James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DP U B L I CS C H O O L SIN 1 8 9 6. 1 6 1 B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s. +H. D. G. Leveson-Gower(capt.) 15 2 5 4 7 M o s tin a nInns. 9 3 Average. 4 2 . 0 7 +G. O . S m i t h 9 0 3 3 1 1 3 2 3 6 - 7 7 +C. C. Pilkington... 9 1 2 9 3 8 6 3 6 . 6 2 +H. K .Foster 1 0 1 3 2 8 6 7 3 6 . 4 4 +G. R. Bardswell... 1 2 2 3 4 7 9 7 3 4 . 7 0 +P. S. W a d d y 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 7* 3 1 . 1 0 F .L .F a n e 7 0 2 0 2 6 3 28-85 +J. C. Hartley 7 0 1 8 4 4 3 2 6 - 2 8 +P. F .W a r n e r 1 4 0 3 6 2 7 7 25.50 +G. J. M o r d a u n t 1 5 1 3 1 6 5 8 2 2 - 5 7 F. G. H .Clayton 5 0 9 7 6 6 1 9 . 4 0 G .B .R a i k e s 1 2 1 1 6 5 4 1 1 5 +R. P. Lewis 6 3 3 9 2 7* 1 3 +F. H .E. Cunliffe 1 1 2 5 5 1 7 6 - 1 1 Thefollowing also batted :- E. D. Crompton, 4 - 5*-22*- 1; B. N. Bosworth-Smith, 8-35-30; R. W . Fox, 9 - 0*-20; K. A. Woodward, 7-4; J. M. Quinton, 1-16; F. W . Stocks, 39-0* ; J. W. Stratton , 1-7; andA. Eccles , 0. +Played in Inter-University match. B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. *F. H . E. Cunliffe . 4 7 1 . 4 1 6 8 9 8 4 6 0 1 6 . 4 0 *G. R .B a r d s w e l l 1 7 3 3 7 2 1 8 . 5 0 *J. C. Hartley 2 8 9 4 9 8 1 2 3 8 2 1 . 3 6 *P. S. W a d d y 2 6 9 . 3 9 4 5 7 3 2 5 2 2 - 9 2 G .B . R a i k e s 1 6 7 5 5 3 7 7 1 5 25-13 *C. C. Pilkington 1 5 4 6 2 2 6 3 6 4 3 - 8 3 F. G. H . Clayton 6 3 1 3 1 8 9 4 4 7 - 2 5 *H. D. G. Leveson-G o w e r 1 7 2 5 5 1 5 5 Thefollowing also bowled:-*P. F. Warner, 2 - 2 - 0 - 0; F. W .Stocks , 40-8-122-0; J. M. Quinton, 11-1-48-0; *G. J. Mordaunt, 3-0-13-0; J. W . Stratton , 24-4-93-8. *Played in Inter-University match. Cunliffe bowled26 no-balls and 1 wide, Quinton 4 wides and1no-ball , Hartley 2 no-- balls and1wide, Waddy3 no-balls and 1 wide, Bardswell 1 wide, and Leveson-Gower1 w i d e. OXFORDUNIVERSITYE L E V E NIN 1896.-H.D. G. Leveson- Gower(Winchester and Magdalen ) : One of the best captains in England . Played admirably fromstart to finish , andtimeafter timewasseen at his best at a crisis . A t cover-point both quick and safe . Hasdone a great deal for Oxford cricket . G. J. Mordaunt (Wellington and University ): Hardly played up to his form of the previous year, but at his best a very attractive batsman. As a fielder has nosuperior . H. K. Foster (Malvern and Trinity ) : A brilliant batsman, but apt to be careless . Played some fine innings for the 'Varsity . Slowin the field . P. F. Warner (Rugbyand Oriel ) : Hardlyfulfilled his promise of last year. Is a sound player all round the wicket , and a capital field . R. P. Lewis (Winchester and University ) : Kept wicket better than ever , and was seen at his best v. Cambridge . Greatly improved as a bat . G. R. Bardswell (Uppingham and Oriel ) : Wonderfully improved as a bat , driving with great vigour . Brilliant field at slip . Seems to have quite lost his bowling . Captain for 1897 . F. H. E. Čunliffe (EtonandN e w) : O nthis year's formone of the best left- handed bowlers in England . Did a wonderful performance v. Surrey at Oxford. Goodfield andfair bat. P. S. Waddy(Australia and Balliol ) : H a d a very successful season . Most useful all -round memberof the eleven