James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

6 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. took in all fourteen wickets in the match at a cost of 171 runs . Yorkshire , 334 and 184 ; total , 518. Gloucestershire , 363 and 85 ; total , 448 . W a d e(2ndinnings Gloucestershire )...... O v e r s. 1 5 M a i d e n s. 7 (7) Gloucestershire v. Notts. Nottingham, July 28, 29, and 30. R u n s. W i c k e t s. 1 8 6 Withthe exception of Scotton , both counties were able to place their full strength in the field for this match. The hometeam kept possession of the wickets for the first day, totalling , by slow play , 258 runs for a loss of six wickets , Mr. H. B. Daft (88) and Shrewsbury (86) helping chiefly to this result . Gloucestershire failed to reach the Nottingham total (298) by 122 runs , and fared still worse in the second attempt on a crumbling wicket, being all dis- missed for the small score of 84. Intheir first innings Mr. Pullen played brilliant cricket for 52,which only occupied himseventy -five minutes . Richardson , a new bowler of Notts , took eight wickets for an average of six and a half runs . Notts, 298. Gloucestershire , 176 and84; total , 260. (8) Gloucestershirev. S u s s e x. Clifton , August 1, 2, and 3. Gloucestershire's only victory of the season . Theywonthe toss , and thanks to Mr. Radcliffe (57), Mr. Pullen (27), and Mr. Page (28), were able to put together 207 runs. This total Sussex failed to reach b y 98, butin their follow onshowedto muchgreater advantage in scoring 258. This left the home team 161 to win, in which they were successful after losing four of their batsmen. Mr. Pullen again played brilliantly for 62, and Dr. W . G. saw the winning hit made, carrying out his bat for 32. Gloucestershire , 207 and 162 (four wickets ) ; total , 369. Sussex , 109 and 258 ; total , 367 . (9) Gloucestershirev. Surrey. Oval, August4, 5, and 6. Though without the services of Mr. Roller , Wood, and Jones , the home teamwereable to defeat their opponents by six wickets . The match brought a most successful week's cricket to a close , Surrey having scored a second victory over Nottinghamshire on the first three days . Winning the toss , Surrey kept possession of the wickets till the morning of the second day. Thecaptain (Mr. Shuter) played a faultless innings of 76, and was well backed up by Messrs . Key (50) and A. P. Douglas (51 not out). The feature of the innings , however , wasthe stand madeby the latter and Beaumont(60), who put on 106 for the eighth wicket . Mr. Douglas was at the wickets three hours and a quarter for 52 not out. Against the large total of 357 Gloucestershire could only account for 202 , Dr. E. M. (46) being the chief contributor . In their follow on, though Dr. W .G. (40) and Mr. F. Townsend (33) did their utmost to stave off defeat , it wasnot till Painter (79) camein, and hit with great judgment and freedom , that the single innings defeat was averted . As it was, the home team had to get 67 runs to win, and this number cost them four wickets . Surrey , 357 and 70 (four wickets ); total , 427. Gloucestershire , 202 and 221 ; total , 423. (10) Gloucestershireυ. N o t t s. Clifton , August 8, 9, and 10 . Acrushing defeat for the hometeam by aninnings and 65 runs . Notts going in first , by the aid of Gunn(66), Flowers (76), Shrewsbury (not out 119),. and Shacklock (71), ran up the large aggregate of 423. Shrewsbury , owing to