James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1893

8 4 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. H etook five of the last six wickets at a cost of under five runs apiece . York- shire , 188. Kent, 180. Smith (2nd innings Kent) Overs. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. 1 4 7 2 1 5 (11) K e n tv. Sussex. Brighton , August 22, 23, and 24. A sensational match, and in more ways than one. Kent, lucky enough to winthe toss , found the wicket so completely to their liking that the innings was not completed till after one o'clock on the second afternoon . Their total of 422, too, wasthe more noteworthy from the fact that four of the eleven only got nineteen runs between them. The honours of a very creditable performance rested with J. Le Fleming (134 ), Wright (70 not out), W. H. Patterson (66), and H. C. Stewart (50). Le Fleming gave a chance to mid-on whenhe hadmade 19, but, beyond a possible run out just after he had got his hundred , there was no other fault . The rest of the match was remarkable for the exceptional performance of G. Brann. In the first innings he scored 105 out of 219 from the bat, andin the second 101 of a total of 223. The merit of the achievement can be judged from the fact that only one batsman, W . G. Grace, can claim the distinction of scoring a hundred twice in a first -class match. At the finish Sussex were 30 on, with still one wicket to fall in their second innings . Kent, 422, Sussex , 229 and 223 (nine wickets ) ; total , 452. (12) K e n tv. Surrey. Oval, August25 and26. Rainhadmadethe wicket a little soft at the outset , and under the circum- stances Surrey did very well to reach a total of 211. I n this there were eight double figures , the highest of which was the captain's (J. Shuter ) 42. At the endof the first day Kenthad got 45 for the loss of three batsmen, but the tail only gave very slight help , and the innings closed for an addition of 56 runs . B ythe commencementof the follow on the wicket had improved considerably in pace, and F. Marchant, Alec Hearne, and G. G. Hearne played so well that the arrears of 110 were wiped off for the loss of only three batsmen. Alucky runout got rid of J. Le Fleming just as he was getting very dangerous , and after his retirement the innings cameto a speedy close for an addition of only 30 runs . Left with only 64 to win, Surrey got them with the help of W .W . Read(37) and Baldwin (34) in fifty minutes , and w o naccordingly with ten wickets to spare . Kent, 101 and 173 ; total , 274. Surrey , 211 and 65 (no wicket ) ; total , 276. L o h m a n n(Surrey) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 6 0 . 4 2 4 1 0 9 9 B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s. M o s tin a nI n n s. Average. W .H .Patterson 1 4 1 5 1 1 1 1 4 3 9 . 3 0 Hearne(A.) 2 1 2 6 2 6 *1 1 6 3 2 . 9 4 J. L eFleming 1 0 0 2 6 0 1 3 4 2 6 W .L. K n o w l e s 9 1 1 9 7 *8 5 24.62 Hearne(G. G.).. 1 5 4 2 3 8 6 2 21.63 H. M. Braybrooke 1 8 0 3 6 2 5 3 20.11 L .W i l s o n 1 5 1 2 7 9 7 0 19.92 H. C. Stewart 7 0 1 3 6 5 0 19.42 M a r t i n 2 5 7 3 0 0 3 4 16.66 W r i g h t 2 3 4 3 0 1 *7 0 15.84 W .F. Best 4 0 6 1 2 6 15.25