James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1889. 5 7 commencementof the gameuntil nearly two hours after the appointed time , and onthe second day the ground was so muchin favour of the bowlers , that the small scoring of Sussex in the second innings was not a surprise . Mr. McCormick (18 and14) proved to be the most successful run-getter on their side , indeed , he w a sthe only batsman able to get double figures in each innings . Mr. W. G. Grace's all -round cricket and Woof's effective bowling were the principal factors in Gloucestershire's success . Theformer made84 out of 143 while he wasin, and, besides batting for two hours without a mistake , took five wickets in the first innings of Sussex for 32 runs. Woof's bowling , though, wasfar and awaythe best of the match. H edelivered 37 overs andthree balls for 60 runsandtwelve wickets . Gloucestershire wonby an innings and 40 runs . Gloucestershire , 201 , Sussex, 79 and 82 ; total , 161 (9) Gloucestershirev. K e n t. Canterbury , August 8, 9, and 10 . Thesecond matchof the Canterbury week, the forty -ninth annual gathering onthe St. Lawrenceground. Both sides were well represented , and the result w a ssomeheavyscoring , not a rare occurrence , it maybe added, at Canterbury . Winningthe toss , Kentwere in for nearly the whole of the first day, for a big total of 353. Eight of the eleven got doubles , but the most notable displays werethose of Messrs. L. Wilsonand K e m p. T h eformer w a s in a little over three hours for his score of 132, which contained only one chance ; the latter made51 out of 76, while he was at the wickets , and wasonly in forty minutes . Eight of the Gloucestershire eleven secured double figures , but the total only reached 217, to which Mr. Cranston was chief contributor with 43. Following o ninaminority of 136, Mr. W .G. Grace was caught at slip without a run, and atthe end of the second day 42 were still wanted to avert an innings defeat , withfive of the best batsmenout. A t the commencementof the third d a yit hardly looked as if Gloucestershire could avoid a defeat , but some exceptionally fine defensive cricket by Mr. Radcliffe gave quite a newcomplexion to the game. That gentleman found a useful partner in Mr. Page, whose hitting was again of the greatest value to the side , and the pair added 91 runs while they weretogether . The Kentbowlers were unable to find a flaw in Mr. Radcliffe's defence, andhe carried out his bat for 101. Hewas at the wickets three hours and three quarters with only one chance at the wicket , whenhe hadgot 70, and amore judicious display of steady cricket has rarely been seen . Kent had 79 runs to get in 75 minutes whenthey went in a second time, not a difficult task ona ground with easy boundaries . Messrs . Wilson and Patterson , however, didnot attempt to force the game, and the first fifty minutes only realized 43 runs . Mr. Marchant, Mr. K e m p, and Barton, tried afterwards , by vigorous hitting , to makeup for lost time, but it was too late , and whenBarton was out the stumps were drawn. Kent wanting eight runs to win with six wickets to fall . Gloucestershire , 217 and 214 ; total , 431. Kent, 353 and 71 (four wickets ) ; total 424. Martin(1st inningsGloucestershire ) O v e r s. M a i d e n s. 35.3 1 4 R u n s. 4 1 W i c k e t s. 5 . . . υ. N o t t s. (10) Gloucestershire Clifton , August 15 and 16. Awicket, owing to rain , all in favour of the bowlers , and, as a consequence , amatch of very short duration . Thegamewas, indeed , completed by half -past three o'clock on the second afternoon , by which time thirty -one wickets had fallen for an aggregate of 331 runs . Gloucestershire was fortunate enough to win the toss , and thanks chiefly to the first two batsmen , Messrs . W. G. Grace (22) and Radcliffe (38 ), the eleven were able to claim a lead of 18 runs on the