James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1895

6 0 LILLYWHITE'SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L. (3) Y o r k s h i r e V . M i d d l e s e x . M a y31 andJune1. A bowler's match throughout , the result of a wicket affected by heavy rain . A sthe groundwas, thehitters hadthe best chance, and Mounsey(33 a n d 7) andTunnicliffe (0 and 28), on the one side , and Mr. R. S. Lucas (20 and 29) on the other hadthe most success . It wasjust the wicket for bowlers of slow a n d mediumpace , and J. T. Hearne , Peel and Wainwright all profited by the occasion . J. T. Hearne'sall-r o u n dcricket w a so n e of the best featuresof the m a t c h. I n addition to making20 withoutbeing once out, he took eleven wickets for 73runs. Yorkshire wonby three wickets . Yorkshire , 81 and 75 (seven wickets ) ; total , 156. Middlesex , 192 and 63; total , 155. Wainwright (Yorkshire ) O v e r s. 3 9 P e e l ( و د ) ........ 45 M a i d e n s. 1 1 R u n s. 3 6 3 7 3 W i c k e t s. 1 0 9 (4) Middlesexv. Notts. J u n e11, 1 2, a n d1 3. Withboth Shrewsbury and Gunnaway, the batting of Notts was considerably weakened. Thewicket, as it was, favouredthe bowlers materially , andthebatsmen were at a serious disadvantage throughout . Notts gained little or nothing by winning the toss , andindeed the ground was never easy at any period of the match. Curiously , Notts scored 61 in each innings , and so low was the scoring , that only 145 runs werem a d ein the matchfor thirty five wickets. Mr. J. Douglas' first innings of 36 not out, for Middlesex was the best of the match. Though he was in over an hour anda half, he never seemed to be stuck up, evenon the difficult wicket , andunder the circumstances it was quite an exceptional display of batting . Middlesex wonby five wickets . Middlesex , 76 and 47(five wickets ) total , 123. Notts61 and61; total , 122. J. T. H e a r n e.. O v e r s. 5 0 M a i d e n s. 2 9 R u n s. 5 3 W i c k e t s. 1 1 (5) Middlesexv. Surrey. J u n e2 1a n d2 2. T h efirst of the two defeats suffered by Surrey in 1894. The ground wasonly just beginning to recover from the effects of heavy rainfall ; and in going in second Middlesex had the best of the luck . Surrey , whowent in first , began badly, and Brockwell (35), Maurice Read (33) and Mr. Key(23) contributed 91 out of 126 from the bat. Unfortunately for Surrey , Richardson sprained his side so badly that he was practically useless , and indeed he did not play again for nearly a month. Mr. A. J. Webbewas unable to play owing to an accident , and inhis absence Mr. T. C. O'Brien captained the Middlesex eleven . His batting was the best in the match and he scored 63 for once out-a goodperformanceas the ground was. Phillips ' bowling had a great deal to do with the success of his side . Middlesex , 185 and74(four wickets ) ; total , 259. Surrey , 131 and 126 ; total , 257. Phillips (Middlesex). Oxers. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 4 6 1 1 5 7 5 1 1 (6) O x f o r dv. C a m b r i d g e . July2, 3 a n d4. O n the form of the trial matches Oxford were muchthe better side all round, and the general confidence in their success was fully justified . Fry and Phillips put on 137 in an hour and three-quarters for Oxford , and their stand had a great influence on the result . Fry was still seventeen short of three figures when Lewis, the last man, came in, andhadjust reached his hundred whenLewis , who failed to get a run, was bowled. B yfar the soundest batting on the side of Cam-