap ital on e . T h e re was some first rate ba tting and fielding, and som e r e a l ly rem a rkab le b ow l in g . M r. W h i t fe ld ’ s (not out) innings of 34 was a m o d e l o f pa tien ce , and p resen ted the strongest con trast to the free h itting o f M r . I lo r n b y . T h e e x c i t in g part o f the c r ick e t came on the third day , w h en th e G en t lem en w en t in to g e t 113. Messrs. S tee l and Pearson opened the inn ings , and d id so w e l l that an easy v ic to ry seemed in prospect. One p a r t icu la r change o f b ow l in g , how ever , turned the fortunes of the gam e . A l f r e d Shaw put h im se lf on at 55, and h ow led w ith irresistible effect. R u n -g e t t in g sudden ly becam e a task o f ex trem e d ifficu lty , and though the score was 55 fo r the first w ick e t , it was on ly up to 108, !, '"hen Mr. A p p le b y , the last man, fa c e d M r . B e tte sw o r th . W i th tw o runs wanted, the L an ca sh ire gen t lem an lashed out at a ba ll from Shaw, and fo r a moment it lo ok ed l ik e the w inn in g hit. Sp r ing ing up, howrever , Shaw made a brilliant ca tch , and Avon fo r his s ide the bes t m atch o f the season. The famous b ow le r ’ s ana lysis Avas aston ish ing— wickets in 26 overs, and a ballf o r only 19 runs. Bates , at the o th er end , boAvled equa lly w e ll, and the fielding at the fin ish Avas w ith ou t a fau lt . D esp ite A'ery shoAvery and unpleasant weather, LillyAvhite ga in ed a substantia l advantage from the match, L o rd Sheffield head ing his sub scr ip t ion list Avith £100 . L a te r in the year he Avas presen ted w ith a pu rse o f upwards o f £ 1 8 0 , this g i f t com in g de lus ive ly f r om the inhab itan ts o f C h ich e s te r .