James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1893

6 5 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. werebatting in all for nine hours, and in this time scored 466 runs . The chief figure in this performance was Shrewsbury. Going in first he was not out till the score hadreached 415, of which his share was 212. He was altogether at the wickets eight hours and a half , and with the exception of a chance whenhe hadmade158, there was hardly a faulty stroke . Honourable mention , too , should be made of the scores of J. S. Robinson (72 ), and Attewell (59). Against this heavy total Middlesex only made195, of which S. W. Scott (55), E. A. Nepean (61), and West, whomade32 of the last 46 and carried out his bat, were account- able for 148. With271 to save the innings , Middlesex wentin again just before luncheon on the third day, and with West, Phillips , S. W. Scott , and E. A. Nepean all out cheaply , their chance of averting a defeat seemed to be very small . A useful stand by O'Brien and Stoddart improved matters , and the latter hit awayin such brilliant style , while A. J. Webbekept up his wicket , that it looked as if Middlesex must escape a defeat . As a last resource , and with the total at 244 , Sherwin gave up the gloves and went on to bowl. Immediate suc- cess greeted this move, and Webbe's dismissal in his first over turned the scale . A tthe same total Stoddart wascaught for 130, after an innings of three hours andforty minutes ' duration . Eventhen, with half an hour left , Middlesex had still five wickets to fall . Sherwin, though, found another victim in Hon. F. J. N. Thesiger , and finally , amidst great excitement , Notts wonwithin four minutes of time by an innings and 14 runs. Notts, 466. Middlesex , 195 and 257 ; total , 452. (8) Oxfordv. Cambridge. June 30, July 1, and 2. At the early part of the season everything pointed to Cambridge as certain winners . Andthough the improved form of the Oxford eleven in the later matches gave the game a more open appearance , still all round Cambridge appeared . to have the better side . Fortunately the gamewas played out under fairly equal conditions , and there was no great element of luck to favour either side . Thoughthey wonthe toss , Oxford madea very unpromising start , losing two of their very best batsmen, Palairet , their captain , and R. T. Jones, without a run. Fortunately for themone partnership turned the whole course of the g a m e. Jardine andHill added 177 for the sixth wicket in anhour and forty minutes , and of these Hill was credited with 114. Such resolute and well-timed hitting has rarely , if ever , been seen at Lord's . Of course he hadsome luck in placing the ball , but as a display of fearless , determined hitting it was above praise . Jardine's innings was still more praiseworthy . Hewas in close on five hours , and his 140 was absolutely without a fault . Bad judgment in running cost Cambridge three of their wickets , and two of the best , those of the captain and Wells , and this rashness affected the tail to such an extent that the last six wickets only added 53 runs . Inthe follow on Cambridge fared better , though even then they were only 260 on with five of the best batsmen out. The steady play of Latham, the Freshman, however, found its opposite in the brilliant hitting of Steatfeild , and their stand , which resulted in an addition of 155 runs , mighthave changed the result . As it was, though Palairet had injured his hand in catching Streatfeild , he batted so well on the third day, with useful assistance from Fry and Berkeley , that Oxford were able to gain a very creditable victory by five wickets . In several points the match presented remarkable figures . For the first time in the history of the match three hundreds were made. The total of 388 by Cambridge just ties the highest made (also by Cambridge) in 1872 . Thoughhe failed to beat K. J. Key's score (143 for Oxford in 1886), Jardine has the distinction of the best aggregate (179) in the match. The aggregate of 1,100 runs, too, is a record for the match. In the three days 30,338 persons paid for admission . Cambridge has nowwon29 , and Oxford 26matches.