James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

T H EM A R Y L E B O N EC L U BIN 1 8 8 5. 5 7 and Sussex were all engaged on the same days, and, as aconsequence , both sides were very weak. Unfortunately , too , rain only allowed very little play on the first day, and the wicket was so muchin favour of the bowlers that the game wasonly of short duration . The South gained a great advantage in going in first , and their total of 149 gave them a lead of 82 runs , which forced their opponents to follow on. Rylott , on the one side , and Mr. W. G. Grace and Fothergill on the other , bowled with great effect . The South won by nine wickets. South, 149 and 24 (1 wicket ) ; total , 173. North, 67 and 104 ; total , 171. Mr. W .G. Grace (South) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. 5 5 . 2 2 1 (3) Yorkshirev. Middlesex. J u n e4 a n d5. Wickets. 2 5 5 ThoughMr. A. J. W e b b eand the colt W e s tm a d ean excellent start for Middlesex, the Yorkshire team showed to great advantage towards the close , and were able to pull through with five wickets to spare . Mr. Webbeand West put on 80 runs for the first wicket , but Ulyett and Hall even outdid this , scoring 107, of which Hall, whowas out first , had only contributed 32. ThoughMiddlesex h a da lead of nine runs on the first hands, E m m e t tandPeatewere too effective with the ball when they went in again , and the former took all the last five wickets for only eighteen runs. Hall's steady play for 39 (not out) was of great use in Yorkshire's second innings . Yorkshire , 222 and 125 (five wickets ) ; total , 347. Middlesex, 231 and113 ; total , 344. (4) Surreyv. Middlesex. June 8, 9, and 10. Though Middlesex had not its best Eleven, the game was a very exciting one throughout . Surrey missed the services of Woodat the wicket . but they gained a material advantage in winning the toss , and their good fortune in this respect had muchto do with their success . Rain prevented any play until nearly three o'clock on the second afternoon . and, under such circumstances , small scoring was only to be expected . Forty wickets altogether only realised an aggregate of 310 , or an average of under eight runs , and Surrey's majority at the finish was only twelve runs. Surrey, 120 and 61 ; total , 181. Middlesex , 88 and 8 1; total , 169. Mr. C. E. Horner (2nd innings Middlesex ) Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. 1 1 8 (5) Gloucestershire7. Middlesex. J u n e18 a n d19. 4 3 T h e Gloucestershire Eleven deserve the greatest credit for the excellent all-round cricket , which gave them the victory in this match. The scoring on thefirst daywas unusuallyhigh, and no less than 522 runs were recorded for only seventeen wickets . Middlesex had a lead of 58 runs on the first hands, a result mainly due to the fine batting of Mr. Stanley Scott , who was at the wickets twohours, and scored 135 (not out) with only two chances after he had got his hundred. Mr. W . G. Grace andW o o fbowledwith great effect w h e nthe h o m e t e a mwentin a second time, and withouta change Middlesexwere dismissed for 119. Gloucestershire had not by any means an easy task when they went in, with 178 to win. Messrs . Grace and Gilbert were, however, able to put on 85 before the latter was bowled, and some brilliant hitting by Messrs. Pullen and Townsendquickly settled the result , Gloucestershire securing 180 runs for the loss of only two wickets -a fine performance . Gloucestershire won by eight wickets . Gloucestershire , 250 and 180 (two wickets ) ; total , 430. Middlesex , 308and119 ; total , 427.