James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1 8 8 4. 1 1 1 (9) Surrey v. Leicestershire . Leicester , June 5 and 6. Rainacted very prejudicially on the play in this match, and the scoring onboth sides was only low. Warrenscored 53 (not out) of Leicestershire's first total of 103, and this was the best contribution of the game. The bowlers , indeed, had all the advantage , and the figures of Rylott and Messrs . Horner and Roller were especially noteworthy. As in the previous match, Surrey w o nbyseven wickets . Surrey, 97 and 75 (three wickets ) ; total , 172. Leicester- shire , 103 and 68 ; total , 171 . Mr. Roller (Surrey ) Mr. Horner(2nd innings Leicestershire ) Rylott (1st innings Surrey) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 3 6 2 3 5 . 1 3 2 5 . 1 1 0 3 4 7 4 1 8 4 6 (10) Surrey v. CambridgeUniversity. June19, 20, and21. Surrey had an advantage of 25 runs on the first hands, but they lost seven of the best wickets in the second innings for 107, and the gamethen looked certainly in favour of Cambridge. Adetermined stand by the two newplayers Lohmann (69) and Wood(52), however , turned the scale again in favour of the County, and some good bowling by Barratt confirmed their success . Mr. Bainbridge was the principal contributor for the University with 80 and 26, and hisbatting was far the best on the side . Surrey wonby 148 runs . Surrey, 252 and 255 ; total , 507. Cambridge University , 227 and 132 ; total , 359. Barratt (Surrey). Overs. Maidens. R u n s. 1 3 8 9 3 . 1 3 7 (11) Surrey v. Oxford University. June 23, 24, and 25. Wickets. 1 3 Apeculiar matchin the uneven scoring of the first hands. TheOxford total at one time was 205 with only four batsmen out, and the innings only reached 206, six wickets falling for one run. WhenSurrey's fourth batsman had gone the total was 162, and at the fall of the ninth 163, so that five wickets only realised a single . Surrey at the close had 256 to win ; but no one except Mr. Shuter (76) madea long stay. and the batting , on an excellent wicket , was very disappointing . Messrs . T. R. Hine -Haycock (20 and 68) and H. V. Page (61and 27) were principal scorers for Oxford , though the former's was much the better cricket . Oxford wonby 96 runs . Oxford, 206 and 251 ; total , 457. Surrey , 202 and 165 ; total , 367. (12) Surrey v. Hants. Southampton, July 21 and 22. Mr. W. W. Readwas playing for England against Australia at Lord's , and Surrey was thus without its best bat. Winning the toss , though, was certainly in their favour , and, despite the good cricket of Mr. G. H. Long- m a n, whoscored 33 and 78 for Hants, the result was never in doubt. Messrs . Shuter (125) and Roller (69) put on 200 for the fourth wicket of Surrey. In Mr. Shuter's figures were three sixes and sixteen fours . Hants just suc- ceeded in putting Surrey in a second time . Surrey , 324 and 1 (no wicket ) : total , 325. Hants , 127 and 197 ; total , 324 . M r .Horner(Surrey) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 7 5 2 6 1 3 7 1 4