James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

86 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. Aug. 14, N o tts 407 — N o tt in gh am . M iddlesex 211 105 N o tts Avon by an in n in g s and 91 runs. Total. 407 316 The Aveakness of the Middlesex bowling Avas strikingly exemplified in this match, for on a Avicket that Avas never first rate the Nottingham men scored 407. Gunn played a splendid innings of 198, Attewell made 84, Scotton 66, and Barnes 46. Burton and Mr. Itobertson did their best in face of all this hitting, but the change bowling av ; is of the poorest quality. Mr. I. I). Walker scored 80 and 11 for Middlesex Mr. Itidley made 24 and 29, and the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton 0 and 29.’ In the second innings of Middlesex, the Avicket had become so crumbled that ShaAV and FloAvers did Avhat they liked Avith the ball. Shaw took 5 Avickets for 23 runs, and FloAvers 3 for 17 runs. Aug. 21. — N o t t in g h am .— N o t ts v . A u stra lian s . — (See A u s t r a l ia n Review.) Matches played, 10—Avon 9, draAvn 1. As in 1883, the batting averages of the eleven are extremely good. The most striking feature is the improvement made by Scotton, who played in every match and has gone up from 15 to 31.10. Thanks to his splendid scores at Brighton and the Oval, Shrewsbury is far ahead of all his companions,and his average is nearly thirteen runs an innings better than in the previous year. Barnes’s record, though very good, compares unfavourably with Avhat he did for the County in 1883. Gunn is as nearly as possible the same as before, but FloAvers has fallen from 32 9 to 19.3. FloAvers’ best innings, hoAvever, Avere not played in county matches. Selby has declined from 27.4 to 20.9. Shaw and Attewell had to do most of the bowling, and it Avill be seen that each can show an average of three wickets an innings. Shaw’s figures are indeed remarkable, but, of course, as captain of the team he had an advantage in being able to go on Avhenever he liked. No one can say, however, that he ever made use of his position to the detri­ ment of his side, AtteAvell’s advance as a bovvler Avas still more remarkable than that of Scotton as a batsman. In 1883 he only took 17 Avickets at a cost of over 18 runs each. FloAvers, Barnes, and Walter Wright all show a falling off, hut alloAvance must he made for the fine Aveather and hard wickets. i BATTING AVERAGES. M ost in M ost in Times Aver. Shrew sbury M atches . In n s . R u n s . an Inns. a M a tch . not out. • • • • • • 9 15 C05 209 209 1 43.3 Scotton • • • • • • 1 0 17 486 104* 105 3 31.10 Barnes • • • • « • 1 0 16 410 98 98 1 29.5 G u n n ............... • • • 1 0 16 434 138 138 1 2 U * W . W r igh t ... • M * • « 1 0 1 2 147 50* 78 6 21 S e l b y ............... • • • I M 9 1 2 229 54 54 1 20.9 F low ers M l M l 10 16 278 53* 57 2 19.3 A ttew e ll • • • l o 13 184 84 84 1 lo.4 •m « M Sherw in • M 10 1 1 103 23 46 3 12.7 S h a w ............... i i i « • • 1 0 11 93 31 48 3 11.0 M i l l s ............... • • • m i 7 8 * 71 Not ou t . 18 18 2 11.5 C. W . W r igh t p layed in four inn ing s , scor ing 8 r u n s ; and J. A, Dixon in three inn in g s , scoring 20 runs. »