James Lillywhte's Cricketers' Annual 1884

T H EC O U N T I E SI N 1 8 8 3. 6 1 of 100, G u n nof 77, andFlowersof 73. A tthe finish Notts were 392 on with four wickets still to fall . In all 824 runs were scored for 26 wickets . The game wasdrawn. Notts, 276 and 332 (for six wickets ) ; total , 608. Gloucestershire ,216. [A tthe close of this match Mr. Page was presented with a travelling time- piece , the gift of Old Cheltonians , in appreciation of his fine batting during the Cheltenhamweek.] (9) Gloucestershirev. Lancashire. Clifton , August 27, 28, and 29. A creditablefinish toa disastrousseasonfor Gloucestershire. Messrs. W . G. Grace (112) and Cranston (127) contributed 239 to Gloucestershire's total , and it was their brilliant batting which enabled the county to makesuch a good show. TheLancashire batting on the whole was very disappointing , and it was only a finely -got second score of 96 by Robinson which saved them from defeat in an innings . Thebrothers D. Q. and A. G. Steel were absent from the Lancashire team, but, with this exception , the county had its full strength . Gloucestershire wonby six wickets . Gloucestershire , 324 and 81 (for four wickets ) ; total , 405 . Lancashire , 190 and 213 ; total , 403. B A T T I N G A V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s. I n n s. A v e r a g e . W .G .G r a c e 2 2 0 8 7 1 1 1 2 39.59 W .O. Moberly 1 3 1 3 5 1 1 2 1 2 9 . 2 5 J. C r a n s t o n 1 3 2 3 1 7 1 2 7 2 8 . 8 1 W .R. Gilbert. 2 2 4 4 4 8 7 9 2 4 . 8 8 E .M .Grace 2 2 0 5 1 9 7 1 23.59 H .V.Page 1 4 2 2 2 2 9 3 18.50 F .T o w n s e n d 1 7 1 2 6 5 6 5 16.59 W .F a i r b a n k s .. 5 2 4 9 2 0 16.33 W .O. V i z a r d 1 1 2 1 3 8 *4 9 15.33 W .W .F. Pullen 1 0 0 1 3 7 3 5 1 3 . 7 0 W .F .C a v e 6 0 6 5 4 2 1 0 . 8 3 P a i n t e r 1 8 3 1 5 9 2 6 10.60 J. H .B r a i n . 7 0 7 2 1 7 1 0 . 2 8 A .E. Leatham 1 1 2 6 2 2 3 6 . 8 8 A . Sergeant.. 6 0 4 1 2 5 6 . 8 3 G .B.Nicholls. 4 1 1 2 *6 4 . 0 0 W o o f 1 8 6 4 4 8 3 . 6 6 H .G.Gallop 4 0 1 2 1 2 3 . 0 0 E .B.Haygarth 3 0 8 7 2 . 6 6 E. J. Taylor , 5 ; and A. D. Greene , 5; played in two innings . W .A. Boughton, 3, played in 1 innings . B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. W o o f 6 0 3 2 5 3 1 0 3 1 5 0 20.31 W .G .G r a c e 7 0 2 2 4 8 1 4 1 5 6 4 2 2 . 7 W .R .Gilbert 2 1 1 . 2 6 1 4 7 0 1 7 2 7 . 1 1 W .W .F.P u l l e n 2 8 1 1 5 9 2 29.1 F. T o w n s e n d ... 131.3. 1 7 3 5 8 1 1 3 1 . 1 7 E .M .G r a c e 45.2 1 2 1 0 5 3 3 5 . 0 H .V .Page..... 2 9 4 . 2 1 0 0 5 6 4 1 7 3 3 . 7 G.B. Nicholls 3 4 . 2 1 1 5 6 1 5 6 . 0 A .E. Leatham. 5 6 1 1 1 3 1 1 131.0 Painter bowled 75 overs , 85 maidens for 118 runs and a wicket ; Gallop , 13 overs , 6 maidensfor 25 runs ; Brain, 4 overs for seven runs ; and Cranston, 2 overs for five runs.