James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

T H E C O U N T I E SIN 1 8 9 6. 1 4 9 D U R H A M . Hon. Sec.-J. Adamson, J.P. , DurhamCity. Secretary .-W m. R. Wilson, 45, Sadler Street , Durham. R e s u l t so fM a t c h e s. Matches played , 6 ; won, 1 ; drawn, 3 ; lost , 2. Club. Opnts. Opponents. Whereplayed . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y. Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. Matches Won(1) . Northumberland B u r n m o o r M a y25, 26 214*111 197 127 Matches Drawn(2) . Northumberland N e w c a s t l e July 15, 16 1 9 3 *251 +64 Northamptonshire Darlington Aug.14,15 2 0 8 1 6 9 2 2 5 Matches Lost (3). Northamptonshire Northampt'nM a y27, 2 8 2 1 61 4 0 4 1 2 Y o r k s h i r e ... Barnsley J u n e22, 23 5 36 7 286 Yorkshire... Darlington Aug.11, 12 8 wkts.; *2w d R e m a r k s . *5 w d,i.c ; 14wd Lostb y. I n n s. & 66 r u n s Ins. & 1 6 6r u n s 110 162 *243 +32 8 w; 7 w d, i.c .; + 2w d B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s I n n s. notout. R u n s. M o s tin a nI n n s. A v e r a g e . Simpson 6 1 1 5 8 7 0 3 1 . 6 J. F. Whitwell 1 0 1 2 5 0 5 3 2 7 - 7 7 C. A d a m s o n 1 0 0 2 6 1 5 1 2 6 . 1 Gregory 9 2 1 6 6 5 8 2 3 : 7 1 L a m b e r t 7 4 5 9 1 9 1 9 . 6 6 J. L e e 4 0 7 5 2 6 18-75 A .B .Crosby 6 1 5 5 3 5 1 1 W .F. Whitwell 9 0 8 6 4 1 9 . 5 5 T. K .D o b s o n 4 0 3 0 1 1 7.5 R. H .Mallett 5 0 3 0 1 3 6 N i c o l l 9 2 3 2 1 5 4 . 5 7 S m i t h 4 0 1 5 1 0 3.75 Thefollowing also played in less than four innings :- R. Clarke, 0-1--39 ; J. Young, 24-1-4; Middlemiss , 23-5-7; Rev. G. W. A. Firth , 9-0-7; Anderson , 9-10; C. R. Toome, 14 ; R. Bousfield ,1 2; J. Dowson, 2; A. V. Macgregor, 1. B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. A v e r a g e . Gregory 2 4 7 7 1 6 0 4 3 2 1 8 - 8 7 W .F. Whitwell 1 9 2 4 4 4 8 8 2 1 23-23 N i c o l l 1 2 1 3 2 3 3 5 1 0 3 3 . 5 0 The following also bowled :-Middlemiss , 37-8-117-3; A. B. Crosby , 14-3-40 - 3; R. Clarke , 25-4-79-3; R. Bousfield , 15-5-28-8; Simpson , 18-5-50-0; J. Lee, 8-1-31-1; Anderson , 20-4-65-1; C. Adamson, 3-0-13-0; J. F. Whitwell , 6-1-13 - 0; Rev. G. W .A. Firth , 2-0-14-0; R. H. Mallett , 1 - 1 - 0 - 1.