James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

1 7 4 L I L L YW H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L. SHREWSBURYELEVENIN 1897.-F. H. Humphrys (captain ) : A s a bowler has been the mainstay of his side . H ehas a good control of pitch and pace, can stand a lot of work, and has at times bowled magnificently . A hard- hitting batsman, whom a yat any momentbecome formidable , but at present lacks defence through not playing quite straight . A clever slip , and good ground field elsewhere . A good captain , and looks well after his field . *W . P. Salt : A first -class wicket -keeper . A mere hitter , without discretion . R. M. Druce : Apatient , and steady bat, who has played some capital cricket , with nice style and some luck . He must keep balls down on the off , and learn to recognise a half volley . A fair point . H e should practice bowling . A. В. Leather : A very taking batsman at his best , playing free and strong ; has muchimproved on last year's form, but is still a little over anxious to score at once. Agood ground field . F. H. Bowring : A strong punishing batsman, whooccasionally has played as good cricket as any memberof the team, but he wants steadiness and patience . A fast bowler without sufficient care and perseverance . H e has greatly improved in the field . *E. G. Jones : A thoroughly useful and efficient bat, without muchstyle , though he has a grand cut .Abrilliant ground field ,covering alot of distance . Bowls rather wildly . C.W. Alexander : Lets the ball play the bat, and wants freedom andpower. Watches the ball very carefully , and has some clever , though dangerous , strokes behind the wicket . Is a good safe field and a useful slow bowler for a change. Should learn to vary his pace. C. C. H. Twiss : A correct bat, whopromises to be really good whenhe has gained strength , experience , and nerve. A neager, active cover -point , though not very sure-footed , E. G. Skelton : A sound and improving bat, whohas played very good cricket . Should makea lot of runs another year. H eis likely to be a first -class wicket -keeper . * G. D. Haslam : Auseful mediumpace bowler ; can be reckoned on to be steady , but has not muchsting or variety . An ineffective bat and moderate field . A. S. Goldie : Is likely to be a useful bat , especially against loose bowling . At present he is inexperienced and lacks defence . H ecan bowl a little , but is apoor field . T O N B R I D G E S C H O O L . Captain for 1897.-E. T. Langdale . R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matchesplayed, 13 ; won, 2 ; drawn, 5 ; lost , 6. Club. Opnts. Where played . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y. Opponents. Ins. I n s. Ins. Ins. Matches W o n(2). Blackheath Tonbridge M a y26 *1 9 9 1 9 8 1 r&1 w; *9 w d D U L W I C HC O L L E G E D u l w i c h J u n e5 1 2 9*35 1 2 1 Matches D r a w n(5) . 8 runs; *5w d R e m a r k s. M .T. School Tonbridge J u n e2 4 #2 2 8 + 1 1 6 B l u e m a n t l e s Tonbridge J u n e30 *3 1 5 + 1 7 7 OxfordUniv.Authentics Tonbridge July1 *297 + 1 1 0 *6 w d; 17 wd *8 w d; 110wd *4 w d; +2w d IZingari Tonbridge July1 0 2 4 4 *193 *9w d C a m. U n i v. Crusaders Tonbridge July17 #189 2 3 5 *7wd Matches Lost (6) . Lostby. T h eM a s t e r s Tonbridge M a y1 9 1 1 3 2 4 3 1 3 0runs F r e eForesters Tonbridge J u n e9 1 3 8 2 7 4 1 3 6runs T h eT o w n ... Tonbridge June1 9 1 9 2 2 6 4 6 2r u n s B .B.'s Tonbridge June26 1 6 2 3 4 0 1 7 8r u n s M . C . C . Tonbridge July3 1 2 7 2 2 3 9 6r u n s OldTonbridgians Tonbridge July 7, 8 2 0 2121 502 I n n s. & 1 7 9 rns