I . Grace, Towusend, Gilbert, Filiate, and Moberley, to prove that there was n». 1ick of batting in Gloucestershire exclusive of the great bat, and through- e t tlie eleven fully justitied their claim to occupy the foremost position among counties without a rival. Once they exceeded 500, once 400, twice 30'h and the lowest score for a completed innings was 133 against York- * ire nr Sheffield. In all, the eleven made 2,850, runs for 110 wickets, or an average of nearly 20 runs for each wicket. Mr. \V. G. Grace scored 890 out of 2,753 runs made by Gloucestershire from the bat, and Messrs. W. G. ;j.<i G. F. Grace together had to their credit 81 out of 128 wickets that fell to the county. Results of Matches. Matches Played , 8; ITort, 5; Drawn, 3. W here I’hivc.l, W hen Ployed Mati h a U 'on. ' | 1 .Surrey....................... Oval June 8-9 2 Sussex ........................Brghton Jy 12-13-14 ;i Yorkshire ..................SheffieldjJy 24-2.5-26 4 .Volts ........................IXtnghm;Jy 27-28-29 * \./tts ........................Clifton 'Au 14-15-16 t Matches Drawn. ; 6 Yorkshire ................ Chltnhin Au 17-18-19 801 *6 161; 212 Club O pponen ts . 1 s t 2nd list 2nd Tmi. In n . In n . In n . { I h On hi/ 180 126 10wkt h *no w d 169 73 131 runs 118 154 17 runs 149 97 6 wickts *4 w d 265 165 1Owkts *no w d 156, 133 139i*109 400 *33 7 Sussex ........................Clifton 8 Surrey........................Clifton Au 24-25-26 Au 28-29-30 528 342*172 158 *12 281 119 TUmarks. *For 7 wickets * 6 wckts down *78'*! wickts down (i) Gloucestershire v. Surrey. Oval, June 8 and 9. Surrey was far from well represented, but Gloucestershire had most of its available tolent, only excepting Mr. Moberley, who had then not made his deldt for Gloucestershire. Surrey made an inauspicious commencement, a.-, when half the wickets were down, only 45 runs had been scored. Fortu- nai ely Pooley was in his best form for hitting, and when he was at last ( aught at short slip he had made 03 out of 97 runs scored during his stay. Gloucestershire did not (begin well, as Mr. \V. G. Grace was caught at the wicket for a single, and the Doctor was given out leg-before when he had got IP. The others, though, made full amends,as the next twro batsmen, Messrs. Gilbert arid Townsend, by splendid cricket, added 154 runs for the third wicket, the former scoring 86, the latter 88. Ultimately the innings closed U>\ 501, Mr. G. F. Grace adding 42 by free hitting, and Mr. Miles 35. Rain inte rb red with the prospects of Surrey when they W'cnt in a second time, ui ’ t h e wicket played very treacherously, ho that batting was not easy. I’in innings, which was not in any sense a brilliant display, closed for 126, a n d u l t im a t e l y Gloucestershire v/on by 10 wickets. Gloucestershire, 301 and 6 (no wicket); total, 307. Surrey, 18u and 126 ; total, 305. OG Gloucestershire <\ Sussex. 4 Brighton, June 12, 13, and 14. Throughout the scoring was not so heavy as might reasonably Lave been ♦. pected from the lack of howling on both sides. Tho three Graces between tin m only scored 36 in the first venture, but Messrs. Gilbert (34) and It. E. ILu h (36; both made amends, and the innings closed for 161. Mr. Green- tn Id and James Phillips scored 68 for Sussex before the first wicket fell, but