James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1890. 8 3 this number Shrewsbury subscribed 83-a splendid innings , in which he did n o tgive a chance-and Attewell 54. Kent could only respond with 135, Mr. A . Daffen (57) being alone able to stay any length of time . That gentleman w e n tin first and was the last to leave , having been in four hours anda half against the fine bowling of Nottinghamshire . Onthe third afternoon , when the Nottstotal was 157 for five wickets (Gunn 45, Butler not out 35), Mr. C. W. W r i g h t, whocaptained the eleven in the absence of Mr. Dixon, declared the innings at an end. Having231 to get with twohours and a half left , Kenthad toplayfor a draw, and this they did to some purpose . Nine wickets were down w h e nMartinjoined George Hearne, and this pair played out time (Hearne not out42) . Acollection of £5 10s . was madeon the ground for Hearne, of which Martin received £1 5s. It was a moral victory for Notts , Kent wanting 133 to win with one wicket to fall . Notts 208 and 157 (five wickets ) ; total 365 . Kent, 135 and 98 (nine wickets ) ; total , 233 . (3) K e n tv. Y o r k s h i r e. York, June 9 and 10. Owingto some mistake in the management, Kenthadto bat the first time withonly eight men, and were dismissed for the paltry sum of 46 runs . Their second innings , too, was distinguished by curiously uneven scoring . Though thanksto some vigorous hitting by the two Hearnes, Messrs . Leslie Wilson, and Spottiswood , they had at one time 160 for six wickets ; but the last four men weredismissed by Peel and Wainwright for 7 runs. Yorkshire did well to get the 100 required to winfor the loss of two batsmen. Lord Hawkemade28 (not ont), and Hall 33 (not out). Yorkshire wonby eight wickets . Yorkshire , 114 and 100 (two wickets ) ; total , 214. Kent, 46 and 167; total , 213 . Peel(Yorkshire) .. Overs. M a i d e n s. 4 8 . 4 2 5 R u n s. W i c k e t s. 4 8 9 (4) K e n tv. S u s s e x. Town Malling , July 3 and 4. Thematches betweenthese old rivals have generally been productive of fine cricket ; but the poor form shown generally bySussex last season robbed the fixture of muchof its interest . N oone save Quaife (20 and 24) succeeded in getting into double figures twice , and the two innings only realized 159. Still , it mustbe stated that the ground helped the bowlers a great deal . ForKent, Mr. Hamiltonwas top scorer with an excellent 50, and Pentecost madea useful stand for the eighth wicket . Wright and Martin bowled unchanged throughout both innings of Sussex . Kent wonby an innings and 14 runs . Kent, 173. Sussex , 100 and59 ; total , 159. Martin(Kent) Wright( ) " . . . . Overs. M a i d e n s. 6 3 . 4 R u n g. 3 3 62.8 3 0 7 2 8 1 W i c k e t s. 1 1 9 (5) K e n tv. N o t t s. Nottingham, July 10, 11, and 12. Kenthasnot often been seen to such advantage on the Trent Bridge Ground as in this match . They were , too , without the assistance of Messrs . Daffen , Hamilton , Fox, and Kemp, though their absence was compensated for to a great extent by the presence of Mr. W. H. Patterson , whose first match of the year this wasfor Kent. Onthe first night , the visiting teamhad scored 252 for three wickets-this slow rate of scoring being a proof of the excellence of the bowling andfielding . Of this numberAlec Hearne hadmade66 by sound and patient