James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

THE UNIVERSITIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1897. 1 6 9 REPTONELEVENIN 1897 .-*J. Eccles : As captain always did his best , but h a dnot sufficient experience to m a k ethe mostof his teamin the field . M u c h improved in batting , playing well on the O. R. tour . Fielded with untiring energy throughout the term. *L. B. Bigg : Scored well in almost every match, andwas undoubtedly the most trustworthy batsmanin the team. Hits hard andclean, but often sacrifices his wicket through over-eagerness . A t first quite out of form with the ball , but bowled with success in the later matches. W . F. Lumsden : A bad starter , but whenset plays good cricket . Useful straight bowler, and gets some work on, but as a rule is far too short . W a s muchmissed in the School matches . G. C. Beloe : Played capitally against Malvern. Withincreased nerve , power, andexperience ought to train into a really good cricketer . At present he has no sting in his batting or bowling . *W. Blackburn : First -rate school wicket -keeper . Plucky bat , scoring most consistently . Of great value to the team. *B. F. Bishop : Verydeficient in strokes . Maderuns in two or three matches, but was very uncertain . Good field . H. Jameson : Smart and energetic field , especially in the country . As a batsmanhas somevery bad faults , which must be cured if he is to be of any real service to his side . *E. A. Ruddle : Proved fairly useful ,but has notmuch real cricket ability . C. F. Hunter: Arough and ready cricketer . Bowledvery fairly at times , and generally got a few runs . R. C. Franklin : Better bowler thanhis analysis shows. Sends downa very difficult ball , and with increased experience and clever handling will get lots of wickets . H. C. Wright : Ratherslow andclumsy at present , but gives promise of being a good bat. R O S S A L L S C H O O L . Captain for 1897.-D. D. Wilson. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matchesplayed, 11 ; won, 1 ; drawn, 5 ; lost , 5. Club. O p n t s. Opponents. Where played . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y. I n s. I n s. I n s. I n s. MatchesW o n(1). L y t h a mCluba n dG. Rossall J u n e5 *1 6 9 +158 Matches Drawn(5). C o m m o nR o o m Rossall M a y1 5,1 9 1 1 6 71 106 135 *4 w d L O R E T T OS C H O O L Rossall J u n e11,1 2 1 9 1*1 1 2+323 *2w d; +7 w d,i.c . Remarks. *5w d; +5w d P r e s t o nC. a n dG . Rossall J u n e1 6 *6 4 1 3 3 *5wd M.C.C.andG r o u n d Rossall July2, 3 1 5 5 *22 260 *2w d Mr.M .Barlow'sX I. Rossall July26 *5 9 1149 *1 w d; +5wd Matches Lost (5). Liverpool ClubandG.... Rossall M a y26 1 3 4 *2 2 0 NorthernN o m a d s R o s s a l l J u n e2 3 5 6 0 S H R E W S B U R Y S C H O O L Shrewsbury J u n e22, 23 1 0 9 8 8 248 Lostb y. 6w86r.; *4w d 2 5r u n s I n n s. & 51 rns. LeylandCluba n dG. Rossall J u n e3 0 8 8 *1 3 3 3w45r.; *7w d O l dRossallians Rossall July9,1 0 4 0 4 7 8 7 *1 10wkts.; *now B A T T I N G A 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 nI n n s. A v e r. N .V .Jacob 1 4 4 2 7 3 7 4* 2 7 . 3 L.V. H a r p e r 1 6 3 2 5 3 5 9 1 9 . 4 6 C.R .Darlington 1 7 0 2 8 6 6 9 1 6 . 8 2 P. G. C. Campbell 8 2 1 1 4 4 7 1 6 . 2 8 H .F . A d k i n s 1 0 2 1 2 7 3 7 15.87 D .D .W i l s o n 1 5 1 1 6 0 5 5 11.43 T. B e e c h a m 8 1 6 4 1 4 9 . 1 4 O .B .W e b b 1 5 1 1 1 4 2 7 8 ' 1 4 L. H .Draper 8 2 3 1 7* 5 . 1 6 G.H . Stolterforth ... 9 0. 4 4 2 2 4 . 8 8 . . . F .H .C o w e l l... 1 1 3 2 8 9 3 . 5