James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

7 0 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. I nall 7 7 6 182 runs for the loss of two wickets , leaving themwith 142 runs on, runs were scored in the match-an average of over 35 runs per wicket , Gloucestershire , 277 and 182 (two wickets ) ; total , 459. Kent, 317 . (14) Gloucestershirev. Somersetshire. Cheltenham , August 18 and 19 . The closing matchof the Cheltenham week. Dr. W. G. scored 92 out of the 166 obtained while he was in for Gloucestershire . That county's total of 272 wastoo great for their opponents , and the latter failed in their two attempts to reach Gloucestershire's score by a margin of 15 runs . The wicket , it may be added, was much affected by recent heavy rains , and Somersetshire had all the worst of the luck. Roberts obtained eleven Somersetshire wickets at a cost of 84 runs . Gloucestershire , 272. Somersetshire , 132 and 125 ; total , 257 . B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S .+ I n n s. T i m e s n o to u t. R u n s. W .G. Grace.... 2 8 5 1 4 9 7 M o s ti n a nI n n s. *1 8 3 Average. 6 5 . 2 H. J. Boughton 5 2 9 0 4 1 3 0 E .M .G r a c e 2 8 0 5 8 1 8 4 2 8 H .V .P a g e 1 8 1 2 6 0 *6 1 2 3 . 4 A. N e w n h a m 9 2 1 5 8 5 6 22.4 W .W .F. Pullen 2 3 0 4 8 9 7 8 21.6 Painter 1 6 0 3 4 2 7 9 21.6 J. H . B r a i n 6 0 1 3 0 7 4 2 1 . 4 O. G. Radcliffe . 2 8 2 5 0 0 7 7 19.15 F. T o w n s e n d 1 8 1 2 8 9 5 6 1 7 W .T r o u p 6 0 8 3 6 2 13.5 H .H a l e 9 1 1 0 6 4 1 1 8 . 2 G . Francis.. 1 5 1 5 0 3 1 1 0 E .L.Griffiths 2 3 4 1 8 9 *28 9.18 A. C. M .C r o o m e 8 1 6 7 5 0 9 . 4 T .Bloor. 5 0 4 4 2 2 8 . 4 F .L.Cole 1 3 2 8 8 3 6 8 W o o f 1 2 1 8 2 2 6 7.5 R o b e r t s 1 5 3 5 5 1 1 4.7 J. A.B u s h. 6 8 1 0 4 3 . 1 E. Peake played in three innings -0, *26,and 25. The following played in two innings :- Bendall-0,3 ; C. Wreford-Brown-*21, 4 ; W. O. Moberly-11 , 0. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. Average. H .V. Page 313.3 1 4 0 4 8 3 2 2 1 5 . 3 Painter 5 7 3 2 7 0 4 1 7 . 2 R o b e r t s 550.2 2 4 4 8 3 4 4 0 20.34 W .G. Grace 908.2 3 7 6 1 4 5 4 6 7 21.47 E. M . Grace 162.2 4 0 4 2 4 1 5 2 8 . 4 A. N e w n h a m . 2 8 2 1 1 9 4 5 6 1 4 32.8 W o o f 335.2 1 8 0 4 3 8 1 1 39.9 H .H a l e 6 7 2 3 1 3 5 3 4 5 O. G .Radcliffe 1 0 5 4 8 2 1 0 4 52.2 A .C. M .C r o o m e 1 1 4 4 8 1 6 8 3 5 6 F. Townsendbowledin four innings-36 overs, 4 maidens, 85 runs, no wicket. Thefol- Jowing bowled in three innings :--E . Peake-132.1 overs , 57 maidens , 240 runs, 15 wickets ; and J. Bloor-16overs, 9 maidens,-14 runs, no wicket. Thefollowing bowledin two innings :-. G.Francis -4 overs , 1 maiden, 16 runs , 1 wicket ; F. L. Cole-9 overs , 3 maidens , 32 runs, no wicket ; J. H. Brain-16 overs , 1 maiden, 49 runs , 1 wicket ; and C. Wreford -Brown-15 overs , 9 maidens, 27 runs, no wicket. T h efollowing bowledin one innings:- W. W .F. Pullen- 2 overs , 1 maiden, 2 runs, no wicket ; Bendall-20 overs , 4 maidens,42 runs , 1wicket ; W . Troup-2 overs , 1 maiden,4 runs, nowicket . + Include the Somersetshire match,