James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1895

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1894. 77 the county . Mr. K. J. Key, with 60 ; Mr. W. W. Read 57 ; and Lockwood 54 were all seen to great advantage , too , and indeed the eleven batted most consistently all round. Gloucestershire's second venture was only slightly more successful than their first . Their captain was disposed of without scoring , and, no one being able to with-stand the Surrey attack for long , the innings realised but 104, giving Surrey a win by an innings and 200 runs. Smith and Richardson were again unchanged-a rare performance-and shared the ten wickets equally. Smith's five cost 44, Richardson's five 54 runs . Surrey , 386. Gloucestershire , 82 and104 ; total , 186. (3) Gloucestershirev. N o t t s. Gloucester , M a y31, andJune1. This was Gloucestershire's second and final success of the season. Notts, however , were without Mr. J. A. Dixon, Mr. J. S. Robinson , and Hardstaffe . The ground had been so spoiled by rain , that at one time the Notts captain objected altogether to playing upon it. Having withdrawn his objection and won the toss , Mr. C. W. Wright sent in his opponents to bat first , a decision which resulted unfavourably for his side . The partnership of W. G. and Mr. Ferris , who put on 32 for the first wicket , and that of E. M. and Capt. Newham, who made 34 for the ninth , were the best features of the innings , which closed for 120, Thanks mainly to a vigorous 64by W. Flowers , and later a capital 29 by Barnes , Notts were able to reply with 133. Gloucestershire's second innings of 144 was chiefly noticeable for Painter's excellent 51 and Mr. Brown's patient not out 23. Wanting 132 to win, Notts , with both light and pitch against them, were got rid of for 88, of which Daft carried his bat for 22. Roberts secured seven Notts wickets in the m a t c hfor 61 runs. O ntheotherside Attewella n dW .Flowers were the mostsuccessful bowlers. Gloucestershire w o nby43 runs. shire , 120 and144; total , 264. Notts, 133and88 ; total , 221. (4) Gloucestershirev. S o m e r s e t s h i r e . Bristol, June14, 15, and16. Gloucester- Neithercountyhadits full strength, Mr. R. C. N. Palairet , Challen, andMr. Wickhambeing absent from the Somersetshire ranks , and Messrs . Newhamand Troup from those of Gloucestershire . The latter , who had first use ofthe wicket , were in just under two hours and a half , during which time they made 123. The only batsmen to do muchagainst the bowling of Mr. Woodsand Tyler were the three Graces --W. G. 34, E. M. 26, and W. G. junior 25. Though Somerset in their turn began badly, in the end they compiled a total of 253. Mr. R. P. Spurway, who carried his bat for a fine 108, deserved the largest share of the credit of this total , though Mr. V. T. Hill deserved great praise for a resolute 58. Nichols was unable, owingto a strain , to bowl w h e nGloucestershire went in again, and this time the homeside managedto reach 211 , of which Mr. Ferris was responsible for 55, and Mr. E. M. Gracefor 41. The82 runs neededb ySomersetshire to winwere secured for the loss of four wickets, Mr. L. Palairet taking out his bat for 40. In the match Mr. Woodssecured nine Gloucestershire wickets for 104, Tyler nine for 132 runs . Mr. Ferris was credited with six wickets of Somersetshire at a cost of 53 runs . Somersetshire w o nby six wickets . Somersetshire, 253 and82 (four wickets ) ; total , 335. Gloucestershire , 123 and 211 ; total , 334. (5) Gloucestershirev. K e n t. Blackheath, July12, 13, and14. Luckwas altogether against Gloucestershire in this match. Ona wicket that favoured the bowlers , they succumbed the first time for a moderate total of 115. Walter Hearne securing six wickets for 37 runs . Kent had a much easier pitch to perform on, and Mr. Weigall (84), Mr. L. Wilson (53), and Mr. F. M. Atkins (52) batted so well, aided by indifferent fielding that the total amounted to 286.