James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1 8 8 5. 9 1 wasable to get double figures , and Lohmannbowled with such effect that the eleven were dismissed for 32. Messrs . Shuter (135 ), Diver (67), and Roller (92), on the other hand, scored heavily for Surrey, and Mr. Shuter's score in parti-- cular was a good one , got without a chance. Messrs . Bonham- Carter (40) and Pember(30) played well in Hants' second innings , but no one else except Messrs . H. H. Armstrong and Laceydid anything . Surrey wonby aninnings and 280 runs . Surrey, 461. Hants, 32 and 149 ; total , 181. Lohmann(Surrey) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets.. 31.3 2 3 2 9 1 2 (3) Surrey v. Leicestershire . Oval, M a y18, 19, and 20. Anothereasy victory for the Surrey Eleven. Messrs . Read(94) and Roller (86) were again the chief contributors on the Surrey side , and these two amateurs were answerable for morethan one-half of the total madeby Surrey from the bat. The chief feature of the match, though, was the fine cricket of Wheelerin the second innings of Leicestershire . H ewent in first wicket down at 18 and was ninth out at 185, having made107 out of 168 without anything like a chance. Surrey wonby aninnings and 53 runs . Surrey , 335. Leices- tershire , 97 and 185 ; total , 282. (4) Surrey v. Oxford University. Oxford, June 4, 5, and 6. Rain interfered with the conclusion of this match, the first played by Surrey at Oxford. The County Eleven were not dismissed till the second morning, by which time they had accumulated a large total of 424. For this theywere chiefly indebted to three batsmen, Mr. Diver (143), Lohmann(86), andMr. Read(65) . The two amateurs added 138 for the third wicket , and boththeir innings werewithout a mistake. T h emostnoticeable feature inthe Oxford cricket was the excellent batting of the wicket -keeper , Mr. A. E. N e w t o n. Thoughhe wasninth on the list hebatted verywell each time; his aggregate , 99 (57 and 42), was the highest on the University side . The game was drawn, Oxford being 36 on with three wickets to fall . Surrey, 424. Oxford, 282 and 178 (for seven wickets ) ; total , 460. (5) Surrey v. Essex. Leyton , June 15, 16, and 17. Surrey had all the best of the luck in going in first . and Essex having to bat after a long score on a wornwicket , were seen at a great disadvantage . Mr. W . W .Readwas, unfortunately for them, too , in his best form. Hewentin second wicket downand carried out his bat for 214, madewithout a mistake . The best cricket on the Essex side was that of Mr. F. H. Stevens , who played very well in the second innings for 44. Mills madehis first appearance in the Surrey eleven in this match. Surrey wonby an innings and 174 runs. Surrey, 355. Essex, 67 and114; total, 181. Bowley(Surrey). Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets.. 46.3 9 2 8 (6) Surreyv. C a m b r i d g eUniversity. Oval, June 18, 19, and 20. 5 2 Surrey had rather the best of the game at all points , and the University never at any period had anything in hand. Though some good cricket was shownbyseveral of the Surrey eleven , by far the most notable performance was that of Maurice Read. In the two innings he scored altogether 147 runs