James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

THE COUNTIES IN 1889 . 8 5 1 hadbeen made in thirty -five minutes . Surrey won by nine wickets . Surrey , 257 and75 (one wicket) ; total , 332. Yorkshire , 141 and 187 ; total , 328 . L o h m a n n O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. 7 4 2 9 1 2 9 1 2 (2) Surreyv. Sussex. Brighton , July 15, 16, and 17. Though heavy rains prevented any chance of the high scoring usually characteristic of the Brighton wickets , the gamewas very interesting from first to last , andthe finish , as was the case in the same match in the two preceding seasons , was most exciting . Sussex , who wonthe toss , seemed only likely to makea moderate score , and it was chiefly the hitting of Jesse Hide and Mr. Brannwhich enabled them to reach a fairly good total . These two batsmen added 85 for the fifth wicket , and Hide was still in whenthe innings closed , for a well -hit and most useful score of 75. Henderson (47) was the only one of Surrey's usual run-getters at all successful , and the two last men, Beau- montand Sharpe, who put on 43 for the last wicket , just placed Surrey in frontb yonerunonthe first hands. L o h m a n n, w h oh a dtakennine of the ten wickets of Sussex , proved even more puzzling whenthey wentin a second time ; and of a total of 84 three menjointly contributed 64, five of the eleven failing to get a run, and the last three falling to successive balls . With six of the best wickets downfor 81, it looked as if Surrey might not pull through , and had Lockwoodbeen caught in the long field , as he ought to have been, the result would have been very open . As it was Surrey wonwith only three wickets in hand. Surrey, 181 and 82 (seven wickets ) ; total , 263. Sussex , 180 and 81 ; total , 261. Lohmann's bowling was exceptionally fine . L o h m a n n(Surrey) . . O v e r s. M a i d e n s. 66.2 2 2 (3) Surrey v. Sussex. Oval, July 29 and 30. R u n s. 9 8 W i c k e t s. 1 5 TheSurrey eleven have generally of late shownup well against Sussex on their ownground, andthough they had the worst of the luck in losing the toss , the resultw a sneverin d o u b tafterSussexh a doncebatted. B e a nm a d e4 3 of the first 53, but Bowley, whohad not been put onbefore , helped Lohmannto dismiss the last eight batsmen for an addition of 80 runs, andthe two mentioned shared the ten wickets equally . Mr. Shuter (55) andAbel (61) scored so fast that 104 had been madein just about the samenumberof minutes before awicket fell . Mr. W. W. Read(87) and Lockwood(48), too, increased the total by 106 for the seventh wicket , andW o o d, catching the infection , hit awayvigorously for 38. Mr. Readwas in three hours, andhis innings was free from the semblance of achance . As on the opening day, Mr. N e w h a m(47) and Bean(25) gave the Surreybowlers some trouble , and while they were together there was a chance that Sussex might save the innings . Beaumont, though, came on opportunely , and his bowling settled the issue , dismissing four batsmen at a cost of eleven runs. Surrey wonby an innings and 84 runs. Surrey , 326. Sussex , 111 and 131; total , 242. Bowley(1st . inns. Sussex)............ O v e r s. 24.3 M a i d e n s. 1 5 R u n s. 2 2 W i c k e t s. 5 (4) Surrey v. Yorkshire. Oval, August 26 and 27. Oneof the most remarkable finishes ever witnessed . Rain madethe ground 1