James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

9 2 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. opponents for 123, Surrey had all the best of the first day's play, thanks to Mr. J. Shuter (34) and Maurice Read, the latter of w h o mmadethe best use of the wicket , hitting in brilliant style for his score of 70. At the end of the first day Surrey had made132 for the loss of only two batsmen ; but no one except Mr. Key, who played with strict care for his 45 not out, could do anything on the treacherous wicket , andthe total was only increased by 64. Yorkshire , whenthey went in a second time, required 73 runs to save the innings , and Lohmannand E. Mills bowled with such remarkable success that they were all out for 63, of which Ulyett h a d contributed 23. In the matchaltogether Lohmanntook eleven wickets for 69 runs . Mills , too , was very difficult . H e was credited with eight Yorkshire wickets at a cost of 57 runs. Surrey wonby an innings and 10 runs. Surrey , 196. Yorkshire , 123 and63 ; total , 186. L o h m a n n(2ndinns. Yorkshire). M i l l s ( " " O v e r s. 2 3 M a i d e n s. 1 4 R u n s. W i c k e t s. 2 0 5 )........ 22 1 1 3 3 5 Theproceeds of the match were given to EdwardBarratt , a professional w h obecame identified with Surrey cricket in 1876, at a time whenit was at a very low ebb, and whose bowling was of great use to the county for several years. (4) Surrey v. Sussex. Oval, August 29, 30, and 31. Another exciting finish , though on this occasion the struggle was against time. Though they won the toss , the batting of the Surrey eleven was certainly below the usual standard , and they were all dismissed for a small total of 118. Going in again in a minority of 45, they were seen to better advantage , and mainly through the help of Mr. Key (99), Maurice Read (63) , and Abel (58) , the game underwent an alteration entirely in their favour . The finish of the innings was productive of incidents which were to be regretted . After the rain the wicket was growing treacherous , and it was the interest of the side that the Surrey innings should cometo an end. Bowley, however , overdid his part so completely , by rushing into the middle of the wicket , that neither the bowler (Bean) nor the wicket -keeper (Mr. Dudney) attempted to get him out. The latter , indeed , refused to stump him when op- portunity came, and the consequence was not only that the gamedegenerated into a farce, but Surrey's chances of an actual w i nwere considerably reduced. A t the close Sussex were left with a little under an hour and a half to bat, and so puzzling was Lohmann's bowling, helped by the wicket , that at one time it looked as if Surrey would pull it off. Bean, though , played pluckily at the crisis , and the gamewas drawn, Sussex being still 236 runs behind with only three wickets to fall . In the match altogether Lohmanntook thirteen Sussex wickets for 97 runs. Surrey , 118 and362 ; total , 480. Sussex , 163 and81 (seven wickets) ; total , 244. L o h m a n n(2ndinns. Sussex). O v e r s. M a i d e n s 2 7 1 5 (5) Surrey v. Hampshire. Oval, M a y16, 17, and 18 . R u n s. Wickets. 3 4 7 Theopening match of whatproved to be a most successful season . Both sides were well represented , and the result was some capital cricket , the Hampshire eleven making a very good show, considering the brilliant form shownby their opponents during the summer. This was the more creditable to them, as in losing the toss they had the worst of the luck, in particular at the