James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

2 7 0 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. W A R W I C K S H I R E . CRESSWELL, J.-Born at Derby, December 22 , 1866. 5 ft . 9in.; 11st. 7 lb .; steady fast bowler ; capital field , and hard-hitting bat whenset . Address: 79, Tindall Street , Balsall Heath, Birmingham. DIVER, E. J. -Born at Cambridge, March20, 1861. Brilliant bat, mostattractive w h e nwell set ; very fair mediumpace bowler , and excellent wicket- keeper ; scored 998 runs for his County last season , and averaged 32. Address: Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston. FORESTER, T.-Played last season for the first time, andwas tried as a bowler ; m e tw i t hm o d e r a t esuccess. L A W, A.-Born at Birmingham, December16, 1862. 5 ft . 8½ in.; 10st . 12 lb.; a very good bat ; generally scores . Address: 52, Sycamore Road, Aston, Birmingham. LILLEY, A. A.--Born at Birmingham , November 18, 1867. 5ft. 10 in 11 st. 10 lbs .; fell awaylast season in batting ,but had a useful average of 24 for 31 innings ; scored 658 runs for the County, including two centuries ; as awicket -keeper hardly has a superior . Address : Selly Oak, Birmingham; e W a r w i c k s h i r eC.C. PALLETT, H.-Born at Birmingham, January 2, 1868. 5ft. 114 in.; 12st . 31b. agood all -round cricketer ; steady bat , with neat style ; bowls slow round- arm, with a high delivery , breaking both ways. Address : 129, Marroway Street , Birmingham. QUAIFE, WALTER.-Born at Newhaven, April 1, 1864. 5 ft . 8 in .; 11 st.; a very fine batsman, but had an unfortunate season in 1896, being out of health during greater part of season . Address : 6, RichmondRoad, Olton , nearBirmingham; e CountyGround. QUAIFE, W. G.-Born at Newhaven, March17, 1872. 5 ft . 44 in .; 9 st . 7 lb.; agood sound bat , with excellent defence ; first -rate field , and useful changebowler ; was of great use to the County last season . Address: 6, RichmondRoad, Olton, near Birmingham; e County Ground. RICHARDS, WALTER.-Born in Warwickshire , September 28, 1865 .; 5ft. 9 in.; 12 st . 7lb.; good punishing bat whenset ; drives and cuts well ; bowls slow round, with off-break. Address : LongmoreStreet , Birmingham. SANTALL , S.-Born at Peterborough , June 10, 1873. 5 ft . 11 in .; 12 st . 1lb.; avery promising all -round cricketer ; good bat ; effective fast to medium- paced bowler; took 74wickets for the County last season . Address: 69, Princess Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham; e CountyGround. SHILTON, J. E.--Born at Coventry, September 17, 1857. Goodleft -handslow bowler ; useful bat and capital field ; was awayall the summerat the Caperecruiting his health . Address : Sherborne Hotel , Birmingham. W A R D, W .-Born at Birmingham, M a y24, 1874 ; 5 ft. 10 in.; 11 st.; a very promising slow-left bowler, with high action and leg -break ; varies his pace andpitch well . Address : 29, Parkes Street , Smethwick, Birmingham. WHITEHEAD, S. J.-Born at Enfield , September 3, 1862 ; is an excellent bowler , with effective break and good length ; rather off colour last season ; can bat well at times . Address : Small Heath, Birmingham. WELFORD, J. W.-A punishing batsman ; hits hard all round the wicket ; fair changebowler (fast ) ; averaged 21 in his first season (1896 ). W I L T S H I R E , ELDRIDGE, A.-Born at Greenwich, November21, 1866. 5ft . 7 in .; 10st . 1 lb. Fast right -handbowler, breaking both ways, at times getting tremendous pull o nthe ball ; fair bat and quick in the field . Address: 30, Church Street , Trowbridge. e Wiltshire CountyGround, Trowbridge. JAMES, A.-Quite first -class as a bat ; indifferent as a field ; medium pace bowler. Engagedat Melksham.