James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1893

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1892. 7 3 got ten between them. TheSussex batting , too , wasvery uneven, and, indeed , of 216 from the bat 133 were contributed by G. Brann . In only two hours and twenty minutes he punished all the Gloucestershire bowlers with equal severity ; hemadehis first fifty in the same number of minutes , and his figures included no less than twenty-six fours . Though in a minority of 103, thanks to O. G. Radcliffe and S. A. P. Kitcat , Gloucestershire made a good start in the second innings . These two batsmen put on 70 runs in forty minutes , but the majority ofthe team were fairly puzzled by Humphrey'slobs , and the total only reached 205. Left with 103 to win, Sussex got them for the loss of three batsmen, so that they wonwith seven wickets in hand. Woofwas unable to play for Glou- cestershire , and Brooks , a medium-pace bowler, was tried in his place , but with small success . Kitcat (41 not out , and 40), was Gloucestershire's highest scorer . Sussex , 228 and 103 (three wickets ) ; total , 331. Gloucestershire , 125 and 205 ; total , 330. Tate(1st innings Gloucestershire ) O v e r s. M a i d e n s. 25.3 9 R u n s. 5 0 (3) Gloucestershirev. Surrey. Oval, June 27 , 28, and 29 . W i c k e t s. 6 It was the first appearance of J. J. Ferris , the Australian , for Gloucester- shire , andL o h m a n nbowledhimoff his padwith the veryfirst ball of the match. A tthe outsettheGloucestershireb a t s m e nw e r en o n eof t h e mat h o m ewith Lockwood's bowling , and six of the best wickets fell in the first hour for only 35 runs . Fortunately R. W. Rice , an Oxford Freshman, who played for the county for the first time , showed plenty of nerve at a trying time . He kept up his wicket while Captain Luard hit to some purpose , carrying out his bat, ulti- mately, after making 75 of the last 108 runs . Surrey's batting showed all its accustomed dash, and in the three hours left on the first day scored 249 at a cost of half the side . Thoughevery one of the first seven batsmen got double figures , the credit of a good performance rested mainly with Maurice Read(86), Henderson , w h oultimately carried out his bat for 74, LohmannandAbel. Gloucestershire , 133 behind , set to workin their second innings with a will , and E. M. and Rice puton 69 for the first wicket . Later on Captain Luardand Painter both scored freely , and their stand enabled the side to reach a very creditable total of 222 . Anoteworthy incident marked Gloucestershire's second innings . A. F. Clarke , the Surrey wicket -keeper, had injured his hand so severely that he had to give up the gloves to Abel. Watts, who was fielding as a substitute , is a wicket- keeper, and W. G. signified his readiness to allow him to take the position , whichhe did with success , dismissing three of the last five batsmen. In the end Surrey wonby eight wickets . Surrey , 326 and 41 (two wickets ) ; total , 367 . Gloucestershire , 143 and 222 ; total , 365 . O v e r s. M a i d e n s. 9 Richardson(2ndinnings Gloucestershire) 24.3 R u n s. W i c k e t s. 4 3 5 (4) Gloucestershirev. S o m e r s e t s h i r e . Bristol, July 14, 15, and 16, Asevere strain deprived Gloucestershire of W . G.'s valuable services , and his absence , as was only to be expected , had a very prejudicial effect on the general play of the side . Still the gamewas not without interest , andthere was some lively cricket during the course of the match . R. W. Rice , the Oxonian (57), and E. M. Grace (70), set the ball rolling in brilliant style for Gloucester- shire to the tune of 133 for the first wicket , and in the second innings the same pair again madea good start , though not with quite the same degree of success . Otherwise , the only exceptional showwasby Painter (86) in the second innings .