James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DP U B L I CS C H O O L SIN 1 8 9 7. 1 8 5 B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . I n n s. T i m e s n o to u t. R u n s. M o s tin a nInns. J.F .A .S w a n s t o n ... 1 5 4 3 9 3 6 4* Average. 3 5 . 7 G .C.Glenny 1 9 1 5 4 6 1 5 4* 3 0 . 3 J. B .K e r r 1 8 1 3 2 0 7 9 1 8 . 8 J.H .O r r 1 6 2 1 9 3 4 3 1 3 . 8 F .W .Henderson. . . . 1 7 2 1 8 8 3 6 1 2 - 5 3 J.A .Orr 1 5 2 1 6 2 2 4 12-46 C. W .Wordsworth 1 4 2 1 1 9 2 6 9 . 9 J.H .Gillespie 1 3 3 9 1 3 5 9 . 1 D .G.Addison-Scott 1 1 1 8 2 3 2 8 . 2 R .R o s s 1 5 1 1 0 8 2 8 7 - 7 J. P. B. W h e l a n 1 3 4 4 7 1 2* 5 . 2 B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. J .B .K e r r 3 5 5 . 4 1 2 0 5 6 0 7 2 7 . 7 J.H .O r r 2 5 3 - 3 4 2 5 9 6 5 6 1 0 . 4 R .R o s s 137.1 4 8 2 2 7 2 1 1 0 . 6 C. W .W o r d s w o r t h 9 2 4 2 1 2 6 1 6 7 . 9 J. F.A .S w a n s t o n ... 3 4 8 6 6 3 2 2 F .W .H e n d e r s o n 1 1 4 2 1 1 2 1 D .G.Addison-Scott 4 2 4 0 LORETTOELEVEN IN 1897. -Frank Swanston (1893-4-5-6-7 ), captain : Agood bat and a consistent scorer , with very strong defence ; good field . As captain hasshownmore than ordinary judgmentin the managementof his side and in placing the fielders . Robert Ross : A hard hitter ; would be more successful if he hit straighter . A nenergetic field and safe catch . Avery useful fast bowler, difficult to play with confidence at first ; somewhaterratic , but latterly much steadier . Frederick W. Henderson : A disappointing bat in a match; makes too m a n ypoor strokes . A sound wicket -keeper, whotakes his chances well . Gordon Addison-Scott : A quick scorer whenhe gets set , but has manyweak strokes at the beginning of his innings . At the end of the season has been a useful bat several times . A nimproved field . J. Harper Orr (1894-5-6-7 ) : His bowling has been effective , but is too slow on a good wicket to puzzle a patient batsman. Afine field , with a safe pair of hands. Auseful bat; often makes runswhenthey are badly wanted. Christopher W. Wordsworth : A useful bat, but apt to play across and get his legs in front of the wicket . Covers a lot of ground in the deep field , and has a good return . George C. Glenny : Afine bat, makinghis runs by powerful driving ; lost his form towards end of term. Afirst -class field at cover, and very safe catch . J. Bruce Kerr : Good medium pace bowler, with quick rise from the ground ; sometimes apt to over -pitch and bowl too muchto leg. A neffective bat, with plenty of determination . Good field andcatch . J. Hebden Gillespie : First-rate deep field , with splendid return , anda safe pair of hands. A muchimproved bat ; has again shownmorepluck in emergencies , J. P. Blake - Whelan : A very fine deep field , quick in covering ground, and safe . A stubborn bat, muchabove the average for last batsman. Keepshis head well in difficulties . ood