James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1895

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1894. 1 1 1 of the match. Though Surrey only had 89 to win at the finish , it was only the good play of the two young outsiders , Haywood and Ayres , that pulled them through. Surrey wonby four wickets . Surrey 129 and 90, (six wickets ) ; total , 219. Somersetshire , 101 and116 ; total , 217. (7) Somersetshire v. Y o r k s h i r e . Taunton, August23, 24 and25. Rainalone permitted cricket on the second afternoon andthen only for a little over two hours. As it was, a new pitch had to be prepared , and so well did M e s s r s. L. Palaireta n dV . T. Hill score at the start that5 4 runsw e r erecorded for Somersetshire's first wicket. After their separation Hirst bowledwith such success that the last nine wickets only added45, of which Mr. W . N. Roe, w h o w e n tin first wicket d o w n, contributed 23 not out. Yorkshire's batting only extended to three overs , and there the match ended. Somersetshire , 99. York- shire, 3 for nowicket. Hirst(Yorkshire).... O v e r s. 2 1 M a i d e n s. 9 R u n s. W i c k e t s. 1 2 7 B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s. a nI n n s. Average. Spurway, R. P. 9 2 1 9 4 1 0 8* 27.71 Hill, V. T. 2 4 0 6 3 6 8 6 2 6 . 5 0 Palairet, I. C. Н. 3 0 1 7 4 8 1 1 9 25.79 W o o d s, S. M . J. 3 0 1 5 2 6 8 5 1 18.13 D u n l o p, C. E. 1 5 1 5 4 1 4 1 1 7 . 2 1 E v a n s, D. L... 1 1 1 1 7 2 6 0 17.20 R o e, W .N. 1 3 1 2 0 3 4 4 16.91 Wickham, Rev. A. P. 1 1 9 3 0 6 15.00 Palairet , R. C. N. 1 8 2 1 9 5 3 9 12.18 G a y, L. H. 8 2 7 1 1 8* 1 1 . 8 3 Fowler, G... 2 7 0 2 8 8 3 7 10.66 Tyler 2 8 2 2 6 7 2 6 10.26 Hedley, Capt. W. C. 1 9 1 1 5 5 3 3 8.61 Challen, A. В. 1 2 0 9 2 2 7 7 . 6 6 N i c h o l s 2 6 6 1 4 6 2 8* 7.30 Poynton, F. J. 4 0 2 6 1 6 6.50 N e w t o n , A. 6 2 2 4 8* 6 . 0 0 C l a p p 4 1 1 6 6* 5.33 N e w t o n, A. Ε. 6 2 1 8 8* 5 . 5 0 E b d o n , P. 4 0 1 3 7 3 . 2 5 Robinson, T.... 5 0 9 7 1.80 The following also batted -Bolus , 11*- 0 - 2; Westcott , 9-0*; Bartlett , E. W., 7-0* Stanley , H. T. , 3-0 *; Wood , Rev. G. R. , 3 ; Wood , T. , 11 ; Gibbs , J. A. , 7; Compton , E. D. , 0' *Signifies not out. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . I n n s. O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. Average. Tyler 2 8 6 9 0 . 4 2 1 6 1 3 6 2 8 8 15.47 Hedley, W. C., .... 18 3 4 0 . 3 1 1 1 7 2 9 4 6 15.84 Woods, S. M. J. 2 3 3 8 1 . 2 1 1 3 9 9 8 5 3 18.83 D u n l o p , C. E. 3 1 8 5 4 1 2 2 0 . 5 0 N i c h o l s 2 5 3 9 0 . 3 1 5 2 7 4 2 3 4 21.82 R o e, W. N. . . 3 2 0 7 3 4 1 3 4 . 0 0 Fowler, G.... 9 5 2 1 6 1 2 1 2 6 0 . 5 0 Palairet, L. C. H... 7 2 6 7 7 8 0 Hill , V. T. , (5.4-1-13-3 ), bowled in two innings only , and Evans , D. L. , (7-3-13-0 ), and Westcott(2-0-14-0 ), but once. Woodsdelivered four wides and a no-ball , Nichols two wides , and Fowler and Roe one w i d eapiece.