James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1893

1 0 4 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. ing from the effect of copious showers , and Surrey , with the advantage of first knock, hadgained a lead of 36 runs at the end of an innings . Brockwell's resolute hitting just at the close helped Surrey to reach a more respectable total than at one time seemed likely , and , as it was, his score of 32 not out was the best on the side . The commencementof Surrey's second innings showed a different class of cricket , and in the last fifty minutes on the first day, thanks to Lohmann's hitting , put on 81 runs for the loss of Brockwell's wicket . O nthe following morning Lohmann continued to hit with great power, and his 73 was an excellent display of free cricket . Abel (64) retired at 180 , and mainly through the good batting of J. Shuter (31) and K. J. Key (47) 120 more were added before the innings closed . Somersetshire hada heavy task before themwith 337 to win, andin spite of the vigorous hitting of H. T. Hewett and G. Fowler, had only got 51 whenthe third wicket fell . The change of Lohmannfor Abel later on, however , proved a happy thought of the Surrey captain , and in eight overs the latter got five wickets at a cost of only 29 runs . Owing to an injury Theo Robinson was unable to bat, and whenthe ninth wicket fell Surrey hadw o nby 179runs. G .Fowler'secondscore of 5 4 for Somersetshirew a sw i t h o u ta fault. Surrey , 115 and 300 ; total , 415. Somersetshire , 79 and 157; total , 236. O v e r s. Abel (2nd innings Somersetshire ) ...... 8 M a i d e n s. 1 (2) S o m e r s e t s h i r ev. S u s s e x. Taunton , July 21 and 22. R u n s. Wickets. 2 9 5 Cricket of a very different kind markedthe two days over which the match lasted . At the outset the wicket was slow from wet, and by five o'clock an innings had been completed by each side , with a difference of only seven runs to the advantage of Sussex , whohadgone in first . U pto that time the best indi- vidual scores hadbeen W. G. Heasman's 35 and Humphreys33, both for Sussex. Subsequently , however , as the wicket grew faster the run -getting showed a pro- portionate improvement. Bean signalised the early part of the second innings of Sussex bysome vigorous cricket , but the most noteworthy feature was the fine batting of Guttridge , who knocked up 70, including one hit out of the ground , in anhour and a quarter . Even this average , though , was subsequently eclipsed by H. T. Hewett , who, in just over the hour , made 84 for Somersetshire in twenty-nine hits . The Oxford captain , L. C. H. Palairet , too, made70 in fine style , and ultimately Somersetshire got the 234 runs wantedto win for the loss of only four batsmen , a highly commendable achievement . The runs , more- over, werem a d ein twohours anda half . G. Fowlerfailed to score in either innings for Somersetshire , and his second cipher was his fourth in succession . Somersetshire wonby six wickets . Somersetshire , 118 and 234 (four wickets ) ; total , 352. Sussex , 125 and 224 ; total , 349 . Nichols (1st innings Sussex ) O v e r s. 2 4 . 1 M a i d e n s. 1 3 R u n s. 2 4 (3) S o m e r s e t s h i r ev. Y o r k s h i r e. Sheffield , August11 and12. W i c k e t s. 5 The wicket at Bramall for this match was anything but a good one , and the ball got up very dangerously at times . Hence , the batsmen were placed at a disadvantage , and the effect can be judged when it is stated that F. S. Jackson's 31 for Yorkshire was the highest score on the completion of an innings by each side . Subsequently the pace of the run-getting improved to some extent , but batsmenwerenever really at ease . The one exception was S. M. J. Woods,w h o wentin for whatis called the forcing gamein the second innings of Somerset- shire , and with success , scoring 76 out of 117 in less than an hour and a half . With 213 to win, and a fiery wicket , Yorkshire had no easy task before them.