James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1893

1 0 6 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. (6) Somersetshirev. Sussex. Brighton , September 1, 2, and 3. Rain limited the play on the first morning to thirty -five minutes , and, after ablank on the second day, to five minutes onthe third morning. I ntheforty minutes of actual cricket Somersetshire scored 62 for the loss of one wicket , a n d of these the captain , whowasnot out, hadcontributed 50. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. notout. R u n s. a nI n n s. Average. H .T. H e w e t t 2 7 1 1 0 4 7 2 0 1 4 0 . 2 6 L .C.H .Palairet 2 1 1 6 5 9 1 4 6 3 2 . 9 5 W .C. Hedley 2 0 3 4 4 6 1 0 2 2 6 . 2 3 Challen, J. B. 1 7 2 3 3 5 7 2 2 2 . 3 3 G .F o w l e r 1 7 2 3 0 9 5 4 2 0 . 6 V .T .H i l l 1 3 1 2 2 4 9 3 1 8 . 6 6 S. M .J. W o o d s 2 4 3 3 2 2 7 6 1 5 . 3 3 A .E .N e w t o n 1 4 4 1 1 3 2 5 1 1 . 3 H a l e 1 2 0 1 3 1 3 7 10.91 C. J. R o b i n s o n 2 2 3 1 9 0 4 4 1 0 C.E.Winter. 5 1 3 3 1 2 8 . 2 5 C.E.Dunlop 9 2 5 6 2 4 8 Nichols 2 4 4 1 5 8 3 3 7 . 9 Rev. A. P. W i c k h a m 7 2 2 6 1 2 5 . 2 W .N .R o e 8 0 4 0 2 3 5 Tyler 2 1 4 7 5 *3 7 4 . 4 1 Thefollowing also batted :- W. T. Hancock, 0 and7; T. Robinson, 7, and absent . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. Nichols 440.3 1 8 0 7 8 9 5 1 1 5 . 4 7 W .C. Hedley 2 3 8 . 4 7 2 5 7 0 3 6 15.83 Tyler 5 5 3 1 5 9 1 2 9 9 8 1 1 6 . 0 3 S. M .J. W o o d s 578.1 1 8 2 1 8 9 7 8 5 16.43 andC. E.Winter, 1 - 0 - 8 - 0 , once. Hale, 15.4-6-44-2, and L. C. H. Palairet , 9-1-26-0, bowled in three innings only, Nicholsdelivered a no-ball, andS. M. J. Woodsa wide. S U R R E Y . OFFICERS FOR 1892.-President, Viscount Oxenbridge . Vice - President , Earl of Bessborough . Treasurer , W. Cattley . Committee , J. B. Oakley , F. Burbidge , W .Burrup , Dr. Blades , G. Everett , J. Colman, jun., M. W. Marshall , W . E. Roller , J. W.Hobbs,R. Roberts ,K. J. Key, T. Winterflood , Sir R. Hanson, C. A. Stein , D. R. Onslow , Major -General Marshall , L. A. Shuter , J. Shuter , W .S. Trollope , Sir Richard Webster, Q.C. , M.P., J. S. Balfour , M.P., Colonel Bircham, J. Burrup, and W. W. Thomson. Secretary , Charles W . Alcock, Surrey Ground, Kennington Oval, London, S.E. Assistant Secretary , W . W .R e a d. AFTERhaving, apparently , by the defeat at the hands of Notts at the Oval, lost beyondrecall all hope of retaining the premiership the eleven hadwonin the previous year, the Surrey eleven surprised even their keenest supporters by asserting their right to the title of the ChampionCounty. Thedouble defeat by Notts wasthe blot onSurrey's cricket . Withthat exception the record was a brilliant o n e. T h eloss of W o o d ' sservices at the wicketh a dh a da serious effect o nthe chances of the eleven in several of the earlier matches, and his reappearance , and in almost , if not quite ,his best form, had avery sensible effect ontheout-cricket of the eleven inAugust. Sharp's loss of his bowling , after his