James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1893

1 1 8 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. Parris H i d e H u m p h r e y s A. F. Somerset T a t e Guttridge G .B r a n n B e a n G.L. Wilson C. A. S m i t h B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. Average. 124.4 5 0 2 1 9 1 7 1 2 . 1 5 247.1 7 9 5 3 0 3 0 1 7 . 2 0 541.3 6 5 1 7 3 9 9 2 1 8 . 8 3 1 8 2 3 7 2 1 8 . 1 864.1 2 8 6 1 8 3 4 8 8 2 0 . 7 4 4 9 4 1 6 8 1 1 0 2 4 4 2 5 . 2 139.4 4 9 2 8 9 1 1 2 6 . 3 1 1 1 3 7 2 4 3 6 4 0 . 3 1 8 . 1 5 5 9 1 5 9 1 1 5 4 0 2 4 0 3 8 0 Thefollowing bowled in one innings only :- W. G. Heasman, 21-10-35-0; Love, 4 - 0 - 23-0; C. J. M. Godfrey ,4-1-13-0; Marlow, 4-1-13-0. Y O R K S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1892. -President and Treasurer , M. J. Ellison . Vice -Presidents , Lord Hawkeand M. J. Ellison , jun. Committee , E. T. Atkin , F. S. Atkin, M. J. Dodworth , C. Stokes , E. Barber , J. Chester , R. Wigfull , D. Haigh , H. Stratford , A. G. Winnill , J. Tomlinson , J. D. Harrison , Rev. W. Law, J. T. Dobb , J. W. Bannister (Leeds ), A. P. Crosland (Huddersfield ),W. H. Shepherd (Bradford ), H. Osler (Hull ), W. Bonson (Barnsley ), B H. Turner (Halifax ), S. Shaw (Dewsbury ), J. Harrop (Wakefield ) . Secretary , J. B. Wostinholm, 10, Norfolk R o w, Sheffield . IF the promise of the earlier matches had only been fairly sustained , Yorkshire wouldhave been in quite the forefront of the counties . Nine matches werew o n in succession , and in someof these the scoring reached an abnormal pitch . In the first part of the season the all-round cricket of the eleven was considerably above the average , so muchso that it really seemed as if Yorkshire would make a bold bid for the premiership . Unfortunately these expectations were not ful- filled . The addition of two capable all -round players in F. S. Jackson and E. Smith, it was thought, would give a new infusion of strength to the county. A sit was, their presence failed to bring any luck ; on the contrary , the later matches, in which they took part , were productive of continuous disappointment . In the first part of the season , in particular , Wainwright showed himself to be one of quite the best all -round players of the day, and altogether he had few superiors . In some of the minor matches Peel scored very heavily , but he was hardly as reliable as of old . Ulyett , in spite of one good score , andLord H a w k e werenot as dangerous as of old. Hall played in some of the earlier matches, butwasnot very successful , and subsequently retired altogether from the team. Someof the younger players , though, showed considerable promise . J. T. Brown, Wardall, and Tunnicliffe were all useful batsmen and should be of use. Mounsey, of Sheffield , who played during the greater part of the season , is a better cricketer than his performances would seem to indicate . E. Smith, the old Oxonian, was the most reliable batsman in the team, and F. S. Jackson , though not so successful as had been expected , was of great use, both in batting and bowling. It was in the bowling that the eleven were, perhaps , weakest. Hirst, the colt , did some excellent performances at the outset , and it wasthought that the fast bowler so muchwanted had been discovered . Latterly , though, his pace appeared to lose its effect ; and w h e nthe wicket did not favourthe bowlers to anygreat extent , Wainwright, Peel , and F. S. Jackson were all com- paratively harmless . The fielding of the eleven in the earlier part of the season was brilliant , and , on the whole , considerably above the average .