James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

OO ) NORTH t’. SOUTH. June 2, Lord’s. Total. 2GO 191 Sort!, “ 3 r “ V aT - . N o r th . 91 103 ' South won by 6G runs. As the Nottingham, Yorkshire, Surrey, Kent, Derbyshire, and Sussex Sevens were all engaged on Whit Monday it was impossible for the M.C.C. Commi ee to secure anything like representative teams for the Kortli and South match. Indeed it was really a pity that some other fixture was not substituted. The game was North and South in name, and in name only. About seven or eight members of the Northern team had never befoie taken part in a big match. The feature of the game was the success of Crossland, who took hi wickets for 80 runs. Gregg, the Nottingham professional, who about this time was playing for Gloucestershire under the residential qualification, took 9 wickets for 79 runs. Mr. W. R. Gilbert scored 22 and 34 for the South, while for the North, S. Brown made 4 and 43, and Wood-Sims 39 (not out) and 14. ; x t i . . f „| ? t t *. S MO K E R S v . NON - SMOKERS . ( for the benefit of the cricketers ’ fund .) Sept. 15, Lord’s. 1st Inn s . 2nd Inns . Total. Non-Smokers 250 15 2G5 Smokers . 111 152 203 Non-Smokers won by 9 wickets. It was a very happy idea of Mr. Y. E. Walker’s to suggest a benefit match for the Cricketers’ Fund to wind up the season, and one in which both English and Australian players could he seen together on each side. The title, “ Smokers v. Non-Smokers,” is not to be too severely judged. It was the best that could be thought of, having regard to the prime necessity of dividing the Australians into two parties. Certainly on the Non-Smokers’ side there was more than one cricketer who has been known to indulge in a cigar, and most notably Bonnor, whose hitting* won the gained Financially the match was a great success, for though the finish was reached on the second day, the amount handed over to the Fund, after all expenses, was about £570. Considering the late period of the year, and the abundance of first-rate cricket to which the public had been treated, this result was surprisingly satisfactory. In one respect the Smokers’were very unfortunate. Blackham was prevented from playing by a bad hand, and no competent wicket-keeper was secured in his place. Mr. C. 0. Clarke took the important post, but with Spofforth, Palmer and Peate bowling, he was naturally all at fault. Had he been able to take the chances that were offered the Non-Smokers would cer­ tainly not have made 250. As we have already said, Bonnor won the game He played an extraordinary innings, scoring 124 runs out of 156 put on during his stay. Going in with 3 wickets down for 34, he was the fourth°man out, the total when he left being 190. He punished Spofforth tremendously, and, except for a chance to the wicket-keeper