James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

5 4 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' A N N U A L. P A R TII . C H A P T E R I. T H EM A R Y L E B O N E C L U BIN 1 8 9 7. OFFICERSFOR 1897.-President : Earl of Lichfield . Treasurer : H o n. Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fane,K.C.B. Secretary : H. Perkins . Trustees : W .Nicholson, V. E. Walker, R. Broughton, and Earl of Londesborough. Committee : Earl of Dartmouth, Capt. J. St. J. Frederick , EdwardRutter, John Shuter, Earl of Jersey, Lord Hawke, E. L. Bateman, Walter H. Long, M.P., Dukeof Buccleuch , Lord Harris , H. Philipson , A. J. Webbe, Earl ofPembroke, LordWenlock, A. Appleby, and M. Turner. THATa progammeof 180 matches, manyof themof the greatest importance should have been carried out without a hitch , is a striking testimony of the efficiency of the managementof the Marylebone Club. Ofthe first -class fixtures there were fourteen , of which eight were won, one drawn, and five lost . M.C.C.'s highest score in these matches was 404 against Lancashire , the highest against it the 418of Sussex. Thethree Derbyshire professionals , Storer , Chatterton, and Davidson, all did good service ; the all -round cricket of the last -named was particularly useful . The Australian , A. E. Trott , too, was of thegreatest assistance in batting as well as bowling . H eshared the honours in the latter department with J. T. Hearne, whotook 60 wickets , considering the excellence of the wickets , at a moderate cost . Full particulars of the season will be gathered from the details which follow . R E S U L T S O F M A T C H E S . Matches played , 180 ; won , 125 ; drawn, 32 ; lost , 23. Opponents . MatchesW o n(125) C h i s w i c kH o u s e (2) Yorkshire (3) Sussex Wiltshire M i t c h a m (4) Lancashire RoyalNavalCollege (5)K e n t Finchley (6)Essex S u t t o n CharterhouseSchool LeamingtonCollege C l u b. Opnts. Where played . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st (2nd W o nb y. I n s. Ins. I n s. I n s. 5 6 *8 0 110runs; *3wd 2 6 6*229 274 217 7 wkts.; *3wd 226 335 418 137 46runs 241 *1 4 105 147 9 wkts.; 1wd 6 9 99 42 2 7runs; *6w d 1 2 64 0 41 4 6 210 1 7 4r u n s 370 32 131 270 10wkts; *n ow d 2 6 8 1 9 32 3 0 8 6 2 2 6 111r u n s 2 4 2 Chiswick L o r d ' s M a y8 1 6 6 M a y1 0,11 L o r d ' s M a y1 3, 1 4 S w i n d o n M a y1 4, 15 M i t c h a m M a y1 5 L o r d ' s M a y17, 18 Blackneath M a y1 9 L o r d ' s M a y20, 21 Finchley M a y2 2 L o r d ' s M a y24, 25 S u t t o n M a y26 Godalming M a y29 9 4 *8 6 148runs; *3wd 4 8*86 220runs; *8w d 1 4 0 1 0 8 3 2r u n s *6 5 4 5 LeamingtonM a y29 2 0r u n s4 w d 6 0 7 1 1 9 3 4 7 8r u n s