James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

1 8 2 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' ANNUAL. RUGBY SCHOOL ELEVEN IN 1896 .-*J. Stanning (1894-5-6 ) : Rendered invaluable services to the team as a batsman, but was perhaps rather uncertain . A careful watcher of the ball . H e cuts particularly well , but is rather weak on the leg stump. Very fair field . Exceedingly keen and energetic captain . *C. P. Nickalls (1894-5-6 ) : A brilliant dashing batsman, hitting hard all round the wicket , but particularly strong on the off -side . Playedsomereally fine innings whenthe wickets were hard,but not so good on soft grounds . Hard-working field . *N. Fletcher (1894-5-6 ) : At the beginning of the season seemed to have completely lost his length , but quite regained his form by the end of the year, whenhis medium-paced right -hand deliveries met with great success . Wonderfully improved batsman, whose forcing tactics were frequently successful . Fair field . E. R. Wilson (1895-6 ) : Areally sound bat ; cuts very well, and with increased strength promises to play finely all round the wicket . Bowls slow right , with excellent judgment andcontrol over the ball . Very fair field ; likely to improve. *H. V. Spencer (1895-6 ): Goodmedium-paced left -hand bowler, who bore the brunt of the work. Onhis day very deadly , but at times (and particularly towards the close of the season ) hadrather a fancy for long-hops on the leg side . Improved batsman, with a markedpreference for the on-side . Fairfield . W. E. Wilson- Johnston (1896 ) : Useful batsman; very strong on the leg side , and possessing a pretty cut, but on the whole unreliable . Safe field in the country , but rather slow. K. S. Singh (1896) : Very promising wicket -keeper . Unfortunately prevented from playing muchby injuries , which also affected his batting . In the latter department of the gamehe did not do himself justice . Should be good next year . W. G. Cobb (1896 ) : Apromising batsman , with several good strokes , but at present lacks strength . Good field at cover -point , and fair change bowler (slow right ). *E. G. Parton (1896 ) : Adisappointing cricketer . Fast and expensive bowler . Improving bat , with nice style . Smart and energetic in the field . *G. H. Walford (1896 ) : Played some good innings on critical occasions , notably against Marlborough , but was very uncertain . Poor field . *J. L. Maffey : Disappointing batsman, possibly through nervousness . Fairchangebowler. Safe andbrilliant catch . S H E R B O R N E S C H O O L . Captain for 1896.-W. O. Prichard . R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches played , 9 ; won, 4 ; drawn, 1 ; lost , 4. Club. Opnts. Opponents. Where played . When played . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y. I n s. I n s. I n s. I n s. Matches W o n(4). SherborneClub Sherborne J u n e6 1 5 5 1 0 4 5 1r u n s E m m a n u e lCo lege,C a m - bridge S h e r b o r n e J u n e3 0 *2 8 7 S o u t hW i l t s S h e r b o r n e July4 *1 5 4 1 6 8 1 3 9 119runs; *6w d 3w.&15r.;*7 w d B R A D F I E L DC O L L E G E Bradfield July1 0,11 MatchesD r a w n(1) . O l dSherbornians S h e r b o r n e J u n e26, 27 2 5 9*1 9 6 229 MatchesLost(4) . T. W .Wilson'sX I. Incogniti S h e r b o r n e M a y26 1 2 8 *2 1 7 St. Paul'sSchool S h e r b o r n e St.Paul's J u n e1, 2 J u n e1 3 1 4 0 248 #30 104 173 9 wkts.; *1 wd 210 126 319 *17 1 0 8 Lostby. 8 9r.&1 w.; *9 w d 10wts.; *now d 3 2r u n s M . C . C .a n dG r o u n d S h e r b o r n e J u n e1 9, 20 8 71 2 8 131 *85 6wkts.; *4wd R e m a r k s. *8wd