James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1898. 1 1 3 (1) Somersetshire v. Yorkshire. Taunton, M a y17, 18 and 19. T h ecommencementof the match certainly did not foreshadow a victory for Yorkshire , muchless an easy one. G. Fowler and Tyler, indeed , fairly electrified the spectators by getting six of the best Yorkshiremen out for 42. Eight wickets were down for 65, and a small score seemed probable . But as events proved there were somebatsmenstill to be reckoned with , andthanks to LordHawke(50) and Haigh (39 not out), whoadded 83 for the ninth wicket , the total after all reached163. Somersetshire fared still worsewith the bat. Rhodes' bowling , indeed , proved altogether too muchfor them, andL. C. H. Palairet (26) wasthe only one of the Eleven to get over twenty. In their second innings the early batsmen of Yorkshire were not dismissed so cheaply . Tunnicliffe (50), F. S. Jackson (45), and Denton (39) all played well , with the result that Lord Hawkefelt justified in declaring . Therain , which had stopped thegameon the second day, madethe wicket very difficult for Somersetshire at the finish . It was practically unplayable , and not one of the Somersetshire Elevengot into double figures . Rhodes' bowling had very much to do with the success of Yorkshire , whowonby 198 runs . Yorkshire , 163 and174 (7 wickets , innings declared ) ; total , 337. Somersetshire , 104 and 35 ; total , 139. Rhodes(Yorkshire) Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 1 0 2 6 . 4 (2) Somersetshire v. Sussex. Eastbourne, June2, 3 and4. 4 5 1 3 T h ewicket can hardly be said to have been really easy at any period of the game. Thescoring , consequently , was better than one mighthave had a right to expect . The first part of the game certainly was more suggestive of a victory for Sussex than a defeat . To a total of 133 by Somerset they had replied with an innings of 202, which gave thema lead of 69 runs. Fortheir advantage they were entirely indebted to G. Brann, who, playing the right g a m eas the wicketwas, scored 110 out of 186 fromthe bat. S. M. J. W o o d s madeeven better use of his time for Somersetshire . H eactually knockedup 143 out of 173 got while he was in, andin two hours and a quarter . Asa result ofhis second score mainly Sussex were left with 219 to get to win. Then, but anhour and fifty minutes remained for play, so that the only likely outcome appeared to be a draw. Still , Somerset played up well , and with five wickets downfor 77 still fifty minutes were left . ThenS. M. J. Woodsput himself onto bowl, and so successfully , that the last Sussex wicket was got just before time. SoSomerset gained a very creditable victory by 108 runs. Somerset, 133 and287; total, 420. Sussex, 202 and110; total , 312. Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Tyler (Somerset) 3 7 1 0 1 0 8 1 0 . . . (3) Somersetshire v. Surrey. Oval, June 27, 28 and29 . Only an hour's cricket took place on the first day, and on awet wicket Surrey made53 for the loss of Brockwell. O nthe second morningAbel, the over-night not out, increased his score to 81, and as most of the later batsmen did fairly well the collective result was a total of 315. Richardson, luckily for Surrey , bowled at his best when Somersetshire went in, which was fortunate