James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

106 CHESHIRE. This newly-formed County Club has made a most winning four of the five matches played. successful debit I June7, 8 , Bryn-yNeuadd. July13, 14, Birmingham. July20, 21, Stockport. August 6 , 7, Stockport. August21, 22, Crewe. RESULTS OF MATCHES. let Inns. Cheshire ... ••• ••• ••• ... 233 Carnarvonshire .................. 108 Cheshirewonby aninningsand101runs. CheshirewonbyaniDningsand146runs. Cheshire ... ... ... ... ... 412 Shropshire ••• ••• ••• ••• 06 Cheshirewonbyaninningsand327runs. 2nd lung. 24 49 Toiftj.233 131 l.hophlrfl ••• ••• ••• 0 0 0 165 195 360 * 214 Warwickshire ••• ••• ••• Cheshirewonby14Gruns. 130 84 Cheshire ............. ••• 167 i 167 | 63 Warwickshire ....... Drawn. ••• 63 — Cheshire ... ... ••• 291 • 291 Carnarvonshire....... • •• • I • 80 65 442115 BATTINGAVERAGES. Times Most in Most in Innings. notout. Runs. anInns. aMatch. Aver. Whatmough ... • • •0 * 0• • • 6 4 127 71* 71* 63.1 Davenport • • •0 0 0• • 0 6 0 372 107 137 62 Brown ... ... • • •0 0 % 0 0 6 0 248 107 107 41.2 S. Hollens 0 0 01 00 0 5 1 128 84 84 32 G. Pearson • 0 0 • •0 0 0 3 0 58 33 42 19.1 A. M. Lathau ... ♦ 0 0 ♦ #0 # 4 0 74 43 43 18.2 Mi11ward....... • • 00 1 00 0 0 6 0 96 61 61 16 Bates ....... 0 0 0 00 0 6 0 90 61 66 15 H. Thornton ... 0 • •# 0 0 3 0 27 11 16 9 N.C. Browning • • •0 0 00 0 3 0 18 15 15 6 J. Ravenscroft 0 0 0# 0 0 0 4 0 21 15 15 5.1 * Not out. * ^ M * m > BOWLINGAVERAGES. Runsper Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Wkt, Woiherspoon... 0 0 00 00 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 67 41 69 15 3J4 Brown ... « * • • 0 00 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 158.2 78 176 27 6.14 Whatmough ... • 0 *• 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 # 46 24 62 6 8.4 Millward...... 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 164 53 269 32 S.13 MillwardandWotherspoonbowled2noballs, andBrown1wido. ESSEX. Captain, C. E. Green, Esq., Theydon Grove, Epping. Hon. Sec., J. J. Head, Esq., Brentwood. Ihis County Club has j ust completed its eighth season, under the new captaincy of Mr. C. E. Green and in twelve completed innings the County have made 1,826 runs or ail average of 152.2 per innings compared with an average of 1357 last season. In instances where the second innings were not completed 50 runs were recorded for the loss of 3 wickets. The captain (Mr C E Green) takes the post of honour as the highest individual scorer for the year, with a