James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1895

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1894. 1 1 3 (1). Surreyv W a r w i c k s h i r e . Oval, M a y7, 8. Thefirst match of the Surrey eleven and their only defeat at the Oval during the season . The wicket , too, was in excellent condition , so that Surrey had none the worst of the luck to constitute an excuse . Warwickshire , in fact , as the gamewent, showed the better cricket at all points , and thoroughly deserved their victory . The chief feature of Warwickshire's batting in the first innings was the defence of W. G. Quaife . Hewas in three hours and a quarter for his 92, which contained only one chance . Whitehead's slow bowling was altogether too much for the Surrey batsmen, and the whole side were out for 98. In the follow on Santall, whosefirst matchit wasfor Warwickshire, bowledwith great success . Mr. K e y(60) and Brockwell helped Surrey to makea better show, and the latter's 49, notout, was as good a display as there was in the match. Warwickshire won in the end by seven wickets . Warwickshire , 242 and 65 (three wickets ) ; total , 307. Surrey, 98 and 207 ; total , 306. Whitehead(1st inns Surrey )......... O v e r s. 2 8 M a i d e n s. 1 0 R u n s. W i c k e t s. 4 8 8 (2). Surreyv. Yorkshire. Sheffield , June 11, 12. In getting first innings Surrey got the best of a wicket affected by the rain, and this piece of luck influenced the result materially . As the ground was Surrey didwell to score 143, for whichthey were indebted mainly to Mr. W . W .Read, (38), Lockwood(31), and Mr. Key(24). None of the three later innings , indeed , exceeded 88, and as this was Surrey's second total they hada little the best of the comparison throughout . Mounsey, with 15 and 22, was Yorkshire's highest scorer . It was a bowler's match throughout , and Richardson and Lockwoodvery nearly went unchanged throughout both innings of Yorkshire . Surrey wonby 88 runs, their ownsecond score . Surrey, 143 and88 ; total , 231. Yorkshire , 64 and79 ; total , 143. Wainwright (Yorkshire ). Richardson(Surrey). Lockwood(Surrey) Smith(Surrey) O v e r s. 5 9 . 2 M a i d e n s. 1 6 R u n s. W i c k e t s. 1 1 8 1 2 4 0 9 7 0 1 0 3 4 . 3 1 2 5 9 7 5 1 7 3 (3) S u r r e yv. Y o r k s h i r e. Oval, June 25, 26. Though the conditions were quite different to those of the previous match, Surrey again wonwith plenty to spare . This success was the more creditable from the fact that Richardson was unable to play for Surrey. Winning the toss they scored so fast that at luncheon time 172 runs had been scored in just under two hours . Mr. W. W. Read (161 ) and Brockwell (103) put on 172 runs while they were together , andthe latter was out, unluckily as it was, playing a ball from Hirst on his foot andthence on to the wicket . After along day's outing the Yorkshire batsmen fared badly, and in the last thirty -five minutes five wickets went down for 43. Having to field twice in succession on an excellent wicket , the Surrey bowlers tired in the second innings , and the later batsmen of Yorkshire profited considerably by the opportunity . In forty -five minutes Mr. Ernest Smith and Mounseyadded 109 runs , and the former who scored 44 and 68, showed some of the best hitting seen at the Oval for a long time. Surrey in the end had to get 36 to win, and Abel and Haywardgot these , giving Surrey the victory by ten wickets . Surrey , 401 and36 (no wickets ) ; total , 437. Yorkshire , 142 and 294 ; total , 436.