James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

9 0 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERSA N N U A L. has done much, as no one can deny , to develop cricket . Nor can it be said that Surrey's attainment of the first place was in anywaya fluke , or the result of any great amount of luck . On the contrary , it was only gained after very hard work and in the face of, in the latter part of the season in particular , great diffi- culties . The eleven had, indeed , a very heavy programmeto carry out, and to some it was possibly a surprise that they played up so well until the last . In estimating their performances , too, it must not be forgotten that they were seriously handicapped in the later fixtures by the loss of Mr. W. E. Roller , Jones , and Beaumont, three of their most reliable bowlers , and that on somefew occasions they suffered severely from the absence of Wood, their regular wicket- keeper . All things considered , the season wasa remarkable one, and no one could grudge the Surrey eleven the proud distinction they gained as the best county of the year. That this success was dueto the excellent feeling which animated every memberof the teamwill be admitted by those who composed it we feel sure . Theythemselves , too, would be the first to admit that the untiring energy of their captain has been one of the greatest factors in the regainment of their old position , and indeed Surrey cricketers cannot appreciate too highly the ines- timable services Mr. John Shuter has rendered byhis unswerving loyalty to the county. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches Played , 16 ; Won, 12 ; Drawn, 2 ; Lost , 2 . Club. Opts. W h e n Opponents. Where played . played . 1st 2 n d1st 2 n d i n n. inn. i n n. inn. W o nb y MatchesW o n(12). *Derbyshire *Notts.... *Middlesex . *N o t t s.. *Lancashire *Gloucestershire (1) Yorkshire *K e n t O v a l Lord's M y262728 294 Nottingham ,, 3031 J1 Manchester 115 289 89 158 157 runs J n161718 557 M o r t n-in-M s h 2 32425 336 Sheffield B e c k e n h a m D e r b y July4, 5, 6 301 2 1,2 2 2 4 8 و د وو 2 82930 491 8 1 1 3 4 inns. & 79runs 205 218 inns. & 134runs 9 7 1 3 5 inns. & 1 0 4runs 1 1 1 175 inns. & 15 runs 9 4 152 inns, & 2 runs 121 133 inns. & 237r u n s Aug.1, 2,3 212*205 248 168 4 wkts; *6 w d *Gloucestershire O v a l 4, 5, 6 357 *70 202 221 6 wkts; *4w d و د (2) Sussex Brighton 8, 9, 10 293*149 263 178 1 wkt; *9 w d *Derbyshire O v a l 151617 152 363 174 42 299 runs (3) Yorkshire . O v a l وو و د 1 8, 19 196 1 2 3 6 3 inns. &1 0runs MatchesD r a w n(2). R e m a r k s. *K e n t O v a l 2 22324 136 343 256 *168 *6 wickets down (4) Sussex O v a l ود ود 2 93 031 3 6 2 163 *61 *7 wickets down MatchesLost(2). Lostb y *M i d d l e s e x . O v a l Jn30J 1 2176 240 339 *7 8 9wkts ; *1 w d *Lancashire O v a l A g111213 79 165 121 270 147 runs E x t r aMatches. MatchesW o n(7). W o nby (5) Hampshire O v a l M y161718 253 *92 132 210 7 wkts; *3 w d (8) Leicestershire . L e i c e s t e r (1 2) Essex (1 4) Hampshire (10) CambridgeUniversity (9) Oxford University. (13) Leicestershire Matches Drawn(3). (6) Warwickshire. (7) Warwickshire. (1 5) Essex.. M a t c hLost(1). (11) Oxford University O v a l Oval 5 4 3 O x f o r d O v a l O v a l و د Oval Leyton June6,7,8 168 349 107 101 " 2021 22 ,, 9, 10, 11 July18, 19 2 5, 26 Southampton Aug. 25, 26 390 288 121 1 6 0 inns. & 7 runs 127*189 57 158 8 wkts; *2 w d Birmingham June 2, 3,4 225 Sept. 1,2,3 272 J n2 72 829 3 0 9 133 365 1 3 9 8 2runs 269 runs 251 225 inns. & 67runs 190 197 inns. & 3 runs 412 8 0 4 2 inns. & 290runs M y1920 21 *178 1 3 9 71 *97 *7 wickets d o w n 6 0 Lostby R e m a r k s. *2wicketsd o w n * See previous reviews of M.C.C. and Counties .