James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

7 4 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L. appeared to be an almost certain drawinto a positive defeat. Atthe end ofthe first day, Surrey hadmade262 for 6 wickets (Mr. W . W. Read, 93), andonthe completion of the second , after atotal of 285 to their opponents , Gloucestershire had lost 3 wickets for 225 ; Midwinter , 103. At luncheon time on the third day, Surrey were entering on their second innings in a minority of 66 runs; but Mr. W.G. Grace's bowling settled them. alto- gether, and, with only 43 minutes to get 52 runs, W. G. and Gilbert won the match by10wickets , with plenty of time to spare . Gloucestershire , 351 and 52 (no wickets down); total , 403 ; Surrey , 285 and 117 ; total , 4 0 2. W .G. Grace (2nd innings , Surrey) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 3 7 1 2 (8) Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire. Clifton , August23, 24, 25, 1880. 6 5 7 Another matchwonwith only a few minutes to spare , with Mr. W. G. Grace in at the finish . W. G. opened the game auspiciously with a score of 89 for his county, and Yorkshire had to face a long total of 302. The Northerners were in the unpleasant position of having to follow on with 107 to thebad, and it was only a rather unexpected stand by Pinder , whorattled up 57 runs in three -quarters of an hour that gave Gloucestershire any trouble . Yorkshire had to prevent their opponents making 84 runs in an hour and a half, but Mr. W. G. Grace shattered their hopes, andhe had got 57, not out , of the 84 runs , when the game ended , 15 minutes before the stipulated time. Gloucestershire wonby 6 wickets . Gloucestershire , 302 and 84 (4 wickets down) ; total , 386 ; Yorkshire , 195 and 190 ; total , 385. (9) Gloucestershirev. Lancashire. Clifton , August 26, 27, 1880. ১ Thefirst five wickets of Lancashire , who went in first , produced 148, the last five 38; and Mr. Taylor (66), Robinson (51), and Mr. Lancashire (25), contributed 142 out of 178 from the bat. A finely got 106 by Mr. W.G. Grace helped Gloucestershire to head their opponents by 63 ; and the very effective bowling of the colt Woof, nearly won that county the match withaninnings to spare . As it was, Lancashire were defeated by seven wickets . Gloucestershire , 249 and 23 (three wickets down); total , 272. Lancashire, 186 and 85 ; total , 271. Woof(2nd innings , Lancashire ). Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 2 6 1 4 2 9 5 E. W .Ball F .L.Cole B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S. No Times No. Most Most o f I n n g s. out. R u n s. Inngs. M a t c h. A v e r - a g e. 2 2 0 3 0 3 1 0 2 9 0 2 9 1 0 - 1