James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

THE COUNTIES IN 1887. 6 3 had got 102, his score of 199 not out was without a fault . This is the first occasion , wem a yadd, on which Ulyett has carried his bat through the innings for his county. Yorkshire wonby an innings and 163 runs . Yorkshire , 399 . Derbyshire , 129 and107 ; total , 236. (5) Derbyshirev. Surrey. b r i nDerby , July 28, 29, and 30. C TheDerbyshire captain was unlucky enough to lose the toss , and his side spent the whole of the first and part of the second day in the field . Nine of the ten Surrey batsmen got double figures , but three of them accounted for as m a n yas 334 of the total of 491. Mr. W. W .Readwas in his best vein , and his score of 145 wasmadein two hours and a half without a mistake . Abel (92) wasin four hours and twenty minutes , while 364 runs were made. Mr. Key's play presented a complete contrast . H e scored 97 out of 140 runs in anhour and three -quarters , and it was hard luck for him to be finally caught in the long field whenon the verge of his hundred. The long score of their opponents hada prejudicial effect on the Derbyshire batting , and W. Chatterton (27 and 22) and Davidson (31 and 12) alone got double figures in each innings . Mar- shall , a colt , showed, in addition , very creditable cricket in the follow on. Surrey wonby an innings and 237, runs . Surrey , 491. Derbyshire , 121 and 133; total , 254. Beaumont(1st inns .Derbyshire ) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 3 0 5 2 8 1 5 (6) Derbyshire v. Surrey. Oval, August 15, 16, and 17. Derbyshire showed up well until the match had passed its meridian , and a little luck might have given them a victory . The wicket was not in the very best condition , and though Mr. Key played in his best style for 95, Surrey , who went in first , were dismissed for a comparatively small score of 152. Ratcliffe batted so well at the outset of the Derbyshire innings , that it looked as if the Surrey bowling was going to be collared . Ratcliffe's 64 was a particularly good display , but fortunately for Surrey Lohmann's bowling proved too much for the tail , and the last six wickets of Derbyshire only added 56 runs . At luncheon time , on the second day, Surrey were only 127 runs on with five wickets to fall , and the result was still far from a certainty . A determined stand by Henderson (98) and Abel (82), however , changed the whole aspect of thegame, and Surrey after all finished with plenty in hand. Thetwo little Surrey players added 177 runs while they were together , and though they had at the outset some slight luck , their batting throughout was worthy of the highest praise . Heavyrain on the second night madeDerbyshire's chance a hopeless one, and Abel bowled with such remarkable success that the eleven were all dismissed for 42. Abel's first twenty overs were delivered for five runs and five wickets . Surrey wonby 299 runs. Surrey , 152 and 363 ; total , 515. Derbyshire , 174 and 42 ; total , 216 . Abel(2nd inns. Derbyshire ) O v e r s. 2 4 . 2 M a i d e n s. 1 6 (7) Derbyshire v. Essex. Derby, May30 and June 1. R u n s. 1 5 W i c k e t s. 6 The Essex eleven were seen to disadvantage throughout , and their opponents had a little to spare from first to last . The scoring on both sides was below the average , and only 398 runs were made for thirty -five wickets .