James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

(1) S om e r s e t s h i r e v . S u s s e x . Ihighton, June 6 , 7 and 8 . m A game o f exceptionally high scoring, as were many of the matches on the Sussex County Ground during the season. The chief feature of the big total of 518 made by Sussex—its highest innings so far—was the stand of K. b. Kanjitsnihji (9o) and Marlow (155) for the second wicket. They put on 226 while together, and with W . L . Murdoch ( 9 4 ) contributed 344 of 508 from the bat. In lace o f such a high total it was a fine performance o f Somersetshire to saye the lollow -on , and, indeed, they got within 53 of the first score of Sussex, Of their 4bo Mr. W oods was responsible for nearly one-half. He was m two hours and a half, and scored 215 out of 282 while he wTas in by brilliant ail- round hitting. Sussex closed their second innings on the fall of the ninth wicket, but Somerset played up wTell to the end, and the game wfas drawn. In all 1,344 runs wrere scored for 32 wickets. Sussex, 518 and 243 (9 wickets, innings c lo sed ) ; total, 761. Somersetshire, 465 and 118 (3 w ickets); total, 583. * (2) S om e r s e t s h i r e v . S u r r e y . Ova/, Jn?ie 10 and 11. THE COUNTIES IN 1 8 9 5 . 1 2 I A game o f varying fortunes, ending ultimately in an easy victory for Surrey. Somersetshire, who went in first, began badly, losing half their wickets for only 16 runs. Mr. Woods gave an easy chance when he had got 3, and as this was not taken Surrey suffered to the tune of 82 runs from his bat alone. Going in against a total o f 186 Surrey also started in unpromising style, losing three o f their best batsmen for 21. E ight wickets were down for 118 when Wood joined Brockwell, and their partnership of 146 greatly influenced the result, Brockw'ell contributing 80 and Wood, who had a lot of luck, 77 not out. Excepting Mr. Y . T . Hill, who was responsible for 44 of 104 from the bat, no one made any stand in Somersetshire’s second innings, and Surrey won easily in the end with nine wickets to spare. Surrey 269 and 31 (1 wicket) ; total, 300. Somersetshire, 186 and 111; total, 297. Richardson (Surrey) ... Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. 46*2 6 147 12 (3) S om e r s e t s h i r e v . Y o r k s h i r e . Leeds , Jn/t/ 22 and 23. W ith a wicket all in favour o f the bowlers the game was not of long dura tion, and, in fact, did not last long into the second day Denton p l a ^ a shire was Tunn icliffe ’s first of 32. I t was just the kind o f pitch to suit Peel * bowling, and o f the Somersetshire eleven Mr. Y. P. Hill (20 and lb) and Sir. G. Fow ler (15 and 11) alone got double figures. In the two innings the last seven batsmen only made 50 runs between them. Mr. Lionel The best feature in Somersetshire's cricket was the bowling ° w o n by In the match he took 14 Yorkshire wnckets fo i < c i n,nd (! 4 * total 108 runs. Yorkshire, 73 and 163; total, 236. Somersetshire, 69 and 6 , 133. Overs. 26-3 48*2 Maidens. 15 22 Runs. Wickets 50 - 15 70 14 Peel (Yorkshire) Captain Hedley (Somersetshire)