James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

1 6 6 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. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s. an Inns. Average. L . P. Collins 1 4 2 6 7 0 2 0 3 5 5 . 8 3 W .K .P. Ffrench... 1 3 5 3 3 1 1 0 7* 41.37 W .Prest 1 3 1 4 2 5 8 0 35.41 H .Etlinger... 1 4 1 3 9 9 1 4 6* 30.69 R. H. Spooner 1 5 Ο ι 397 8 2 2 6 - 4 6 H. F. Montgomery 5 0 9 4 5 6 18.80 J. E . S. H o l d e n 1 1 1 1 6 4 5 4 16.40 F . S. L e w i s 1 2 2 1 1 7 2 7 1 1 . 7 0 H .C. B. G i b s o n 1 0 1 6 8 1 7 7.55 R .H .B r a n d 5 1 2 8 1 4 7 R.Marryat 8 3 1 9 9* 3.80 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . F. S. Lewis J. E . S. H o l d e n H . C. B. Gibson W .K .P. F f r e n c h R .Marryat F f r e n c h1. Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 4 2 2 - 2 1 5 9 7 1 6 4 8 1 4 . 9 1 104.4 3 2 3 2 1 1 4 15.78 2 0 7 - 3 7 3 4 3 4 2 7 1 6 . 0 7 4 0 . 2 9 1 1 7 6 19.50 2 3 1 . 4 5 0 5 9 1 2 7 2 1 . 8 8 Gibsonbowled6 wides, Lewis 2, Marryat 1. Holdendelivered 8 no-balls , Marryat6, MARLBOROUGHELEVEN IN 1897.-W. Prest (captain ) : Its captain took the greatest pains with the eleven , and had a very successful season . A fine bat w h e nonceset, scoring fast , cutting and driving very well . Must learn not to gethis leg in front of the wicket . Veryuseful , safe field . *L. P. Collins : The best bat in the eleven , and ought to become first -class , his off -drive and cutting being very fine . Has shown himself a splendid field in the country and at third m a n. *F'. S. Lewis : A very good bowler (mediumright ), with plenty of staying power , which more than once has proved useful . Would be a good bat with more care . Aslow and variable field . H. Etlinger : Has been a good , though rather uncertain bat, showing att mesthat hecan hit . Asplendid field at cover-point. R. H. Spooner : Hasmadegreat strides in batting , his off -drives being very hard and well timed . Hasproved an excellent wicket -keeper ,though on several occasions has suffered frombadhands. W. K. P. French : Asteady and careful bat ,but cannot play fast bowling . Ought to be very good next year , if not tooconfident . Mustlearn to be quicker in the field . *J. E. S. Holden : Afair bat, often proving useful . Agood bowler , taking wickets whenneeded, but rather apt to bowl no-balls . A useful field in the country andat third m a n. Marryat : Disappointing as a fast bowler . Should not try to bowl too fast , but keep a good length . Mustimprove his fielding . Apoor bat. H. C. B. Gibson : A sa left -handslow bowler has had great success , as clearly shownby School matches. Varies his pacc and pitch extremely well . Should become a good bat with morestrength . Developing into a brilliant short slip . H. F. Mont- gomery : A careful straight bat, but uncertain at times . Ought to be useful next year. A variable field ; sometimes good. *R. H. Brand: Has unfor- tunately beenvery muchhandicapped owing to badhealth , but becamebetter towards the end of term. A free bat, with good on-drive . A fair field at point. R .