James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

A F E WL O O S ES T R I N G S. 2 6 3 University Past and Present , at Portsmouth, on Aug. 7, 8, and 9, 1,040 runs w e r escoredfor3 4 wickets.-I nm a t c hb e t w e e nYorkshirea n dS u s s e xat B r a d - ford onJune 2, 3, and 4, 1,091 runs were scored for thirty -four wickets .-In matchbetween Surrey and Derbyshire at the Oval on July 24, 25, and26, 1,024 runswerescored for thirty wickets . HighestAggregate in a First Class Match. Thematch Sussex v. Cambridge University , at Brighton, on June 19, 20, and21, produced 1,339 runs for 39 wickets , or 44 more than the aggregate scored b yMiddlesex andYorkshire at Lord's in 1889. TheCambridge total of 703 for nine wickets , was also the highest recorded in first -class cricket . H i g hScoring. In the match, Players of England v. Australians , at Lord's , on June 19, 20, and 21, the Players ' total was 526 ; Gunn's 228 was the highest individual effort recorded against an Australian teamin England, as well as the first score of over 200. In two matches at Adelaide (South Australia ) on Nov. 29, 722 runs weremadein four hours for four wickets -Norwoodscoring 389 for three wickets v. South Adelaide , and Adelaide 333 for one wicket v. Hindmarsh. TheNorwoodinnings ultimately reached 627, the highest so far recorded on the AdelaideO v a l. Long Scores without a Wicket.- O nMarch8, at Adelaide, J. J. Lyonsand W .F. Giffen , playing for Norwoodv. NorthAdelaide , got 173 wanted to win without the loss of a wicket .-OnJuly 12, at East Molesey, for Dulwich v. East Molesey, W. J. P. Dodgson and J. H. Roberts had made210, and were still together whenthe Dulwich captain declared the innings closed . LongStands for First Wicket .-W. G. and E. M. Grace, 117 for Gloucester- shire v. Sussex , Bristol , Aug. 4.-W. G. and E. M. Grace , 139 for Gloucester- shire v. Lancashire , Clifton , Aug. 7.-J. S. Haycraft and H. W a d e, 298 for HampsteadNondescripts v. Pallingswick , Aug. 30.-C. J. Francis and O. L. C. West, 224 for Blundell's School v. Uffculme , June 1.-Warrenand Wheeler, 186 for Leicestershire v. Essex , Leyton , July 26. Long Stands . Shrewsbury and Gunn, 398 for second wicket of Notts v. Sussex, at Nottingham on May15, beating the previous record stand by 58 runs.- G. McGregor and C. P. Foley , 214 for fourth , and F. G. J. Ford and F. S. Jack- son, 132 for eighth wicket of Cambridge University v. Sussex , at Brighton, on June 19.-J. E. Barrett and W. L. Murdoch, 228 for second wicket of Austra- lians v. Sussex , at Brighton , on July 24.-- G. H. S. Trott and W . L. Murdoch, 290 for third wicket of Australians v. Cambridge University Past and Present , at Leyton , on August 7.-A. J. Darnell and P. Cox, 209 for third wicket of NorthamptonExcelsior v. NorthamptonEnigmas, at Northampton, onAug. 30.- F. M. Walkerand T. R. Pearse, 125 for third wicket of Dulwichv. Old Finch- leians , at Dulwich , on May 26 ; and again on following day, 100 for second wicket of Dulwich v. Thespians . Mr. K. J. Keyand Lockwood, 189 for sixth wicket of Surrey v. Yorkshire , at the Oval, on Aug. 23.-G. Giffen and J. E. Gooden, 365 for fourth wicket of Norwoodv. South Adelaide , Adelaide , Nov. 29 - arecord stand for South Australia .-W. Brockwell and A. Coghlan added 170 while together , and A. Coghlan and Rutherfoord added 156 while together , for Eclectics v. Eighteen of the Arabs, at Kimberley, on March 1 and 8.- W . Chatterton andW. Gunn, 109 for second wicket of M.C.C. and Groundv. Australians at Lord's on Sept. 8; Mr. T. C. O'Brien and Gunn, 159 for fifth wicket of ditto .- D r. W. G. Grace and Abel, 140 for second wicket of South of England v. Australians , at Hastings , on Sept. 15.-H. Grahamand A. Rains, 220 for ninth wicket of South Melbourne v. St. Kilda, March 8.-Mr. F. R. Twemlowand Marlow, 288 for fourth wicket of Staffordshire v. Northants at Stoke , June 13.-Briggs and F. Sugg, 213 for third wicket of Lancashire v. Sussex , at Manchester , June 31 .