James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

6 4 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. and their luck in winning the toss was a byno means unimportant factor in their easy victory . While Kent, too, had quite its best eleven , Middlesex was not equally well represented , lacking the valuable services of Messrs . O'Brien , F. G. J. Ford, and Mordaunt. Rain prevented a commencementuntil after luncheon on the first day, and Kent, taking advantage of a fairly easy pitch , remained at the wicket all the following morning. Agood deal of the credit of their total of 256, too , was due to the tail , and the last five batsmen were responsible for 127 out of 238 from the bat , Alec Hearne having been two hours at the wicket for his 36 not out. Mr. Stoddart , who as usual opened the Middlesex batting with Mr. Webbe, was missed more than once in making 29, and his score proved to be the highest on the side . Noneof the batsmen could do anything with the bowling of Wright, who, helped by the wind as well as the ground, was almost unplayable . In the follow on, too, Middlesex only fared a little better , and Wrightand Martin kept up their ends without a change. Kent wonby an innings and 55 runs . Kent, 256. Middlesex , 90 and 111 ; total , 201 . Wright(Kent) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 6 1 2 3 1 0 6 1 3 (7) K e n t v. Yorkshire. Sheffield , August 12 and 13 . Owing to rain the wicket was never at any period of the game favourable for run -getting , and the scoring was much below the average . The bowlers consequently were seen to the best advantage , and with the exception of six overs byAlec Hearne, Wrightand Martin were on throughout the two innings of Yorkshire . Kent,winning the toss , madea mostinauspicious commencement, and the total was only 27 whenthe sixth wicket fell . A very small total seemed probable , but Alec Hearne (42), and Mr. Fox (40), changed the appear- ance of the game altogether by their partnership , which produced 67 runs . As in their previous matchwith Kent the Yorkshiremen made a very poor show against the bowling of Wright and Martin, and Peel (6 and 24), proved to be the highest scorer . Their aggregate , singularly , amountedto only eight runs more than in the first match at Maidstone . Kent wonby 82 runs ; a victory due mainlyto the excellent batting of Mr. Fox (the principal run-getter with 69), AlecHearne, whomade59 for once out, and Mr. Patterson , and the fine bowling of Wrightand Martin, the latter in particular . Peel's all -round cricket was the mostnoteworthyfeature on the Yorkshireside . H e took eleven wickets for 8 7 runs . Kent, 121 and 102 ; total , 223. Yorkshire , 47 and 94 ; total , 141 . Wright(Kent) Martin( ) " O v e r s. 4 6 . 2 4 1 M a i d e n s. R u n s. 2 3 4 6 1 7 6 4 W i c k e t s. 1 0 9 (8) K e n tv. S u s s e x. Brighton , August 15 and 16. Another easy victory for Kent. As in the previous match at Gravesend, too, Mr. Marchant's brilliant hitting affected the result materially . He showed his partiality for Sussex bowling unmistakably once more, and, indeed , he was only at the wickets an hour in the attainment of his 86, which included as many as sixteen boundary hits . Goingin against a fairly good total of 258, the Sussex eleven madea very poor show in each innings , andArthur Hide (13 not out, and 30), occupied the novel position of chief scorer . Thebowling of Martin and