James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

THE COUNTIES IN 1895. 131 SU S SE X . O fficers for lSJo. I resident * The Earl of Sheffield, f ice-Presidents * Earl Winterton, Viscount Gage, Lord Leconfield, Sir Julian Goldsmid W H Campion, Lieut.-Col. Wisden, C. J. Lucas. Treasurer: W G. Ashby Committee— Last Sussex : Hon. C. Brand, S. Beard, Spencer Austen Leieh Rev. W. D. Parish, W. H. Loder, W. Keen. West Sussex : A. C. Odcfie’ H. E. Harris, W. Smith, W. Napper, A. F. Somerset, C. Farmer. Brighton* H. Cooke, E. A. Smithers, F. Kavenhill, C. H. Smith, A. J. Cullen, H. F. de Paravacini. Secretary: W. Newham, County Cricket Ground, Brighton. T he completion of K. S. Ranjitsinhji’s residential qualification gave Sussex a batsman, at the present almost without a superior, to strengthen an already fairly strong batting side. Still, in spite of his consistent brilliant play, and the run-getting capacities of the side on good wickets, the bowling was mostly of a moderate character, with, perhaps, the one exception of Tate. On the generally hard pitches Parris, who is particularly effective when the ground gives any great help, was comparatively harniless. Unfortunately, Alfred Shaw was only able to pl£y twice, and as what changes there were had little sting in them, the Sussex eleven had to depend mostly on their batting. Strong as they were on a good wiefiet, when things favoured the bowlers they were something of an unknown quantity. Humphreys, it may be added, wras practically discarded after the earlier matches, no doubt for good reasons. Still, that his lobs would have been very useful was proved by his success in the match with Cambridge University. As it was Sussex only won five and lost nine matches during the season, so that they were considerably on the wrong side. R e su lt s o f M atches . Matches played, 18 ; icon, 5; draton, 4 ; lost, 9. Opponents. ( C (* * * f 8 « • • Matches W on (5). Gloucestershire K e n t .............. Middlesex ... Hampshire ... Kent ... ... Matches Drawn (4). Somersetshire Middlesex ... Hampshire ... Y orkshire Matches L os t (9) Notts ... ... Lancashire ... Yorkshire Notts ... Surrey Gloucestershire Somerset Lancashire Surrey JL'xtra Matches. Sussex v. Oxfd Univ Where played. (<) (3) Sussex v. Camb Univ Brighton Cattord Bdge Lord ’ s Southampton Brighton Brighton Brighton Brighton Huddersfield Nottingham Manchester Hastings Brighton Oval Bristol Taunton Brighton Brighton Brighton Brighton June 3, 4 July 1, 2, 3 July 15,16,1 Aug. 15,16 Aug. 22,23,2 June 6 , 7, 8 June 13,14,1 July 8 , 9, 10 May 20,21,22 July 4, 5, 6 July 22, 23, July 25, 26 Aug. 6 , 7 Aug. 8 , 9 June 24, 25, 26 June 20, 21,22 | Club. | | 1 st 2 ndll Ins. In s I 213 *86 141 345 1 285 *151 85 260 l 200 *110 1 518 *243 > 362 *331 282 ) *258 14 i\ 170 178 194 157 ' 189 178 l 121 171 90 133 99 60 97 143 i\ 102 246 1 178 211 487 *272 592 Opnts. 2 ndl Ins 151 319 119 108 140 465 566 290 *354 726 W on by 146 122 | 3131 89| 1681 +1181 +357 257 98 223 159 220 2G5 4331 651 236 6 wkts.; *4wd 45 i-uns 2 wkts. ; *8 w d 148 runs 9 wkts.; *1w d Remarks . *9w,in. c l ; -t 3 wd *8 wkts. d *3w ; +9w, in.cl . *7 wkts. d Lost by. Ins. &378runs. 7 wkts. ; *3 wd 9 wkts.; *1 wd 67 runs. 10 wkts.; *now 10 wkts.; *no w 10 wkts.; *now 4 wkts.; *6 w d Inns. & 14 inns D rawn . *8 wkts. d W on by. 256l Ins. & 100 runs 59 *112 261 *1 *1 *22 *85