James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

THE COUNTIES IN 1895 . 113 M IDD LE SEX . O fficers for 1895.— President: Earl of Strafford. Vice-Presidents: Lord G. Hamilton, M.P., V. E. Walker, lion . Treasurer: W . Nicholson, lion. Secretary: P. M. Thornton. Assistant Secretary: J. A. Murdoch. Com­ mittee : Hon. A. Lyttleton, R. Henderson, G. Lee, J. Robertson, E. Rutter, C. M. Tebbut, M. Turner, C. I. Thornton, G. F. Vernon, V. E . Walker, I. D. Walker, J. G. Walker, A. J. Webbe. T hough the richest County of all in respect of the Amateur talent at its disposal, the success of Middlesex in 1895 was at the best of a partial character. There was any amount of batting, as there generally has been, and on the hard wickets prevalent throughout there ought to have been some high scoring. As it was Mr. Stoddart was not quite at his best after the Australian trip, and more than one other batsman hardly played up to his usual form. The most consistent run-getter on the side was Sir T. C. O'Brien, and his batting was throughout of a very high order. The brunt of the bowling had to be oorne by J. T. Hearne and Rawlin, and though they did their work well the run­ getting wTicket caused them to be slightly more expensive. Phillips was of great use at times, and Mr. C. M. Wells’ success at the end of the season makes one regret that such a good cricketer is not available for first-class cricket till the Eton vacation. Resu lts o f Matches. Matches played , 18 ; icon, 6 ; drawn , 6 ; lost, 6. Opponents. * 1 T L*v A M 1 A A / « Club. Opnts. Won by. wnere eu. pia-} ru. 1st Ins. 2nd Ins. 1st i Ins.j 2nd Ins. 1Matches }Von (6). Essex...................... Leyton May 27,28,29 202 *195 220 174 5 wkts.; * 5 v> d Kent . . . Tonbridge June 17, 18 359 103 216 Ins. & 43 runs Lancashire............ Manchester June 27,28,29 140 *110 181 68 3wkts. ; * 7w d Notts...................... Lord’s July 18, 19 . 243 1 109 40 Ins. & 94 runs Notts..................... Nottingham Aug. 15, 16,17 271 *38 178 127 8 wkts. ; *2 wd Kent . . . Lord's Aug. 29,30,31 412 208 190 Ins. & 14 runs Matches Drawn (6). Somersetshire j Lord’ s June 3, 4, 5 370 *168 337 291 Remarks . *8 wkts. d Sussex ............ Brighton June 13,14,15 566 362 *331 *8 wkts. d Surrey ......................................................... Oval July 1, 2, 3 246 *290 151 *303 j*9wd, in.cl; +4wd Somersetshire Taunton Aug. 5, 6, 7 268 172 *228 *9 wkts. d Gloucestershire Clifton Aug. 8, 9, 10 92 *237 143 *8 wkts. d Essex... ........... Lord’s Aug. 12,13,14 63 *66 121 166 •4wd; +2wd,in.d Matches Lost (6). Gloucestershire Lord’s May30,31,J.l 200 208 366 *46 Lost by. 5wkts. ; *5w d Yorkshire ........... Lord’s June 10,11,12 256 115 258 *411 298r.; *7wd,in.c Surrey ............ Lord’s June 24,25,26 22C 171 294 *99 10 w ; *no w d Sussex Lord’s July 15,1G, 17 119 313 285 *151 2 wkts.; 8 w d Yorkshire ........... I^eeds Aug. 19,20,21 103 57 128 237 205 inns Lancashire............. Lord’s Aug. 26, 27 as 77 260 Ins. & 100 runs (*^ Have been treated in previous reviews.