James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

6 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. all doubt . J. T. Hearne (whose second appearance in county cricket this was) bowled very successfully for the winners . Middlesex wonby seven wickets . Middlesex , 286 and 124 (three wickets ) ; total , 410. Notts , 204 and 205 ; total , 4 0 9. (5) M i d d l e s e xv. Gloucestershire . J u n e5 a n d6. Heavyrains had madethe ground slow and difficult , and the scoring was consequently muchbelow the average . Whenan innings apiece had been played the gamewasin a very even position , Middlesex leading by ten runs . Though, in the second innings of Gloucestershire , Messrs .Radcliffe (61) and Cranston (45), coming together with the score nine for three wickets , added 106 runs in exactly anhour, the total only reached 155. Mr. Radcliffe's hitting , if not very correct , wasat least markedby characteristic freedom . Middlesex were set 146 to win, but the brilliant batting of Mr. A. J. Webbe(52) soon placed the matter beyond all doubt . Mr. Nepeansignalized his first appearance of the season for Middlesex b y some excellent all -round cricket , scoring 46 and (not out) 11, and taking twelve wickets at a cost of 76 runs . Middlesex won by seven wickets . Middlesex , 120 and 146 (three wickets ) ; total , 266. Gloucestershire , 110 and 155 ; total , 265. E. A. Nepean (Middlesex ) O v e r s, M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. 54.3 1 2 2 7 (6) M i d d l e s e xv. Australians. June 9, 10, and 11. 7 6 Incommonwith most of the important engagements at Lord's last season , this fixture was seriously interfered with byrain . Mr. Webbe, winning the toss , decided to put his opponents in ; and the correctness of his judgment was so far proved that seven of themwere dismissed for thirteen runs . The later batsmen, though ,played up pluckily , Ferris (49), Trumble (not out 34), and Blackham (20) hitting so freely , that the total ultimately reached 135. Middlesex also started badly , and only Mr. Nepean , who played splendidly for 45, made a long stay . A ttheir second attempt , eight Australian wickets were downfor 100 , but Dr. Barrett (not out 42) and Gregory (not out 53) then got together , and were still in when, at luncheon time on the second day, the gamewasabandoned. Atthe finish , the Australians were 198 runs on with two wickets in hand, so that the drawwas altogether in their favour . Australians , 135 and 176 (eight wickets ) ; total , 311. Middlesex , 113 . (7) Y o r k s h i r ev. M i d d l e s e x. June 12, 13, and 14. Thewicket was still soft , and a heavy thunderstorm on the first afternoon prevented it from recovering at all . Against a total of 165 by Yorkshire , Middlesex had at one time got 62 for one wicket ; but Peel got well on the spot, and nine wickets fell for the addition of 50 runs . Middlesex , with 206 to winon a wicket that helped the bowlers , were actually dismissed for the paltry total of 49, towards which Mr. O'Brien contributed 25. Peel's bowling was the feature of the match, and Wainwright also had remarkable figures . The principal scorers for the winners were Wainwright (59 and 23), Ulyett (32 and 29), and Moorhouse (29 and 34). Moorhouse and Wainwright added 60 runs in the second innings . Yorkshire wonby 156 runs . Yorkshire , 165 and 153 ; total , 318. Middlesex , 113 and49 ; total , 162 . Peel(Yorkshire ) Wainwright (2nd inns. Middlesex ) .......... O v e r s. 4 4 . 1 5 . 4 M a i d e n s: 2 3 R u n s. 5 6 1 1 1 Wickets. 1 0 5