James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1893

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1892. 7 1 madeeighteen between them. Middlesex in the end had no difficulty in getting the 40 runs required to win, and got themat a cost of A. E. Stoddart's wicket . Middlesex 214 and 40 (one wicket ) ; total 254. Lancashire 156 and 9 7; total 253. J. T. Hearne(Middlesex) O v e r s. M a i d e n s. 53-4 R u n s. 2 3 9 3 W i c k e t s. 1 1 T H EF O L L O W I N GP R O F E S S I O N A LB O W L E R SW E R E N G A G E DA T L O R D ' SIN 1892 :--ThomasHearne, Farrands , Clayton , Rylott , Wild, William Mycroft , G. G. Hearne , Wheeler , Sherwin , T. Mycroft , W. Hearn , Flowers , Price , Barnes , G u n n, Scotton , Hay, Fothergill , Attewell , Parnham, Burton, Pickett , Daven- port, Pentecost , Titchmarsh , Chatterton , J. E. West, Martin, Pougher, Rawlin, A. Hearne , Carlin , Davidson , Phillips , Shacklock , Richardson , Whitehead , Whiteside , Burns , Bean, Moorhouse , Needham, J. T. Hearne , Board , Mead, and G e e s o n. C H A P T E R II. T H EC O U N T I E S N 1 8 9 2. G L O U C E S T E R S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1892. -President , Dukeof Beaufort , K.G. Vice -President , Lord Fitzhardinge . Treasurer , W. H. Harford . Captain , W. G. Grace. Secretary , E. M. Grace . Committee , J. W. Arrowsmith , H. W. Beloe , H. J. Bough- ton, E. Lawrence, J. A. Bush, E. G. Clarke , HenryGrace, E. A. Harvey, E. B. Haygarth, W. D. L. Macpherson, T. G. Matthews, R. Fenton Miles , J. D. Miller , G. Norman, Rev. C. H. Ridding, Arthur Robinson , E. J. Taylor , and F. Townsend . T H Eaddition of the Australian cricketer , J. J. Ferris , it was hoped by those interested , would effect an immediate improvement in the all -round cricket of the Gloucestershire Eleven. Thathe failed w a smoretheir misfortune than their fault . It is quite open to doubt whether the form he showed last year was correct . The wickets as a rule were not in favour of the bowlers , and hewas, it is fair to admit, not seen under the best conditions . Still it is fairly open to doubt whether he is likely to be quite the same bowler he was whenin the Australian team, with such a keen and untiring cricketer as Turner at the other end. But if the bowling of Gloucestershire was on the whole little , if at all , better than 1891, there was some sign of promise in the batting . In R. W. Rice and S. A. P. Kitcat , the county brought out two exceptionally likely young cricketers . Theformershould havea useful future before h i mat Oxford, and the latter in the early matches showed such consistently good form as to empha- sise the regret at his absence in the latter part of the season . Unfortunately in the middle of the summerW. G. Grace strained his leg so badly that he had to give up his place in a few of the more important matches. W h e nhe did return , too, hewasrather heavily handicapped for a time, and the loss of his bowling wasat times severely felt . Still , in the later matches he played up to his best form, andhis play in Augustwas worthy of his best days. Of the older players O. G. Radcliffe , E. M.Grace, and Painter , all at times rendered useful assistance , and Captain Luard , in addition to some good innings , was worthy of his place , if only for his brilliant fielding . Hadthe out cricket been as good as the batting the record would have been better . As it was, the little bowling they hadwould have been of muchmoreuse had it been better supported in the field ,