James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

8 0 LILLYWHITE'SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L.. (5) Kentv. Surrey. Tunbridge Wells , July 19, 20, 1880. Thegroundat Tunbridge Wells is not of a kind to suit batsmen. To goin first is, indeed , a considerable advantage there , but Surrey threw awaythe excellent chance they had at one time byslovenly fielding , and their defeat wasdue mainly to their ownmistakes. Mr. J. Shuter (52 and 36) hit well for Surrey each time, but otherwise the batting of that county was very poor , and, indeed , all round it was not of a very high standard . Wootton, a colt , byhis bowling helped materially to win the matchfor Kent by 36 runs . Kent, 121 and 174; total , 295. Surrey , 156 and 103 ; total , 259. Wootton(2ndinnings , Surrey). Overs. Maidens. R u n s, 3 7 - 2 2 1 3 4 W i c k e t s. 8 (6) K e n tv. Sussex. Tunbridge Wells , July 22, 23, 1880. The fourth successive victory of Kent in the course of a fortnight . LordHarris (68) alone scored four more than did the Sussex eleven in their first attempt; andthe bowling of Mr. Cunliffe proved so deadly , that the Kentish eleven were able to secure an easy victory by ten wickets . Kent, 193 and 10 (no wicket down); total , 203. Sussex , 64 and 138 ; total , 202. Mr.Cunliffe (K e n t) Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. 4 9 - 2 1 7 1 0 5 6 (7) K e n tv. Lancashire. Canterbury , August 19 , 20, 1880. Kentwasnot well represented , and Lancashire had an easy victory . Mr. Appleby's bowling proved too much for the Kentish batsmen, and they wereall dismissed for 108. Mr. Hornby opened the batting well for Lancashire, making50 of the first 52 runs scored , and his hitting was so lively that his 64were got in 55minutes. The northerners were 65 ahead onthe first innings , and they ultimately wonby 8 wickets . Kent, 108 and 150; total , 258. Lancashire , 173 and 86 (two wickets down); total , 259. Mr. Appleby(1st innings ,Kent)......... Overs. Maidens. R u n s. 2 2 1 2 2 2 Wickets. 7