James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1893

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1892 1 0 7 return fromAustralia , too , might have had a very serious effect on the prospect ofthe county. Asit was, a very fair substitute wasfound in the colt Richardson , and, considering that it was the latter's introduction to first -class cricket , he acquitted himself very satisfactorily . Still , there was not quite as much bowling as could be wished . Lohmannwas never in quite the best of health during the season , andhe was, in consequence , hardly at his very best . O nthe other hand, Lockwoodwas remarkably successful throughout , and he was, beyond a doubt, the best fast bowler of the day. Abel's slows , too, were at times very useful as a change . If the scoring in some cases was hardly as high as in 1891 , the batting was very level . Unsuccessful in the early part of the season , W . W. Read played himself into his very best form by the middle of the season , and had the best average on the side . Abel, Henderson, andJ. Shuter also did good service throughout , as did Maurice Readand Lohmannat times . InBaldwin the county introduced a very likely batsman-one of the steady type , who is sure to be of use. Wood'sabsence handicapped the out-cricket greatly , but generally the fielding was up to a high standard . Resultsof M a t c h e s. Matches Played, 16 ; Won, 13 ; Drawn, 1 ; Lost , 2. Club. Opnts. W h e n Opponents. Where played . played . 1 s t 2 n d1st 2 n d W o nb y i n n. i n n. i n n. i n n. MatchesW o n(13). * Somersetshire *Middlesex .... O v a l June 2, 3 115 300 O v a l ود 1 3, 14 210*172 75 306 8 wkts; *2 w d (1) Yorkshire ... *Gloucestershire L e e d s " 2 1,22 151 +81 79 157 179 runs 87 128 1 7runs ; +7 w d O v a l ,, 272829 326 *41 143 222 8 wkts; *2 w d *K e n t Tonbridge July14, 15 97*142 80 157 5 wkts; *5 w d (2) Sussex Brighton 1 81 920 279 171 82 inns. & 26 runs " (3) Yorkshire Oval 212 223 245 189 1 6 7 1 9 5 72runs (4) Sussex Oval و د 2 5, 26 413 1 3 7 1 6 6 inns. & 1 1 0runs *M i d d l e s e x .. Lord's Aug.11, 12 294 1 1 2 1 8 0 inns. & 2 runs * Somersetshire. T a u n t o n " 151617253 156 174 49 186runs *Gloucestershire C h e l t e n h a m *Lancashire O v a l ود و و 22, 23 229 *71 99 197 7 wkts; *3 w d *K e n t... O v a l " M a t c hD r a w n(1). *Lancashire Matches Lost (2). *N o t t s... *Notts .......... :: E x t r aMatches. MatchesW o n(10). (5) Essex (6) Leicestershire (7) Warwickshire. (8) Oxford University (10) Derbyshire (11) Scotland (1 2) Scotland (1 3) Essex (1 4) Leicestershire (15) Derbyshire MatchD r a w n(1). (16) C. I. Thornton's XI. MatchLost (1). (9) CambridgeUniversity 1 81 920 264 *27 93 197 1 0wkts; *n o w d 25, 26 211 *65 101 173 1 0wkts; *now d Manchester Ju.232425 *8 + 2 4 6 NottinghamJune6,7,8 97 169 124*143 Oval Oval Aug.1,2,3 129 159 124*165 R e m a r k s. *n o w d; 18 w d Lostb y 7 wkts; *3 w d 4 wkts; *6 w d W o nb y O v a l M a y16, 17 131 339 166 109 195 runs O v a l " 19, 20 181 165 104 87 155 runs " 2 6,27 201 119 23 inns. & 59runs O x f o r d ,,30,31J.1 340 163 128 inns. & 49 runs 30Jy.1 391 4 41 0 0inns. & 247runs July 7,8, 9 484 114 224 inns. & 146 runs ,, 2 82930 176 341 351 149 17 runs Aug. 4,5 349 116 173 inns. & 60 runs " 8,9 156 125 93 95 93runs R e m a r k s. 1 8 5247 Lostb y D e r b y Edinburgh Oval Leyton Leicester O v a l June16, 17 126*168 151 139 7 wkts; *3 w d و و Scarborough Sept. 5,6,7 153 O v a l * Seeprevious reviews. June 9, 10 276 162 218 291 80 runs + Innings declared .