James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1889

8 5 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. (4) Lancashirev. Middlesex. Manchester , July 5, 6, and 7. Lancashire were lucky to win the toss , as the wicket played worse and worse as the match proceeded and the ground dried . Only an hour and a half's play was possible on the first day, in which time Lancashire lost four batsmen for 64 runs . Next morning they had lost six for 89 , when Mr. Crosfield (67) joined Barlow (39), and these two, with the assistance of a vigorous 35 from Yates , madeup the respectable total of 220. Briggs's bowling was too good for seven of the Middlesex batsmen , and had it not been for a very brilliantly hit innings from Mr. O'Brien (61), and a useful 24 from Mr. J. G. Walker ,the small total of 114 wouldhave been very muchsmaller . Following on, the Southerners did even worse , the second innings only amounting to 85. Of these Mr. O'Brien made29 and Mr. Vernon 25. Lancashire won by an innings and 21 runs . Lancashire , 220. Middlesex , 114 and 85 ; total , 199 . Briggs (Lancashire ) O v e r s. 61.3 Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 3 3 7 3 1 3 (5) Lancashirev. Yorkshire. Manchester , July 19 and 20. Like most matches played during the wet month of July , this proved to be entirely a bowler's game. Lancashire going in first made79 in two and a half hours , of which Briggs (19) and Sugg (27) got 46. Their opponents failed to reach this small total by 28 runs . Lancashire's second attempt was very little better than their first , and as they only headed their previous total by three runs, this left Yorkshire 111 to get to win. The result was in suspense up to the last , but Wade( 16 ), Peel (20), and Preston (not out 12) just managed to knock off the necessary runs with two wickets to spare . Yorkshire , 51 and 111 (eight wickets); total , 162. Lancashire , 79 and 82 ; total , 161 . (6) Lancashirev. Surrey. Manchester , August 2. O n eof the curiosities of a remarkableseason-a first -class fixture coin- m e n c e dandendedon the sameday. It was unfortunate for the Lancastrians that Messrs . A. G. Steel , Jowett, Eccles , and the Rev. J. R. Napier were unable to play, as the match waslooked forward to with great interest in the cricket world, manygood judges fancying that the hometeam on their ownground mightbe able to lower the colours of the victorious Southerners . Having the good luck to win the toss , Mr. Hornbydecided on batting first , but such was the irresistible character of Lohmann'sbowling on a fast -drying wicket , that the wholeside were dismissed in an hour and a half for 35 runs . Pilling's 10 was theonlydoublefigure, and for this hehadto thanka doubtful decision before he had scored . Most of the Surrey batsmen, with the exception of Mr. W. W . Read, found the wicket far from easy . As it was, Mr. Shuter (17), Mr. Key(25), andLohmann(14) were the only double -figure contributions besides Mr. Read's admirable not out 49. With a deficit of 88 the home team started again , and, thanks to Barlow( 11) and Sugg(20) , managedto total 36 whenthe third batsman went. The next six wickets , however, only added two runs, and then Watson. the last man, hitting hard, made18 not out, so that the innings closed for 63.