James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

9 0 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. (10) Gloucestershire v. Middlesex. Cheltenham , August 21, 22, and 23. The second match of the Cheltenham week, and one productive of some unusually high scoring . Middlesex suffered severely for the wantof Mr. C. T. Studd's bowling , and as the attack on both sides was only of moderate calibre , rungetting was not unexpected . Mr. O'Brien wasthe principal contributor on the Middlesex with 110 and 58, and his hitting in both innings was brilliant . Messrs . Pullen (161) and E. M. Grace (67) put on 190 runs while they were together for Gloucestershire . Theformer was in four hours , and his innings w a sfree frommistakesuntil he hadreached150. In all 978 runs were scored for thirty wickets . Atthe finish Gloucestershire wanted123 runs to win with all their wickets to fall . Gloucestershire , 388 and 40 (no wicket) ; total , 428. Middlesex, 255 and 295 ; total , 550. (11) Gloucestershirev. Surrey. Clifton , August 20, 21, and 22. Oneof the most extraordinary matches of the year in the wayof run getting . Surrey, who wonthe toss , at the end of the first day had scored 412 for six wickets . Messrs . J. Shuter (101) and W. W . Read(135) put on 189 runs while they were together , and the innings did not finish until the total had reached 464. T h esecond Gloucestershire wicket fell at 26; but after this the Surrey bowling was completely mastered, and Mr. Brain (143) and Painter (133), during their partnership , added 159 runs . Rain stopped play for some time on the third day, and with the completion of the Gloucestershire innings for 484, the gamewas abandoned. In all 948 runs were scored for 20 wickets , an average of nearly 47 for each batsman. T w oscores of a hundred were made o n each side--a very rare occurrence , especially with no second innings . Gloucestershire , 484. Surrey, 464. (1 2) Gloucestershirev. Australians. Clifton , August 7, 8, and 9. Australian bowling has rarely , if ever, been punished more severely thanby the Gloucestershire batsmen in this match. In the first innings they wouldhave fared badly but for Mr. W. G. Grace, and his score of 116 not out was one of the very best of his manyexcellent displays of last year. H e went in second wicket downat 84 and scored 116 out of 217 while in, without anything like a chance. The chief feature of the Australian batting was the briliant hitting of McDonnell(62) and the good cricket of Scott (79) . The countydid not commenceits second innings until one o'clock on the third day, and consequently there was no chance of the gamebeing decided . Underthe -circumstances the Australian captain gave Palmer and Spofforth a rest , and as the ball and ground were slippery from rain , the Australian out-cricket mustnot be tried by too severe a test ; still Messrs . Brain (108 ) and Pullen (60 not out) deserve every credit for a fine performance . Theyscored 159 while they were together , and the former madehis hundred in an hour and fifty -five minutes. Gloucestershire , 301 and 230 (two wickets ) ; total , 531. Australians , 3 1 4. (13) Gloucestershirev. Australians. Cheltenham , August 18, 19, and 20. O nthe form of the Clifton match, the first fixture of the Cheltenham week ought to have been very interesting . The Gloucestershire eleven , though , m a d esuch a moderate show in the first innings that they derived no advantage from going in first , and the rain caused the wicket to play so falsely when theywent in again after a long total of the Australians that they had really no chance . Giffen (91), Murdoch (89) Scott (65), and Bonnor (53), were the