James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1883

7 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 . (5) K e n tv. Surrey. Maidstone, July 24, 25, and26. Raincaused this match to come to a sensational finish . On the two first days the wicket was so wet that it played easily , andthe result wassomehigh scoring , Surrey, with a long first innings of 233, having an advantage of only 33 runs. A sthe wicket dried though on the third morning it was unplayable , and the fast bowling on each side proved very successful . Surrey , when they went in a second time, could do nothing with Mr. Foord-Kelcey, but Kent were even less at homewith Mr. Horner. The Kentish Eleven had only 111 to win, but they were all out for 56. Lord Harris was in 50 minutes for 5 runs . Surrey wonby 54 runs. Kent, 233 and 56 ; total , 289. Surrey , 266 and 77 ; total , 343. Overs. Maidens. R u n s.Wickets, 2 7 2 7 3 5 7 8 1 Mr. Foord-Kelcey (Surrey , 2nd innings , fast-round).. 29 17 Mr.Horner(Kent, 2ndinnings , fast -round) 4 4 3 (6) K e n tv. Surrey. Oval, July 31, and August 1 and 2. O n eof the few occasions of the season on whichthere wasa hard wicket at the Oval. Surrey was fortunate enough to get the innings , and did some fast scoring . In four hours and a half they scored 359 runs, of which Mr. W.W.Read contributed 117 without a mistake , Mr. Game, 62, and Pooley (not out), 50. Kentmade a poor show against Jones' bowling in the first innings , and in the second Messrs. Patterson (82), and Tylecote (50), alone showed good cricket . Thepair , while together , put on just 100, but though 190 was up at one time for twowickets the eleven were all out for 230. Surrey wonby aninnings and 73 runs. Surrey 359. Kent. 56 and and230 ; total , 286 . Jones (Kent, 1st innings , medium-round ) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 2 4 1 8 5 3 2 (7) Kentv. Australians. Canterbury , August 7, 8, and9. Theopening match of the Canterbury week. Spofforth was unable to play for the Australians ; but the result was never in doubt, thoughKent-thanks to Messrs . Tylecote (100 not out) and Wilson-madea very promising show in the first innings. T h etwobatsmenputon 125 whiletheyweretogether; but the latter (56 and50) proved to be the highest Kentish scorer in the match. In the second innings , though Kenthad at one time made 130 for two wickets , they were all out for 165. Massie and Bannerman, in the Australian's first innings , made 100 runs in the hour. The Australians wonbyseven wickets . Australians , 307 and 81 (three wickets ) ; total , 388. Kent, 222 and 165 ; total , 3 8 7. (8) Kent v. Middlesex. Canterbury , Aug. 10, and 11. Thebatting of Lord Harris for Kentwas the feature of this match, the last of the Canterbury week. In the first innings he made72 out of 195 ; in the second 101 out of 188. His only life was in the latter when he had got 82. Otherwise the Kentish batting wasvery disappointing . Middlesex had astrong batting side ; their chief scorers were Messrs . Pearson (88), and C. I. Thornton (70),his only matchof the season . In the second innings of Middlesex , Messrs . A. Lyttelton and Thornton got the 46 runs wanted to win in less than twenty minutes . Middlesex won by ten wickets . Middlesex , 338 and 46 (no wicket) ; total , 384. Kent, 195 and 188; total , 383. (9) Kent v. Lancashire. Maidstone, Aug. 17, 18, and 19 . Kent, as things went, had all the worst of the luck at the finish in losing the toss . They just managed-thanks to George Hearne (53)-to avert a follow on bythree runs ; but there their good fortune ended. W h e nthey went in a second