James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

T H E COUNTIESIN 1881. 7 5 proof of his hitting it need only be stated that his 89 runs were the result of only fifty -five minutes. The Sussex bowling was as harmless as that of Kent, and the latter obtained the 141 they wanted to win, with six wickets to spare . Kent, 327 and 141 (four wickets down) ; total , 468 . Sussex, 170 and296; total , 466. (4) Kentv. Yorkshire. Maidstone, July 21 & 22, 1881. Kent,except for the absence of the brothers Penn, wasfairly wellrepresented , but the bowling of the Yorkshiremen was again far too good for them. First innings is a matter of some consequence at Maidstone, as the Mote Parkgrounddoes not wear particularly well , and Yorkshire , who won the toss , had an advantage of 65 runs on the first hands . Owing to a strain , Ulyett was unable to bat for the Northerners in the second innings , but his help wasnot needed. The limited dimensions of the ground suited Bates' hitting exactly , andhis 108, with only one chance whenhe had got 76 , was his best score of the year. The wicket had not been improved by occasional showers, whenKent went in a second time, and no one made a stand sufficient to cause a change of bowling. Yorkshire introduced a new fast bowler in Mosley, to fill the place of Allan Hill , who had recently injured himself . Kent lost by 251 runs. Yorkshire , 182 and 2603; total , 442. Kent, 117 and74; total , 191. Peate (Yorkshire )........... Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. 5 0 . 1 7 0 9 2 5 (5) Kentv. Surrey. Maidstone, July 25, 26, & 27, 1881 . Surrey , who won the toss , made a bad start with five of their best wickets downfor 74, but Read (81 not out) made a useful stand , and unexpected assistance was rendered to him by Jones , the two professionals adding a g 80 runs while together . Kent just saved a follow on, thanks to a well played 72 b y Mr. Renny-Tailyour ; but when they took the field again Mr. W. W. Read punished their bowling mercilessly , and before hewasgot rid of he hadmade160 runs. H egave one chance at the wicket, but his hitting all round was very clean and hard, and his off driving throughout was most brilliant . In his figures were three sixes and twenty- nine fours , or 134 runs in 32 hits . The batting of the two Reads and the bowling of Jones contributed chiefly to the success of Surrey , who had at the finish 203 runs to spare . Surrey, 245 and 310 ; total , 555. Kent, 177 and 175 ; total , 352. Jones (Surrey) Overs. Maidens. 1 0 4 . 3 5 8 R u n s. 1 1 0. Wickets. 1 2