James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

91 May 31.—Lords.—Derbyshire Review.) June 25, Derbyshire Derby. Lancashire t’ . M.C.C, and Ground .—(See 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. Total. 109 51 160 233 — 238 Lancashire won by an innings and 78 runs. The Derbyshire Eleven were completely overmatched, but they had certainly the worst of the luck. Lancashire won the toss and went in when the ground was in good condition, while Derbyshire had to play Watson and Barlow on a wicket rendered treacherous by the previous night’s rain. On the side of Lancashire, there were nine double figure scores. Briggs made 60, Mr. Hornby 36, Crossland 26, Mr. Crosfield 25, and Barlow 21. For Derbyshire, Mr. L. C. Docker was the most success­ ful batsman, scoring 39 and 31. Watson took, in all, 12 Derbyshire wickets for 67 runs and Barlow 6 for 88 runs. 1st Inns. 2nd Inna. Total. July 19, Derbyshire 220 — 220 Derby. Yorkshire 299 20 319 Drawn. Yorkshire had ten wickets to fall. This match was quite spoiled by bad weather. On the second day no play was possible after luncheon, and on the third a start was not made until three o’clock. The batting on both sides was good, but it must be stated that during the Derbyshire innings the ground was wet and the ball greasy, thus placing the bowlers at a considerable disad­ vantage. For Yorkshire, Hall made 71, Hunter 51 (not out), Emmett 49, and Ulyett 34, while for Derbyshire, Platts scored 55, Chatterton 27, Mr. L. C. Docker 24, Marlow 23, and four other batsmen reached double figures. let Inns. 2nd Inns. Total. July 30, Derbyshire 97 85 182 Derby. Sussex 250 — 250 Sussex won by an innings and 68 runs. A capital performance on the part of Sussex, the chief credit belonging to Mr. Whitfeld, Mr. McCormick, Jesse Hide, H. Phillips, and Juniper. Mr. Whitfeld played a splendid innings of 67, Mr. McCormick scored 49, and H. Phillips 32, while Jesse Hide took, in the two innings of Derbyshire, 7 wickets for 47 runs, and Juniper 6 for 69 runs. The batting of Derbyshire was very feeble, but the wicket did not wear well. Aug. 6.—Sheffield.—Derbyshire v. Yorkshire .—(See Yorkshire Revieic.) Aug. 30.—Oval.—Derbyshire v. Surrey .—(See Sept. 3.—Brighton.—Derbyshire v. Sussex .—(See Sussex Review.) Matches played, 8—won 2, lost 5, drawn 1. Without presenting any special feature, the batting comes out very fairly, ten men having double figure averages. Mr. W. W. Evershed, the Clifton College captain in 1882, did nothing in the early matches, but hit splendidly at the close o f the season. Mr. L. C. Docker, though still a useful batsman, fe ll far below his standard o f two years before. Chat­ terton plays sound cricket and gives considerable promise. Of the bowlers who were new to the eleven, Marlow was no doubt the belt,