James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

A F E WL O O S ES T R I N G S . 2 6 5 Greatorex put on 273 for second wicket .-On May28, at Gravesend, Hants v. Kent, 1,085 runs were scored for 33 wickets .-On June 18, at Southampton, Kent . Hants, 1,122 runs were made for 37 wickets .-- On June 22, at Brighton , Sussex v. Gloucestershire , 1,027 runs were scored for 40 wickets.- OnJuly 5, at Brighton , Sussex v. Kent, 1,083 runs were scored for 37 wickets.- July 9, at Lord's , Gentlemen v. Players 1,000 runs were scored for 34 wickets.- ForKentv. Sussex, at Tonbridge , on July 6, while together , Messrs . H. Whit- feld and W. Newhamput on 196 ; Messrs . J. Shuter and Roller put on 200 for fourth wicket of Surrey . Hants, at Southampton.-M r. E. Sainsbury scored 242 out of 411 from the bat for Abbott's Langley v. Stanmore on July 26.- Hants scored 645 v. Somersetshire , at Southampton , on August 8 : second highest score in important match in England.--For the Nomadsv. South Man- chester , in August, G. Beddowes scored 20 from one over .-On August 15, for Notts. v. Middlesex , Gunnand Attewell put on 159 for eighth wicket .-For R. E. v. Royal Marines , at Portsmouth, on August15-16 , Capt. Youngand Lieut . Dumbletonadded 464 for fourth wicket .- O nAugust 18 C. Howardwent in first wicket for Goodwoodv. WestbournePark, andcarried out his bat for 300. - O nAugust 21, for Yorkshire v. Middlesex , Hall and Uylett put on 178 runs . - O nAugust 22, for Gloucestershire v. Middlesex , Messrs . W. W. Pullen and E.M.Grace put on 190 runs .-O nAugust 23, for Sussex v. Yorkshire , Messrs . N e w h a mand Whitfeld put on 159 runs.-O n August 27, 28, Free Foresters scored 601 v. Aldershot Division . Thefirst two batsmen, Messrs . A. J. Webbeand C. R. Seymour, contributed 322.-O n August 27, 28, 29, in a match between Surrey v. Gloucestershire , at Clifton , 948 runs were scored for 20 wickets .-O n Sept. 2, for Australians v. South of England, Flowers and Barlow put on 158 runs.-O nAugust9, Messrs. Brainand Pullenput on 159 for second wicket of Gloucestershire v. Australians . RichmondClub scored 10,500 runs in 1884 for 476wickets , or an average of over 22 runs a wicket . Opponents scored 7,773 runs for 495 wickets , or an average under 16 runs a wicket. Highest Individual Score in Australia .-W. Bruce, 328 (not out), for Mel- bourne v. Hothamat Melbourne on January 26. Largest Number of Runs for a Wicket in America .-219 by J. A. Scott and S. Lawfor Philadelphian Zingari v. Pittsburgh , at Pittsburgh on May3. Largest Score in Parksat Oxford .-190, by A. R. Cobb, Sixteen Freshmenv. OxfordEleven, M a y9. First Instance of Three Centuries in Same Innings of Important Match in England .-M.C.C . and Ground v. Australians , Lord's , May 23 ; A. G. Steel , 134; Barnes, 105 (not out) ; and W.G. Grace, 101. The Highest Individual Score in Scotland .-W. F. Holms, 303 (not out), Blair Lodge v. Campsie Glen, June 25. Small Scoring. O n June 28 RooksNest in a match v. Mr. W. Foord-Kelcey's X I., in their first innings scored 25, T. S. Pearson15 not out, A. G. Bonsor1, and 9 extras. - O nJune25 in a match between second eleven of Rochester , and Gravesend, atRochester , in the latter's second innings Mr. Drury, the first man in , scored 20, the rest was madeup of byes . L o n gScoresW i t h o u ta W i c k e t. A tBexley on June 14, playing for the Bexley Club v. the Emeriti , Messrs . JohnShuter (the Surrey Captain) and T. Ashdownwent in first for Bexley, after getting the Emereti out for 131, and were not out whentime expired , having scored 402 without the loss of a wicket . This is a fact without parallel . O fthis large total the Surrey captain had actually made no fewer than 304, while his partner had scored only 62-the full total being madeup by 36 extras . - A. Bannermanand Bonnor, South Australian Teamv. Fifteen of South Australia , 112. T h r e eW i c k e t sw i t hS u c c e s s i v sB a l l s. T. W. Park, Whitfield v. Longsight (an eleven ), June 7.-F. Adams, Constitu