James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

1 7 0 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. F .H .C o w e l l O.B .W e b b C. R. Darlington H .F .A d k i n s... L.H .Draper B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . W i c k e t s. R u n s. A v e r a g e . 3 4 4 9 9 14.67 1 4 2 3 2 1 6 . 5 7 6 1 0 9 1 8 . 1 6 1 6 2 9 2 18-25 6 2 6 3 4 3 . 8 3 ROSSALL ELEVEN IN 1897 .-*D. D. Wilson : Has fulfilled his post as captain excellently , and showngreat keenness all through , especially in look- ing after the fielding . Is a fair change bowler and a good bat, but has had badluck all through the season . C. R. Darlington : A good bat, with a nice style ; as a rule successful on hard wickets . Too anxious to score quickly . Agood field , and safe catch anywhere. H. F. Adkins : Agood fast bowler,but wasgreatly handicapped by his illness at the beginning of the season , anddid not regain his length till the M.C.C. match. As a bat has improved wonder- fully , having played one or two very good innings . L. V. Harper : As a bat has shownm u c himprovement on last year's form, having got rid of his flourish to a great extent . Hasa fault of getting leg before wicket , which he should try to get out of. Asafe catch in the long field . N. V. Jacob : Wasquite the safest bat up to the middle of the season , but then seemed to get rather stale . His two not-out innings v. Loretto were especially noteworthy . Should try and improve his fielding and catching , which at times is very bad. O. B. Webb: Disappointing as a bat, being far too anxious to hit out wildly . Has improved as a bowler , being less erratic and having got out of his habit of bowling no-balls . Agood field . P. A. C. Campbell : A good careful bat both onfast and slow wickets . Has rather a stiff style . A fair change bowler and a good fielder at point . G. H. Stolterforth : Quite uptothe average of our wicket-keepers , being excellent on the leg-side , and holding most of his catches. A t timeshe hasbatted well. F. H. Cowell: Agoodslowleft -h a n d bowler with a curl from the off . Should try and allow for this more, and bowl fewer leg-balls . Is quite youngstill , and if he takes pains should improve. A poor field , and should try, whenbatting , to keep his head more. T. B e e c h a m: Bats in good style , though is too inclined to play forward , having several times lost his wicket this wayon a slow pitch . A good field at cover -point . L. H. Draper: A fair medium-paced bowler, with a break from the off . A good bat in practice , though has seldom comeoff in matches. A safe field . R U G B YS C H O O L Captain for 1897.-E. R. Wilson. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matchesplayed, 12 ; won, 5 ; drawn, 3 ; lost , 4. Club. Opnts. Where played . When played . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y. Opponents. I n s. I n s. Ins. I n s. Matches Won(5). N e wCollege R u g b y M a y1 7 *347 1 3 9 208r.&7 w; *3wd TrinityCollege R u g b y M a y2 5 *1 9 2 1 4 2 U P P I N G H A MS C H O O L R u g b y J u n e2 2 9 8 7 3 8 4 50r.&6w; *4wd 1 4r; *5w d Butterflies R u g b y J u n e29, 30 R u g b yClub Rugby July1 7 *1 3 6 1 2 5 MatchesD r a w n(3). F r e eForesters Rugby J u n e8, 9 Balliol College R u g b y J u n e1 9 162*143 222 +194 *1 4 1 2 3 4 O l dRugbeians R u g b y J u n e24, 25 MatchesLost(4) . Oriel College R u g b y M a y29 Liverpool... R u g b y J u n e4 M.C.C.andG r o u n d R u g b y July9, 1 0 M A R L B O R O U G H C O L L E G EL o r d ' s July 28, 29 3 6 2#40 184 216 7 wkts.; *3 w d 241 *122 88 +330 1 2 4 *1 6 8 8 5 *261 114 110 107 *119 142 199 216 *126 8wkts.; *2w d R e m a r k s . *6wd; +6w d,i.c . *6w d *no w; +5 w,i.c . Lostb y. 4 4r. & 1 w; *9 w d 176r.; * 8 w d 8wkts.; *2w d 3 wkts.; *7w d