James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1890. 8 5 Sharpeadded 36 for the last wicket . The Kentish batsmen scored more con- sistently in the second innings , as after Alec Hearne (72) andMr. Hamilton (39) h a dmade79 for the first wicket , Messrs . W. H. Patterson (46) and Wilson (42) g a v ethe bowlers more than a taste of their quality . Surrey, with the worst of the wicket, were left with 191 to get. W h e nthe fifth m a nwas out the score w a sonly 76, of which Lockwoodhad subscribed 40. d o n ebefore , though, came to the rescue of his side . foronce out, and it was only his plucky play at the f r o mdefeat , as they were 41 in arrear with only one matchwas drawn. Kent, 177 and 228 ; total 405 . wickets) ; total 364 . Lohmann, as he has often I nthe matchhe scored 69 finish which saved Surrey wicket to go down. The Surrey 215 and 149 (nine (9) K e n tv. L a n c a s h i r e. Beckenham, August 21 and 22 . Lancashire's victory was the more creditable , as not only did they lose the toss , but substitutes had to be found for three of their regular team, Mr. Horn- by,Mr. Kemble, and F. Ward. Heavy rain before the match was prejudicial to the chances of long scoring , and though Kentwonthe toss , Briggs and Watson found the pitch so muchto their liking that in forty -seven overs they dismissed their opponents for the small total of 54. The ground was easier when Lancashire went in, and Barlow (20) and Sugg (20) madea good start . Subse- quently too , Baker and Watson (24 not out) played well together , and at the endofaninnings the county led by78 runs . Kententirely failed to better their position at the second attempt, though Mr. Patterson , whowas badly run out each time, and Mr. Fox, whowas out to a bumpyball from Moldthat hit him on the chinanddropped on to his wicket, had hard luck. Thebowling all round was good, Walter Wright for Kent being the only failure . Lancashire w o nby ten wickets. Lancashire 132 and 15 (no wicket) ; total 147. Kent, 54 and 91, total 1 4 5. W a t s o n(Lancashire) M a r t i n( و د 1st innings). Overs. Maidens. R u n s. 4 7 . 2 2 7 5 2 Wickets. 9 3 6 . 3 1 2 5 7 8 (10) K e n tv. Yorkshire. Maidstone , August 25, 26, and 27. Fortunately for Yorkshire , heavy rain on the third day prevented the com- pletion of the game. Only three of their batsmen, Peel, Brown, and Wain- wright, shaped at all well, andthese were responsible for 97 out of 121 from the bat. TheKentish batsmen madea muchbetter use of their opportunities , Mr. Patterson (59), Mr. Marchant (59 not out), and G. G. Hearne (37) hitting away freely . After the luncheon interval on the third day, when, between the showers , 264 hadbeen put on for eight wickets , the innings was closed . York- shire , however, again did badly, so that whenrain at length put a stop to the proceedings , they still required 94 to avert an innings defeat , with seven wickets to fall . Thegamewas drawn. Yorkshire 133 and37 (three wickets ) ; total 170. K e n t, 264. A. Hearne(1st innings Yorkshire ) Overs. Maidens. Runs. 4 2 0 1 2 (11) K e n tv. Surrey. Oval, August 28 and 29. Wickets. 5 bury ,agood fight Remembering the splendid struggle produced by the first match at Canter- od t was anticipated . Surrey made such a poor show at the out- set , though , that they were never able to recover themselves . In the first