James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

122 LILLY WHITENS CRICKETERS’ ANNUAL. (4) Somersetshire v. Sussex* Taunton, Aug. 8 and 9. At the outset the wicket was soft, and when the game did begin play was trequently interrupted by rain. Going in first Somersetshire had the ground fairly easy, and were able to make 220 , of which Mr. Lionel Palairet con­ tributed 91, the outcome of two hours and three-quarters’ batting. The ground was drying when Sussex went in, and it was hardly a surprise to find tliat they failed to savo the follow-on by three runs. In their second innings the wicket was still difficult, and no one except Mr. Fry, who played very fine cricket for 90, and Putt (28 not out) could do anything with Tyler’s bowling. Somersetshire won by ten wickets. Somersetshire, 220 and 22 (no wicket); total, 242. Sussex, 97 and 148 ; total, 240. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Tyler (Somersetshire)....................... 49*2 10 95 15 (5) Somersetshire v. Surrey* Taunton , Aug. 22 , 23 and 24. A good match throughout, productive ultimately of a creditable victory for Somersetshire. It was productive, too, of one sensational performance by Tyler, who took all the 10 wickets in Surrey’s first innings. It was, indeed, more of a bowler’s than a batsman’s match throughout. Mr. Lionel Palairet was the highest scorer with (34 and 20 for Somersetshire. Surrey’s batting was hardly up to its usual standard, for 31 was the best contribution on the side. Somersetshire won by 53 runs. Somersetshire, 168 and 141; total, 309. Surrey, 139 and 117; total, 256. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Tyler ( 1 st innings Surrey)............. 34*3 15 49 10 Richardjson (Surrey)....................... 54*4 12 152 13 (6) Somersetshire v. Yorkshire. Taunton , Aug. 26, 27, and 28. A match for the benefit of G. B. Nichols, who had done good service to Somersetshire for some years. Both sides were well represented, and with a :ood wicket the result was some fairly high scoring. Somersetshire, who went in first, were 50 runs to the bad at the end of an innings. A fine score of 165 by Mr. Lionel Palairet when Somersetshire went in a second time altered the whole aspect of the game, and though Yorkshire, thanks to Tunnicliffe iiid VVamwright, each of whom got 82, made a plucky attempt to get the 24>5 wanted to win, at the end they required 29 runs to equal Somersetshire. JSlcTin this innings dismissed Brown, Tunnicliffe, and Denton with succes- /< balls. Ife took 11 Yorkshire wickets in the match. Somersetshire, 186 und 353; total, 539. Yorkshire, 245 and 265; total, 510.