James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

THE COUNTIES IN 1887 . 8 7 (1) Nottsv. Surrey. Nottingham , M a y30 and 31 , and June 1. Amatch giving rise to more excitement , and certainly to greater discussion , than any of the season . Both counties were well represented , and the interest in the gamewas kept up to the very last . The wicket did not play well at the start , and Surrey, whowonthe toss , began so badly , that six of the best batsmen were out for only twenty -seven runs . Somegood cricket by Maurice Read and W o o d, who put on 53 runs for the seventh wicket , improved their position materially , although the total only reached 115. Thoughat the end of the first dayNotts had made46 for the loss of only two wickets , LohmannandBowley bowled so well on the following morning, that no stand was made, and the innings closed for an addition of only 43 runs . WhenSurrey went in again , AbelandMr. Keyput on 66 runs before the first wicket fell , and some excellent batting by Messrs . Read (92) and Roller (52) brought the total to 264 with only half the wickets down. Mr. Shuter , seeing a chance of winning , at this point gave his meninstructions to get out, and they followed these instructions strictly , the last half of the innings realizing only 25 runs . Notts had to go in just before luncheon on the third day with 316 runs to win a quite impossible task in the time , Their only hope was a drawn game ; but Gunn, who played very fine cricket for 72, was the only one of the eleven who made a lengthy stay , and Surrey wonamidst the greatest excitement with only fifteen minutes to spare . Notts were beaten by 157 runs . Surrey , 115 and 289 ; total , 404. Notts , 89 and 158; total , 247. L o h m a n n (Surrey) O v e r s. 1 0 7 . 2 Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 1 0 5 1 0 5 8 It is worthy of remark that Surrey's last victory over Notts at Nottingham was in 1870. Mr. Shuter's action in ordering the later batsmen of Surrey to get out in the second innings gave rise to some controversy . That it was justifiable , however , was the opinion of leading cricketers generally , we maysay, indeed , universally . (2) N o t t sv. Y o r k s h i r e. Nottingham, June 16, 17, and 18. J. S E L B Y ' SB E N E F I T . Amatchdrawnwithout any great advantage to either side . In the three days 980 runs were totalled for twenty-five wickets -- an average of over 39 runs . Notts, for w h o mShrewsbury (81) was the principal contributor , had a lead of 31 runs on the first hands, but as the batsmen had the best of the game al- together , there was no chance of an actual finish . Ulyett's all -round cricket was the best feature on the Yorkshireside . H ewascredited with 113 runs in the two innings , and besides took four wickets for an average of thirteen runs . Peel was also of great use with bat as well as ball . Five of the ten wickets of Notts fell to his bowling , and in addition he made 34 runs with one not out . Mr. Hawke, the Yorkshire captain , lent valuable assistance in the second innings . His score of 78 not out, though not without luck , was a good display of batting . Yorkshire , 222 and 227 (six wickets ) ; total , 449. Notts , 253. Peel(Yorkshire) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 4 7 . 1 3 1 (3) N o t t sv. S u s s e x. Brighton , July 21 , 22, and 23 . 3 7 5 Although well represented , Sussex made only a poor show in this match, and the result was never for a momentin doubt. Thehometeam wonthe toss , but