James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1892

7 0 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L, (1) Somersetshirev. Surrey. Oval, June 1 and 2. This match had been looked forward to with much interest , owing to the elevation of Somersetshire to the premierrank. Somersetwere without Messrs. S. M. J. Woods, W. N. Roe, W. C. Hedley, and L. C. H. Palairet , and had all the worst of the wicket ; still , they were beaten somewhateasily . At one time, Surrey did not look to be in for a very long score , as five menwere out for 128 , but the later batsmen punished the bowling very severely . Henderson, who headed the score with a freely -got 106, Brockwell (79), W o o d(71 not out), Mr. K e y( 56), Mr. W. W .Read (46), andAbel (45) were the highest scorers in a total of 449. Henderson has rarely been seen to so muchadvantage , and at one time 100 runs were got in an hour. Helped by the ground, Lohmannand Sharpe bowled with such deadly effect as to be unchanged in either innings , and only one double figure was recorded . Surrey won by no less than an innings and 375 runs . Surrey, 449 ; Somersetshire , 37 and 37; total , 74. Lohmann(Surrey ) Sharpe(Surrey) Overs, Maidens. 2 4 . 4 2 3 9 1 1 R u n s. 4 0 3 1 Wickets, 1 1 9 (2) Somersetshirev. Yorkshire. Taunton , July 23, 24, and 25 . In Yorkshire's first total of 291, three batsmen, Lord Hawke(126), Mr. E. Smith (50) , and Wardall (33) were responsible for as manyas 209 out of 277 runs from the bat. The success of Lord Hawkewas specially popular after a succession of failures . H ewas in over three hours for his brilliant 126, m a d e few mistakes , and in the match altogether scored 168 runs . So finely did Mr. R. C. Palairet (76) hit whenSomerset went in, that at the end of the first day 111 had been got with only two menout. During the next morning a good deal of rain fell , though , so that the home team only just saved the follow on. LordHawkehadhit well in Yorkshire's first innings , too , Ulyett was equally ready in the second . The professional scored an exceedingly brilliant 118, twice hitting the ball out of the ground. So well was he backed up by Wainwright (54) and others , that the total of their first innings was passed . Somerset never looked like getting the 387 required , and Yorkshire won by 262 runs. York- shire , 291 and 315 ; total , 606. Somersetshire , 220 and 124 ; total , 344 . (3) Somersetshirev. Yorkshire. Bradford, August 6 and 7. I f Somersetshire , who played practically their full strength , were enabled to reverse the result of the Taunton match. The highest scorers for Yorkshire werePeel (70 and 4), Wardall (19 and 43), and Mr. E. Smith (41 and 4). Lord Hawkewas not available , and in addition Mr. Frank (of the Yorkshire Gentle- m e n) was so badly hit by a fast ball from Mr. Woodsthat he could not bat afterwards. A to n etimethe visitors h a dlost halftheir wicketsfor 18 runs-a result due to Wainwright's bowling-when Messrs . L. C. Palairet (55) and S. M. J. Woods (50) got together , and in forty minutes added the remarkable numberof 87. Somersetshire wonby six wickets . Yorkshire , 175 and 116 ; total , 291. Somersetshire , 201 and91 (four wickets ) ; total , 292. (4) Somersetshirev. Surrey. Taunton , August 13, 14, and 15. Oneof the most exciting matches of the whole summer, the finish coming within one minute of time on the third evening . Mr. Hewett hit up 55 of the