James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1894

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1893. PLATA 9 5 A sKentwere not out till just before the luncheon time on the third day, there w a sn o chanceof finishing the match, and with 106 u p for Notts at a cost of four wickets , the game was drawn. Notts 415 and 106 (four wickets ) total , 521. K e n t367 . (8) K e n tv. S u s s e x. Beckenham, July27 and28. Witha wicket which on previous experience was not likely to wear well, thetoss wasa matter of great m o m e n t. T h egood fortune whichattended Kent in this respect , had therefore a great influence in deciding the issue in their favour . Taking full advantage of their opportunity of first knock, Mr. J. R. Mason, the Winchester captain , whomadehis debût for the county in this match, and Alec Hearne, made 65 in forty -five minutes , before a wicket fell . Mr. F. Marchant's brilliant batting later on, however , was the treat of the innings . In just one hour he made 63, and at one time while he was in, 66 were added in thirty five minutes . The majority of the Sussex batsmen, found the Kent bowlers anything but casy as the game advanced, and the aggregate of the two innings wasonly 256. The exceptions to the general failure of the Sussex batting , were Marlowand Mr. Brann. Theirs were the only double figures , and Marlow's 23 and44 represented the highest score on the side . Kent wonby nine wickets . Kent, 236 and 21 (one wicket ) ; total , 257. Sussex , 98 and 158 ; total , 256. Wright (1st innings , Sussex) O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. 1 2 4 1 3 (9) K e n tv . Y o r k s h i r e . Blackheath, July31 a n dAugust1. W i c k e t s. 1 4 Thoughthey got a certain advantagein going first on a wicket affected by rain , Kent allowed their opponents to get such a big lead that the result after the completionof aninnings was really neverin doubt. A heavy showerm a d ethe groundeasier again for a time whenYorkshire went in, but on the second morning it helped the bowlers materially , so that their total of 220 was, under the circum- stances , very creditable . The credit of this was due to the two professionals , Brownand Wainwright, who accounted between them for 132 out of 200 from the bat. Brown's 81 was a particularly good innings . Indeed , he made no mistake duringthetwohours anda quarter he wasin, and, as the wicket was, his perform- ance was one of exceptional merit . Wanting39 to save the innings , Kenthad no chanceof saving the game. Still , they m a d ea fairly good show after all . Eight wickets were downfor 40, but George Hearne just at the finish found useful part- ners in Wright and Walter Hearne, and 92 were added before the endcame. Eventhen George Hearne, who had been batting two hours , for the second time carried out his bat, having scored 81 in the match without being out. Yorkshire wonby an innings and eleven runs . Yorkshire , 220. Kent, 71 and 132; total , 203. z s a a r e Wainwright(Yorkshire ) Hirst (secoud innings Kent) Overs. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. 4 8 1 4 9 0 9 2 8 2 0 2 0 5 (10) K e n tv, S u r r e y . l t Oval, August3, 4, and5. ThoughSurreywere without Lockwood, MauriceRead, and W o o d, as well as Mr. C. M. Wells , they still managed to get, if anything , rather the best of the drawngame. Atthe outset they did particularly well in getting four of the best batsmenof Kentout for 53. The first stand was by Alec Hearne and Wright, w h oput on 120 for the fifth wicket . The brightest feature of the innings though wasthe free hitting of Mr. J. Le Fleming . He made59 out of 88 while hewas in. Surrey had to thank HaywardandMr. W. W. Read and Mr. J. Shuter for their success in heading Kent's score . Out of a total of 281 from the bat, the trio con- tributed 207. Though Mr. Read made 84 out of 137 while he was in, his perform-