James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1 8 9 6. 1 5 5 W I L T S H I R E . Hon. Sec.-Trevor Wheeler, Kingston Cottage , Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts . Opponents. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches played , 7 ; won, 4 ; drawn, 2 ; lost , 1. Matches Won(4). Club. O p n t s. Where played . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MonmouthshireC.andG. U s k M . C . C .a n dG r o u n d Berkshire W o nb y. I n s. I n s. I n s. I n s. July20, 21 121180 95 110 96runs S w i n d o n July31 ,Aug.1 254 *49 144 R e a d i n g A u g .17,1 8 148 153 140 157 10wkts.; *n o w d 60101runs A u g .28, 29 136*259 83 204108r; *i.c ., 7w d Berkshire... Trowbridge A u . 7 , 8 70*124 130 192 *6 wkts. d Oxfordshire O x f o r d A u.14,15 236*190 199 1145 *i.c ., 5w d; 18wd MatchLost (1). Lostby. O x f o r d s h i r e . . . Trowbridge A u g .5, 6 9 31 7 0138 126 1w k t. MonmouthshireC.andG. Swindon MatchesD r a w n(2). O.G.Radcliffe F .M a r k s J a m e s J. E .Stevens P .H .M o r r e s W .H .G o u d g e O v e r t o n F .W .Stancomb J.B e a v e n A .M .Miller G .B. T. Metcalfe... S m a r t F.Humphrys C.S.A w d r y Eldridge . . . B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . I n n s. T i m e s n o to u t. M o s ti n R u n s. a nInns. 1 3 1 3 5 9 1 3 5 Average. 2 9 . 9 1 3 0 . . . 8 4 4 6 2 8 5 0 1 3 1 7 3 2 6 - 2 1 1 0 2 3 2 8 0 2 1 . 9 6 0 . . . 1 2 6 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 0 2 0 - 3 . . . 1 0 6 7 7 4 0* 1 9 - 2 5 . . . 1 2 3 1 7 2 3 6 19-11 9 1 1 0 6 5 4* 1 3 - 2 5 1 3 1 1 4 3 4 4 1 1 . 9 1 6 0 6 2 3 1 1 0 . 3 4 1 1 1 8 4 2 5 8 . 4 8 1 5 8 1 8 8 - 2 8 4 1 2 4 1 3 8 4 0 2 5 1 5 6 - 3 5 Thefollowing also batted in two innings :- M. Clark , 39 ; L. P. Kinneir , 64; R. Reynolds, 21; J. M c C. Reid, 41; J. R. W y n d h a m,1. B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . J Overton Eldridge S m a r t P .H .M o r r e s A .M .Miller F. H.Humphrys O .G.Radcliffe . . . Overs. M d n s. R u n s. W k t s. A v e r a g e . . . . 1 8 6 . 3 5 8 3 3 7 3 2 10.53 1 1 3 . 4 2 9 2 5 9 2 3 1 1 . 2 6 4 8 3 0 1 3 4 1 2 1 1 - 2 3 1 6 2 3 6 3 1 2 2 6 5 - 2 7 3 6 8 8 5 1 1 3 - 4 9 5 3 . 4 1 5 1 4 1 5 2 8 - 2 3 8 . 2 1 2 1 1 9 4 2 9 - 7 5 Thefollowing bowled three overs :- G. Metcalfe , 18 runs and 1wicket ; C. S. Awdry, 1 4r u n sa n d1wicket. A . M . Miller bowled 9 wides and(2 no-balls , F. H. Humphrys3no-balls , C. S. A w d r yandSmart1wide each.