James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

8 8 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 . just suitable for bowlers . In consequence the scoring all roundwas very low, and though Yorkshire were only able to reach a total of 113, this sufficed to give themthe victory by an innings and seven runs . Butler (17) and Oscroft (10) were able to get double figures in the first innings of Notts, but in the second not one of themcould gain even this small distinction , and Bates and Peate, the two Yorkshire slow bowlers , were never changed during the match. Shaw, Shrewsbury, Morley, Scotton , Selb Barnes, and Flowers were all still absent from the Nottingham team. Wright's fast left -hand round-arm bowling was very effective for the losing side , as will be seen. Yorkshire , 113. Notts, 71 and 35 ; total , 106. Bates(Yorkshire) W r i g h t(Notts) 5 0 1 5 Overs. Maidens. 2 6 9 Runs. 4 7 1 0 W i c k e t s. 1 1 6 (4) Nottsv. Surrey. Oval, July 21, 22, 1881. Surrey this time wonthe toss , and making the best use of this advan- tage were able to reverse the result of the first match. The wicket was all in favour of the batsmen, and the Surrey amateurs scored so rapidly from the bowling of Notts that they had been able to reach a total of 293 before five o'clock . Mr. Pontifex was the principal contributor with 89, but it was not a faultless innings , and the best cricket on the side was in Mr. Read's 63. The Surrey bowlers were the sameas in the previous match, but their fielding showed a decided improvement , and the result was their first victory of the year . E. Mills hit freely each time for Notts , but Gunn and Butler , of w h o mmost was expected , unfortunately for their side did little , or the gamemight have been moreinteresting . Surrey w o nby an innings and 22 runs. Surrey, 293. Notts, 109 and162; total , 271 . (5) Nottsv. Sussex. Brighton , July 25, 26, 27, 1881 . T h eluckw h i c h a dfailedto assistN o t t satt h eO v a lw a sthist i m econ- spicuous in its behalf, and the fortunes of the County in consequence showed a change. O nboth sides the scoring wasvery level , but G u n nand Butler madeamendsfor their ill success in Londonin the previous match, and their help in a great measure turned the scale . Gunn's second score of 91 was one of the best innings played at Brighton during the season , a n dw a s noticeablefor a fine hit overt h e wall o n t h e eastern side of the ground for six . Messrs . Greenfield (88) and Ellis (54) opened the Sussex batting to sometune, scoring 112 for the first wicket , but the ground had suffered from a heavy thunderstorm whenthey wentin a second time with 137to win, and it helped Attewell's slow bowling so muchthat they wereall dismissed for 100. Notts w o nby 36 runs. Notts, 174 and 172; total , 346. Sussex , 210 and 100 ; total , 310. Attewell(Notts). Overs. 9 9 Maidens. 4 1 R u n s. 1 3 4 Wickets. 1 3