James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

1 8 6 L I L L Y W H I T E ' S C R I C K E T E R S ' A N N U A L . M E R C H I S T O N C A S T L E S C H O O L . Captain for 1897.-J. M. B. Duncan. R e s u l t so fM a t c h e s . Matches played , 18 ; won , 9 ; drawn 3 ; lost , 6. Club. Opnts. Whereplayed . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Opponents . W o nb y. Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. MatchesW o n(4). Merchistonians M e r c h i s t o n M a y1 9 4 6 1 *50 33runs; *4 w d DollarA c a d e m y... M e r c h i s t o n M a y8 *2 0 1 8 8 113r.,5w; *5 w d Stewartonians M e r c h i s t o n M a y1 5 *2 0 3 7 1 1 3 2r.,4 w; *6 w d George Watson's College Myreside M a y1 8,1 9 *277 9 6 181r.,6 w; *4wd Linlithgow County M e r c h i s t o n M a y29 1 3 0 5 1 7 9r u n s B r u n s w i c k M e r c h i s t o nJ u n e9 *1 4 4 1 2 9 1 5r. , 3w; *7 w d East Lothian County Merchiston J u n e1 2 2 0 0 8 7 Glenalmond M e r c h i s t o nJ u n e29 1 6 0 5 2 1 1 3r u n s 1 0 8r u n s 1 RoyalHighSchool Merchiston July1 4 *1 1 1 5 6 55r., 5 w; *5 w d Matches Drawn(3). R e m a r k s. EdinburghUniversity . M e r c h i s t o nJ u n e2 1 9 6 *9 0 *9 w d B L A I RL O D G ES C H O O L Merchiston July1 0 *131 +221 *7 w d; +8w d EdinburghAcademy RaeburnPl. July 23, 24 151 *98 109 221 *9 w d Matches Lost (6). L o s tb y. L a s s w a d e L a s s w a d e M a y22 1 2 3 *2 3 0 107r.,2w; *8 w d Mr.Forman'sX I. M e r c h i s t o n M a y26 8 6 *1 6 6 80r.,5w; *5w d F E T T E S Merchiston J u n e26 1 4 0 *1 5 2 1 2r., 4w; *6w d L O R E T T O L a s s w a d e... M e r c h i s t o n July2, 3 93 65 142 *20 4r., 9 w; *1 w d M e r c h i s t o n July7 6 7 *179 112r.,6w; *4w d W e s tIndianStudents Merchiston July1 7 9 1 1 4 1 5 0r u n s B A T T I N G A V E R A G E S . I n n s. T i m e s n o to u t. M o s tin R u n s . a nI n n s. J.D u n c a n 2 0 3 4 8 2 1 3 0 * Average. 28.35 . . . . . . .... A .D u n c a n 2 0 1 4 9 9 1 0 3 * 2 6 . 2 6 . . . . . . . . . J.K n o x 2 0 1 3 6 5 7 2 19-21 . . . . . . . . . J. S i m s o n 2 0 1 3 4 0 8 1 17.89 W .Rutherford 1 3 8 5 5 1 0* 1 1 . . . . . . . . . A .F r e e r 1 7 0 1 8 4 2 9 1 0 . 8 2 . . . . . . W .W e l s h 9 3 6 2 1 7% 1 0 . 3 3 . . . R . Robertson 1 4 1 1 2 8 3 8* 9 . 8 4 W .B r o w n 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 9.25 D .Couper 6 0 4 6 1 8 7.66 . . . D .R a m s a y... 1 0 0 7 2 1 5 7 . 2 . . . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. R. M . Robertson 192.4 5 6 3 5 7 3 2 11.15 W .Rutherford 3 2 7 - 3 1 0 6 6 5 4 5 2 12-57 J. D u n c a n 3 5 8 1 0 0 7 8 1 5 5 1 4°2 J. K n o x 5 1 . 4 1 3 1 3 9 1 0 1 3 . 9 . . . A .D u n c a n 6 8 . 3 1 5 1 8 1 9 20.1 . . .