James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1887. 6 5 B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. Average. Cropper 3 8 7 1 8 6 5 8 0 3 7 15.25 D a v i d s o n 518.2 2 0 5 9 6 0 5 6 17.8 G .G . W a l k e r . 1 6 4 . 1 6 6 3 0 6 1 5 2 0 . 6 H u l m e . 2 8 6 . 3 1 1 3 5 2 5 1 8 2 9 . 3 Chatterton . 1 9 3 9 3 2 4 4 8 3 0 . 4 Slater 4 6 1 8 1 0 7 2 53.1 S u g g 9 1 3 3 1 7 7 2 8 8 . 1 The following bowled in one innings :- G. B. Barrington , 12 overs ,4maidens,27 runs , 1wicket ; Ratcliffe , 3overs , 1maiden, 8 runs , no wicket ; Storer , 8 overs , no maiden,18runs , nówicket; andHall, 5 overs, 1maiden, 9 runs, nowicket. G L O U C E S T E R S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1887.-President , Dukeof Beaufort , K.G. Vice -President , Lord Fitzhardinge . Treasurer , W. H. Harford . Captain , W.G. Grace . Secretary , E. M. Grace. Committee , H. W . Beloe , J. A. Bush, S. H. Brookes , Henry Grace, William Henry Miles , R. Fenton Miles , T. G. Matthews, Rev. C. H. Ridding, F. Townsend, J. A. Ware, Capt. J. S. Warren, G. Norman, W . D. L. Macpherson, Colonel A. H. Versturme, E. J. Taylor, E. A. Harvey, E. B. Haygarth, and E. G. Clarke . In spite of the generally brilliant batting shownby Mr. W. G. Grace, Glou- cestershire's record was disappointing and unsatisfactory . Mr. Pullen reap- peared in the eleven with gratifying results , and the batting was, when the full strength of the county was in the field , as was only the case in the later matches, at times u p to the best standard of Gloucestershire. In the earlier fixtures Mr. W. G. Grace was badly supported , and the bowling , at the best not formidable , was further weakened by the absence of Woofand Mr. H. V. Page. A new fast bowler namedRoberts was tried in the later matches, and on several occasions with distinct success . Thebowling, though , will have to be considerably strengthened before Gloucestershire can hope to regain the high position it occupied some ten years ago. R e s u l t sof M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 14 ; Won, 1 ; Drawn, 4 ; Lost, 9. Opponents. M a t c hW o n(1). S u s s e x MatchesD r a w n(4). (1) Kent (9) Middlesex.. (4) Yorkshire (1 3) Kent MatchesLost(9). (2) Sussex. (3) Surrey (5) Lancashire (6)Yorkshire (7) Notts (8) Surrey (1 0) Notts (11) Lancashire (1 2) Middlesex E x t r aM a t c h . (14) Somersetshire . . . . . . . . . Whereplayed . W h e n played . Club. O p n t s. 1st 2 n d 1st 2 n d inn . inn. inn. inn. W o nb y Clifton Aug.1.2,3 207 162 109 258 6 wkts; *4 w d Blackheath M y26,2728 181 R e m a r k s . 202*155 *6 wktsd o w n Lord's June2,3,4 197 84 172 *25 *2 و د " Gloucester ,, 3 0Jy1 2 369 338 300 C l i f t o n A g25,26,27 277 *182 317 *2 Brighton Lostb y " M30,31 J1 240 190 253 *180 6 wkts; *4wd Mretn-in-M s hJu23,24,25 97 135 336 Manchester Dewsbury Jy21,22,23 248 98 4 4 4 ,, 25,26,27 363 85 334 184 Nottingham 28,29,30 176 84 298 O v a l C l i f t o n Cheltenham Clifton ود Aug4, 5, 6 202 221 357 *70 و د 8, 9, 10 172 186 423 ,, 15,16,17 132 219 252 *103 ,, 22,23,24 257 194 212 *240 Cheltenham Aug. 18,19 272 132 125 i n n s& 1 0 4runs i n n s& 9 8runs 70runs inns& 3 8r u n s 6 wkts; *4 w d i n n s& 6 5runs 6 wkts; *4 w d 1 wkt; *9 w d W o nb y inns& 1 5r u n s 6