James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

2 0 8 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. King's School, Canterbury.--Matches played, 16 ; won, 11 ; drawn, 1 ; lost , 4.-E. M. Toulmin (31) : Facile princeps with both bat and ball . Areally good and keen all -round player . Fine batsman , especially in front of the wicket. Excellent slow bowler. Goodfield . N o win residence at Magdalen College , Oxford . G. C. Valpy (23) : A vastly improved and reliable bat, with rather awkward style . Good medium -pace bowler , and met with remarkable success in two or three matches. Goodfield . C. M. Skinner (21) : Adecidedly good bat; has lost the nervousness which crippled his play last year ; hits hardandclean , but rather too eager to score . Most useful fast bowler, and had a capital analysis . Much improved field . Captain for 1897. A. S. Athawes (16) : Good steady bat, but wants more confidence . Excellent point . T. B. Wacher (12) : Batted well the first part of the seaeon, but fell off after- wards; plays with a straight bat, but rather slow. C. H. Bodington (10) : Showsgreat promise with the bat, and has a nice style . Rather slow in the field . A. J. Fenn (8) : Did not prove nearly so useful with either bat or ball as last season . Poorfield . C. H. Clarke (7) : Fell off from his moderate form of last year ; seems too careless to improve. Muchimproved field . J. B. Hart- Davies (7) : Fair bat and field . R. M. Helmore (6) : Moderate bat. Capital out- field . C. F. Nicholas (6) : Poor bat . Fair wicket -keeper . G .C.Valpy E.M .Toulmin C .M .S k i n n e r ... A .J. F e n n B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 2 3 9 - 2 8 2 4 9 9 4 7 1 0 . 6 1 4 0 0 - 4 1 0 3 9 3 7 8 6 10.89 240.1 6 8 5 5 3 4 7 11.76 6 9 . 2 1 4 1 8 3 1 4 13.07 Alsobowled:- C. H. Clarke , 24-14-35-3; andI. B. Hart-Davies , 13-6-51-3. L e y sSchool, C a m b r i d g e. Matchesplayed , 14 ; won, 10 ; drawn, 3 ; lost , 1. 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. Average. W .S. A . B r o w n 1 6 4 1 0 3 2 1 5 4* 8 6 H .D .B r o w n 1 3 9 1 7 8 3 7* 4 4 . 5 0 H .D .W a t t 1 5 5 3 8 3 1 0 1* 3 8 . 3 J. E . W a l k e r 1 3 1 3 7 7 1 2 3 * 31-42 L . W a l k e r... 1 6 0 3 9 1 1 4 1 2 4 . 4 4 A . B. Horsley 1 2 1 2 3 9 1 1 5* 2 1 . 7 2 J. T. Tulloch 1 2 0 1 6 4 4 7 1 3 . 6 6 H . A . M o r g a n 6 1 5 8 3 3 11.60 N .Spicer 1 2 0 8 9 3 9 7 . 4 2 W .B. Beckett 6 1 3 5 1 0 7 F.C. Trapnell 3 1 2 6 1 9* 1 3 L. J. Willis 4 1 8 4 2.66 Overs. Maidens. B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Runs. Wickets. Average. W . S. A. B r o w n... 241-1 7 4 5 9 3 5 7 1 0 . 4 0 J. E.W a l k e r 1 2 3 . 3 3 4 3 4 6 2 8 1 2 : 3 6 L . W a l k e r 1 9 6 . 3 4 2 5 4 6 - 3 9 1 4 N .Spicer 3 7 - 2 1 0 8 7 8 10.87 W .B. Beckett 4 9 . 4 7 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 . 1 0 H .D . W y a t t 8 6 1 3 2 3 1 9 2 5 . 6 6