James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

78 H. Barry made and Gunn 36. 1st Inns . 2 nd Inns. Total July 24, M.C.C. and Ground 93 9 9 190 * Lord’s. Notts 210 — 2 1 0 Notts Avon by an innings and 18 runs. The M.C.C. put a very Aveak team into the field and the match lost nearly all its interest. At no time during the game did the M.C.C. have any chance of success. In the Nottingham innings,. ShreAVsbury and Scotton put on 76 runs for the first Avicket, and ShaAv and Sherwin 45 for the last wicket. ShreAvsbury made 42, Scotton 32, ShaAv 38, and Shenvin 22 (notout). In addition to these, Selby scored 27 and Attewell 28. Mr C. W. Wright, Avho Avasplaying against his county, made 32 and 22, but he was very poorly supported. Barnes took 5 wickets for 3 1 runs in the first innings of Marylebone, while in the second Walter Wright obtained 4 for 23 runs. • • •• - July 24, ShreAvsbury. M.C.C. and Ground l e t Inn s . 2nd Inns . 85 124 Total. 209 Shropshire 134 85 219 July 28, Shropshire won by 10 f M.C.C. and Ground runs. 1st Inns, 2 nd In n s . 192 — Total. 192 Lord’s. Clifton College . • 58 88 ' 146 M.C.C. Avon by an innings and 46 runs. '* The Clifton boys Avere completely overmatched. Mr. G. R. Burge, a master at Elstree School, met with conspicuous success, scoring 54, and taking 6 wickets for 14 runs and 6 for 28 runs. Mr. C. D. Sandford, with 32 and 2, was the most successful Clifton batsman. * ' . , . . . " l s t ln n s . 2nd Inn s . Total. July 28, M.C. C. and Ground • 56 89 145 Burton-on-Trent. Staffordshire 160 — 160 Staffordshire won by an innings and 15 runs. Barnes, Fknvers, and Scotton played for the club, but received little support, and Staffordshire gained a creditable victory. In the second innings of the M.C.C. Scotton Avent in first, and took out his bat for 55. 1st Inn s . 2nd Inns . Total. Aug l,c - M.C C. and Ground ■ 163 1 197 360 ‘ Lord’s.-' • Rugby School 220 138 358 ' • M.C.C. won by 3 Avickets.- The Rugby boys began remarkably well, but lost their chance of success by their disappointing batting in the second innings. In the first innings of Rugby Mr. P. Colts played exceedingly Avell for 04, while the chief scorers for the M.C.C. were Mr. A. S. Winterbotham 23 and 50 (not out), Mr. F. W. Capron, an old Rugby boy, 23 and 32, and Mr. G. F. Willes 32 and 15. • • ' 1st Inns. 2nd Inn s , Total. Aug. 4, M.C.C. and Ground r 129 - 135 264 , Lord’s. ' South Wales ■ - - 237 29 266 South Wales Avon by 9 wickets. Mr. C. P. Lewis, of the 1876 Oxford University Eleven, played a very free-hitting innings of 75 for South Wales. Donovan, the Welsh pro­ fessional, boAvled Avith great effect, taking, in the tAvo innings, 10 wickets for 75 runs. Fothergill (29 and 40) and Mr. P. H. Coxe (38 not out and 23) Avere the most successful batsmen for the M.C C.