James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

2 8 8 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' ANNUAL, JACKSON, J. R. (Feb.) For a long time Captain of the Willingdon Club, and agreat supporter of Surrey cricket . JOHNSON , CHARLES (Nov. ) Awell -known Staffordshire cricketer . Killed by a fall of coal in a pit at Silverdale , near Newcastle-under-Lyne. LEE, FRED. (Sept. 13). In his day one of the best batsmen in Yorkshire . Did good service in the latter part of the eighties , particularly in 1885, when hehad second average for the County. MANNING, J. S. (March 20). Captain of the Gloucester Club. MCDONNELL, P. S. (Sept. ) One of the most brilliant batsmen Australia has sent to England. A splendid hitter , and on the worst wickets generally sure of runs . Afine field . Cameto Englandwith the Australian teams of 1880- 82-84 and '88 , in the last case as Captain. Bornin London. PANTER, G. (April 19). Thirty years ago one of the best cricketers in Leices- tershire . Latterly had acted as ground m a nto the Leicestershire County C l u b. RICHMOND, GEORGE(March). The oldest Royal Academician at the time of hisd e a t h. A nhabituéofLord'sf r o m1816. STEPHENSON, H. H. (Dec. 17). One of the famous old Surrey Eleven. Cap- tained the first English Eleven which visited Australia . A fine all -round cricketer , one of the best of his time . Had coached the Uppingham boys latterly , and with great success . TRASK, Surgeon -Capt . J. E. (July 25). A useful all -round cricketer . Did good service with the bat for Somersetshirein 1895. THOMPSON, NAT. (Sept. 2). In his time one of the best Australian cricketers . Playedfor N e wSouth Wales against Victoria from 1858 to 1879. A good wicket and fine wicket -keeper . W A K E, W. R. (March). Agreat supporter of cricket and football in Sheffield . Afine hitter , and did good service for Yorkshire on several occasions . WEST, G. H. (Oct. ) For manyyears cricket contributor to the Field , and sub- sequently Sporting Editor to the Times . WILLES, Rev. E. H. L. (Sept. 9). In the Winchester Eleven of 1848 , and sub- sequently played for Oxford University in 1852-3-4 , as well as for Kent. WINSLOW, O. E. (Oct. 13) . Oneof the best batsmen in the Sussex Eleven in the earlier seventies . Afine hitter and good field .