James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1893

6 4 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. make 145 , a failure due chiefly to the goodbowling of Phillips , who got seven of the ten wickets . Phillips , too, carried out his bat for a useful 25, and S. W. Scott (86 ), and Rawlin (49), and he were chiefly instrumental in giving Middlesex a lead of 86 runs on the first hands. Early in the second innings of Sussex it looked as if there was an outside chance of a good score . While the old Oxonian, G. L. Wilson, and Beanwere in the score was 74 at one time with only one batsmanout. The amateur was in less than an hour and a half for his 76 ; but the tail did little , and Middlesex , with only 75 to get , got them for the loss of a wicket . Middlesex , 235 and 77 (one wicket) ; total , 312. Sussex , 145 and 164 ; total , 309 . Phillips (Middlesex) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 5 0 . 2 1 8 (3) M i d d l e s e xv. S o m e r s e t s h i r e . J u n e6 a n d7. 1 1 7 1 3 Recent rains had made the wicket difficult even at the outset , and though it got faster the scoring never reached a high pitch . There was little to choose betweenthe two sides on the first day, although Somersetshire had perhaps a slight advantage in having , after a lead of twelve runs , got rid of two such dangerous batsmen as S. W. Scott andA. E. Stoddart in the second innings for only 25. A tone time on the following morning, too , Somersetshire appeared to have aneasy thing in hand, as with half their wickets down Middlesex were only 23 on. Fortunately for them T. C. O'Brien , who had made 76 out of 142 in the first innings , was again in his best vein for hitting , and his score of 71 out of 114 while in, was, with S. M. J. Woods thoroughly on the spot , a fine performance . His example, too, stimulated both P. J. T. Henery and Westto a forcing game, a n dtheresultw a sthatthe latterhalf of the side subscribed1 6 0 to a total of 195. Even then, with a wicket in better condition for run-getting , it was thought that Somersetshire would get the 184 wanted to win. Asit was, Rawlin and J. T. Hearne bowled with such remarkable success , that no one but S. M. J. Woods(24 not out) got into double figures , and in an hour and twenty minutes the whole side were out for 71. Middlesex won by 112 runs . Middlesex , 142 and 195 ; total , 337. Somersetshire , 154 and71 ; total , 225. Rawlin (Middlesex ).. S. M. J. Woods (2nd innings Middlesex ) Overs. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. 53.2 3 0 6 7 4 4 . 3 2 3 5 1 1 1 8 (4) M i d d l e s e xv. Gloucestershire . June 9, 10 and 11 . It is not often that a side opening with a score of 244 is beaten byaninnings and over a hundred runs , as was Gloucestershire's luck in this match. J. J. Ferris , the Australian , had not as yet qualified for the County, and the other bowling at the disposal of W. G. Grace did not present any terror to such a strong batting side as Middlesex . At all events , the latter's innings , which com- mencedlate on the first afternoon, was not over till just before time on the following day. The main feature of their total of 523 was the exceptionally brilliant performance of S. W. Scott . H ewas batting altogether six hours and forty minutes , and his 221 was the highest score of the year in first -class cricket . H ewas badly missed by Roberts at mid-on whenhe had only got 47, and again bythe same field in the same position at 137. These, though, were the only flaws in a grand display of cricket , the more meritorious on account of the intense heat. In a minority of 279 Gloucestershire had an unpromising outlook for their second innings . As it was, only two batsmen , E. M. Grace (28) and Murch (16), lent W. G. any great assistance . The Captain is generally seen at his bestin a losing game, and his score of 72 not out was free from anything like a fault .