the other batpinen lent little material aid, ami the Gloucestershire total was only beaten by 8 ran*. The second innings of Gloucestershire was constantly interfered with by vain, but Mr. W. G. Grace rose equal to the occasion, and bis score or 104 was a really line innings under difficulties without a semblance of a fault. Sussex wanted 205 runs to win, and this on a wicket that had cut up badly. Five wickets were down for 20, and seven for 31. Howard and Mr. Kennedy made a show of a resistance, but the total stopped at 73, and Gloucestershire won by 131 runs. Gloucestershire, 161 and 212; total, 373. Sussex, 160 and 73. to ta l ; 212. OvfTK. # Maidens. Runn. Wicket*. Wiiloa. Mr. Miles (Gloucestershire) 83 50 56 0 10 (3) Gloucestershire «*. Yorkshire Sheffield, July 24, 25, and 26. As was only to be expected a hard light between two counties of un doubted strength and not unequal in calibre. Mr. Moberley was away from Gloucestershire, also Mr. Filgate, but otherwise both counties were well represented. It was not a faultless wicket, and the scores were conse­ quently comparatively low', Messrs. G. F. Grace (42) and Townsend (39) were the largest contributors in the first innings of Gloucestershire, and Greenwood (39) and Ulyett (20) in that of Yorkshire. Gloucestershire had 38 runs in hand on the first innings, but their second was not a large affair, Mr. W. G. Grace scoring 57 out of 133. Yorkshire went in on a bumpy wickets to get 172 to win, and they made a desperate struggle despite that Mr. G. F. Grace’s bowling was at times very dangerous. Ulyett this time was chief contributor with 33, but the Yorkshiremon never quite reached their opponents, and lost by 17 runs. Gloucestershire, 156 and 133 ; total, 289. Yorkshire, 118 and 154 ; total, 272. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. G. F. Grace (Gloucestershire). . 77T 43 111 13 (4) Gloucestershire v* Notts. Nottingham, July 27, 28, and 29. Fine weather and a good wicket, and not only good cricket but a match level and interesting until almost the finish. Daft (36) and Arthur Shrews­ bury (35) wore tlio principal contributors for Notts in its first venture, uud Mr. W. G. Grace (60) in that of Gloucestershire. Therein public form was triumphantly vindicated, and it was an achievement for Morley and vSliaw to dismiss five such batsmen as Messrs. Gilbert, Townsend, G. F. Grace, E . M. Grace, and Moberley for 32 runs. Notts had 10 runs in hand on the first innings, but the second was not a lengthy affair, as W. G. and G. F . Grace were dead on the wickets, and Daft’s 30 and Shaw’s 25 were the only ones to offer any resistance. Forty-five runs were scored in two hours! Gloucestershire had 108 runs to win, and it was not an easy task with a wicket wearing badly. Yet only 4 wickets of the Western eleven fell in the accomplishment of the feat, and the defeat of Notts by 6 wickets was in no small degreo duo to the excellent batting of Messrs. Townsend and Moberley, who were not out with 43 and 23 respectively. Tlio latter batsman made a very promising deb fit for his county. Not so Padley, who took the wicket for Notts in lieu of Wild, and did not shine. Gloucestershire, 139 and 109 (4 w ickets); total, 248. Notts, 149 and 97 ; total, 246.