James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

2 4 2 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. E S S E X . BONNER, J. W. (Forest School ).- G o o dbat and field ; can also bowl a little . BULL, F. G.-A first -class slow bowler ; has been of great service to the County this season. A m u c himprovedbat. GIBSON, A. H. (Winchester).--Avery good bat and field . GOSLING, R. C. (Etonand Cambridge).--Bats in neat style ; a sure field ; plays little first-class cricketn o w. JOHNSTON, A. S. An exceedingly good bat, with a strong defence and great hitting powers ; a capital field . KORTRIGHT, C. J. (Tonbridge). One of the best amateur fast bowlers in Eng- land; muchimproved bat, and good field . LUCAS, A. P. (UppinghamandCambridge).-Plays in correct style , with great defence; good field , and useful slow bowler. MCGAHEY, C.-Asmart bat , quite one of the best in the County ; good field . OWEN, H. G. (Cambridge ).- Asound and careful batsman ; a good field ; captained the team ably. PERRIN, P.-One of the best bats in the County; strong defence , and can hit well at times. FANE, F. L. (Oxford) .-Playsfor Essex. G L O U C E S T E R S H I R E , B R O W N, W . S. A.--Usefulbowlerandbat. GRACE, W. G. Still with no superiors as an all -round cricketer , though his career in first -class matchesextends over 32 years. field. GRACE, W. G., Jun. (Clifton and Cambridge). A useful bat ; bowls fast ; fair KITCAT, S.A.P. (Marlborough).- Agood bat ; fair field ; bowls a little , medium p a c e. MCHEMINGWAY, W. (Uppinghamand Cambridge).--A free hitting bat , likely to bedangerous at any time. RICE, R. W. (Oxford).-Hasa very fine defence , and is very steady ; cannot play as oftenas couldb e w i s h e d. RICHARDSON, A. G .-Played useful cricket for the County in several matches. SEWELL , C. O. H. (South Africa ).-Is a fine hitting bat with good defence ; excellentfield . TOWNSEND, C. L. (Clifton ).-Still one of the best amateur slow bowlers in England; breaks both ways , and uses his head well ; an excellent left- handedbatsman and good field . WINTON, S. D. D e. A useful bat, and smart field . BATEMAN- CHAMPAIN, F. H., and WRIGHT, Е. С. (Oxford ); and JESSOP, G. L. (Cambridge), play for Gloucestershire . H A M P S H I R E . ANDREW, W.-A good bat and field ; useful change bowler ; had a very suc cessfulseason. BARRETT, E. I. M. (Cheltenham ).- Avery promising batsman ; slow in the field. BARTON, Captain G. C. (Sherborne).-Agood all -round cricketer ; rarely played for theCounty.