A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



round bowler with a peculiar flick, and Mclntyre, 

 a fast bowler, particularly formidable on a bad 

 pitch. Against Surrey in 1874 in the two 

 matches, never being taJcen off, Watson claimed 

 20 for lOi (five for 13 once) and Mclntyre 20 

 for 140. This is the earliest occasion on which 

 Mr. A. N. Hornby took Barlow in first with 

 him. 



The year 1875 witnessed some slack cricket 

 between Kent and Lancashire, as many as five 

 substitutes being at one time in the field. Though 

 Lancashire as a side was no match for Yorkshire, 

 Barlow personally exhibited his patience by 

 batting 150 minutes for 17 runs. But in 1875, 

 when 148 were needed to win against the 

 same team, Mr. Hornby and Barlow obtained 

 them without being parted. There was some 

 devastating bowling against Leicestershire, Mr. 

 W. S. Patterson taking 5 for 23 and Mclntyre 



5 for 13. The latter with Watson bowled 

 unchanged in both matches with Derbyshire 

 in 1876. Barlow was at the wickets ninety 

 minutes for 5 runs against Sussex ; and a couple 

 of close finishes were those resulting in a 

 victory at Hove by 12 runs and a defeat from 

 Notts by a wicket. The same margin caused the 

 loss of the match with Kent in 1877. That 

 season Mclntyre had some fine analyses, in- 

 cluding 7 for 16 and 8 for 31 against Derby- 

 shire and 7 for 23 against Notts, whilst 

 Mr. Appleby captured 9 for 25 in the second 

 innings of Sussex at Brighton. 



Having thus sketched the principal features of 

 Lancashire county cricket up to the advent of 

 the first Australian team, we may here indicate 

 the share that Lancashire has had in great 

 matches against them. The following have 

 been on tours to Australia : the Rev. V. F. Roylc, 

 Messrs. A. N. Hornby and S. S. Shultz in 1878 ; 

 Barlow in 1881, 1882 and 1884 ; Mr. A. G. 

 Steel in 1882 ; Pilling in 188 1 and 1887 ; Brigss 

 in 1884, 1887, 1891, and 1897; Mr. A. C. 

 McLaren in 1894, 1897, and 1901 ; Albert 

 Ward in 1894 ; Mr. H. G. Garnett in 1901 ; 

 Barnes in 1 90 1 and 1907; and Tyldesley in 

 1 90 1 and 1904. At the Antipodes the majority 

 of these played in their very best form. The first 

 Test Match at Manchester took place in 1884, 

 and since then on each tour the Australians 

 have there played a national engagement. In 

 1886 England won by four wickets. On first 

 hands there was only a difference of 48 runs, 

 but Barlow then captured 7 for 44, and by 

 scoring 30 and 38 not out was practically 

 responsible for the success. In 1888, on a soft 

 wicket, England won by an innings and 21 

 runs, Peel taking 1 1 wickets for a little over 



6 rims each, while Filling's wicket-keeping was 

 marvellous. The Australians were victorious in 

 1896 by 3 wickets, although K. S. Ranjitsinhji 

 scored 62 and 154 not out, and Richardson 

 took 13 wickets for 242 runs. The closest 



contest of the series was in 1903, when after 

 m.-iny fluctuations the Australians won by 3 runs. 

 The Hon. F. S. Jackson and Braund had made 

 a fine effort with the bat, and Lockwood sub- 

 sequently sent back five of the visitors for 28 

 runs. Rain then came down, and Messrs. 

 Trumble and Saunders bowled exceedingly well. 

 In 1890 rain prevented play, and on the otiicr 

 occasions the match was drawn, except in 1905, 

 when England won the rubber by an innings 

 and 80 runs in the match at Manchester. 

 Mr. Spooner played delightfully, and Mr. 

 Brearley bowled with tremendous energy on a 

 wicket too slow to suit him. In this country 

 the following Lancashire cricketers have repre- 

 sented England : Messrs. A. N. Hornby, A. G. 

 Steel, A. C. McLaren, R. H. Spooner, and 

 W. Brearley, with Barlow, Barnes, Briggs, 

 Mold, Pilling, Sugg, Tyldesley, and Albert 

 Ward. In addition to these Mr. George Kemp 

 appeared for the Gentlemen, Mclntyre, Baker, 

 and Sharp for the Players, and the Rev. V. F. 

 Royle for the North against the Australians. 



In Test Matches, Messrs. A. G. Steel and 

 A. C. McLaren, Tyldesley and Albert Ward, have 

 all made three-figure contributions. The North 

 have six times met the Colonials at Manchester, 

 winning twice and losing on three occasions. 

 Lancashire has been curiously unfortunate 

 against the Australians, partly, no doubt, 

 because somewhat unrepresentative sides were 

 on occasions put into the field. Ten defeats 

 have to be set againt a single victory by 23 

 runs, obtained in 1888, the bowling on a bumpy 

 wicket of Briggs and the Rev. J. R. Napier, 

 who never obtained his colours at Cambridge, 

 being responsible for the favourable result. 



The side which could have been collected 

 against the earliest teams of the Australians was 

 more particularly strong in bowling, for though 

 Mclntyre gave up, Crossland and Nash were 

 both most successful with fast deliveries. A 

 storm of controversy, in which Lord Harris 

 took a prominent part, arose over the legality 

 of Crossland's action ; but the discussion finally 

 fizzled away on the discovery that the resi- 

 dential qualification of the professional had 

 lapsed. Nash enjoyed a somewhat shorter 

 career. There can be no harm in now stat- 

 ing that while the umpires never penalized 

 either of them, public opinion, outside the 

 adherents of the county, was in the main 

 adverse to their fairness, a feature which is also 

 true, though possibly less demonstrable, in the 

 cases of Watson and Mold. Briggs, who later 

 rivalled Peel for the honour of being the best 

 left-handed bowler, in his first five seasons only 

 had 312 runs hit off him for 18 wickets, 

 the attack of Watson, Crossland, Nash, and 

 Barlow being all that was required, with occasional 

 assistance from Mr. A. G. Steel. Ardent sup- 

 porter of his county as this great cricketer has 



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