James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

. ‘ 1st Inns. 2 nd Inns. Total. June 9, M.C.C. and Ground 131 135 266 Lord’s. Derbyshire 191 82 273 Derbyshire won by 7 runs. The solitary success gained by the Derbyshire eleven throughout the season. The finish proved most exciting, the result being in doubt right up to the last over. Derbyshire’s victory was mainly due to the excellent bowling of Marlow and Cropper and the spirited nature of the fielding, lu the second innings of the M.C.C., Marlow took 5 wickets for 43 runs, and Cropper 3 for 46 runs. Mr. Cecil Wilson played splendidly for 71, and Mr. Buggies-Brise made 33, the two batsmen between them scoring 104 out of the total of 131. Cropper (46 and 23), Wood-Sims (44 and 8), andMr. L. C. Docker (28 and 5) were the chief scorers for Derbyshire. Rylott, in the second innings of the county, bowled exceedingly well, and took 6 wickets for 41 runs. *' 1 let Inns. 2nd Inne. Total. June 9, - M.O.C. and Ground 45 52 97 Ardingly. Ardingly College 162 — ' * — Ardingly College won on the first innings by 117 runs. M.C.C. had lost 6 wickets in the second innings. ' Mr. G. Brann, a very promising Sussex cricketer, played for the home team and scored a capital 69 (not out). Mr. W. Blackman, of the Sussex County Eleven, bowled remarkably well, taking 10 wickets in the two innings. ’ • ( •• 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. Total. June 10, M.C.C. and Ground 86 89 175 Lancing. Lancing College 96 — 96 Lancing College won in the first innings by 10 runs. M.C.C. had lost 8 wickets in the second innings. Mr. H. Hammond, of Lancing, was the heio of the match,*making a careful 26 and taking 8 wickets. - •* • - : ' ■- •’ . *• i 1 st Inns. 2nd I June 11, M.C.C and Ground • 199 ' — r 199 Bedford. Bedford College 80 —. 80 M.C.C. won on the first innings by 119 runs. 2 nd Inns. June 16, Lord’s. Total. 406 235 , • 1st Inns. M.C.C. . , 406 — Philadelphians - . 174 61 M.C.C. won by an innings and 171 runs. The first appearance of the Philadelphian team in London. For­ tunate in winning the toss on a good wicket, the M.C.C. hit the bowling of the Americans to ail parts of the field. Mr. C. T. Studd played in his best formfor 106, and Mr. Cecil Wilson hit in fine style for 75, the two gentle­ men putting on 161 runs during their partnership. Mr. A. J. Webbe made 50, and Mr. J. S. Kussel and Mr. F. W. Maude each 51. The Philadelphians could never recover from their bad start, and in the second innings, their batting broke down completely before the bowling of Messrs. Maude and Kotherham, the latter gentleman taking 5 W'ickets for 26 runs, and Mr. Maude 5 for 35 runs. Mr. Studd took 6 wickets for 78 luns in the first innings, but was not required to go on in the second. For the Philadelphians, Mr. J. A. Scott made 44 and 6, Mr. J. B. Thayer 35 and 0, and Mr. S. Law 37 and 12. The M.C.C. team was confined exclusively to amateurs.