James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1 8 9 7. 1 2 3 P L A Y E R S . First innings . SecondInnings. Abel(Surrey), с Milligan , b Grace Carpenter (Essex ), bBradley Hayward(Surrey), cWynyard, b Hill W . Quaife (Warwickshire), c Newton, b G r a c e... Wainwright (Yorks ), c Newton, b Wyn- 3 0 0 7 3 4 4 y a r d 7 1 BakerLancashire ), c Kitcat, b Grace 8 7 عیام Storer (Derbyshire ), c Newton, b Grace... 12 Hirst (Yorks), c Wynyard, b Townsend... 65 Peel(Yorks), c Hill , b Townsend not out... 27 b Milligan J. T. Hearne(Middlesex ), not out 7 n o tout... Richardson (Surrey ), с McGahey, b T o w n s e n d 0 c Newton, b Milligan 4 0 0 2 7 B2, lb 9, w4 ...... 1 5 T o t a l 4 3 1 Total(2 wkts.) 3 1 B O W L I N GA N A L Y S I S .-G E N T L E M E N . FirstInnings. SecondInnings. Overs. M a n s. R u n s. W k t s. Overs. M d n s. R u n s. W k t s. R i c h a r d s o n 3 3 7 8 1 3 2 0 7 4 5 1 ::: H i r s t 1 7 3 4 6 0 7 2 2 2 L H e a r n e 2 2 6 5 4 2 2 5 1 1 4 7 2 W a i n w r i g h t 6 1 2 4 0 1 5 2 4 8 5 P e e l 1 9 . 4 7 4 6 5 2 1 3 1 Hayward 4 0 2 5 0 P L A Y E R S . First Innings. Overs. M a n s. R u n s. W k t s. SecondInnings. Overs. M a n s. R u n s. W k t s. Bradley 2 6 1 1 6 6 1 T o w n s e n d G r a c e 3 1 . 4 5 1 2 6 3 4 3 1 2 1 0 8 4 H i l l 3 1 29 8 4 1 Milligan ... 6 0 2 0 0 3 1 3 2 Wynyard 4 2 1 2 1 W a r n e r M c G a h e y 3 0 0 . 3 0 2 4 4 0 0 T o w n s e n ddelivered 3wldesandHill1. S U S S E X . OFFICERSFOR 1897.-President : T h eEarl of Sheffield . Vice-Presidents : Earl Winterton, Viscount Gage, Lord Leconfield , Henry Harben, W. H. Campion, Lieut . Col. Wisden, C. J. Lucas . Treasurer : W. G. Ashby. Committee-East Sussex : Hon. C. Brand, S. Beard, SpencerAustenLeigh, Rev. W . D. Parish , W. H. Loder, W . Keen. West Sussex : A. C. Oddie; H. E. Harris , W .Smith, W.Napper,A. F. Somerset , C. Farmer. Brighton: H. Cooke, E. A. Smithers , F. Ravenhill , C. H. Smith, A. J. Cullen , H. F. de Paravicini . Secretary : W.N e w h a m, County Cricket Ground, Brighton . THOUGHon paper the record of the Sussex Eleven left much room for improvement, there was ground for hope in the reflection that it was decidedly better than that of 1896. Against two victories the year before , they had five to their credit last summer. In one respect Sussex cricket was, perhaps, hardly of the same quality . The batting all round did not reach as high a standard . Ranjitsinhji was at the head of the batting averages again, but witha considerable reduction in the figure . Atthe sametime, a part of what wasafter all a comparative failure mayfairly be put downto indisposition , as