James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1890. 9 7 Lord's in May. Mr. S. M. J. Woods appeared for Somersetshire , and , together withNichols and Tyler , bowled very successfully . After a long spell of ill -luck , Mr. A J. Webbewoundup the season in fine style , scoring 43 and 57. Messrs . Challen (49 and 1), H. T. Hewett (1 and 34), andW, N. Roe(0 and 33) were chief scorers for Somerset. Thanksto Mr. W e b b e, Middlesex at one time wantedonly 14 to winwith four wickets in hand. The hometeam, though , bowled and fielded up with great dash at the crisis , and amid a scene of much excitement the gameended in a tie-M r. Dauglish being run out in attempting therun that would have wonthe match. Middlesex , 108 and 126 ; total , 234. Somersetshire , 107 and 127; total , 234 . B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. n o tout. R u n s. a nI n n s. Average. A. J. W e b b e 2 4 0 6 1 1 1 3 4 25.11 R a w l i n 1 2 1 2 3 9 *8 8 21.8 A. K .W a t s o n . 6 0 1 2 4 5 0 2 0 . 4 S. W .Scott... 1 4 1 2 5 2 *5 4 1 9 . 5 A . E . Stoddart 2 4 0 4 5 7 6 0 1 9 . 1 T. C. O'Brien 2 4 1 4 3 4 4 8 18.20 F.G . J. F o r d 1 0 1 1 3 7 6 0 1 5 . 2 P . J. deParavicini 1 6 1 2 2 8 7 0 15.3 E .A.Nepean 6 1 6 7 4 6 1 3 . 2 W e s t .. 1 7 1 1 8 4 4 6 11.9 P. J. T. Henery 1 6 2 1 5 0 3 2 1 0 . 1 0 J. Robertson 4 0 3 7 2 0 9 . 1 B u r t o n 2 1 1 0 8 2 1 9 7.5 H e a r n e .. 1 9 4 1 0 3 2 2 6 . 1 3 H .J. M o r d a u n t . 6 0 3 8 1 6 6 . 2 Phillips 7 2 2 4 9 4 . 4 G .F .V e r n o n 4 0 1 1 1 5 2.3 M, J, Dauglish 5 1 9 *3 2 . 1 Thefollowing played in two innings :- J. G. Walker, 5, 0 ; Hon. J. N. Thesiger , 0,2 ; F. W. Maude, 6, 0; Hutchens, 7, 2; A. L. Kemp, 3, 6 ; H. Scott-Williams , 1,0 ; and L. H. B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Baçmeister, 3, 12, E .A. Nepean Phillips ... B u r t o n F.G . J. F o r d R a w l i n A . J. W e b b e H e a r n e A . E. Stoddart O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 145.4 4 9 2 6 8 2 6 10.8 175.3 7 2 2 6 8 1 8 14.16 544.2 1 8 2 9 6 1 5 3 18.7 7 5 2 3 1 7 2 9 1 9 . 1 157.2 6 7 2 8 2 1 4 2 0 . 2 1 0 2 4 3 1 8 2 9 2 0 . 2 4 4 5 . 4 1 8 8 7 7 4 3 5 2 2 . 4 2 0 9 6 4 4 7 3 1 5 3 1 . 8 Thefollowing bowled in two innings :- L. H. Bacmeister , 19-7-38-1; H. J. Mordaunt, 8 - 1 - 3 9 - 0; J, Robertson , 5-0-19-0; Hutchens , 7-0-25-0. The following bowled in oneinnings :-P. J. de Paravicini , 0.2-0-8-03; West, 1 - 0 - 6 - 0; F. W. Maude, 6 - 3 - 1 5 - 0; A. L. K e m p, 2 - 0 - 1 3 - 0 . N O T T I N G H A M S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1890. -President , Mr. S. R. Starkey . Vice -President , The Mayor of Nottingham . Trustees , Captain Holden , Mr. W. Wright, and Captain Oates . Committee , C. J. Elliott , Rev. H. T. Hayman, W. F. Bromley , A. H. Bonser, Dr. Dixon, G. H. Fillingham , J. A. Dixon, J. Robinson, Captain Denison , Lord Belper , George Creassey , and M. Mason. Hon. Sec . and Treasurer , Captain Oates . Assistant Secretary , E. Browne, Pelham Street , Nottingham. D o w nto the end of July it was generally anticipated that Nottinghamshire wouldbe easily first or second among the leading counties . Brilliant victories 8