James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

64 B e in " lim ited to tw o days, i t was scarcely surprising tha t this match should have been le f t unfinished. Th e p lan o f p la y in g a t r ia l match on the Thursday and F r id a y be fore the m ee t in g o f Oxford apd Cambridge is open to serious objection. Th e U n iv e r s i ty men, in v ie w o f the great contest, are bound to take th ings somewhat eas ily . There was on this occasion some v e r y fine h it t in g fo r the Club. M r . A . G. Steel made 45 and 68 , Mr. W . H. Game 92 and 18, L o rd H a rr is 1 and 56, M r. R . M i l le r 44 and 35, and Mr. W . A . Th o rn ton 8 and 51. M r . J. G. W a lk e r and M r . Kem p scored 29 each fo r Oxford , and M r. H ine-H aycock 26. let Inns. 2rdlnns. Total. June 28, M.C.C. and Ground 286 60 346 L o r d ’ s. Le icestersh ire 93 •. 252 . 345 M.C.C. won b y 7 w ickets . Considering that Le icestersh ire had to fo l lo w on aga inst 193 runs, a defeat by 7 w ickets was not to wondered at. On each side there was a fine display o f batting . F o r the M.C.C., George H ea rn e scored 125, and fo r the County, M r. C. M a r r io t t made 14 and 148. A t t e w e l l ’s bow ling had a great deal to do w i th the result. Th e you n g N o tt ingham pro­ fessional took 8 w ickets fo r 36 runs, and 5 w ickets fo r 70 runs. Wheeler made 43 (not ou t) and 44 fo r the losers, and M r . R . S. Jones 49 for the Club. ~1st Inns. 2nd Inns. . Total. June 30, M.C.C. and G rou n d ' 134 . - — 134 Godaim ing. Charterhouse School 121 31 152 Drawn. Charterhouse had lost 2 w ickets. W o o f bow led fine ly fo r the M.C.C. and took 7 w ickets. ‘ 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. Total. Ju ly 5, M.C.C. and Ground . 331 85 416 L o rd ’s. Gentlemen o f Ire lan d • 173 242 415 M.C.C. won by 4 w ickets. P layed throughout on a good hard w icke t, and du r ing the two days 831 runs were scored fo r the loss o f th irty -s ix w ickets. F o r the M.C.C., W est made 81 (not ou t ) and 10 (no t out), M r. F . W . Maude 63 and 8 , A t tew e l l 40 and 2 1 , and M r . C. Booth 37,'w h i le the best scorers for the Gentlemen o f Ire lan d were Mr. W . Hone, jun., 61 and 56, Mr. J. E. P. M axw e ll 9 and 69, and Mr. A . J. F lem in g 21 and 32. _ , _ ■ ^ „ ' 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. Total. Ju ly 7, M.C.C. and Ground 243 — 243 Esher. Esher 19 1 __ 191 D raw n . The highest scorer fo r the M.C.C. was M r. W . J. Hynes, who played a capital innings o f 114. Ju ly 9, Derby. *na a Tino _ 1 st inns. M.C.C. and Ground 178 105 283 Derbysh ire 1 2 1 118 239 D rawn . D erbysh ire had lost fou r w ickets. The M.C.C. took down a v e ry moderate team , and i t was scarcely ------ j — ■’ ~ - the first day, surprising tha t th ey had the worst o f the game. On however, they gained a decided advantage, but on the second, the D erbvsh ire plfivon ■nia.TroH in ™ Th e match was l im ited •’ The r y ir ele e pl yed i fine form' xn to two days, or probably the County would have won easily. OAAVnve1 _____ T-1__ T.^J 3 no _ ^ / X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - v v V J T T - - - - - - - - - - ^ - - chief scorers for Derbyshire were Mr. W. W. Evershed 28 and 53,