James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1894

T H EC O U N T I F SIN 1893. 8 9) Gloucestershire eleven in their first innings , and his score of 103 was a very fine : performance without a mistake . The ground on the second day wasin quite a different state , and the Gloucestershire batsmen could really do nothing on the treacherous wicket , in fact , except for two overs in the second innings Attewell and Shacklock were unchanged for Notts, and there was only two scores over twenty on the Gloucestershire side . Attewell's bowling was singularly successful . I nthematchhe delivered 44 overs and twoballs for 83 runs and eleven wickets. Nottswonby an innings and 130 runs. Notts 273 ; Gloucestershire 72 and 71, total1 4 3. Konidassar/ overs 11 Maidens . Runs . S h a c k l o c k 4 1 . 4 2 2 5 0 (10) Gloucestershirev. L a n c a s h i r e . Manchester , Aug. 3, 4, and 5. W i c k e t s. S Witha blank first day in consequence of rain , the result hinged a good deal ont the luck of the toss . In this Gloucestershire was again unlucky , and the game waspractically decided before their turn came to bat. With a wet ball and on a wetwicket they could do little at the commencementof the match, and Sugg in particular , took full advantage of the opportunity of scoring . Of Lancashire's total . of308 for eight wickets , he contributed 127 and the only flaw in a vigorous display of cricket was a chance in the long field when he had made 86. In the early part , of the third day the ground was still fairly easy , and at luncheon time Gloucester- shire had made72 in the first innings for the loss of only four batsmen. A bright sun later on however decided the question in favour of Lancashire , and in less than three hours sixteen of Gloucestershire had fallen for only 119 runs . Briggs ' bowl- ing was the cause of the complete change. Altogether he took thirteen wickets at anaggregate cost of 76 runs. Lancashire wonby an innings and 126 runs . Lancashire 308 (for eight wickets ). Gloucestershire 105 and 77, total 182. (11) Gloucestershirev. Surrey. Bristol , Aug. 7, 8, and 9. Although the wicket helped the bowlers a little just at the outset , it was : generally in favour of the bat. As a consequence the scoring was fairly high .. Eachof the three completed innings exceeded 250. The most notable feature of the match was the double innings of Mr. G. L. Wilson , for Sussex . Indeed , he just missed the rare feat of two hundreds , scoring 117 in the first and 92 in the second. Thoughhis batting in each case was most brilliant , it must be noted that h eought to have been caught in the first innings before he had scored . Mr. W. L. Murdoch's second score of 82 was also one of the best innings of the match. W. G. andPainter were the mainstays of Gloucestershire's batting . Painter was missed. twice in making his 72, but W. G.'s 75 was absolutely without a fault . Sussex in this match missed the batting of Mr. G. Branngreatly . Atthe finish Gloucester-- shire wanted 177 to win, with six wickets in hand. Gloucestershire , 273 and 94 : (four wickets ) ; total , 367. Sussex, 258 ond 275 (six wickets , innings closed ) ; total , 533. (12) Gloucestershirev. Middlesex. Clifton , Aug. 10, II , and 1213 ones wilt t But for the rain on the third morning Gloucestershire might probably have avoided defeat at least . As it was, with J. F. Hearne and Rawlin on a pitch to. help them, the fourth innings took place under conditions all in favour of the out-- side . Middlesex were in all the first day, and, indeed , at the finish had only lost six batsmen. Ultimately the total reached 385, in which were five scores of fifty or over-A. E. Stoddart 75, Rawlin 74, C. P. Foley 72, G. McGregor 68, and. T. C. O'Brien 50. Gloucestershire's first innings was very even . At the com-- mencementW. G. was in his best form, and his 68 was the highest score on the side . Even then five wickets were down for 73, and it was entirely the plucky play of the last three batsmen -H. V. Page, W. H. Brain , and Murch-that. ultimately realised a total of 235. Gloucestershire , with 150 to save the innings .