James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

Steel 41. Barlow Aug. 21, Oval: 2nd Inn s . 108 306 Total. 477 476 2nd In n s . 214 152 Total. 337 231 match was shown by Messrs. Taylor and A. G. Steel when Lancashire went in for the runs. Mr. Taylor made 54 (not out) and Mr \ r l . l took 9 Surrey wickets at a cost of 130 runs. ' • 1st Inn s . Surrey 369 Derbyshire • • 170 Surrey won by 7 wickets. As in 1883 the Derbyshire men made a very plucky up-hill fight but they were overmatched throughout, and but for bad fielding their score of 306 would have been considerably reduced. Surrey’s batting was capital, nine men reaching double figures in the first innings. Maurice Head scored 80 and 23 (not out), Abel 68 and 18, Mr. W. W. Bead 31 and 45 (not out), Mr. Boiler 50, Wood 40 (not out), and Mr. Diver 29 and 17. In Derbyshire’s second innings there were also nine double figure scores' Mr. G. G. Walker made 7 and 66, Chatterton 49 and 15, Mr. Docker 22 and 38, Mr. Cochrane 0 and 50, F. H. Sugg 17 and 27, Wood-Sims 7 and 31, and Marlow 24 and 14. Barratt and Mr. Horner wei-e the most successful bowlers in the .match, but both were freely punished. Aug. 25.—Clifton.—Surrey v. Gloucestershire.— Gloucestershire Review.) . • ' . 1st In n s . Sept. 1, Surrey • 123 . Oval.' ' Kent . .• ' 7 9 Drawn. Kent had lost 8 wickets. A superb innings of 73 (not out) played by Mr. W. H. Patterson saved Kent from a crushing defeat. On the third day Kent went in on a difficult wicket with 259 runs to get to win, the task, in the time that remained for play, being quite impracticable. There was nothing to play for but a draw, and Mr. Patterson was equal to the occasion. He went in first, and successfully resisted the bowling for four hours and a half, his innings being certainly one of the best of the season. He received most valuable support from the Bev. B. T. Thornton, who scored 27 (not out) and 26. For Surrey, Mr. W. W. Bead scored 56 and 38, Mr. Key 1 and 47, Mr. Bowden 2 (not out) and 44, and Mr. Diver 18 and 18. In Surrey’s first innings the last 7 wickets fell for 25 runs, Wootton carrying all before him. His 6 wickets cost him 35 runs. i i ” ' * * ' • 1st In n s . 2nd In n s . Total. Sept, 4, Surrey 110 11 121 Oval. Yorkshire 134 __ 134 Drawn. Surrey^had not lost a wicket Owing to heavy rain play was only practicable on the second day, so the mutch was of course, unfinished. Perhaps the feature of the game was the success that attended Emmett’s bowling. The Yorkshire veteran took 6 wickets in 33 overs and 2 balls (22 maidens) at a cost of only 30 runs. There was nothing specially remarkable in the batring on- either side. Mr. W. W. Bead, however, scored 42 for Surrey and Ulyett 36 for Yorkshire. Sept. 8, Oval. Surrey Sussex 1st Iims. - 154 74’ " 2nd Inn s . 32 109 Total. 186 183 Suyrey won by 4 wickets. A curious match on a very slow and treacherous wicket, Mr. Shuter won the toss and. put Sussex in to bat, a policy that turned out