James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

7 4 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. second day, they had got 124 for four wickets , this hope looked like being verified . A nunexpected rot set in, however, the remaining wickets going downfor the addition of 38. N o rdidmatters m e n dat the second attempt. Batsmanafter batsmanwas sent back, and the 100 had only just been reached whenthe tenth wicket fell . Except for seven overs in the first innings , Lohmannand Sharpe bowled unchanged throughout , each taking nine wickets . Middlesex missed Mr. Nepean's bowling very much. Woodhaving injured his finger , Mr. A. F. Clarke of Mitcham kept wicket for Surrey , and with success . Surrey wonbyan innings and 162 runs . Surrey , 425. Middlesex , 162 and 101 ; total ,263. C H A P T E R II. T H EC O U N T I E S I N 1 8 9 0. G L O U C E S T E R S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1890.- President , Dukeof Beaufort , K.G. Vice - President , Lord Fitzhardinge . Treasurer , W. H. Harford . Captain , W.G. Grace. Secretary . E. M . Grace. Committee, H. W . Beloe, J. A. Bush, S. H. Brookes, H e n r y Grace, R. Fenton Miles , T. G. Matthews, Rev. C. H. Ridding , F. Townsend, J. D. Miller , G. Norman, W. D. L. Macpherson, Hubert J. Boughton, E. J. Taylor , E. A. Harvey , E. B. Haygarth , E. G. Clarke , J. W. Arrow- smith , andArthur Robinson. THErecord of Gloucestershire cricket in 1890 was much more satisfactory thanperhaps it reads on paper. As in former years , Mr. W. G. Grace experi- encedgreat difficulty in getting together his full strength for the earlier fixtures , and as a consequence the first five engagements were lost straight off . A n injured knee prevented Mr. Grace from bowling very muchduring the first half of the season , and hence Roberts , upon w h o mthe bulk of the work in this department devolved , proved somewhat expensive . As in 1889 , Woofwas not available until late in July, and the difference that his presence madeto the team cannot be over-estimated . Fromthe time that he took his place in the eleven at Manchester not a reverse was sustained ; indeed ,Gloucestershire's record during July and August, of five matches wonand two drawn, forcibly recalls the days whenthe county stood ahead of all rivals . To beat Nottinghamshire twice was a great achievement --a feat performed byno other county in 1890. Moreover, of the three drawngames, two were greatly in the county's favour , as another half -hour's play in either case would have given Gloucestershire a decisive victory . Mr. W .G. Grace was rather out of form with the bat in the earlier part of the season ; but his consistently fine play in the later matches had a great deal to do with the county's success , and again brought the famous veteran easily to the top of the averages . Mr. Cranston and Painter also , good as had been their play before , showed a markedimprovement upon the previous season , Mr. Cranston especially ; whilst Dr. E. M. Grace-now the oldest first -class cricketer we have though out of luck at first , played several very fine innings . Messrs . Radcliffe , Townsend, Page, andPullen show a falling off in batting . A likely cricketer was discovered , though , in Mr. C. F. Belcher , of Gloucester , whose batting in the return with Kent gave decided promise of future excel- lence.