James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1892

T H ECOUNTIESI N 1891. 4 7 (1) Gloucestershirev . K e n t. Bristol , M a y19 and 20. T h eopening match of the season was quite spoilt bywetweather, which w o u l dnot allow of a ball being bowled on the first day. Mr. W. G. Grace playedhis best for 46, but hewas most indifferently supported , and only Mr. Cranston(24) wasseen to muchadvantage . W h e nthe rainfall finally caused stumps to be pulled up, Kent held a considerable advantage , thanks to the free cricket of Messrs. Daffen (37 not out), W .H. Patterson (20), and G. G. Hearne (44). Alec Hearne bowled remarkably well . Thematchwasdrawn. Gloucester- shire, 135. Kent, 143 (five wickets ). A .Hearne(Kent) O v e r s. 31.1 M a i d e n s. 1 6 (2) Gloucestershirev. Surrey. Oval, June 5 and 6. R u n s. Wickets. 2 8 5 Againthe matchwas limited to two days owing to rain . Mr. Shuter was absentfromSurrey, owing to an attack of lumbago, but otherwise the county w a swell represented . Abel proved to be in brilliant form, scoring 54 and 56. Inthe first innings Mr. Read(64) and he, whoput on 110 for the third wicket, scored 118 out of 161 from the bat. Mr. W. G. Grace , with 20 and 37, alone amongthe Gloucestershire batsmen managedto makethirty runs at one attempt , andthough only 20 in arrear at the end of an innings apiece , they were ulti- mately defeated by86 runs . This result was largely due to the fine bowling of Lohmann. Gloucestershire , 144 and 113 ; total , 257. Surrey , 164 and 179 ; total, 343. Lohmann(Surrey ) W .G. Grace(Gloucestershire ) ........ O v e r s. 6 0 . 1 6 3 Maidens. 2 1 2 9 R u n s. Wickets. 9 3 1 0 5 1 1 1 1 (3) Gloucestershirev. S u s s e x. Brighton , June 8 and 9. H U M P H R E Y S ' B N E F I T . It wasunfortunate for Humphreysthat the rain had so seriously affected the run-getting Brighton ground as to see the match finished on the second afternoon . Lord Sheffield , with his usual generosity , headed Humphreys ' sub- scription list with £100 . The Sussex batting was of a disappointing character , Mr. Newham'sfirst score of 67 being the only respectable contribution . Thanks to the resolute hitting of the brothers W. G. (30) and E. M. Grace (58), at one time 100were up with only two menout. In the result , Gloucestershire w o n b ysix wickets , the 31 required to wincosting them four men. Roberts had remarkable figures , and took in all twelve wickets , Painter makingfive catches off his bowling. Gloucestershire , 165 and 31 (four wickets ) ; total , 196. Sussex , 136 and58 ; total , 194. Roberts (2nd innings Sussex ) O v e r s. 1 8 . 4 Maidens. 1 0 R u n s . 1 7 Wickets. 7 (4) Gloucestershirev. Yorkshire. Bristol , June 25, 26, and 27. Thehomecounty were without Woof,while Yorkshire gave atrial to Penny, a left -handed bowler. The elements interfered so seriously with the first two