James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

1 9 0 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L. WINCHESTERCOLLEGE ELEVEN IN 1896.-G. H. Rowe: Amost dangerous , hard-hitting bat, quite recovering his best form towards the end of the season . Avery safe field and catch . As captain managed his team with sound judg- ment. *A. L. Gibson : Avery sound and patient bat, frequently " stopping a rot " with excellent judgment. A steady slow bowler and a fair field . *J. T. Weatherby : A most reliable bat to go in first , with excellent nerve and some fine strokes on the off -side . Splendid ground field . *E. C. Lee: A useful mediumpace bowler, with a slight curl from leg. Very hard-hitting bat, and fine field in the slips . *R. L. G. Irving : A n uncertain bat ; played some brilliant innings , getting his runs chiefly on the off-side . Beautiful ground field , with a good return . *F. H. Latham: A most useful cricketer on a side , being a difficult m a nto get out. Afair bat. Erratic left -hand bowler. Safe field andcatch . A. B. Reynolds : Kept wicket excellently during the greater part of the season , being particularly good on the leg side . Should makea goodbat next year. Captain for 1897. R. A. Williams : Scored most consis- tently throughout the season , rarely failing at a crisis . Most useful medium pace bowler , with a good slow ball . E. B. Noel: Quite justified his place in the team by his innings against Eton. Should be a really good bat next season . Fine field in the slips . C. S. Awdry : Areally hard -working cricketer . Powerfulbat, but fell off as the season advanced. Fair fast bowler. R. C. Hunter: Useful bowler and good field at point . With more confidence and determinationwill traino nintoa fair b a t. Opponents . S C O T L A N D . F E T T E SC O L L E G E . Captain for 1896.-J. A. Campbell . R e s u l t so fM a t c h e s. Matches played , 19 ; won, 6 ; drawn , 6 ; lost , 7. Club. Opnts. Where played . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y. I n s. I n s. Ins. I n s. MatchesW o n(6). Brunswick F e t t e s M a y1 6 1 7 1 1 2 9 4 2r u n s George Heriot's (F.P.) .. Fettes M a y23 1 5 6 1 2 4 3 2r u n s E D I N B U R G HA C A D E M Y Raeb'rnPlace June1 3 *231 7 2 159runs; *6w d Edin. Univ.-E.P. S. Fettes J u n e3 0 1 4 3 6 3 8 0r u n s G l e n a l m o n d Fettes July 2 *207 Stewartonians F e t t e s J u l y4 *2 5 8 5 8 +59149r;*5 w d;t4wd 4 3 MatchesD r a w n(6). EastLothianCounty Fettes M a y26 *2 3 1 + 1 3 2 2 1 5runs; *2w d R e m a r k s. *4wkts; +4wkts Clarendon Fettes M a y30 *2 0 6 + 7 6 *8wkts.; +8wkts BlackW a t c hR e g t. Fettes J u n e2 *1 0 1 0 0 *n ow k t. Australasians Fettes J u n e9 *1 7 1 + 4 9 *6wkts.; +6wkts W e s tIndianStudents Fettes J u n e2 3 *1 0 3 + 7 2 *3wkts.; +7wkts O l dFettesians F e t t e s J u n e26, 27 1 4 2161 114 +78 *7 wkts.; +4wkts Matches Lost (7). Lostb y. Clydesdale F e t t e s M a y21 8 3 1 6 2 7 9r u n s G r a n g e Raeb'rnPlace June4 7 2 1 3 5 6 3r u n s M a s t e r s Fettes J u n e6 1 5 5 1 5 8 3r u n s D u n f e r m l i n e F e t t e s J u n e1 8 1 1 3 *1 6 7 5 4runs; *8w d BlairL o d g e Fettes J u n e2 0 1 2 7 1 4 6 1 9r u n s M e r c h i s t o n F e t t e s J u n e2 5 9 3 1 3 1 3 8r u n s L O R E T T O July10,11 F e t t e s 105 66 7 6 143 47runs