James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1897. 1 3 3 O T H E RC O U N T I E S . B E R K S H I R E . Hon. Sec.-W.O. Nares, Sonning, Reading. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . m a i n Matches played , 11 ; won, 3 ; drawn , 3 ; lost , 5. Club. Opnts. Opponents. Where played . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y. Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. MatchesW o n(3). O x f o r d s h i r e Reading A u g .2, 3 324 *21 127 217 Wiltshire... R e a d i n g A u g .4, 5 204 144 150 135 9 wkts.; *1w d 63runs H e r t s Reading A u g .9, 1 0 391 162 97 Inns.&132runs Matches Drawn(3). R e m a r k s . Worcestershire Reading Aug.11, 12 118 254 120 *172 *5 wkts. d Wiltshire S w i n d o n A u g .20, 21 2 5 1 4 3 #95 #8 wkts. d Hertfordshire St.A l b a n s A u g .23, 24 *4 9 3 1 2 5 +44 *7 w, i.c .; +8w MatchesLost (5.) Lostby. Worcestershire W o r c e s t e r July2 8, 2 9 1 0 41 4 2 2 7 0 Ins. & 24r u n s M.C.C.& Ground Reading July 30, 31 1 9 2 6 3 110 1 8 5 4 0r u n s B u c k s R e a d i n g A u g .6, 7 1 1 6159 282 I n s. & 72runs B u c k s Aylesbury A u g .13, 1 4 221 81 244 *5 9 4wkts.; *6 w d O x f o r d s h i r e O x f o r d Aug.16, 17 6 1 1 0 6*326 I n s. & 159runs *9wd, i. c. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s ti n I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s. a nInns. Average. A .C .M .C r o o m e 1 9 0 4 6 1 1 5 8 2 4 - 2 6 L .G .A .Collins 1 8 0 4 3 4 7 2 2 4 . 1 1 L .P .Collins 7 0 1 6 4 1 2 1 2 3 . 4 2 F. E. C h a p m a n 1 4 0 3 1 7 1 3 0 2 2 . 6 4 H .F .M o r r e s 1 0. 0 2 1 0 5 1 2 1 C.Y .N e p e a n 1 4 0 2 9 4 7 5 2 1 B a r r e t t 9 1 1 5 5 4 1* 19.37 D .H . Blundell 6 0 9 3 2 6 15.50 A .H .D e l m e-Radcliffe 1 4 1 1 8 9 5 8* 15.30 B a r k e r 1 8 8 1 4 5 2 5* 14.50 M .J. Dauglish 1 6 3 1 8 3 5 2 1 4 . 0 7 A .D a f f e n 1 5 1 1 2 6 3 7 9 F.M .I n g r a m 9 0 7 4 4 4 8 . 2 2 The following also played in less than six innings :-Sergeant Bedding , 0-10 ; P. Christopherson , 13-52; O. T. Cooke, 0-12*; Corporal Croom, 0-1* ; F. W. Finch, 0*- 0* ; E. F. Hill , 6-6-6* ; E. R. Morres, 11-15-19-3-0; Relf , 25-2; H. L. Wethered, 15; Capt. Wheble, 10*-23-20; E. K. Willett , 82*-12-18; R. A. Williams , 1-4-1--17 . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. B a r r e t t ٢ ٠ ٠ L. G. A. Collins B a r k e r A .D a f f e n A .C. M .C r o o m e 2 1 2 - 2 8 6 4 2 8 3 5 1 2 . 2 0 9 7 . 4 3 6 1 8 0 1 2 1 5 3 6 9 - 2 1 3 9 7 2 9 4 4 1 6 . 5 6 9 2 . 2 2 1 2 8 7 1 6 1 7 . 9 3 2 6 6 . 2 6 2 6 6 9 3 5 1 9 . 1 1 T h efollowing bowled inless than six innings :-SergeantBedding, 15-5-50-0; D.H.Blundell , 3-0-16-0; Corporal Croom, 7-0-25-0; M. J. Dauglish , 2 - 1 - 4 - 0; F. W . Finch, 56-19-104-11; E. F. Hill , 7-1-22-2; E. R. Morres, 2-0-11-0; H. F. Morres, 24-3-7-59-5; C. Y. Nepean, 5 - 2 - 8 - 0; Relf, 17.3-2-80-3; R. A. Williams , 2 5 - 2 - 4 - 7 9 - 3 . F 2