John and James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1882

92 matches, and did so well as to give real hope for the future. So much the bowling of the team. In batting, Mr. L. C. Docker proved an invalnahf acquisition, his play being the one brilliant feature o f an uneventful 8easJ e Not often has a young and uuknowu batsman taken a more rapid stride^' thi» fivmt Tii lin mndp flip follnwino* sp.nrnc •______ i M. C.C, Total. 276 275 8 in the return with Kent ; and 4 in the return with Yorkshire. He nL in good free style, and is unquestionably a fine hitter. Over eagerness \f make runs more than once cost him his wicket, but this natural fault of youth will doubtless be cured by experience. A place in the Gentlemen’. Eleven at Lord's or the Oval should scarcely be beyond his reach if t] performances of one season may be taken as a trustworthy test of his merit Derbyshire cricketers will at any rate watch his career with very keen interest. Mr. R. P. Smith played well at times; his innings of 66 against the M.C.C. at Lord's being a masterly display both of defence and hitting As in the previous year, this M.C.C. match resulted disastrously for Derbv. shire. May 12.— Lord ’s.—Derbyshire v. M.C.C. and Ground .— (See Review .) 1st Inns. 2 nd Inns, May 23, Derbyshire 153 123 Derby. Sussex 166 109 Derbyshire won by 5 wickets. The Sussex men had slightly the best o f the first day’s play, but failed to maintain their advantage. In the second innings their batting was yen poor, and only two men scored over 20. The chief scorers for Derbyshire were Mr. E. A . J. Maynard 34 and 19, Mr. L. C. Docker 35 and5 (notout), Mr. A . Shukcr 18 and 25, and Foster 0 and 39 (not out) ; while for Sussex, Mr. R. T. Ellis made 71 and 0, W . Payne 37 (not out) and 8, Mr. Greenlield 10 and 30, and Charlwood 0 and 22. May 26.— Manchester.— Derbyshire v. Lancashire. Review.) 1st Inns. June 6, Derbyshire 179 Derby. Kent 173 Kent won by 7 wickets. A well-contested game throughout. A t the end of the second day, Derbyshire had a decided advantage, Kent being left with 172 runs to get to win. On the last day, however, Lord Harris and Mr. R. S. Jones, by first class cricket, made 123 between them, and fairly won the match for Kent. Lord Harris scored 72 (not out), and Mr. Jones 51 (not out). There was also some admirable batting on the side of Derbyshire ; Foster made 61 and 30, Mr. R. P . Smith 15 and 64, and Mr. L. C. Docker 60 and 7. The chief scorers in the first innings of Kent were Mr. W . H. Patterson 4/, and Lord Harris 34. let Inns. 2nd Inns. Total. June 27, Derbyshire 48 59 107 Derby. Lancashire 248 — 248 Lancashire won by an innings and 141 runs. A match remarkable for the wonderful hitting of Mr. Hornby, who. out o f a total o f 248, scored no fewer than 145. The only l>atsmaD to give him any real assistance was Briggs, who made 33. The Derbyshire — (See Lancashin 2nd Inns. Total. 165 344 173 346