James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1889. 9 1 E X T R A N E O U SM A T C H E SA T T H E O V A L. (In each case the winning side is placed first .) ContendingClubs. (1) Northv. South (2) Players v. Gentlemen W h e n played. 1st 2 n d1st 2nd i n n. inn. i n n. i n n. M a y1 6, 17 1 2 8 July4, 5, 6 W o nb y 6 8 3 5 inns& 25r u n s 396*177 347 225 9 wkts.; *1wd (3)Gent.of Surreyv . Gent.of Philad. July 18, 19,20 294 355 458 *43 drawn; *3 wd (1) N o r t hv. South. M a y16 and 17. Thoughthe fixture had been arranged at an early date of the season , to avoid interference with other interests , an unfortunate combination of circum- stances prevented either team from being representative , and the match lost mostof its importance in consequence . Owingto indisposition Mr. W. G. Grace wasunable to play for the South, andAbel, from the same cause , as well as Mr. Stoddart , could not assist . Recourse , under the circumstances , was had to Surrey, and that county supplied no less than eight of the eleven . The North, too, had not quite its full strength , but the collective bowling of Peel , Attewell , and Briggs , on a wicket all against the batsmen , gave them an immense ad- vantage and the result was never in doubt . Barnes (25) was the highest scorer in the match, and the Southern batsmen, in particular , showedup so badly that Mr. W. W. Read (21 ) and Henderson (20), who made 41 of the first total of 68 , alone got double figures in the second innings , the best contribution was A. Hearne's 7 not out; and the ten wickets fell in anhour and a half . TheSouth, it m a ybe added, had the worst of the wicket . The Northw o nby an innings and 25 runs . North, 128. South, 68 and 35; total , 103. Attowell(North) Peel(2ndinns. South) O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. 6 8 4 6 2 4 1 5 3 5 1 8 1 0 5 (2) G e n t l e m e nv. Players. July 4, 5, and 6. Except for the absence of Briggs , whowas playing for Lancashire against Warwickshire , and Read, who had injured his hand, the Players had a very for- midable eleven ; while , on the other hand , the Gentlemen could only have been strengthened by the assistance of Messrs . A. G. Steel and K e y. Fortunately for the latter they were able to secure first use of a perfect wicket , and, considering the bowling arrayed on the side of the Players , they did well to secure a total of 347. Messrs . Grace and Stoddart opened well with 81 for the first wicket, but Messrs . O'Brien and Cranston madeeven a morevaluable stand . Mr. O'Brien's play was just at the outset a little fluky , but the latter part of his innings was markedby some fine batting and resolute hitting . Neither Barnes nor Shrewsbury seemed quite at homeat first , andGunn, who helped Barnes to add 121 runs , was missed whenhe had only made 32. Quaife's score of 42 not out was, indeed , quite as good as'any on the side , and his selection to fil Maurice Read's place was fully justified . Except Mr. Grace , who played in his best form, none of the earliest batsmen in the second innings of the Gentlemen played up to their reputations , and it was left to Messrs Nepean and