James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

115 NORTH v. SOUTH. May 14, Lord's. 2 ndInns. Total. 247 362 61 192 __ , 1 st Inns. North H 5 South . 128 North won by 170 runs. It was originally announced that the Whit-Monday match at Lord’s would be—Hon. Ivo Bligh’s Australian Eleven y. England—but the late return from the Colonies of Mr. Bligli and some of his companions rendered the fixture impracticable. Under the circumstances there was nothing better to do than play a North and South match. As the Nottingham, Lancashire, and Surrey Elevens were all engaged on the same date, it was impossible to secure representative sides. The South gained a slight advantage on the first day, but the long score made by the North in the second innings put the result of the game beyond all doubt. Moreover, the Southern players had to go in for the second time on a difficult wicket, and without the services of Mr. W. G. Grace, who had injured his finger. For the North, Ijockwood scored 30 and 60 Grimshaw 3 and 55, Hall 12 and 41, and Ulyett 4 and 40 ; while for the South, Mr. W. G. Grace played a very fine innings of 64, Fothergill made 27 and 12, and Mr. Lucas 0 and 22. Peate bowled splendidly for the winners, taking, in all, 12 wickets for 62 runs, 7 for 45, and 6 for 17. Woof, for the South, obtained 7 wickets for 79 runs. 1st Inns. 2 ndInns. Total. June 21, North 130 215 345 Oval. South 181 142 323 North won by 22 runs. Very good elevens were got together for Pooley’s benefit, and both in a cricket and financial sense the match was a success. But for some unaccountably bad fielding on the second day, the South would probably have won the game. The finish was thoroughly interesting, but throughout the last innings the North had something in hand. It was a curious fact that not a single Northern batsman was bowled, 18of the 20 wickets being taken by catches. The best scorers on the winning side were:—Lockwood (28 and 39), Ulyett (20 and a very lucky 42), Hon. M. B. Hawke (4 and a capital 47), Shrewsbury (13 and 37), Bates (6 and 35), and Barlow (33 and 1). Bates’s 35 included one of the hardest drives ever seen on the Oval. The ball hit the Pavilion rails and rebounded to within a few yards of the lower wicket. For the South, Maurice Bead made 18 and 33, G. G. Hearne 23 and 28, and Mr. A. P. Lucas 41 and 8. Woof took 12 Northern wickets for 127 runs. During the luncheon interval on the second day, Mr. W. W . Bead, in recognition of his services to Surrey, and more particularly of his fine batting with Hon. Ivo Bligh’s team in Australia, was presented with an illuminated address and a cheque for 250 guineas. The subscription was confined exclusively to members of the Surrey club. 1 st Inns. 2 ndInns. Total. Aug. 30, South 163 108 271 Tunbridge Wells. North 309 — 309 North won by an innings and 38 runs. This was not by any means a representative contest. The Marylebone and Yorkshire match, at Scarborough, kept away many of the leading Northern professionals, but, nevertheless, the sides were fairly good.