James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1889. 7 1 wickets . Lancashire 215 and 43 (no wicket ) ; total , 258. Yorkshire , 117 and 120 ; total, 256. Briggs (Lancashire ) O v e r s, 66.1 M a i d e n s. 3 4 R u n s. 9 0 W i c k e t s. 1 0 (7) L a n c a s h i r ev. S u s s e x. Brighton , August 12 and 13. Rainagain , and, as a consequence , wickets to favour the bowler more than the batsman. Sussex wonthe toss , but Watsonand Briggs proved too muchfor them, and these two bowlers , with the exception of six overs in the second innings , wereunchanged during the match. The ground was in better condition when Sussex werebatting the second time, and, thanks to the free hitting of Bean, who scorea 53 in an hour and twenty minutes without a chance , 73 was up when the second wicket fell . Beanwas, however, the only one of the Sussex eleven able to get over 25 runs in the match , and the result was never in any doubt . Of the Lancashire total of 200 from the bat, Barlow and Briggs were accountable for 111 , and neither batsman made a mistake . Barlowwas batting two hours and twenty minutes for his 55 , and Briggs , who got one run more, was in a little over an hour. Lancashire wonby an innings and 33 runs . Lancashire , 225. Sussex, 64 and 128 ; total , 192. Watson(Lancashire ) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 6 7 4 2 6 7 1 0 (8) Lancashire v. Surrey. Oval, August 15 and 16. Anothersevere defeat for Surrey, and one due this time, in a great measure, to their own mistakes . Heavy rain on the previous day had madethe wicket soft , and as Mr. Hornby was fortunate enough again to win the toss , Lancashire had the advantage of a good start . Mistakes in the field cost Surrey heavily , and Mr. Eccles , whowasthe highest scorer with 57,waslet off more than once early in his innings . Sugg's 50, though in the latter part full of resolute hitting ,was not aninnings of great merit . Surrey had to bat on the second morning on a drying wicket, andthough Mr. Key(43), andLohmann(25 not out), played upwell , the eleven generally showed lack of confidence . In the follow on, too, the earlier batsmenwere very disappointing , and it was not till Maurice Read (63) and Lohmann(66 not out), got together that any stand was made. The two batsmen , playing with great confidence , made 54 runs in fifty minutes , and Lohmannwas not out when the innings closed . H e was only in an hour anda half and his score was free from a mistake of anykind . Read's wasalmost as goodaninnings , but he gave one chance in the long field . With Mr. Hornby and Barlowsoon out, there was an outside chance of a good finish , but Sugg (44) hit awaywith such vigour that the runs were got without another wicket. Lohmann's all round cricket was the best feature of the match; he made91 runs in the two innings without being out, and took eight wickets for 93 runs . A collection , amounting to £15 5s. 9d., was made in appreciation of an ex- ceptionally fine performance . Lancashire wonbyeight wickets . Lancashire 226, and 73 (two wickets ) ; total , 299. Surrey , 111 and187 ; total , 298. (9) Lancashirev. Notts. Manchester , August 22, 23, and 24. Heavyrains unfortunately limited the play to an hour and fifty minutes on the second afternoon , and one of the most interesting matches of the season was