James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

T H ECOUNTIES IN 1889. 6 5 Wright was the best feature of the match . They bowled unchanged through the first innings of Sussex , and the latter was again able to show very creditable figures , taking eight wickets at a cost of 67 runs. Kentwonby aninnings and 38 runs. Kent, 258. Sussex , 97 and 123 ; total , 220. (9) K e n tv. Lancashire. Maidstone , August 19, 20, and 21 . Though Kent had its best eleven , and, in addition , had first innings , the show they madewas very disappointing , and Lancashire had in the end a very easy win. A tthe commencementMr. W .H. Patterson gave an excellent display of batting , but no one was found to stay with him, and his 54 represented almost onehalf of the total got from the bat. Mold's fast bowling was the chief cause ofthe collapse . H etook seven of the last eight wickets , and all clean bowled, at a cost of 51 runs . Theout cricket of the hometeam, too, was hardly up to their usual standard , and Sugg (49), and Briggs (34), were morethan once missed . Barlow's extraordinary defence though wasthe feature of the Lancashire bat- ting. Goingin first , he was not out whenthe tenth wicket fell , andin his score of51, which occupied him five hours , there were twenty-three singles , a proof of his unwearying care . The wicket , affected by rain , was all in favour of the bowlers whenKenthad to go in a second time. Undersuch conditions Watson andBriggs were practically unplayable , and as not one of the side was able to get double figures , the innings was soon over. Lancashire wonbyan innings and35 runs. Lancashire , 215. Kent, 128 and 52 ; total , 180. Watson(2nd innings Kent) M o l d (1st و د ود ). Overs. M a i d e n s. 2 3 2 5 1 1 7 2 7 5 1 R u n s. W i c k e t s. 7 7 (10) K e n tv. Surrey. Kennington Oval , August 22 and 23. Witha wicket soft from the rain of the previous day, there was every cer- tainty of small scoring , and the match was over before luncheon on the second day. Kenthad the advantage of going in first , but Lohmann and Beaumont bowledwith such success that they were all out in an hour and three quarters for the poor aggregate of 48, with one exception the smallest total of the season in first -class county matches. Ashower during the interval madethe wicket a little easier again whenSurrey went in, and they nearly doubled the Kent score , thanks mainly to Mr. W. W. Read, who made 28 out of 32 while he was in . Rain stopped play at five o'clock on the first day, and Kent on the following morning fared so badly against Beaumontand Lohmannthat seven wickets were downfor 31. It then looked as if Kentwouldprobably not save the innings defeat , but a useful stand by Frank Hearne (17), and Barton , preserved them from this dis- credit , and Surrey won after all with ten wickets to spare . Only four bowlers hadahand in the match , Beaumont and Lohmannfor Surrey , Wright and Mar- tin for Kent. Thetwo Surrey m e nhad remarkable figures as will be seen, and they divided the Kentwickets equally and at the same cost . It was to them that the Surrey victory was mostly due. Surrey , 92 and 11 (no wicket ) ; total , 103. Kent, 48 and53; total , 101. Beaumont(Surrey ) Lohmann( " ) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 4 7 . 2 4 7 2 6 4 9 1 0 2 2 4 9 1 0 . . 6