James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

2 5 4 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. D U R H A M . ADAMSON, C. (Durham School ).- Afine free -hitting and improving batsman ; goodslow left -armbowler, and splendid field . DOBSON, T. K.-Most reliable bat and brilliant field ; only assisted in Yorkshire m a t c h e s . MAGGREGOR, A. V.-Sound batsman , left -hand ; good medium pace right -arm bowler, and fine field ; business prevented his playing except in first match. MALLETT, R. H.-Good free -hitting bat ; useful change bowler , and fine field . WELCH, A. W.-Steady bat ; very useful slow right -arm bowler , with good break ; reliable field ; unable to assist his County in 1896 . WHITWELL, J. F. (Uppingham).-Very reliable bat and good field . WHITWELL, W. F. (Uppingham), captain .--- Excellent fast bowler , right -arm; free -hitting bat, and good field . YOUNG, J.-Very cautious and reliable bat ; moderate field ; an accident kept h i mout of the eleven in the earlier matches. E S S E X . BAWTREE, J. F.-Has strong defence ; can hit well at times ; sure field . BONNER, J. W. (Forest School ).-Hisfirst season ; good bat and field ; can also b o w la little . BULL, F. G.-A first -class slow bowler ; has been of great service to the County this season. Am u c himprovedbat. FANE, F. L. (Charterhouse and Oxford ).--- A batsman with good defence , also plenty of hit ; good field . GIBSON, A. H. (Winchester ).- Avery good bat and field , should be of great service to the County next season . GOSLING, R. C. (Eton and Cambridge ).--Bats in neat style ; a sure field ; plays little first -class cricket n o w. HIGGINS, G. F.-A nexcellent bat, with a strong defence , and good field . JOHNSTON , A. S.-An exceedingly good bat, with a strong defence and great hitting powers ; a capital field . KORTRIGHT , C. J. (Tonbridge ).-One of the best amateur fast bowlers in Eng- land; muchimproved bat, and good field . LITLEHALES, C. G. (Forest School and Oxford).- Auseful bat, sure field ; can k e e pwicket. LUCAS , A. P. (Uppingham and Cambridge ).-Plays in correct style , with great defence ; good field , and useful slow bowler. MCGAHEY, C.-Asmart bat, quite one of the best in the County; good field . OWEN, H. G. (Cambridge). A sound and careful batsman; a good field ; captained the team ably. PERRIN, P.-One of the best bats in the County; strong defence , and canhit well at times. G L O U C E S T E R S H I R E . GRACE, W. G .-Still with no superiors as an all -round cricketer , though his career in first -class matches extends over 32 years . His bowling requires a lot of watching , and he is generally of use against the best bats . In his day the best all-round cricketer in England; hits even nowwell , and has no superior at point . A useful lob bowler. KITCAT, S.A.P. (Marlborough).-A real good bat; fair field ; bowls a little , m e d i u mpace.