James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

8 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL, (8) Essexv. Leicestershire . Leicester, Aug.3, 4 and5. Threedaysdid not prove sufficient to admitof a definite finish . Onlyone o f thefourtotals fell below200, andthat was Leicestershire's first , whichw a s 2 5short of that of Essex. In their second knock Essex scored freely , mainly through Mr. McGahey(66 and 97), Mr. P. Perrin (15 and 85), andCarpenter (41and57), so muchso that the captain declared . For a time, while Leicester- shire were batting for the fourth innings , it looked as if Essex must win. Fortunately for them, towards the finish , Tomlin(53) and Geeson(43) offered a determined resistance , and some steady cricket by J. Powers and Whiteside saved the side. A t the end Leicestershire wanted116 to winwith three wicketsin hand. Mr. C. E. D eTrafford scored 64 and28for Leicestershire Essex216 and 280 (7 wickets , innings declared ) ; total , 496. Leicestershire , 181 and200 (7 wickets ) ; total , 381. (9) Essexv. Surrey. Leyton, Aug.6 and7. Lohmannwasaway, and the want of his bowling was severely felt by Surrey . Essex , who were without Mr. A. P. Lucas , had first innings , and wereinmostof the first dayfor a total of 327. Ofthese 245werecontributed bythree batsmen-Russell (110), Mr. F. L. Fane(76), and Mr. H. G. Owen(59). It wasRussell's first 100 in first -class cricket . Thewicket had begun to show signs of wear even before Essexwere out , andagainst the bowling of Meadand Mr. Bull Surrey fared badly. Hayward's44 was the only score over 17 in the first , and Brockwell's 29 over 13 in the second innings . Making every allowance Surrey's batting was a very poor exhibition . Meadand Mr. Bull got a lot of workon the ball , but they bowled in addition with great judgment. Essexgained a meritorious victory by an innings and 119 runs . Essex, 327. Surrey,126 and82; total , 208. Mr. F. G. Bull (Essex) M e a d(Essex) O v e r s. M a i d e n s . R u n s. 3 6 1 5 . 3 1 1 2 (10) Essexv. Hampshire. Southampton , Aug. 24, 25 and 26. W i c k e t s. 8 9 6 0 1 1 8 Winningthe toss helped Hampshire materially to win the match. Going in first they batted on a wicket kept fairly easy by showers , and scored 296, to which Mr. H. F. Ward(100), Barton (56), Mr. E. M. Barrett (47), and Soar (not out 41) were the principal contributors . The ground, whenEssex hadto go in, favoured the bowlers considerably , and Captain Bradford proved very effective . Carpenter (40 and 32) alone got into double figures for Essex , and the aggregate for their 20 wickets only reached 183. The average from the bat was under nine runs . Hampshirew o nby an innings and 113 runs . Hampshire, 296. Essex, 98 and 85 ; total , 183 . CaptainBradford(Hants) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. 4 7 2 5 6 8 (11) Essexv. Australians. Leyton, M a y14, 15 and 16. Wickets. 1 1 Thoughthey made a fairly good show the Essex Eleven failed to play up to their proper form. Threegot into double figures each time, and the highest scorer was Mr. A. P. Lucas , who played in his best style for 46 and 16. Mead hadbowledwith success before against Australian batsmen, andMr. Kortright andhedid well to get seven out for 110. ThenEssex had a good look in, butit wasspoiled by Gregory (34) and Hill, whose 73 was the best innings of the match. Carpenter (51) helped to rub off the lead of the Australians for