James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N D PUBLIC SCHOOLSIN 1896. 1 7 3 mediumbowler , with a beautiful length andan easy action . A very correct bat. Poor field . F. W. A. Rattigan : Agood bat on the fast wickets ; hits very hardon the off . A fair field , and should become very useful . H. J. Wyld: A useful slow left -hand bowler . Agood bat and hits very hard ; may become quite first -rate . E. B. T. Studd: A good bat and a very good out-field , returning the ball extremely well . *H. M. Blair : A moderate bat , but a useful change bowler. Avery safe field ; extremely plucky . W. P. Robertson : Agood bat; hits very hard on the on-side . A fair field . Must learn to cultivate m o r estrokes on the off-side. L A N C I N G C O L L E G E . Captain for 1896.-A. H. Goodall . R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches played , 12 ; won, 3 ; drawn , 1 ; lost , 8. C l u b. O p n t s. Opponents. Where played . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y. I n s. I n s. I n s. I n s. Matches Won(3). H U R S TCOLLEGE... Lancing July 4 2 5 0 8 6 Mr. W. S. Simpson's XI. Lancing July1 6 *2 2 4 4 2 M a s t e r s Lancing July2 4 Matches Drawn(1). O l dBoys Lancing July1 8 *2 4 5 2 7 5 Matches Lost (8) . 1 6 4r u n s 8 wkts. & 182 runs; *2 w . d. 2 0 1 1 1 4 124 1 9 0 1 r u n Remarks. *4w k t s. d. L o s tb y. M a s t e r s Lancing M a y1 9 6 8*111 7.3 5runs; *7 w.d. M r .F. Head'sX I. Lancing M a y23 1 1 3 114 189 7 6runs; *5w.d. Mr. W .Armitage's X I. ManorPark M a y28 1 4 9 2 0 7 5 8r u n s Bluemantles Lancing J u n e1 3 1 0 9 *5 0 113 4runs; *1 w.d. M . C . C .a n dG r o u n d Lancing J u n e1 6 4 6 *32 384 338runs; *2w d B R I G H T O NC O L L E G E Lancing J u n e20 1 4 3 1 6 3 2 0r u n s SouthSaxons Hastings J u n e2 7 1 1 3 1 2 9 1 6r u n s St. Paul's... W.K'nsi'gt'n July 11 1 7 4 *189 1 5runs&4W.; *6w k s. d. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s. a nI n n s. A v e r a g e . T. H . Fowler 1 2 2 4 5 7 1 1 6 4 5 . 7 S. H . D a u k e s 1 1 4 2 3 2 4 8 3 3 . 1 4 W .H .Follett 1 1 0 2 9 1 9 9 2 6 - 4 5 R .E. D r a k e 3 0 4 9 3 5 1 6 . 3 3 R .W i l s o n 1 1 1 1 5 7 6 0* 1 5 . 8 A .H .G o o d a l l 1 1 0 1 7 1 8 9 1 5 . 5 R . F. Cardale 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 H .B .D r a k e 5 0 3 7 1 6 7 . 4 R . H .C. Mertens 8 1 3 7 1 5* 4 . 2 5 C.B .G. Collier 6 2 1 7 1 4 4 . 2 1 R .E .H a l l 8 3 1 8 1 3* 3 . 6 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. C. B. G.Collier W .H. Follett R .H .M e r t e n s A .H .Goodall R .H a l l R .F. Cardale 1 9 . 3 7 5 9 7 8 . 4 2 1 5 8 - 3 4 0 4 5 7 3 3 1 3 . 6 3 5 0 3 3 2 1 6 . 5 1 6 2 3 7 4 8 6 2 4 2 0 - 2 5 9 5 2 3 2 9 4 1 4 2 1 8 3 . 4 1 0 3 0 6 1 1 27-81