James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

1 5 8 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L. H .O.Dolbey C .J. G i l s o n E.B. Howell F .P .K n o x... E .A .W o d e h o u s e B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. 6 5 2 5 1 2 8 1 7 7 - 9 8 7 4 1 2 3 1 2 9 7.28 4 9 . 3 1 5 1 1 0 7 1 5 . 3 147-3 2 7 4 3 5 2 7 1 6 . 3 2 4 4 7 1 3 2 3 . 2 B O S .enol DULWICHCOLLEGE ELEVEN IN 1897.-C. J. Gilson : Good fast right- hand bowler ; generally very accurate . Most disappointing bat, with no patience ; easy prey to a slow bowler. Good field ; safe catch at slip . P. Anthony: Abatsmanwith plenty of style . Somehowfails to get runs . Might playforward more to fast bowler. Mighthave mademore use of the nets in themiddleof theterm. Goodfield; safe catch. S. M. Douglas : Fairbat, but has abad stroke to mid-on, by which he nearly always loses his wicket . Fair field , but a trifle slow . T. G. Treadgoll : A fair bat. Is too cramped in his position to hit quite freely . Fails to get runs . Covers lots of ground at long slip , though he sometimes fails to pick up cleanly . E. B. Howell : Hasfallen off somewhat as a bowler , having lost some of his pace. Is too short to be really dangerous , and does not keep his off -break outside the off stump enough. Asa batsman, is too fond of the leg-side to get manyruns. Poor field . Might use the nets more. W .W. Godfrey : Has made vast improve- ments in both his points of the game, chiefly due to most regular practice . Is a correct batsman, and hits hard, better perhaps on the off-side . Very useful wicket -keeper, with plenty of pluck . L. H. Troughton : Has made great improvement as a batsman; is both steady and correct ; perhaps a little too fond of playing back. Most regular in practice . Safe field . H. O. Dolbey : G o o dfast right -hand bowler, with easy action . Apt to get on the leg-side . Willbemoreuseful still whenhe gets more work from the off . Fairbat, but mustget closer to the ball whenhe hits . Fair field . E. A. Wodehouse : Slow right -handbowler, with break from leg . O n his day bowls very well, but has not enoughcontrol over the ball and does not vary his pitch enough. Fair bat, and ought to be useful . Hits well on the on-side . Might make his strokes sharper . Poor field . D. W. Carmichael : Fair bat with plenty of strokes . Rathernervous wnenhefirst goes in. Doesn't play forward enough, especially to a fast bowler. G o o dfield . Safe catch in the deep. D i dnot use thenets enoughat the beginning of the term. F. P. Knox: A fine bat, with very strong defence and splendid hitting powers when he likes to use them. Keeps an extraordinarily straight bat when playing forward , but is a little apt to play too soon . Hasbeen the mainstay of the team. Onthe few occasions on which he has failed we have been in a sorry plight . Has bowled with muchsuccess , having plenty of variety and not being afraid of being hit . H eperhaps bowls anunnecessarily high ball , which offers no difficulty to a player of experience , but against the Schools he has got manywickets . Is a safe field . Haslooked after the gamesand cricket of the School most keenly . Is still very young, and ought to do something very good indeed before he goes .