James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

(9) K e n t v . S om e rse tsh ire . Black/tenth, July ‘>9, 30 and 31. Cant. Hedley was able' to play for Somerset, and, had his excellent bowline been followed by some moderately decent batting, the match would have bee f close and interesting. Instead, Somerset’s batting was of the feeblest and oi^y one member scored double figures twice. Alec Hearne’s contributions of 3- and .>1 were out and away the best, as well for Kent as in the match. It was a bowler s wicket, but not so bad as the Somerset scores would indicate. v<1).t ''PJ1 ’-v ^^ ‘ runs. Kent, 133 and 151; total, 284. Somerset, 79 and 88- total, 167. ’ t h e co u n t ie s in 1 8 9 5 . 99 A. Hearne (Kent) Martin (Kent) ... ••• ••• Overs.. Maidens. 45 22 43*1 14 Runs m 55 Wickets. 10 9 (10) K e n t v . W a rw ic k sh ir e . A u g . 5, 6 and 7. The first match of the Canterbury Week. Fortune favoured Kent, and all or nearly all of the Warwickshire batsmen failed. Mr. Mason’s 100 for Kent (his second within three weeks) was the result of capital defence and good placing, though less attractive to watch than Mr. Marchant’s 52. Martin and Mr. Bradley (Kent’s new fast bowler) got a soft spot and kept it, so that Kent found themselves successful by no less than an innings and 15 runs. Kent, 278. Warwickshire, 144 and 119; total, 268. Mr. Bradley (Kent) ... ••• •• Overs. Maidens 51 26 Runs. 86 Wickets 9 (11) K e n t v . Y o r k s h ir e , * C an te rbu r y , A u g . 8, 9 and 10. This was Mr. F. S. Jackson's match, as, in addition to securing 12 wickets at a cost of 91 runs, he made capital scores of 35 and 18. Apart, however, from his feats with the ball, the game was comparatively uneventful, though Alec Hearne played excellent cricket on the first day for Kent, and Tunnicliife (47 and 14 not out) each time for Yorkshire. On the whole, though, it was voted a highly successful Canterbury Week. Yorkshire won by seven wickets. Yorkshire, 224 and 51 (3 wickets); total, 275. Kent, 135 and 139; total, 274. Mr. F. S. Jackson (Yorkshire) ••• Overs. Maidens. 62*4 29 Runs. 91 Wickets. 12 (12) K e n t v . S om e rse tsh ire . Taun ton , A u g . 15, 16 and 17. Somersetshire managed to turn the tables in their return match, aftei a contest in which the latter led them on the first “ hands It was a victory gained mostly by correct and brilliant batting, as witness Mr. Lionel 1 alairet s 44 and 59, and Mr. Dunlop’s 18 and 05 On the opposite side Easby s two scores of 44 and 42 were the best. But nobody on the Kent side was very much at home with Capt. Medley's fast bowling, and this greatly aided the result. Mr. Marchant imluckily knocked lus wicket down Jiefore ge11 1 ng to * oik. Somerset won by seven wickets. Somerset, 22b and l i » (3 wickets), total, 403. Kent, 285 and 166 ; total, 401.