John and James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1882

55 1st Innif!. 2nd Inns. Total. May 10, M.C.C. and Ground 33d — 33d Oxford. Oxford University 219 -22 i l l Drawn. Oxford had lo3t 9 wickets. Though the wicket on the new ground in the Parks proved rather fiery, the match produced some remarkable hitting, 775 runs being scored in the course o f the three days. Mr. Leslie, for Oxford, accomplished a perform­ ance that has rarely been equalled by a freshman at either University. In his first innings he was easily disposed of, but in his second, against the bowling of Alfred Shaw, Morlev, Flowers, and Barnes, lie took out his bat for 111 . He only gave one chance, and that when his innings was far advanced. The other chief scorers for Oxford were Mr. W . A . Thorn­ ton 28 and dO, Mr. A . H. Evans 49 and 1 , Mr. A . H. Trevor 23 and 23, Mr. M. C. Kemp 37 and 0 , and Mr. W . H. Patterson 33 and 0. Towards the M.C.C.’s large total, Mr. Foljambc contributed 99, Barnes 68 , and Mr. \V. H. Fowler 61. The Oxonians made several mistakes in the field. 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. Total. May 16, M.C.C. and Ground 210 64 274 Lord’s. Sussex 182 01 273 M.C.C. won by 7 wickets. Some good all round cricket was shown, but on the second day the Sussex men fared very badly. The bowling of Mycroft and Mr. Robertson was the main element of success. In the first innings o f Sussex, Mycroft took 8 wickets for 61 runs, and in the second, Mr. Robertson took 7 wickets for 46. Mr. Hornby made 68 for the M.C.C., and Mr. R . T . Ellis exactly the same number for the County. Both played fine cricket, but it would be difficult to imagine two innings more utterly unlike. James Lillywhite, in the first innings of the M.C.C., took 7 wickets at a cost o f 60 runs. let Inns. 2nd Inns, Total. May 19, M.C.C. and Ground 84 126 210 Lord ’s. Lancashire 82 130 212 Lancashire won by 2 wickets. Recent rain had seriously affected the wicket, a fact which will account for the moderate scoring. In the absence of Messrs, llornby, Royle, W ood , and A . G. Steel, the County had far from a representative team, and the victory was only gained by the surprising pluck and resolution of Briggs— one of the smallest of professional cricketers— who in the second innings took out his bat for 40. For the M.C.C., Mr. Frank Penn, with some luck, made 25 and 40, while Mr. A . P. Lucas scored 7 and (not out) 43 —an admirable display o f defence on difficult ground, against first-rate bowling. Barlow took 10 wickets for Lancashire at a cost o f 84 runs, and Nash 7 for 77 runs. Alfred Shaw, for the JLC.C., took 9 wickets for 59 runs.* 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. Total, May 23, M.C.C. and Ground 302 74 376 Cambridge. Cambridge University 264- 224 488 Drawn. M.C.C. bad lost 2 wickets. As is always the case at Cambridge in fine weather, the wicket was perfection, and the bowlers had naturally an unthankful task. Thirty-two wickets fell in the three days for 864 runs ! Early in the match the University had a great advantage, but when seven M.C.C. wickets were down, Mr. B. Miller and Alfred Shaw mastered the bowling and scored 73 and 78 (not out) respectively. Mr. Miller is himself a Cambridge under­ graduate. For the University, Messrs. C. T. and G. B. Studd played speudiu cricket, the former taking out bis bat for 62 and 70, and the latter