James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

2 5 8 L I L L YW H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L. H O A R E, V. R .-A most useful cricketer ; excellent free bat a n duseful fast bowler ; unfortunately but seldom available . HOARE, W. R .-Very useful bat ; magnificent field anywhere. M A C K, Rev. E. P.-Excellent slow bowler , breaking both ways; sometimes m a k e sruns. MASSINGHAM, Е. А.-А patient bat, and fair fast bowler . MORNEMENT, R. H.-A good bat, and useful change bowler. PAGE, S. D.-Goodbut rather uncertain bat ; excellent point . RAIKES, G. B. (Shrewsbury and Oxford).--A first -class bat, and most consistent scorer ; very useful bowler and good field . SANDWITH, Rev. F. W. G. (Westminster).- Agood bat and brilliant field . SKRIMSHIRE , J. F.-A good free bat, with a nice style ; excellent field . SMITH, C. G. Auseful fast bowlerandfair bat. WILSON, Rev. J. C.-A useful bat and a good field . N O T T I N G H A M S H I R E . BENNETT, A. R.-A useful bowler and fair bat. DIXON, J. A.-A fine bat , with excellent defence , and good field ; a very useful mediumpace bowler ; has captained the eleven with great judgment. HOWITT, R. H. Good bowler and field ; an effective batsman with plenty of hit; did fairly well for the Countyin 1895 , and played one good innings o f1 1 9. JONES, A. O. (Cambridge).- Avery good bat, and excellent field at slip ; played some very good innings for the County in 1896 . OSCROFT, P. W .-Goodbat and field ; has hardly played upto his form of 1894. ROBINSON, J. S. (Harrow and Cambridge).-Batsin excellent style , with defence as well as hit ; good field ; plays little first -class cricket now. WRIGHT, C. W . (Charterhouse and Cambridge).- Avery good bat, with good defence ; an excellent wicket -keeper. O X F O R D S H I R E . BROWNING, C. E.-Played little last year; has excellent defence , and generally makesruns; a fine field . CASE, W. S.-Dangerous bat, fine field , and useful change bowler. DEANE, F.-Fine cover-point , and a batsman of considerable ability ; was unable to play muchin 1896 . FORBES, A. J.-Agood bat and field , very strong onthe off -side ; unfortunately wasonly available during a few matches. HEADLAM, C.-First -class wicket -keeper , but poor bat. LEE, D. C.-Possesses excellent defence , and is a very useful m a n. MILLER, A. C.-The most promising bat in the team, and should have a good chance of getting into the Cambridge XI.; possesses excellent style and cuts very hard; is also a good field . SMITH, W, jun.-Has anything but good style , but possessing splendid defence, and can punish in a most effective manner, but last season failed to c o m eoff save in the last match; sure catch. W E L L S, W. A. Has come on wonderfully as a bat ; very difficult to get out WILLIAMS, R. A.-- Promises well both as a bat and bowler ; was in Winchester w h e nheplays his own game; safe catch . X I.; should be of great assistance next year. WOOD, G. R. , captain . The most stylish bat in the County , and good field ; madean excellent captain ; was along waybelow his best form last season .