James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1 8 9 7. 8 7 (3) Hampshirev. Yorkshire. Bradford, M a y31, June 1 and 2 Hampshire, with only a moderate side , were besides unlucky enough to lose the toss . This caused themto have to bat on a bowler's wicket , and though they madea plucky fight in the second innings the result was never in doubt. Mr. F. S. Jackson (57) and Tunnicliffe (25), put on 70 for Yorkshire's first wicket, and five other batsmen, headed by Denton (90), got double figures . Heavyrain made the ground very tricky in Hampshire's first innings , and Mr. Robson(29), Barton (27 not out) and Mr. Heseltine (10), alone got double figures . In the follow on Mr. Steele (67 ) hit brilliantly , and Messrs .Heseltine (31) andBennett (32), also played well . Yorkshire wonby ten wickets . York- shire , 279 and 19 (no wicket ) ; total , 298. Hampshire , 94 and 201 ; total , 295 . Peel (1st innings Hants) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 1 8 8 3 2 5 (4) H a m p s h i r ev. Yorkshire. Southampton, July 5, 6 and7. ThoughHampshirewere well represented , and moreover madea fairly good start , Yorkshire were in the end muchtoo good for them. Thefeature of Hampshire's first innings was the stand of Barton (125), and Capt. Wynyard(63). These two batsmen put on 112 for the second wicket by fine cricket . York- shire's total , which was only 42 above that of Hants, also included a score of 100 and one of 60. Wainwright's 118 not out and Moorhouse's 66 together represented considerably more than half of the aggregate . At the finish Yorkshire had 138 to win, and these Brown (85) and Tunnicliffe (51) got without being separated . Yorkshire wonby ten wickets . Yorkshire , 293 and 138 (no wicket) ; total , 431. Hampshire, 251 and 179 ; total , 430. Mr. F. S. Jackson (Yorks) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. 4 7 . 4 1 8 8 0 (5) Hampshirev. Somersetshire. Southampton , July 12, 13 and 14. Wickets. 1 2 Acreditable victory for Hampshire, the more so as they had to go in second and were 49 behind at the end of an innings . Thechief scorers in the first hands were Barton (81) and Capt . Wynyard (80), who were responsible for 161 of 210 madeby Hampshirefrom the bat. Somerset, who were without Mr. L. C. Palairet , madea rather disappointing show in their second innings , and, indeed , Mr. R. C. N. Palairet (32) and Tyler (30) alone got over fourteen . Hampshirehad not by any meansa sure thing at the finish ongoing in with 156 to win. Still , thanks to Mr. E. C. Lee (34 not out ), Capt . Wynyard (52) , and smaller contributions , they were able to make the runs with three wickets to spare . Hampshire , 222 and 156 (7 wickets ) ; total , 378. Somersetshire , 271 and105; total , 376. Mr. Steele (Hants) . . . Overs. 2 8 Maidens. 7 (6) Hampshirev. Surrey. Southampton , July 19, 20 and 21. R u n s. Wickets. 9 6 3 Surrey's commencement was most unpromising . They won the toss , but as the wicket was Mr. Heseltine's fast bowling was very effective , particularly on the earlier batsmen . Happily for them the tail showed up better , and though the highest score was Holland's 25 the result was a fair total of 157 . Rainhad affected the wicket whenHampshire were batting on the second morning, andRichardson bowled with such success that they were all out for