James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

T H EM A R Y L E B O N EC L U BIN 1890. 6 9 (8) Lancashirev. Middlesex. Lord's , June 16, 17, and 18. Astubbornly -contested game, w o nby the latter after a grand up-hill fight . A tthe end of the first daythe gamelooked fairly equal , Middlesex having made 135 for half their wickets , against a good total of 266 by the Lancastrians . Rain o nMondayevening rendered the wicket soft , and Briggs bowled with such effect onTuesdaythat the last five wickets were got for four runs. In the follow -on, though(thanks to a second fine display by Mr. A. J. Webbe), they managed to reach the handsometotal of 311. This left Lancashire with 185 to get, and so goodwas the bowling of Mr. Nepean that they fell short by 73 runs . For the losers , Barlow played with his usual patience for 20 and40, A. Wardscored 60 and6, Mr. Hornby51 and 1, and FrankSugg 36 and 4. Mr. O'Brien (36 and 33) hit brilliantly each time for Middlesex , and Mr. de Paravicini made 6 and 35; but both achievements paled before their captain's two splendid scores of 65 and 134. Mr. Webbewas missed twice in compiling his second innings , but his hitting all round was of the finest character , and he has rarely been seen to better advantage . His 134 included sixteen fours . Middlesex , 139 and 311 ; total . 450. Lancashire , 266 and 111 ; total , 377. O v e r s. Briggs(1st inns. Middlesex) 1 2 E. A. Nepean (2ndinns . Lancashire )........ 27.2 M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s: 2 6 3 5 6 5 4 1 1 (9) Playersv. Australians. June 19, 20, and 21. Except for the absence of Arthur Shrewsbury, who was unable to play owingto a strain , the Players were in full strength . Theywere fortunate , too, in getting first use of an excellent wicket , and of this they took full advantage . G u n nand Ulyett began well , scoring 66 for the first wicket, and such useful assistance did the former afterwards receive fromBarnes (67) and Peel, that at the endof the first day he wasstill in, and the total was322 with only four menout. O nthe second morning he continued to play the same faultless , patient game, andwasninth out, having scored no fewer than 228 out of 516 runs got while he wasin. The great Nottinghamshire professional was at the wickets for close upon ten hours , and his score is by far the highest yet recorded against an Australian team in England. The total of the Players ' innings is also the largest madeagainst Australian bowling in this country . Lyons quickly hit up 50 of the first 77 runs got by the Australians . After he left , however, a rot set in, and theyhad to follow on in the crushing minority of 370. So excellent was the bowling and fielding of the professionals on the third day, that the Colonials madeeven a worse show than before , Jones (34) alone offering muchresistance . Altogether, 21,339 persons paid for admission to the ground. ThePlayers w o n b ya ninnings and 263 runs. Players , 526. Australians , 156 and 107 ; total , 2 6 3. (10) Cambridgev. Oxford. July1 and2. Thefifty -sixth Inter -University contest was rightly regarded as a certainty for Cambridge, though the wicket was so bad as to preclude the possibility of their batting strength being seen to any great advantage . In Mr. S. M. J. W o o d sthey had undoubtedly the best amateur fast bowler of the day, and in Mr. McGregorthe finest amateur wicket -keeper . Continuous rain on the first daydid not admit of a ball being delivered , and on the second only half a day's play was permissible . Though the Oxford captain wonthe toss and elected to bat, Woods and Streatfeild , aided not a little by the condition of the ground , /