James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

Y O R K S H I R E . HoN. S kc . i j . B. WOSTINIIOLM, E sq ., 10 , N orfolk R ow , S heffield . OBKHIIIRE a hi 3 CRICKET, last season, was not maintained at quite such gh standard as in 1883. Out of the 16 county matches nlayed that year, Yorkshire won Hand only lost 2,while lastseason, I ^ | _ _ i 4 1 ^ in 11,0 sam'o numbor of vnjjngemonts, i defeat, were suffered and onR 'i s xv, re won. JFanou. circumstances combined to decrease theeiuS cess of Ilie eleven. U lyet t, for instance, played nearly all InHl*«t rHckel in other than fewM e county matches; Harrison's fast bowlin' " £ tad been so destructive in the previous year, proved almost ,,,eC „ Mr. Unnl) was prevented by ill-health from tailing part in anv o f ' t l , tixnuvs. Moreover, the Hon. M. it. Mawkc Wlls SV e" v 0?ca3ions of lus appearance, altogether unsuccessful. Against all thesedis! ^ (ir» \ J \ S -------------------------- y J — - JP will no doubt do still better in the future. Of the other new men who were tried, the most likely batsman was Mr. W. II. Woodhouse, of the Manningham Club, Bradford, a brilliant off-hitter, who was somewhat wanting in judgment. At the commencement of the season the York­ shire Committee, by their methods of selecting players, laid themselves open to adverse criticism. Harrison and Grimsliaw were engaged for all matches, while Peate, to start with, was only engaged for three, and Emmett was only offered the Colts’ match. Such proceedings could not fail to breed a spirit of discontent and dissatisfaction. As events turned out, Peate and Emmett bore the brunt of the bowling, and Harrison did nothing. By reason of the continual changes in the players, the York­ shire Eleven could not possibly have the thorough cohesion which went so far towards gaining the successes of Nottinghamshire. For the second year in succession, Hall is at the head of the hatting. His figures are curiously like those of the previous year, for, with two innings less, his aggregate only shows a decrease of 10. With 7 not outs in 1883, he had an average of 40.9, while last season, with only one not out, he averages 33. Despite the excellence of his figures, however, wo are not inclined to think that he was quite so good a batsman as in the previous 3 rear, His long scores were made against the weaker counties, and against the bowling of Nottinghamshire and Lancashire he was singularly unsuccessful. Hall acted as captain of the team, and, without revealing any special capacity for the post, did very well, generally changing his howling with sound judgment. One of the most striking features of the Yorkshire season was certainly the success of Emmett’s bowling. The veteran professional accomplished some splendid performances, and on certain wickets was almost unplayable. Considering the continuance of fine weather, Peate howled uncommonly well, and made up the ground he had lost in the previous year; but his county record will not for a moment bear comparison with his achieve­ ments in 1881 and 1882. Bates was uncertain in hatting and unsuccess­ ful in bowling, but his 11G against Notts at the Trent Bridge was the finest innings played for Yorkshire in 1884. Besides the county matches, the Yorkshiremen played the M.C.C. twice, Cambridge