James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1 8 9 7. 1 2 7 W A R W I C K S H I R . OFFICERS FOR 1897. -President : Lord Willoughby de Broke . Committee : E. Clements, T. Cond, R. S. Everett , B. Everitt , Dr. Flewitt , J. Gothard, J. E. Hill , H. G. Hill , C. W. Kemp, J. C. Lane, H. Margetts , W .B. Marshall , T. W . Piggott , F. W. D. Pinney, F. Rollason , H. Rotherham, G. F. Spittle , A. H. Wiggin, H. R. Wilkinson , Dr. Wilson. Hon. Secretary : W .Ansell , 78 , Bristol Road, Edgbaston. Secretary : R. V. Ryder. FORTUNATELY Warwickshire's batting stood out conspicuously well through- out the season , or the eleven would have proved muchworse than they did. As it was, they only won three of the eighteen matches they played , and two of these were over Leicestershire , whocould only claim one victory . The excel- lent wickets at Birminghamenabled the side to show up generally well as run- getters , and they played up mostly , and more than once under difficulties , with great pluck. In the International Rugbyfootballer , J. F. Byrne, they secured agreat addition to the batting strength . It was in the bowling that the side wasdecidedly weak. O nthe run-getting wickets prevalent the attack was in nowayformidable , and a good fast bowler of real capacity would have made all thedifferenceto the out-cricket. Opponents. R e s u l t so fM a t c h e s . Matches played , 18 ; won, 3 ; drawn , 11 ; lost , 4. MatchesW o n(3). (*) Leicestershire 1) Leicestershire *) Gloucestershire Matches Drawn(11) . (*) Essex Hampshire... Derbyshire (1) Yorkshire K e n t L a n c a s h i r e L a n c a s h i r e H a m p s h i r e Gloucestershire K e n t Derbyshire MatchesLost(4) . Surrey Surrey E s s e x (2) Yorkshire E x t r aM a t c h. (3) Philadelphians Club. Opnts. Whereplayed . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. Birmingham June21, 22,23 *415 Leicester July12, 13,14 472 Birmingham July19,20,21 222 219 Birmingham May17, 18,19 281 *271 Birmingham M a y27, 28, 29 382 D e r b y Sheffield M a y31, J. 1,2 159 *45 June7,8, 9 Birmingham June14, 15,16 Manchester June28, 29,30 Birmingham July5, 6, 7- SouthamptonAug.12,13,14 305*154 231 *180 W o nb y. 128 258Inns. &29 runs; *9 wd, i. c. 122 293 Inns. &57 runs 152 287 2 wkts; *8 w d Remarks. 346 +90 *8wd, ic ; now 177*262*4 wktsd 263 +52 *3wd; +4 w d, i.c *337 *5 wktsd 285 +194 *4wd; +8wd, i.c . 349 *6wktsd 292+276 *3wd; +9wd, i.c. 137,*324 *6 wktsd 267 *5 wktsd 207 186 227 *221 475 Gloucester A u g .16, 17,18 Tonbridge A u g .19,20,21 Birmingham Aug.30,31,8.1 295 #3 9 3 *9 wktsd, i. c. #2 3 9 *6w k t sd Lostb y. Oval Inns.& 222runs Birmingham June24,25, 26 163 211 568 Inns.&194runs L e y t o n July15,16, 17 274 166 489 Inns. &49runs Birmingham Aug. 2, 3, 4 1 7 2305 374*104 9 wkts; *1w d M a y13,1 4, 15 153 227 602 L o s tb y B i r m i n g h a mJulv8.9.10 296 201 269 *2305w k t: *5 w d (*) Thesehave all been treated in previous records .