James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

1 8 6 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' ANNUAL. UPPINGHAM ELEVEN IN 1896 .-*T. L. Taylor (captain ) : Captained the teamwell from a point of 'vantage behind the wicket , where his keeping was invaluable ; he takes all balls with ease , stumps quickly , and catches safely . Agoodandconsistent bat, whohas madea very large number of runs ; cuts well , andscores manyruns on the leg side . *H. R. Parkes : A fine free bat, with a good off -drive and late cut ; very consistent . Goodfield . Canbowl a little . Hasleft . A. E. Hind: Avery good and steady bowler ; breaks both ways, and varies his pace. A sound bat, and very consistent . Good field at slip . Is leaving . *J. Chapman: Not realised expectations . Played better towards the end, having a good off -drive . Bowls a little . Poor field . Has left . *K. E. M. Barker : A good sound bat, though not improved muchsince last year. Agood change bowler. In the field sometimes brilliant , sometimes moderate. Hasleft . C. E. Wilson : A good bowler ; has improved a great deal ; his lobs are also very useful , and at times of very great service . His batting is at times brilliant , though it is somewhat uncertain . Poor field . H. F. Terry : Played one good innings , but his play wasdisappointing afterwards . Fair change bowler. Goodfield . Captain next year. *A. N. Lee: Steady bat, but fell off towards the end of the season . Fair field . Hasleft . *A. S. Blew: Plays well at times , but very uncertain . Fair field . Is leaving . *J. C. M. Canny: Useful bat. Good field at mid-off . Has left . *R. Watson : Playedvery little , but proved himself a fair bat. Goodfield at point. Has left. Opponents. W E L L I N G T O N C O L L E G E . Captain for 1896.-A. W. White. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches played , 10 ; won, 4 ; drawn, 1 ; lost , 5. Club. Opnts. Whereplayed . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y. Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. Matches W o n(4) . BerksCounty Wellington M a y23 1 5 8 6 6 I Zingari... Wellington J u n e6 1 5 0 1 4 3 9 2r u n s 7 r u n s CHARTERHOUSESCHOOL Wellington July 11 1 9 0*120 1 6 4 26runs; *6 w d HAILEYBURYCOLLEGE.. Haileybury July 17,18 422 *36 278 176 9 wkts.; *1 wd Matches Drawn(1) R e m a r k s . O l dWellingtonians Wellington J u n e2 0 *1 6 7 + 2 5 0 *5 w d; +5 w d Matches Lost (5) . Lostb y. M a s t e r s Wellington M a y9 1 3 6 2 1 9 8 3r u n s StaffCollege Wellington M a y16 1 1 1 1 7 2 6 1r u n s OldWykehamists Wellington M a y30 1 3 9 2 0 8 6 9r u n s F r e eForesters Wellington June13 1 4 8 *2 7 0 3w&122r: #7 w d M . C . C .a n dG r o u n d Wellington July 25 3 1*104+255 1w& 224runs; *2w d; +9w 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 nInns. Average. E .W .Elliot 1 4 4 4 4 2 1 2 2 4 4 . 2 A .W .W h i t e 1 4 2 3 3 0 5 9 2 7 . 5 G .B .Metcalfe 1 0 0 2 0 9 9 3 20.9 W .M .T u r n e r 1 2 1 2 2 2 5 6 20.19 H .R. Holland 1 0 4 8 3 2 9* 1 3 . 8 3 E .N. T a n d y 7 0 9 0 3 3 12-85 P .B .W a r b u r t o n 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 9 1 2 - 6 2 H .W .Atchison:... 4 0 4 9 2 0 1 2 - 2 5 E .W .G r u b b 1 2 2 1 0 3 2 6 1 0 . 3 C.D .G. L y o n 8 1 6 6 2 9 9 . 4 3 C. D .A .Crofton 3 0 2 2 1 1 7 . 3 3