James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

117 gainst a majority ot 127, the Derbyshire men played up capitally, and their ultimate deteat.was in no sense discreditable. For the winners, Mr. Shu ter scored 61 and (retired hurt) 0, Mr. W. E. Holler 35 and 8 , Jones 20 and 12 (not out), Maurice Bead 0 and 30, and Lehmann 20 and 9 (not out). Mr. W. W. Head was away at Lord’s playing for the gentlemen against the Australians. For Derbyshire, Mr. Docker made j and 58, and W. Chatterton 2 and 45. June 2 . Dei by. Derbyshire v, Australians .—[See Australian Review.) t . m -*-v -« . . 1st In n s . 2nd In n s . T o ta l . June a . Derbyshire 133 5 7 1 9 0 Derby. Kent 9 7 160 257 Kent won by 67 runs. Kent’s success was chiefly due to Lord Harris, who batted in his very best style, and scored 36 arid 82. In his second innings, he made his 82 out of 134 runs put on while he was at the wickets, The Kent captain’s best supporter was Wootton, who made 8 (not out) and 28, and took 7 wickets. Mr. Cliristopherson also did well, scoring 19 and 1 , and taking 6 wickets. Mr. L. C. Docker made 39 and 1 for Derbyshire, W. Sugg 26 (not out) and 0, Cropper 2 and 25, and Foster 25 and 2. In Kent’s first innings, Marlow took 5 wickets for 31 runs, and in the second, Shacklock obtained 4 for 27 runs. June 9.—Lord’s.—Derbyshire v. M.C.C and Ground .—(See M.C.C. Review .) . ' LU ii 1st Inn s . 2nd Inn s . T o ta l . June 23, Derbyshire 98 57 155 Derby. Yorkshire 148 9 157 Yorkshire won by 10 wickets. As in the Surrey and Kent matches the condition of the ground placed batsmen at a disadvantage. The game was all over by a little after lunch time on the seond day. Emmett—always a deadly bowler on bad wickets—took 7 wickets in Derbyshire’s second innings at a cost of only 20 runs, Peate took 5 wickets for 30 runs, and 2 for 18 runs. Marlow, for Derbyshire, also howled with great effect, obtaining 7 wickets’for 46 runs. U lyett (43) and Lee (30) were the chief scorers for Yorkshire; and Cropper (30 and 2) and Mr. G. G. Walker (2 and 29 not out) the best for Derbyshire. ’ v, • . •*. 1st Tuns. 2nd In n s . T o ta l . Ju lv 28 Derbyshire * 149 * 71 ' 2 2 0 Derby / Sussex 125 145 270 Sussex won by 50 runs. On the third day the Derbyshire eleven went in with 122 runs to get to win there being only two hours and five minutes left for play. Sixty went up w ith only 2 wickets down, but then followed an extra­ ordinary collapse, the third and fourth wickets going down at 64, and four others at 69. Mr. S. H. Evershed was absent, and the innings closed for 71 Sussex gaining a most creditable victory. Kain inter­ fered with play on the first clay, hut the wicket was rather better than in the previous matches. I 11 the first innings of Derbyshire, ]V]r Blackman took 5 wickets for 22 runs, and in the second innings, Arthur"Hide took 5 for 19 runs. On the winning side, Jesse Hide scored 38 and 11 and Tester 5 and 42 5 while for Derbyshire, Cropper made 39 and 10, and Foster 33 (not out) and 19. -