James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

T H E COUNTIESIN 1898. 1 0 9 Opponents. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches played , 16 ; won, 1 ; drawn, 13 ; lost , 2. Matches W o n(1). (*) Kent (*) Derbyshire (1) Sussex (2) Surrey (*)Middlesex Club. O p n t s. Where played . When played . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y. Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. Nottingham June27,28, 29 143 *223 136 227 7 wkts .; *3 w d Matches Drawn (13). R e m a r k s. Nottingham M a y16, 17,18 192 *38 390 *n o w d Brighton M a y23, 24, 25 112 *338 192 +201 *4wd,i.c ; +5wd Nottingham M a y30, 31 *201 *5w d Lord's J u n e6, 7, 8 2 3 7 8 12 9 2 Bristol J u n e9,10, 11 229 *83 634 *1w d Nottingham June16, 17,18 397 141 313 136 *3w d,i.c ; + 5wd L e e d s June20,21 , 22 215 *105 143 +56 *5w d,i.c ; +6 wd Nottingham July 4, 5, 6 219 #98 3241165 *4w d; +3wd,i.c D e r b y July11, 12,13 239 238 290 *168 *8w d 291 307, *56 *4 wd O v a l A u g .1, 2, 3 1 5 7*5 4 8 329 *9wd Canterbury A u g .4, 5, 6 9 0 90 277 *1wd Lostby. (*) Gloucestershire (3) Sussex (4) Yorkshire (*) Lancashire . (*) Derbyshire (*) Gloucestershire (5) Surrey (*)K e n t (6) Yorkshire Matches Lost (2). (*) Lancashire (*) Middlesex NottinghamJuly21, 22,23 Nottingham Aug.8, 9 345 *171 290 198 *7 w d,i.c ; +3wd Manchester June30, J. 1,2 161 97 224*278 Nottingham Aug.18,19,20 171 177 484 (1) Notts v. Sussex. Brighton, M a y23, 24 and25. 254r; *5w d, i.c Ins. & 136 runs Fromthe experience of the first hands it looked as if Sussex were for once going to get Notts out for something like moderate scores . Still , the wicket wasat the outset difficult from recent rains , and Notts did not gain muchby going in first . Theyfound run-getting anything but easy, and though Dench got 37 and W. Gunnand J. A. Dixon each 26, the aggregate from the bat only amounted to 97. Sussex fared better , but here , too , the batting was uneven, as L. D eMontezuma(90 not out) and Killick (40) did most of the run- getting . The wicket was improving while Sussex were in, so that it was no surprise to find Notts in form whenthey wentin asecond time . Shrewsbury (154 not out) and W. Gunn(125) were this time at their very best , and the result of( their partnership for the second wicket was an addition of 241 runs . A sthe wicket was, there was, though the Notts captain declared , little chance of get- ting Sussex out in the time that remained . The bowling was hardly good enoughto give muchhope of this , and as, bar G. Brann, all the batsmenwho went in scored fairly well , the gamewas drawn. Notts, 112 and 338 (4 wickets , innings declared ) ; total , 450. Sussex, 192 and 201 (5 wickets ) ; total , 393. Bland(1st inns . Notts) C o x(1st inns. Notts) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. 2 5 2 0 . 1 1 4 6 3 5 2 1 W i c k e t s. 5 4 (2) Nottsv. Surrey. Nottingham , May 30, 31 and June 1. Unfortunately , if only for the reason that the matchwas for the benefit ofone of quite the most deserving professionals of the day, W. Attewell , of Notts,towit, the unfavourable weather was muchto be regretted . Very little cricket was possible , and mostly all of it onthe first day. Surrey , winning the toss , only lost one batsman (Brockwell ) during the time that play lasted onthe opening day. Abel had then got 44, Hayward66, and onthe following day their respective scores were increased to 51 and 126. The total was raised on the second dayto 201 for five wickets , and there it stayed in the absence of any m o r ecricket ,