James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1 8 8 5. 7 1 three -quarters , and his 137 was void of a mistake . Flowers ' bowling , helped by theground, proved very difficult , and Mr. Page, the Oxford captain , was the highest scorer for Gloucestershire with 28 and 20. The feature of their batting , though, wasthe steady cricket of Mr. E.L. Griffiths in the second innings ; he wentin first and carried out his bat, having been in two hours and a quarter for 24 out of a total of 123. Notts wonbyaninnings and 26 runs . Notts, 291 . Gloucestershire , 142 and 123 ; total 265. Flowers (Notts ) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 1 1 6 9 4 7 (5) Gloucestershirev. Yorkshire. Bradford, July 27, 28 and 29. 8 9 A match productive of high scoring throughout , 1,018 runs being totalled in three days for thirty -three wickets . Gloucestershire , though theywentin second , were able to claim a lead of 51 runs on the first hands, a result entirely due to the fine cricket of Mr. W.G. Grace (132) and Painter (77). These two batsmen were responsible for 209 out of 268 from the bat, and while they were together 161 runs were added. W h e nthey wentin again five goodwickets of Yorkshire were downfor 153, and but for the vigorous hitting ofPeel (52) and Hunter(60 not out) at the close , the show would in all likeli- hoodhavebeen a moderate one despite a well hit 84 byBates. Gloucestershire , with 275 to win, lost Mr. Grace, Mr. Gilbert , and Painter for compara- tively few runs . Messrs . Townsend(47 not ont) and Pullen (44 not out)how- ever entirely altered the aspect of the game, andat the end of the third day the match was drawn, Gloucestershire wanting 105 to win, with seven wickets to fall . Yorkshire , 236 and 325 ; total , 561. Gloucestershire , 287 and 170 (three wickets) ; total , 457. (6) Gloucestershirev. Lancashire. Manchester , July 30, 31, and August 1. Mr. J. A. Bushwas unable to play for Gloucestershire in this match. and the want of a capable wicket-keeper was severely felt . The batting of the eleven, too , with the exception of that of Mr. W. G. Grace, whoscored 50 and 39, was very disappointing , and no one else got twenty runs in either innings . O nthe other side Barlow (108) and Mr. A. G. Steel (74) contributed 182 out of 291 fromthe bat, and Mr. Steel , in addition , took nine wickets at a cost of only 50 runs. Barlowwasat the wickets altogether five hours and three -quarters , and, with the exception of a chance of stumping whenhe had scored 56,madeno mistake. Mr. Steel , in an hour-and-a-half , made74 out of 107 ruls . Lan cashire wonby an innings and 92 runs. Lancashire , 324. Gloucestershire , 128 `and104 ; total , 232. (7) Gloucestershirev. Somersetshire. Moreton -in -Marsh, August 3, 4, and 5. Mr. Bastard was unable to play, and Somersetshire was without its most reliable bowler. A sa consequence most of the Gloucestershire eleven scored well, and, indeed, extras contributed as m a n yas 54 to the aggregate of 448. Mr. Page, the Oxford captain , was chief run-getter , and his 116, it is worthyof remark, is the first innings of three figures he has ever made. Glou- cestershire wonby an innings and 268 runs . Gloucestershire , 448. Lancashire , 100and80 ; total, 180. W o o f(Gloucestershire ).. Overs. Maidens. R u n s. 5 0 7 0 . 2 3 3 (8) Gloucestershire v. Notts. Clifton , August 6, 7, and 8. Wickets.. 1 2 Raininterfered materially with the game, and the scoring on both sides wasmuchbelow the average . Gloucestershire , too, had all the worst of the