James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

6 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. Lancashire bowlers , and at the end of an innings they were seventy runs behind. At one time there was great excitement as to whether Gloucester- shire would save a follow -on, but, thanks to the coolness of Woof, the last batsmanwhocamein with one run still wanting, this was averted , and with it all danger of a win for Lancashire . The Gloucestershire bowlers were severely punished by Messrs . Steel (79 ) and Royle (65 not out), in the second innings , and Woof's one wicket cost 81 runs. Mr. Royle was badly missed twice immediately he came in, but Mr. Steel gave no chance , and his batting was by far the best of the match. The Gloucestershire fielding was loose at times , and altogether contrasted unfavourably with that of their opponents . The game was drawn. Gloucestershire , 122. Lancashire , 192 and 267; total , 469. Mr. Steel (Lancashire ) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 3 7 1 9 3 9 5 (9) Gloucestershirev. Surrey. Clifton , Aug. 25, 26, 27, 1881. Continuous rain prevented a commencementuntil the second morning, but two days sufficed as it proved for the completion of the game. Surrey could hardly have expected to have dismissed their opponents for a much lesser total than 236 on a run-getting ground like that at Clifton , but the poor showthey madethemselves on the third daywas more surprising , and but for a very fine second score of 65 not out by Mr. W. W. Read, as good an innings as he played during the season , the display was as poor as any wit- nessed in a Countymatch last year. Until the last the prospects of an actual victory for Gloucestershire were very doubtful . It was at the close a question of minutes as to whether time wouldnot save Surrey from defeat , but an erroneous decision gave Barratt , the eleventh batsman, out five minutesbefore time, just as a shower that would have effectually prevented farther play began. A few more overs and the game would in all pro- bability have been finished without any benefit to either side , but as it was Gloucestershire wonby an innings and eight runs . Gloucestershire , 236 . Surrey, 29 and 149 ; total , 228. Mr. W. G. Grace(Gloucestershire ) 2 1 R u n s. 6 5 Wickets. 8 Overs. Maidens. 3 9 - 2 B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . I n n s. R u n s, M o s ti n a nI n n. T i m e s n o to u t. Average. W .G.Grace 1 6 5 9 5 1 8 2 1 39-10 W .O. Moberly 8 2 5 4 8 3 1 3 6 - 2 J. C r a n s t o n 1 4 3 1 7 6 3 2 2 6 . 5 E. M .Grace. 1 5 3 5 3 7 7 1 2 5 - 3 W .R. Gilbert 1 1 1 9 7 5 4 1 19-7 F. T o w n s e n d 1 2 2 0 9 4 8 1 1 9 - 0 M i d w i n t e r 1 5 2 5 2 5 6 0 16.7 P a i n t e r .. 3 4 1 3 7 0 1 3 . 2 A .D .G r e e n e 1 2 1 0 5 2 1 3 11.6 H. W .R. Gribble 1 0 7 3 2 4 1 8 . 1 L.M .D a y 9 4 8 1 9 3 8 . 0 J. A . B u s h 1 1 6 2 1 7 2 6 . 8 E .P e a k e 8 3 6 1 6 2 6 . 0 W o o f 1 2 3 5 1 4 2 3 . 5 Major Macdonnell and E. W. Ball played in one innings each , but did not score