James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1894

T H EM A R Y L E B O N EC L U BIN 1893. 7 9 sila at sasoloner fh (3) Yorkshirev. Middlesex.'n foton se naft to sing J u n e1, 2, a n d3 . Though they got first use of an excellent wicket Middlesex utilised the oppor- tunity to so little purpose as to give Yorkshire a big lead at the outset . A t the end of an innings the Yorkshiremen were able indeed to claim an advantage of 135. For this they were mainly indebted to A. Sellers (105), Ulyett (53), and Moorhouse(37 not out). Sellers got his runs without a mistake but the best stand of the innings was by the two professionals who put on 80 runs while they were together . That Middlesex made such an improved show in their second attempt was due chiefly to A. E. Stoddart (88), Stanley Scott (62), and C. P. Foley (60, not out). In fact , the other eight members of the team could only account for 58 between them. Though they only wanted 145 to win, the York- shiremen found the task by no means easy against the bowling of J. T. Hearne and Rawlin. Seven wickets were downfor 104, and but for a mistake at point , whichgave Ulyett a life at 125, Middlesex might after all have won. A sit was Moorhouse and Ulyett quickly got the runs required between them. Yorkshire w o nby three wickets . Yorkshire 304 and 145 (seven wickets ), total 449 ; Middle- sex 169 and 279, total 448. (4) M i d d l e s e xv. N o t t s. June 5. 6, and 7. The remarkable performance ofA. E. Stoddart , alone would have madethis match memorable. Hitherto , with the one exception of G. Brann, W. G. Grace had been the only batsman whohadmade200 in a really first -class match. Stoddart's scores of195 and 124 on this occasion constituted a very rare achievement . In his case too, the record was more meritorious , as he carried his bat through the first innings . O n the other side Gunnwas by far the most successful batsman. His aggregate for the match was 166, and hadhenot been badly run out in the second innings whenhe had got 46, the result might have been changed . Asit was the bad fielding of Middlesex very nearly cost themthe match. The later batsmen of Notts , led by C. W. Wright (61), indeed played up well , and after all , though they wentin for the fourth innings with 331 to win, they only lost ten minutes before time by 57 runs . In the three days 1,205 runs were scored for forty wickets . Middlesex327 and 304, total 631 ; Notts, 301 and273, total 574. (5) Australiansv. Players. J u n e19 a n d20. T h e WithKent, Lancashire , Middlesex , and Yorkshire all engaged , Surrey and Nottshad to furnish the bulk of the eleven to represent the Players . In addition , Shrewsbury had to give up his place , so that the Australians hadnot by anymeans thefull strength of the English professionals to meet ; still the side was by no m e a n sa bad one, andthe success of the Australians was most creditable . wicket from the first played rather queerly , and the scoring suffered in proportion . Thebatting of the Players was, on the whole , very disappointing , particularly in the first innings in which H. Trumble and R. W. M'Leod bowled unchanged . The follow -on began with greater promise , and at one time 110 was up with only two batsmen out. Trumble's bowling , however, again proved irresistible towards the finish , and the victory of the side was in a great measure his work. The Austra- lians wonby six wickets . Australians , 189 and 76 (four wickets ) : total , 265. Players , 89 and 173 ; total , 262 . H. Trumble(Australians ) O v e r s. 5 0 Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 2 1 1 1 6 1 1 (6) M i d d l e s e xv. S u r r e y. J u n e 22, 23 a n d 24. A very fine win for Middlesex , considering that they had to follow on in a minority of no less than 179. Surrey , whowent in first , had to thank their oppo- nents in some measure for their total of 287. Maurice Read's 75 was the only really faultless , as it was the highest , score on the side . Rain made the wicket diffi-