James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

2 7 4 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L. PEARCE, A. (August). Well known in Metropolitan cricket , particularly with the City Clubs . Oneof the earliest membersof the LondonRamblers and for manyyears connected with the Surrey C.C.C. SILCOCK, FRANK(M a y26).-One of the best cricketers in Essex for manyyears . D i dgood service , too , for United South of England Eleven in its palmy days. A fine and free -hitting bat and an excellent fast bowler. VINT, WILLIAM (March28). A nactive memberof the North of Ireland Club for manyyears . H a dalso taken part in Australian cricket during a pro- longed stay there with success . Fora long time was in the front of Irish cricketers . H ewas an effective bat, but it was as a wicket -keeper that he wasbest known, and he was perhaps the best Irish cricket ever produced . W A R D, H. F. (June). A young cricketer who had already done splendid service , and was likely to take a place in quite the front rank. Only a fortnight before his death had played two fine innings for Hampshirev. Lancashire . Died of typhoid fever . Wasonly 24 years of age.