James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1893

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1892. 8 3 as yet quite restored to health , Kentwere a little out of luck . Theywere for- tunate enough to win the toss , but failed to makemuchuse of it, and were dismissed in two hours and a quarter for a total of 124 , of which H. M. Bray- brooke (53) was chief contributor . Somersetshire's batting wasalmost as uneven, for of the total of 168 from the bat H. T. Hewett (81) and C. J. Robinson (41 not out) were accountable for 122. Though in a minority of 56 on the first " hands," Kentfared so well in the early part of their second innings that there seemed to be a chance of a good match. The excellent cricket of Alec Hearne (70) and C. Wilson (48) gave promise of a big score , but the later batsmen failed altogether , and the last six wickets only added 55 runs . Somersetshire had for the fourth innings 143 to win, and with Hewett and Palairet out for 24, there wasjust a prospect of a close finish . J. B. Challen and W. C. Hedley, however, soon put the issue beyond doubt , and , scoring the last 119 in eighty minutes , without the loss of another batsman , Somersetshire wonby eight wickets . Somer- setshire , 180 and 143 (two wickets ) ; total , 323. Kent, 124 and 198 ; total , 322. (9) K e n tv. N o t t s. Canterbury , August 4, 5, and 6 . Thoughbeaten in the end, Kent madea very creditable show, particularly theywereunlucky enough to lose the toss . Notts hadcome fresh fromthe excitement of their great match with Surrey at the Oval, and it was hardly a surprise to find their cricket just a little disappointing . Their batting in the first innings wasanything but up to their best standard . Shrewsbury alone played withanygreat confidence , and he, for the fourth time in the season , got ahun- dred, carrying his bat through the innings for 110. Otherwise there wasno score of any account until the end of the match, whenKentwent in for the second time with 241 to win. In the early part F. Marchant and G. J. V. Weigall scored freely off the Notts bowlers , and, while they were together ,77 wereadded in forty -five minutes . Weigall's 63 was the second highest score of the match, and a capital display of cricket it was. Thelater batsmen, however, offered no great opposition to Barnes and Attewell , and in the end Notts w o n by56 runs. Notts, 226 and 178 ; total , 404. Kent, 164 and 184 ; total , 348 . Hearne(W .) (2ndinningsNotts) Shacklock (1st Kent) " O v e r s. 4 1 3 52 M a i d e n s. R u n s. 1 1 8 7 5 6 9 W i c k e t s. 7 7 (10) K e n tv. Y o r k s h i r e. Maidstone , August 19 and 20 . The rain , which prevented the commencementof the match till the second morning, in addition caused such a long interval that afternoon that there was little or no chance of a definite finish . As it was, on the second daythe Kent m e nwere not able to show to advantage with a wet ball , and E. Smith in par- ticular of the Yorkshire batsmen made the best use of the opportunity . York- shire's innings ultimately closed for 188, and of these Smith hadmade88, with t w ochances, the second just before he wasout. T h ewicket wasstill far from easy while Kent were batting on the third , afternoon . Still , W. H. Patterson and G. G. Hearne, by a very useful stand on the fall of the fourth wicket, managedto add 74, and the matchended with the conclusion of Kent's innings , onlyeight runs behind . Smith's bowling proved to be as effective as his batting .