James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1895

1 1 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS ' A N N U A L . S U S S E X . OFFICERS FOR 1894. -President , The Earl of Sheffield . Vice-Presidents , Earl Winterton, Viscount Gage, Lord Leconfield , Sir Julian Goldsmid, W. H. Campion, Lieut . Colonel Wisden, C. J. Lucas. Treasurer , W. G. Ashby. Committee , East Sussex : Hon. C. Brand, S. Beard, Spencer Austen Leigh , Rev. W. D. Parish , W. H. Loder, W. Keen. WestSussex : A. C. Oddie, H. E. Harris , W. Smith, W. Napper, A. F. Somerset , F. H. Gresson . Brighton : H. Cooke, E. A. Smithers , F. Ravenhill , C. H. Smith, A. J. Cullen, H. F. de Paravacini. Secretary, W . N e w h a m, CountyCricket Ground, Brighton. Thoughthere was, perhaps , no great ground for congratulation in the record T h e of the Sussex Eleven, it was not altogether without satisfactory features . appearance of Alfred Shaw, who, after his retirement from Notts , cricket some twelve years before in the Eleven, under the residential qualification , brought with it a certain amount of luck . His first match was against Notts ., and as it produced the first victory Sussex hadbeen able to obtain over Notts for twenty years , it was of good omen. The only regret after his marked success , in the few matches in which he played , was that Shaw's departure from England with Lord Sheffield , left Sussex without his valuable help in the later matches. Still , as a bowler , Parris proved a success , and ought with more experience to be still more useful . The wickets , generally , were not of a kind to favour Humphrey's lobs , and his comparative failure affected the general success , of course . Mr. Newhamwas the bright particular star , and his play was con- stantly good throughout . Marlow and Beanwere generally to be relied on, andon the few occasions on which he played, Dr. Heasmanwas of great use. In Mr. Fry, the Oxford Captain, Sussex found a newplayer , whose all round cricket is bound to help the side . R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches Played (16), Won(3), Drawn(2), Lost (11). Club. Opnts. Where played . Whenplayed 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. July 23, 24, 25 163*183 102 W o nb y W o nby *I n s. 119125 runs. closed 8 wkts. d Opponents. MatchesW o n(3). a) Notts. Brighton (a) K e n t CatfordB d g e 2 6, 27 116 *41 35 " MatchesD r a w n(2). 1219wkts.; 1 w d R e m a r k s (a) Notts. Nottingham June6, 7, 8 1 4 1 8 9 R a i n (a) K e n t Brighton Aug. 27, 28, 29 247 *87 328 *172 *9 wkts. d. ins . c Matches Lost (11). Lostb y. (a) Gloucestershire Brighton M a y14, 15, 15 218 73 259 358wkts.: 2 w d (a) Somerset Brighton 17, 18, 19 129 124 122 1321w k t.; 9 w d (1) Yorkshire. Brighton (a) Lancashire M a n c h e s t e r و د ود ود 24, 25 26 114 178 328 Inns. & 36 r u n s 31, 1, 2 1 7 4 3 8 355 I n n s. & 143runs (2) Yorkshire. (a) Middlesex . D e w s b u r y June6, 7, 8 5 5 51 133 139166runs Brighton 14, 15, 16 181 225 314 966wkts.; 4 w d (a) Surrey O v a l و د ود 28, 29, 30 198 333 356 1776 wkts.; 4 w d (a) Middlesex. Lord's July 16, 17, 18 121 65 91 967 wkts.; 3 w d (a) Somerset T a u n t o n Aug.2, 3, 4 119 181 1 9 4166110runs (a) Lancashire Brighton 13, 14, 15 75 160 141 366wkts.; 4 w d (a) Surrey Brighton ود ود 2 4, 25, 26 44 109 168 Innings& 15rns. ExtraMatches(6). W o nb y (3) Cambridge Unvsty. Brighton June21, 22, 23 236 205 114 3238 wkts.; 2 w d (4) SouthAfricans Brighton July2, 3, 4 278 *4 71 2109wkts.; 1 w d (5) Hampshire Brighton ود 9, 10, 11 131 *126 135 1179wkts.; 1 w d Lostb y (a) M. C. C. & Ground Lord's M a y2, 3, 4 4 25 9 103 I n n s& 2 runs; (6) Oxford University .. Brighton June25, 26, 27 327 *173 258 3435 wkts. down 142*349 251 2414 wkts ; inns. (7) Hampshire ........ Southampton Aug. 16, 17, 18 closed; drawn