James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1 8 9 8. 9 7 sometime it looked as if Middlesex might not save the follow -on. Fortu- nately , C. P. Foley (28 not out) and G. McGregor (23 ) made a useful stand at the finish , with the result that Middlesex were, after all , only 81 behind. T h esecond stage of the gamewasmore of a triumph for the bowlers . With 225 to get to win Middlesex had no easy task . Still , H. B. Haymanand P. F. Warnermadeit easier by putting on 61 before a wicket fell . Subse- quently F. G. J. Ford (35), A. J. Webbe(27), and C. P. Foley (20 not out) improved matters considerably . But the last three batsmen failed to get a runat all , so that Lancashire wonby 44 runs. J. T. Hearne's bowling for Middlesex was exceptionally good. Lancashire , 228 and 143 ; total , 371 . Middlesex, 147 and 180 ; total , 327. J. T. Hearne(Middlesex) Lancaster (Lancashire ) O v e r s. 6 8 . 1 4 2 M a i d e n s . R u n s. 1 1 4 5 3 3 0 1 9 (7) Lancashirev. Notts. Manchester , June 30, July 1 and 2. W i c k e t s. 1 6 8 Notts were severely handicapped by the loss of J. A. Dixon , their captain , and W. Attewell . The latter's bowling in particular was missed , and in his absence the Lancashire batting asserted itself forcibly . Going in first C. R. Hartley (70) and A. Ward(53) put on 116 before a wicket fell . Otherwise no one did very much, and, indeed , the two batsmen named con- tributed morethan one-half the total . Notts began fairly well, but A. O. Jones, who made 31 of the first 48, proved to be the highest scorer , and w h e nhalf the game was over Lancashire had a lead of 73. W h e nNotts took the field a second time the weakness of their bowling wasvery evident . W a r d(119 notout) soon gotits measure, and with Tyldesley added 157 for thesecond wicket. Early on the third morning the innings was declared withonly five wickets down. W h e nNotts went in for the fourth innings the wicket was not as good as it had been, and, with Shrewsbury out for 18 and G u n nfor 25, never looked like saving the game. Lancashire w o nby254 runs . Lancashire , 224 and 278 (5 wickets ) ; total , 502. Notts , 151 and97 ; total , 248. Cuttell (2ndinns. Notts) Overs. M a i d e n s. 2 7 1 6 (8) Lancashirev. N o t t s. Nottingham , July 4, 5 and 6. R u n s. 2 8 Wickets. 5 Adrawngame, the consequence of high scoring on both sides . Lan- cashire , with the advantage of first knock on an excellent wicket , were in practically the whole of the opening day. The batting was uniformly good, as the five best innings ranged from Briggs ' 43 to F. Sugg's 82. On the other handthe batting of the Notts team was very uneven. J. A. Dixon, the captain , played excellent cricket , to the tune of 65. Shrewsbury , too , if a little slow , was at his best . Going in first wicket down he was batting for five hours and a half , and finally carried out his bat for 92. It was fortunate for Notts , as the rest failed completely , nine of the side only accounting for 51 between them . In their second innings Lancashire declared withthree wickets downfor 165, of whichA. W a r dcontributed 75 not out. There was, however , no chance of getting Notts out again in the time that remained , so that the match was drawn . Lancashire , 324 and 165 (3 wickets , innings declared ) ; total , 489. Notts , 219 and 98 (4 wickets ) ; total , 317 .