James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

THE COUNTIES IN 1897. 7 9 G L O U C E S T E R S H I R E . OFFICERSFOR 1897.-President : D u k eof Beaufort, K.G. Treasurer: W . H . Harford. Captain : W.G. Grace. Secretary : E. M. Grace. Committee : J. W. Arrowsmith, H. W.Beloe , H. J. Boughton, E. Lawrence, J. A. Bush, E. G. Clarke , T. B. Johnston, E. B. Haygarth, W . D. L. Macpherson, R. Fenton Miles , G. Norman, Rev. C. H. Ridding, Arthur Robinson, E. J. Taylor , F. R. Alderwick , H. E. Thomas, H. V. Page , W. O. Moberly , W .M .B r o w n l e e. GLOUCESTERSHIRE cricket undoubtedly was of a better quality than it has beenfor several years . Their side were apparently better together , and when fully represented the County had seriously to be reckoned with , as the eleven showed on more than one important occasion . W.G.himself was the great cricketer he has been for the last 33 years a wonderful tribute to his transcendentabilities . W h e nable to get all his available forces heh a d, too, a very useful and withal formidable side . Mr. G. L. Jessop's all -round cricket wasmuchabove the average , and if his bowling did not come off , as it rarely failed to do, his exceptional powers of hitting did, and to a remarkable tune. T h ehard and fast wickets were naturally against Mr. C. L. Townsend's slow bowling. Still , he was at times very effective , if not generally up to the standard of two or three years ago. In Mr. F. H. B. Champain, of the Oxford Eleven, Gloucestershire has one of the most likely all -round amateurs of the day. A record of Gloucestershire's cricket in 1897 would be incomplete without a prominent mention of Board's wicket -keeping , which was of a very high quality throughout . R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches played , 18 ; won, 7 ; drawn, 6 ; lost , 5. Club. Opnts. Where played . When played . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y. Opponents. I n s. I n s. I n s. I n s. Matches Won(7). M a i d s t o n e O v a l T a u n t o n Cheltenham Aug.9, 10, 11 C h e l t e n h a m L o r d ' s Brighton Bristol Bristol Gloucester Clifton Bristol Bristol (2) K e n t (3) Surrey (6) Somersetshire (8) Notts (1 0) Yorkshire (1 3) K e n t (1 4) Notts Matches Drawn(6) . (*) Middlesex (4) Sussex (12) Middlesex (1 1) Sussex (1 5) Warwickshire (16) Somersetshire Matches Lost (5). (1) Yorkshire (5) Lancashire... (7) Warwickshire (9) Lancashire (1 7) Surrey E x t r aM a t c h. (18) Philadelphians Birmingham Liverpool Clifton Bristol 137 137 273 *4 152 287 222 *219 138 186 312 *14 (*) Beentreated in reivew of M.C.C. 1 8 11 5 3 I n n s. & 29runs M a y27, 28 J u n e, 28, 29 July29, 30, 31 Aug.12, 13,14 *359 J u n e3, 4, 5 M a y31,J. 1,2 Nottingham July22, 23, 24 Harrogate 236 *95 127 103 9 wkts.; *1 w d 188 79 157 109 5 wkts; *5 w d 2 9 4*19 255 57 10wkts.;*now d 304 *214 311 206 3 wkts; *7 w d 370*271 276 225 140r; *9 w d, in.c 205 249 190 201 63runs 198 121 In& 40r; *9 w,i.c 3 3 0*158 386+252 *6w d.; +6 w d,i.c . R e m a r k s. J u n e7,8 245 *18 1 4 7 *1w d A u g .5, 6, 7 1 7 8 1 7 5*218*9 w d A u g .2,3, 4 3 0 6 Aug.16, 17,18 267 2 3 1*180*5 w d Aug. 19, 20,21 283 57 3 6 72 4 9 218 +51 *6wd, in c;+2w d Lostb y. M a y13,14. 15 155 3584 9 4 J u n e24, 25,26 July 19,20, 21 July26, 27, 28 A u g .23,24, 25 53 117 304 *21 10wkts.;*now d 10wkts.; *no w d 8 wkts; *2 w d 10wkts.; *now d I n n s.& 134runs- W o nby July1 5,16,17 363