James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1893

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1892. 8 9 luncheon on the first day, and then batsmen were so handicapped that an innings to each side was completed for an aggregate of only 120 runs . The twenty wickets only produced three double figures -A. Smith's 28 not out for Lancashire , H. T. Hewett's 36 out of the first 43, and S. M. J. Woods' 12 for Somersetshire . W h e nLancashire went in a second time, SuggandA. Wardmade amuchbetter start , and the first wicket produced 54 runs, Sugg being bowled with the last ball on the day. Rain prevented the delivery of a ball on the second day, and on the third morning, after Ward, Smith and Baker had been dismissed , Captain Hedley and Nichols got rid of the last six batsmen for an addition of only 25 runs . Somersetshire , with 130 to win, had anything but a certainty as the wicket was; still the spirited cricket of H. T. Hewett andPalairet at the outset effectually dispelled any hopes Lancashire mayhave had. In just over anhour the two batsmen put on 96, and although after their separation matters went badly for the in side , Somersetshire woneventually with four wickets to spare . Somersetshire , 72 and 130 (six wickets ) ; total , 202 . Lancashire , 48 and 153 ; total , 201 . S. M. J. Woods(1st innings , Lancashire ).. Tyler Briggs ( " Somersetshire ): و د O v e r s. 1 2 M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. 3 3 2 6 1 1 . 2 5 1 6 4 2 3 9 2 6 7 (7) L a n c a s h i r ev. Y o r k s h i r e. Manchester , August 1, 2, and 3. O nan excellent wicket Lancashire , with the best of the luck in going in first , were seen to great advantage at all points . Theresult of the opening day w a sso m u c hin their favourthat they wereat least secured fromdefeat. The commencementhardly gave promise of a big score , as Sugg was caught whenhe hadmade9. A. C. McLaren, too, wasdismissed for a single , andthe credit of a fine performance rested with three of the eleven -A. Ward (180 ), Smith (80) andBriggs (115). Ward's 180 was an exceptionally fine display of all -round bat- ting. His innings lasted four hours and a quarter , and was entirely free from fault . Briggs ' 115 occupied two hours and a half, and was quite up to his best form, with plenty of hit tempered by good defence . In all , Lancashire's innings lasted six hours , so that the rate of scoring was about eighty an hour. York- shire whomissed F. S. Jackson's all -round cricket , hada very difficult task before them, and it was hardly a discredit that they failed . Though the batting was fairly level , none of it reached a very high pitch , and, in fact , E. Smith (57 and 17), andTunnicliffe (32 not out and50), were the highest scorers . Briggs took thirteen of the twenty wickets of Yorkshire . Lancashire wonbyaninnings and 83 runs . Lancashire , 471. Yorkshire , 209 and 179 ; total , 388 . (8) L a n c a s h i r ev. S o m e r s e t s h i r e . Manchester, August8 and 9. Amatchcompleted in one day. Continuous rain prevented a commence. mentuntil the second morning, and then the bowlers had such a good time of it , that the game was prolonged slightly on the second evening to prevent its extensioninto the third. Between11.15 and a fewminutesafter seven o'clock thirty - two wickets fell for an aggregate of 294 runs, or just over nine runs apiece . Inwinning the toss Somersetshire gained a great advantage , andwith 60 up for the loss of only one batsman, the outlook was very hopeful for them. Thedis- missal of H. T. Hewettand L. C. H. Palairet was, however, followed by a series of disasters , and only 28 were added before the innings closed . Ina minority of 28 runs on the first " hands " Somersetshire fared even worse at their second attempt . Thebatting of L. C. H. Palairet , indeed , wasthe one redeeming feature . Going in first hewasnot out at the finish , having scored 22 of a total of 48 from the bat. As Lancashire hadonly 31 to get to win, it wasdecided to extend the time