James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

1 9 8 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. KellyCollege.-F. Holman(14.58 ) : Asteady and patient bat ; if he could buthaveacquired an effective forward stroke might have reached ahigh standard ofexcellence ; probably one of the best bowlers ever produced by the College ; a painstaking captain , but certainly on one occasion lost his head. C. S. M . Davenport (18-9 ) : In spite of possessing a host of faults , by sheer pluck and dash proved himself a most dangerous bat ; his innings against Exeter School andin the return match against Plymouth College were admirable displays ; an excellent field and safe catch ; fair change bowler, who might have been utilised more. E. Spencer (18-25 ) : Perhaps the safest bat in the team, andin that department madevast improvement; a good field , but gained little success with the ball . C. E. S. Scott (12.83 ): A muchimproved bat, whoplayed some goodinnings , notably against Exeter School ; rather inclined to go in for free hitting before being properly set ; in the field displayed considerable dash. C. H. Ching (20-25 ): Improved wonderfully in his batting ; his cutting was especially effective , though his defence was weak, and he was rather lucky to gain the highest average ; very fair field . L. C. Liddell (7.5 ) : Developed a gooddeal as a batsman, and played several steady innings , besides hitting hardon occasions ; a good field at slip , whenhe was attending ; went off con- siderably in bowling, seemingly taking little pains about it. C. W Bourne (8.5) : Batted in nice style , but frequently failed to score ; there is a weakplace somewhere; workedhard and withfair success as the stumperof theteam. E. F. Evetts (12-2 ) : A steady though rather awkward bat, failing to punish loose bowling sufficiently ; fair field , but slow. F. S. Pardoe (15) : Has the possible makings of a fair bat , and made one or two good scores ;haspractically only one stroke , which he indulges in somewhatrecklessly ; very slow in the field . F. G. P. Remfry (875) : Apainstaking bat , who, without possessing any good strokes , would often keep his wicket up at a critical period ; the best field in the team. J. G. Holman (4.8 ) : Improved a good deal in batting as he gained more confidence , and with increased strength m a ydo well another year ; rather uncertain in the field , and does not display sufficient energy . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. E .F .E v e t t s 6 2 1 2 3 F . H o l m a n ... 2 0 9 6 7 4 6 2 4 8 4 9 . 6 2 C. S. M.Davenport 2 7 6 7 0 7 1 0 L .C. Liddell 1 3 0 3 4 2 9 4 2 3 12.78 E .Spencer 8 0 1 6 2 3 3 1 5 1 5 . 5 3 K e n d a lG r a m m a r S c h o o l. Matchesplayed, 15; won, 11; lost , 3; drawn, 1. 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. H .Bassett 8 5 3 0 3 1 3 3 A v e r a g e . 1 0 1 F .Bayley 1 4 0 2 4 8 5 8 17-7 Lawings(pro.) 1 3 1 1 6 6 3 8 13.10 H .S. P i n k 1 6 1 1 8 0 3 1 1 2 . . . H .H .C. T h o m a s 1 5 1 1 4 3 4 1* 1 0 . 3 H .E .I n d e r... 1 5 1 9 1 2 1 6 . 7 E .A .G. Lees 1 3 2 5 5 1 8 5 P .P .Platt... 1 2 0 5 6 1 9 4 . 8 C.W .M . Bromley 5 0 2 1 6 4 . 1 T.Robinson 4 0 1 2 8 3 E .B .Bailey 1 6 0 4 4 1 5 2 . 1 2 J.H.Hodgkinson... 1 3 3 2 0 5 2