James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

THE COUNTIES IN 1 8 0 5 . 1 0 3 (1) L a n c a s h i r e v . S u s s e x . Manchester , May 20, 21 and 22. Lancashire lost the toss, but disposed of their opponents for less than 200, Mr. G. Brann (56) showing the best form. On the other hand, most of the home eleven hit hard, notably Smith (81) and Mr. Tindall (58), who added 100 in 70 minutes. Paul was caught both times without scoring. The most correct and stylish cricket of. the match was K. S. Ranjitsinhji’s 35 and 46 for Susse x. Briggs and Mold bowled so effectively as to finish off the rest, and Lancashire were left with a seven wickets’ win. Lancashire, 293 and 59 (3 wickets); total. 352. Sussex, 194 and 157 ; total, 351. (2) L a n c a sh ir e v . L e ic e s t e r s h i r e . Manchester , May 30, 31, and June 1. Paul atoned for his previous failure by playing a fine not-out innings of 77. On going in for a second time Lancashire had a singular experience. Nine batsmen were dismissed so speedily by Briggs and Mold that they could only muster 24 runs among them. Ward, however, who had been batting finely ail the time, found an unexpected ally in the eleventh batsman (Mold), and so well did this pair hit that by the time the latter wras dismissed he had made 57, leaving Ward to carry his bat through the innings for a magnificent 75, He got 101 runs in the match for once out. Any chance Leicestershire might have possessed was now gone, and the fine bowling and fielding of their antagonists left them defeated by 177 runs. Lancashire, 202 and 168; total. 370, Leicestershire, 104 and 89 ; total, 193. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Mold (Lancashire) ........................ 59 25 86 9 Briggs (Lancashire) ........................ 51*3 22 62 8 (3) L a n c a s h ir e v . Y o r k s h i r e . Sheffield, June 3, 4 and 5. These matches are generally the battles of giants, and this meeting wras no exception. At the end of an innings apiece only five runs separated the sides, but when Lancashire took the bat again there came a change. Paul, who had made great progress of late, scored 87, Ward 68, and Sugg 58, leaving to Yorkshire what proved a task far beyond their powers. A feature was the success of Lord Hawke, the Yorkshire captain scoring 79 for once out. Several of his men were dead out of form, and to this fact their defeat by 145 must, in part at all events, be attributed. Lancashire, 166 and 304; total, 470. Yorkshire, 161 and 164; total, 325. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Mold (Lancashire) ........................ 64*2 28 128 11 (4) L a n c a s h ir e v . S u r r e y . Manchester, June 13, 14 and 15. % A crushing reverse for what looked to be an exceedingly powerful Lancashire eleven. Abel was the hero of the occasion, once more showing that he is still to be regarded as the strongest of professional batsmen. When finally dismissed he had put together 157 in his best and most attractive style, aided by a hard- hit 66 from Maurice Read. The home eleven did not like *Richardson’s ace, and their display was comparatively tame. Ward, who was run out the rst time, was the most successful with a score of 89. Three of the Northern players were run out in the first innings. Surrey won in unmistakable fashion by an innings and 39 runs. Surrey, 382. Lancashire, 159 and 184 ; total, 343. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Hayward (2nd innings Lancashire) ... 18*1 7 39 5 *i•