James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1876

(>6 the aggregate only reached 137 Southerton clean bowling five good bats- men, SlefMS. I. I>. \\alker, Iladow, Green, Francis, mul Hearne Oddlv enough the secon.l innings of each county realised the same number of rum. Mr. Strachan with do and 1’ooley with 28, not-out, were the chief like Messrs. Iladow, Thornton, Bird, Francis, Rutter, Turner, and Flana­ gan, seemed an easy task but the bowling of Southerton and Mr. Strachan, and the good fielding of Surrey enabled the county to win a well-earned victory of 21 runs. Mr. Hadow in each innings made 42 and in each inn­ ings was not out over night to be bowled by the first ball he had next morning. Surrey, 15$ and 130; total, 288. Middlesex, 137 and 130; total, 207. Alfred Shaw, owing to an injured foot, was unable to play for Notts, and in all probability had not continuous rain intervened on the third day ■ Middlesex wonhl have had a chance of its one victory of the season. Mr. Hadow’s slow' round-arm played havoc with the Nottingham batsmen in both innings, and the utter inability of the eleven to play any kind of slows was shown in their second venture, when Mr. J. D. Walker, with his lobs, was allowed to l>ow1twelve maiden overs out of twenty-nine, and to get six wickets at a cost of only 42 runs. But for the absence of Mr. Buller, Middlesex would have had all its strength with the bat, but with the excep­ tion of Mr. A. J. Webbe (97 not out), Mr. A. F. Smith (21), and Mr. C. J. Thornton (34), the one innings wras a failure, as eight batsmen only scored 28 runs from the l>at, “ extras” contributing as many as 21. Mr. Webbe's feat was one of very rare accomplishment. He went in first and carried out his bat, having been in five hours and a quarter. Notts only made 139 and 129, Wild, with 18 and 34, and Selby, with 34 and 7, being the most successful. Middlesex on the second night, was left with 08 runs to win, hut rain prevented any play on the third day, and the match had to he drawn. As it was, had Middlesex not made some mis­ takes in the field in the second innings of Notts., the latter would not have escaped. Mr. W. H. Hadow, for Middlesex, bowled 115 overs, H maidens for 107 runs, and 11wickets. Middlesex, 201. Notts., 139 and 129 ; (<;, players of North v . Gentlemen of South- July 19 and 20 . Tin- Players were a very strong eleven, Daft being tlie only absentee of note. to get to win, and at the end of the second day 98 of these had been made for the loss of only four wickets. Fifty-four runs with seven batsmen left. —* * » -■ — — * ^ « • . __ ___ Overs. Maidens. Southerton (Surrey)... 95 59 Runs. 88 Wickets. 12 (5) Middlesex v. Notts. July 12,13 and 14. ^ » -------- • W * A A V V V * Not so the Gentlemen by any means, as seven at least of their number cotdd b 2