James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

and the return with Kent. Mr. Herbert Whitfeld associated himself more closely with the county than he had done in aiiy previotis year, and was captain whenever he appeared. He managed the eleven with excellent judgment, and his batting and fielding were consistently good. Though his highest score was 67, he has the capital average of 31. Mr. Newham confirmed the good opinion formed of him in 1882, and was specially successful against Surrey at Brighton. Mr. Wyatt, who had previously assisted both Gloucestershire and Surrey, became qualified for Sussex by residence, and proved of great value to the team. Humphreys did well a ll through, and Messrs McCormick and I<\ M. Lucas were very useful whenever they played. It is understood that Jesse Hide w ill remain in England, instead of returning to Australia. May 7.v—Lord's.— Sussex v. M.C.O. and Ground— (See M.C.C. Review.) June 11.— Sheffield.— Sussex v. Yorkshire.— (See Yorkshire Review.) / ' * 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. Total. - June 18, Sussex 273 259 532 Brighton. Kent 227 175 402 . Sussex won by 130 runs. The match was played throughout on a good, hard wicket, and there was some admirable batting on both sides. The victory of Sussex, coming as it did after the brilliant performance against Yorkshire, was extremely popular. Sussex gained an advantage on the first day, and that advantage was never lost. Walter Humphreys made G3 and 43, Henry Phillips 45 and 53, Mr. Wyatt 30 and 51, Mr. F. M. Lucas 9 and 46, Tester 46 and 8, and Jesse Hide 35 and 2. For Kent, the best batting was shown by Mr. E. F. S. Tylecote (78 and 8), Mr. L. Wilson (25 and 33 not out), O’Shaughnessy (34 and 21), and the Kev. B. T. Thornton (27 and 28). In the second innings of Kent, Jesse Hide howled extremely well, and took 5 wickets for 50 runs. He was backed up by some excellent fielding. . - . , July 2.— Oval.— Sussex v . Surrey.— (See Surrey Review.) 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. Total. July 9, Sussex \ 155 232 387 Brighton. Surrey 252 138 390 Surrey won by 2 wickets. Both sides were strongly repi'esented, and a good and thoroughly- interesting game took place. Sussex, after being 97 runs behind on the first innings, played up splendidly, and set Surrey 136 runs to get to win. A t one time it seemed as though this number would not be obtained, and, at the drawing of stumps on the second day, five of the best wickets bad fallen for 73 runs. The finish proved most exciting, and the victory was gained by some plucky hitting on the part of Mr. Horner and Pooley. Just before the close Mr. Horner gave a hard chance to cover- point, or the result might have been still closer. For the winning side Mr. S. W . Cattley scored 89 and 1, Abel 54 and 18, Mr. J. Shuter 19 and 28, Mr. Horner 27 (not out) and 14 (not out) and Pooley 19 and 18 (notout). Messrs. Newham and Whitfeld hatted remarkably well for Sussex. The former scored 50 (not out) and 92, and the latter 13 and G6 (not out). Their best supporters were Mr. Wyatt 29 and 16, and Juniper 26 and 15. July 16.—Maidstone.— Sussex v. Kent.— (See Kent Review). July 26.— Nottingham.— Sussex v. Notts.— (See Notts Review .)