James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

This was the first, of the important matches played by Cambridge, and the only one in which the University suffered defeat.' There were twelve players on each side, but the M.C.C. team included four Cam- bridge men—Messrs. Maynard, Bather, and Bainbridge, and the Hon. J. W. Mansfield. Of these four, Mr. Mansfield alone gained his blue. Flower's bowled splendidly on a soft wicket, and carried everything before him. In all he obtained 14 wickets, taking 8 in the second innings for only 25 runs. Bylott took the other 8 Avickets, so that between them the two bowlers fa irly won the match. For the Club, Mr. Bainbridge scored 26, Gunn 23 and 2, Mr. Maynard 22, and P illing 20 and (not out) 0; while for Cambridge, the Hon. M. B. Hawke scored 29 and 20, and Mr. W r igh t 26 and 5. Mr. C. T. Studd, Avho had only just arrived home from Australia, was, naturally enough, out of prac­ tice. He only made 4 and 12. May 14, Leicester. 2nd Inns. 95 72 Total. 213 125 let Inns. M.C.C. and Ground 118 Leicestershire 53 M.C.C. Avon by 88 runs. Attewell’s excellent all-round cricket was the main cause of success. The young Nottingham professional played a first innings of 43, and took 12 Leicestershire wickets, 8 for 18 runs, and 4 for 24 runs. Parnham, for perhaps the only time during the season, bowled in his form of 1882. In the M.C.C.’s first innings, he obtained 6 Avickets for 55 runs, and in the second 5 Avickets for 46 runs. Wheeler with 11 and 21 was the County’s best run-getter. Bain had considerably affected the ground. . • 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. Total. M.C.C. and Ground 71 20 91 Uppingham School 50 39 89 M.C.C. won by 8 wickets. Quite a bpAvler’s match, 39 by Mr. P. H. Fernandez for the M.C.C. being the highest individual score on either side. 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. Total. May 17, M.C.C. and Ground 205 — 205 Lord’s. Herts 63 66 129 May 14, Uppingham. M C.C. Avon by an innings and 76 runs. The County team Avas at all points completely overmatched, the best score in either innings being 30 by Mr. Fish. For the M.C.C. the batting and boAvling were both good. Mr. I. D. Walker made 63, Fothergill 53, Mr. A. E. Payne 39, and Mr. J. S. Iiussel 20. FloAvers took in all 10 Avickets for 70 runs, and Mr. Bobertson 7 for 26 runs. The amateur’s first innings analysis was a curiosity—8 OATers, 6 maidens, 4 runs, and 5 wickets, the last three being taken with successive balls. 1st Irms. 2nd Inns. Total. May 21, M.C.C. and Ground 125 113 238 Lord’s. Yorkshire 121 118 -39 Yorkshire won hy 10 wickets. Of all the good performances accomplished during the season hy the Yorkshire Eleven, this was, perhaps, the most remarkable. A t a quarter past one on the second day the County went in to hat with 118 to get. Emmett determined to open the innings with Ulyett, and between them tlie two batsmen hit off the runs. Five bowlers were tried against them, but they played splendid cricket and gave no chances. The only bad