James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

121 RESULTS OF MATCHES. Aug. 11, Taunton. Aug. 18, Bath. fc Aug. 25, Tunbridge Wells. Aug. 28, Manchester. Somersetshire Lancashire Lancashi Somersetshire Hants ••• • M • •• Mt • •• ••• • • • ••• ••• • « • ••• •M — i v \v v/j Somersetshire Kent Kent won by 159 runs. Somersetshire Lancashire • «• ••• • •• • •• 1st Inn*, 2nd Inns. Total. ••• 85 196 282 215 63 283 tr># ... 330 -T 330 ... 179 cl 63 runs. 83 237 .<. 221 117 338 ... 137•*• 310 •’• '197 ... 85 92 177 ... 158 21 179 BATTING AVERAGES. \V# N* Ro0 • • • Inns. Runs. an Inns. not out. Aver. • • • • * | • 9 9 5 164 132 0 32.4 J. B. Challen • • • • • • 7 176 93 0 25.1 6. C. Newton • • • • • • • • • 9 218 62 ’ 0 . 24.2 F. W. Terry • • • H i • « * 0 9 9 • • • 9 209 51 0 " 23.2 Rev. F. Reed • • • • * * 0 9 9 • 0 9 • • • 8 133 57* 1 19 Robinson ............ • • • « » • 9 9 9 ■ • • 4 66 57 0 16.2 W. H. Fowler • • • • • • • • • 9 99 9 9 9 4 61 36 0 16.1 H. F. Reed • • • • • • 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 57 33 0 14.1 W. Trask ... • ♦ • « • • 9 9 9 • 9 9 9 118 45 0 13.1 H. T. Hewett 9 » • ► M t • 9 9 4 39 15* 1 13 E. Sainsbury # # • # 9 0 9 9 9 9 • • • 9 9 9 9 79 30 0 8.7 E. W. Bastard ... • • • • • • • ♦ • * •% 7 42 19 1 7 G. Winter ............ • • • 1 • • • 9 9 9 10 34 17 3 4.6 G. T. Mirehouse • M # 9 9 9 ... 5 * Not out. 18 10 1 4.2 BOWLING AVERAGES. Inns. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Rev. F. Reed • • • . . . 5 41.2 20 63 E. W. Bastard ... 9 9 9 ... 8 151.1 46 281 G. T. Mirehouse 9 K . . . 6 66 18 128 J. B. Challen • > ... 6 78 28 169 C. Winter ............ 9 9 9 ... 7 160 65 301 E. Sainshury ... . Trask ... ... ... 7 ... 5 63 140.2 4 69 158 238 W ickets . 5 16 6 7 12 6 7 % * # * * F LEICESTERSHIRE. Huns per Wkt. 13.3 18.11 21.2 22.5 25.1 26.2 31 * i' Hon. Sec., T. Burdett, Esq. Following up the experiment tried in 1883 of engaging in more important contests, Leicestershire last season played home-and-home matches with Lancashire and Surrey. Curiously enough Lancashire won both matches in a single innings, and Surrey proved victorious on each occasion by seven wickets. Leicestersliiie succeeded in defeating Warwickshire twice, and Norfolk and the M.C.O. once each A single engagement with the Australians ended in a crushing defeat, although on the opening day the County managed to hold its own The great need is a few good amateur batsmen. In Warren the County possesses a cricketer of considerable promise. In one innino-s against the Australians he batted with ease and confidence, and Ws average of 21.1 for 18 innings is one of which he has no need to feel ashamed. R y lo tf again howled with great success, but t