James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1883

T H EC O U N T I E SI N 1 8 8 2. 7 3 (1) Gloucestershirev. Surrey. Oval, June 8, 9, and 10. Rainprevented more than a few overs on the second day. Gloucestershire gaineda decided advantage in winning the toss as the ground was. Soon after the commencementtoo, a strain deprived Surrey of the services of their best bowler, Jones, so that they were not seen at their best. Gloucestershire , though notrepresented by its best Eleven, scored 255, but of these more than one half werecontributed by Midwinter (77 not out), and Mr. W. G. Grace (55). But for Mr.Lucas (52) and Maurice Read(92), whomade, while together , 119 out of 186, Surreywould have fared badly. Asit was, with only ten mento bat, they just saved the follow on. In their second innings Gloucestershire lost seven wickets for 45 runs ; but there was no chance of finishing the match, and Mr. W.G. Grace did not go in. Thematch wasdrawn. Gloucestershire 255 and 45 (seven wickets ), total , 300 ; Surrey , 186. (2) Gloucestershire v. Notts. Nottingham , July 24 and 25. Excepting for the absence of Mr. Moberly, Gloucestershire was well repre- sented. Thewicket though was all in favour of the bowlers , and Notts hadmuch thebest of the luck in going in first . Messrs. W.G. Grace (4 & 37), and Cranston (18& 32) played good cricket for Gloucestershire , but otherwise the batting was verymoderate, and their first score of 49 is, with one exception , the smallest they haveever made. Barnes (62) and Flowers (47), contributed 109 to Notts' total of 183. Notts wonby an innings and 26 runs . Notts , 183, Gloucestershire , 49 and 108, total , 157. Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 2 5 1 0 1 6 2 2 5 6 34 mediumround) 25.2 Morley(1st inn. Gloucestershire , fast round left ) Flowers (2nd ,, (3) Gloucestershire v. Lancashire. Manchester , July 27, 28, and 29. Theysuffered TheGloucestershire Eleven again had the worst of the luck . materially in losing the toss , and the wicket , as it dried after the rain , was all in favour of the Lancashire bowlers of Barlowand Crossland. Crossland did great execution . Robinson (63) hit freely , but with luck. The best innings of the match, though , was Midwinter's second . He scored 59 (not out) of 98 from the bat. It was his plucky play alone that enabled Gloucestershire to avert an innings defeat . A sit was, Lancashire woneasily by seven wickets . Lancashire , 172 and 24 (three wickets ), total , 196 ; Gloucestershire , 88 and 107 , total , 195 . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Crossland (Lancashire , fast round) 4 4 2 7 1 8 3 6 1 8 6 5 Barlow(Gloucest ., 2nd inn., med.round left ) 30 (4) Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire. Sheffield , July 31 and August 1 and 2. Bothsides hadtheir full strength , but the ground was a trifle slow from the recent rains , andthe scoring was altogether below the average . Atthe end of an innings Gloucestershire had an advantage of eight runs, and for this they were mainly indebted to a stand by Midwinter (46) and Mr. Townsend (30). Except- ing Hon, M. B. Hawke (66) none of the Yorkshiremen offered any resistance to the Gloucestershire bowlers in the second innings . Mr. W.G. Grace (56) madea determined effort for his side , whenthey went in with 139 to win, butno one else could withstand the Yorkshire bowling ,and the Yorkshiremen wonby 29 runs. Yorkshire , 112 and 146, total 258 ; Gloucestershire , 120 and 109, total , 229 .