James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

T H EC H I E FC R I C K E T E R SIN 1 8 9 6. 2 7 1 OVERTON, W .-Born at Swindon, March 28, 1873. 5 ft . 8 in.; 10st . 8lb . Mostpromising cricketer ; left -hand medium pace bowler , coming very quick off the pitch ; improving bat; splendid field . Address : 28, Birch Street , Swindon. SMART, T.-Born at Preshute , Marlborough, March 31, 1866 ; 5 ft . 6 in.; 10 st. 12 lb. The wicket -keeper of the eleven ; a most useful change bowler ; makesruns at times . Address : c/o Herbert Harris , Esq., BowdenHill House, Chippenham. W O R C E S T E R S H I R E . BURROWS, R. D.-Born at Eastwood, June 6, 1872. 5 ft. 114 in. Fast and straight right -hand bowler ; punishing bat, but apt to pull ; fair field ; eStourbridge , also for 1897. FEREDAY, J.-Useful bat and good field . MILLWARD, A.-Born at Kidderminster , July 4, 1858. 6ft.3; 12st .; patient and sound bat; bowls slow right -hand with high delivery ; good field ; goodcoach; e CountyGround, as groundman. RAYNOR, S.-Born at Heanor, August 14, 1864. 5 ft . 9 in .; 11st . 31b .; very fast right -handbowler, with high delivery ; useful bat andmoderate field ; ahard-working cricketer , but loses his head, ARNOLD, E .-Born 1876. 6ft.; excellent mediumpace bowler ; fine and improving bat ; safe field ; e Stourbridge , also 1897 . BIRD, ALBERT. Good slow bowler, keeping good length ; capital field and BOWLEY, FREDERICK L.-Fine punishing bat and excellent field ; e County Ground, 1897 . useful bat ; e Cadbury's , 1897 . STRAW, THOMAS.-Born at Hucknall Torkard ; good wicket -keeper, standing well up to any bowling ; very patient bat ; e County Ground 1896 , also 1 8 9 7. WHELDON, F.-Born at Langley Green. The Aston Villa footballer ; good batandmagnificent field . Y O R K S H I R E . BROWN, J. T.-Born at Driffield , August 20, 1868. A very good all -round cricketer ; a steady bat, with good defence , quite one of the best in the eleven ; excellent field , and good slow bowler at times . CHARLESWORTH, A. P.-Born February 19, 1876 ; very promising batsman, and should prove of use to the Countylater on. DENTON, D .-Born at Thornes, July 4, 1874. 5 ft . 7in.; is a good batsman, with great defence ; a fine field , and can bowl. Address : Thornes, near W a k e f i e l d. FOSTER, T. W .-Born at Southport , November 12, 1871. Agood slow bowler , very effective whenthe wicket helps him. BoothroydL a n e. H A I G H, S.-B o r n March19, 1871. A useful Address : Tweedale Street , mediumpace bowler ; very effective whenthe wicket helps him. HUNTER, DAVID.-Born at Scarborough , March 23, 1862. One of the best wicket -keepers of the day ; a useful bat at times . (Is to have a benefit in 1897. Address : Scarborough . HIRST, G. H.-Born at Kirkheaton , near Huddersfield , September 7, 1871 . Fast left -hand bowler, one of the best of the day; good free bat, and nearly always scores ; was in great form with both bat and ball last season. A d d r e s s: K i r k h e a t o n.