John and James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1882

75 rain* but the showers kept the ground easy. On the third day, when no chance remained of finishing the game, the Gloucestershire captain tried some curious experiments in bowling, and put on Mr. Cranston and Mr. Bush. On both sides the batting was capital. F or Yorkshire, E. Lockwood with 79 and (not out) 39, played splendid cricket, II. Lockwood made (not out) 90 and 7, Ulyett 3 and G9, and Emmett 2 and (not out) 51. The younger Lockwood ’s long and well played innings was disfigured by one palpable chance. For the home County, Mr. Cranston scored 63, Mr. Gilbert 53, Mr. Moberly 38, Mr. Townsend 30, and Midwinter 25. 1st Inns. 2 nd Inns. Total. Aug. 22, Gloucestershire 122 — 122 Clifton. Lancashire 192 267 459 Drawn. Lancashire had lost 9 wickets. The Gloucestershire men were anxious to make.up for their crushing defeat at Manchester, but had time admitted of the match being played out they would again have been easily beaten. Rain prevented any cricket on the second day. Mr. A . G. Steel’ s all-round play was of the finest description. He scored 48 and 79— two brilliant innings— and took five wickets at a cost of only 39 runs. Mr. Hornby, with 49 and 40, also batted finely. Mr. Royle made 5 and (not out) 65, a freely hit but fortunate innings, and Watson 27 and 24. For Gloucestershire, Mr. W . G. Grace scored 32 in his best style, and was run out just when he seemed thoroughly set. There was great excitement at the close of the Gloucestershire innings, one run being wanted to save the a fo llow o n ” when the last man went in. On the first day W oo f took 8 wickets for 70 runs. 1st Inns . 2nd Inns. Total. Aug. 25, Gloucestershire 236 — 236 Clifton. Surrey 79 149 228 Gloucestershire won by an innings and 8 runs. Rain prevented any play on the first day, but on the second the ground had recovered itself wonderfully. Gloucestershire won the toss, and scored 23G, Mr. Moberly making 57, Mr. E. M. Grace 54, and Mr. Cranston 51. Mr. W. G. Grace after scoring 34 was dismissed by a brilliant catch at point. The Surrey men in their first innings played feebly, and only three members of the eleven reached double figures. Going in a second time, however, they did much better, and almost averted a defeat, the last wicket only falling about eight minutes before time. Mr. W . W . Read played splendid cricket for 65 (not out), and Mr. Pontifex batted steadily and well for 30. Towards the close o f the innings Barratt showed con ­ siderable pluck. Matches played, 10—won 4, lost 2, drawn 4.. Mr. W. G. Grace is again at the head of the batting averages, but he has fallen from 43.3 to 30.10, Mr. Moberly has gone up from 33.3 to 36.2, Mr. Crauston from 14.3 to 26.5, Mr. E. M. Grace from 14.11 to 25.3, and Mr, Gilbert from 16.4 to 19.7. On the other hand Midwinter has fallen from 21.3 to 16.12, and Mr. Townsend from 25.8 to 19. The bowling figures compare very unfavourably with those o f the previous year. Mr. W. G. Grace took 17 wickets fewer at an additional expense o f more than 2 runs each, and W o o f ’s wickets cost 23.16 each, as against only lo.l in 1880. Midwinter shows also a slight decline.