James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1898. 8 7 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. Capt. E. G. W y n y a r d 3 0 . 1 7 7 9 5 1 5 . 8 0 B a l d w i n 4 4 4 . 1 1 4 6 9 1 1 5 3 1 7 - 1 8 Mr.A. J. L. Hill... 3 5 7 - 2 9 3 8 6 0 4 0 21.50 M r .C. Heseltine 1 9 1 4 3 5 0 2 2 3 21.82 Mr.W .A n d r e w 9 4 . 2 2 9 2 1 6 9 2 4 E .T a t e 4 2 2 1 2 9 9 7 8 3 5 2 7 . 9 4 Capt. F. W .D. Quinton 6 4 . 2 7 2 4 7 8 30-87 M r .D .A .Steele 2 2 0 - 1 5 5 6 1 9 1 7 3 6 . 4 1 Light 1 3 1 3 3 3 1 4 8 39-25 M a r t i n 7 3 1 2 2 3 7 5 4 7 . 4 0 Mr.E. C. Lee 1 2 2 6 2 3 1 4 4 7 8 : 5 0 W e b b 5 0 8 1 5 9 2 79.50 V .B a r t o n... 2 6 5 9 1 1 9 1 S o a r! 7 4 1 4 2 2 7 1 2 2 7 M r .E. A. English 1 8 4 5 1 0 Mr. H. W .Studd, 8 - 1 - 2 6 - 0; Mr. E. I. M. Barrett , 4-0-25-0; and Sutherland 39-12-111-6, bowled twice ; and Major R. M. Poore, 2-0-13-0; and Bower 2 6 - 1 2 - 3 5 - 1 , onceonly. Martindelivered 5 no-balls , Steele 4, Light 2, andBaldwin, Hill andSoar 1 each. Hill bowled10wides, Steele 7, Lee4, and Light and Martin1 each . K E N T . OFFICERS FOR 1898.-President : T h e R t. H o n. Viscount Falmouth, C.В. Committee : Major-General Denne, R.H.A., Colonel Isacke . R.A. , F. A. Mackinnon, P. B. Neame, General Sir J. B. Edwards, Hon. J. S. R. Tufton , F. S. W. Cornwallis , M. C. K e m p, G. Marsham, J. R. Mason, M. J. R. Tomson, L. Wilson, H. Mackeson, K. McAlpine, Rev. C. E. Nepean, W. B. Pattisson , Earl Sondes, Major Spens, The Hon. Ivo Bligh , The Marquess Camden, S. Christopherson , C. S. Hardy, Rev. C. Randolph , J. N.Tonge . Trustees : Lord Harris , Right Hon. A. Akers -Douglas , M.P. , F. Marchant, and W. H. Patterson . Manager of Canterbury Week : Capt. Austin. Hon. Treasurer : F. W. Furley. Secretary , A. J. Lancaster , 46, St. George's Place, Canterbury . THEresults of the first half of the season seemed to indicate quite a successful record . UnderJ. R. Mason's captaincy the Eleven certainly showed very im- proved form in the earlier matches. U p to the end of July they had only knowntwo reverses . Moreover, they hadthe satisfaction of feeling that they werethe only Countyup to that time able to claim a victory over Yorkshire . Unfortunately , the early promise was not maintained to the end. As a rule Kent is at its best in August. Nor was last year an exception to the rule . But, still , the cricket showed an uncertainty which had not been visible previously . The batting , which has always been the strength of the side , certainly wasnot seen to advantage , although there was undoubtedly plenty of it , and of good quality . J. R. Mason's captaincy was very successful . Fortunately, too, it did not interfere with his all -round cricket , which was quite as good. Alec Hearne, too , showed his best form as a batsman, an improvement, indeed, on his record of late years. Altogether Kent had a formidable batting side . Theout-cricket , as of late years , was the weakness. O nhardwickets there was no certainty of getting a batting side out under a fairly big score with what bowling the County had. It would have been moresuccessful hadthe fielding been reliable . As it was, this was at times faulty , and the bowlers suffered accordingly . Still , the record of 1898, which showedfive wins, nine drawngames, and six defeats , was a decided advance o nt h a tof1897.