James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1 8 8 0. 9 3 include Messrs. A. P. Lucas, G. Strachan, and W. W. Read, Surrey ought to be able to make a good fight with most of the shires , but Mr. Lucas appa- rently does not find county cricket to his taste ; Mr. Strachan was only able to play rarely , and Mr. Read's profession prevents him helping Surrey till the end of July. In batting the eleven showed an extraordinary amount of inconsistency , though it must be admitted that luck was at times much against them. Occasionally they madegood innings ; notably against York- shire , at Sheffield , and against Gloucestershire , at Cheltenham, but when- ever an effort was required they collapsed ; and their performance against Notts, at the Oval, when they were dismissed in the first innings for a total of 16, enables them to claim the distinction of the smallest score in a county match , only equalled by Derbyshire against Notts , in 1879. Messrs . Lucas and Strachan wouldhave strengthened the eleven , where they were painfully weak, in bowling , and indeed Potter was the only trundler on w h o mthe county could rely . Blamires , whenhe got on to good wickets was a comparative failure , and although Barratt was successful toward the end, hewasleft out during the greater part of the season . Mr. John Shuter set those amateurs, able to play , a good example, bytaking part in every match, and at times his batting was very effective . Jupp, too , played some fine in- nings , and Mr. Read, though a little unlucky , showed fine form, but other- wise the batting was very unreliable , though a youngprofessional turned up in M. Read, who showed good cricket , and is likely to be of great use. Badfielding , in more than one case , ruined what small chances Surrey had . R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches played , 14 ; Won, 2 ; Drawn, 5 ; Lost , 7. Club. O p n t s. Opponents. W h e r e played. W h e n played. 1st 2nd 1st 2nd inn. inn. inn. inn. W o nb y. MatchesW o n(2). 1 Gloucester.... O v a l Jne10,11 114 14 84 62 82runs. (2) Sussex O v a l Aug.2-4 104 125* 120 108 4 wkts ; *6 w d. MatchesD r a w n(5). R e m a r k s . 1 Middlesex.... L o r d ' s 1N o t t s (1) Yorks Sheffield 1 Lancashire (4) Sussex. 1K e n t MatchesLost(7). 1 Lancashire 1 Middlesex.. 1 h e n t 1 N o t t s (3)Yorkshire Gloucestershire ExtraM a t c h. CambridgeUniversity . . .Oval Brighton Oval " Manchester June7-9 84 71 96 O v a l Jly1517 80 69 179 T'nb'dgeW ' s " May27,28 267 223 310* *8 wkts down. Nottingham June3-5 84 106 104 71 *2 " 14-16284 A u g16-18 254 0 8 7 9263 *4 30,3 257 0 9343 53 *2 Lostby Inns& 30 runs. 19,20 156 03 121 174 36 runs. " 15 14* *4 " " " Inns &41 runs. O v a l 26-28 1 6 853 6 6 i n n s&6 5r u n s. O v a l A u g12-14 176 99 398 Inns& 123 runs. Cheltenham " 19-20 285 17 351 52 O v a l و د 23,24 226 141 113 $14 10wks; *n o w d. 60 runs . Jne17,18 199 *40 115 121 7wkts; *3 w d. 1Havebeentreated in previous reviews .