James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

1 1 4 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L. Sussex again did well in getting 260, but the northerners knocked off the 158 required for the loss of four wickets . Brown, of Eastbourne , madea successful first appearance for Sussex , scoring 24 and 38. Yorkshire w o nby six wickets . Yorkshire , 388 and 158 (four wickets ) ; total , 546. Sussex, 285 and 260 ; total , 5 1 5. (2) S u s s e xυ. Y o r k s h i r e. Brighton , August 28 and 29 . Abowlers' match throughout . The rate of scoring was very tedious , Sussex being engaged an hour in making20 runs, while Quaife was in anhourand ten minutesfor a dozen. Peel and Harrison bowledso effectively that the total only realized 48. Yorkshire madea muchbetter show, Lord Hawke's 65 and Brown's 41 being the principal contributions to their total of 208. Sussex wanted160 runs to avert an innings defeat , but at no time did they look like getting them, and the side were dismissed again for a most feeble display of 82. Mr. Godfrey bowled exceedingly well for Sussex . Yorkshire wonbyan innings and 78 runs . Yorkshire , 208. Sussex , 48 and 82 ; total , 130 . Harrison(Yorkshire) C. J. Godfrey(Sussex) 4 4 1 1 2 8 4 O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. 3 8 2 2 W i c k e t s. 7 5 (3) Sussex v. CambridgeUniversity. Brighton , June 19, 20, and 21 . T H EL A R G E S TA G G R E G A T E I N A NI M P O R T A N T M A T C H . Although an excellent wicket had been provided , the University eleven could only make179 runs in the first innings , of which Mr. R. N. Douglas (84) com- piled nearly one -half by brilliant and almost faultless cricket . Moreover , the county rejoined with the very respectable total of 270 (Quaife 58, Bean46, Mr. N e w h a m46, and Mr. Smith 33), in which there were seven double figures . W h e nCambridge went in again , Mr. Douglas made62 of the first 87 runs , and then McGregorpartnered Foley. Despite numerous changes of bowling, this pair stayed together until no fewer than 214 had been added. WhereasMcGregor didnot give a single chance in obtaining his 131 , Mr. Foley had three lives in makinghis 117-two of themwhenhe hadgot but 39. Nor were the troubles of Sussex over with their departure , for Mr. Ford commencedhitting all round with great vigour , and his partnership with F. S. Jackson added 132 more in sixty -five minutes ! Except that he might have been stumped at 54, there was no fault to be found with Ford's magnificent innings of 191. Forthree centuries to bem a d ein the sameinnings is a mostu n c o m m o noccurrence; but the C a m - bridge captain was bent on achieving two more things -t o beat Surrey's record of 698 v . Sussex at the Oval in August, 1888 , and to winthe match. Inboth of these he succeeded . With the score 703 for nine wickets he closed the innings , andput Sussex in. Beyond some good hitting byMr. N e w h a mand Tebay, little wasdone, andthe hometeam's second venture closed for 187. In the three days 1,339 runs were scored , which proved another record , beating by 44the 1,295 of Yorkshire and Middlesex at Lord's in 1889. Cambridge University wonby 425 runs . Cambridge, 179 and 703 (nine wickets ) ; total , 882. Sussex , 270 and 187; total , 457. (4) Sussex v. Oxford University . Brighton , June 23 and 24. Sussex were without Mr. N e w h a m, the brothers Hide, and others , whilst Oxfordlacked the services of Mr. G. F. H. Berkeley , their best bowler. Onthe