James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

9 4 L I L L YWHITE'SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L. altogether the bowling, which had not been such a source of strength in 1898, was really the weakpoint of the team. To makematters still worse, the batting was comparatively a failure . Albert Wardplayed consistently good, if at times tedious , cricket . Baker, too , did fairly well , and was generally reliable . Otherwise the old hands were not seen at their best . Sugg played an occasional fine innings , but that was all . A. C. MacLaren , too, whenhe joined the teamin August, did not play up to his form of 1896 or 1897. The most gratifying features of the season were the all -round cricket of Cuttell and the brilliant batting of Tyldesley . Cuttell , on the generally hard wickets , was more expensive as a bowler . As a batsman he showed a marked advance , and was quite one of the best all -round players of the year . Tyldesley was one of the most consistent run-getters of the season , and distinctly in the front rank of the Players . W. B. Stoddart was a useful all -round addition to the Eleven, and in A. Eccles , of the Oxford Eleven , and Hallows , Lancashire has two likely batsmen . Apoisoned hand kept Smith out of the Eleven , but Radcliffe proved a capable substitute at t h ew i c k e t. Opponents. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches played , 26 ; won , 9 ; drawn , 11 ; lost , 6. Matches W o n(9) . (*) Derbyshire (3) Warwickshire (5) Somersetshire (6) Middlesex. (7) Notts (9) Sussex (11) Leicestershire (12) Somersetshire (*) Gloucestershire MatchesD r a w n(11) . (*) Hampshire (1) Leicestershire (*)Kent (*) Hampshire (4) Surrey Club. Opnts. Where played . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd D e r b y M a y23-25 Birmingham June 13-15 T a u n t o n Manchester June27-29 Ins. I n s. Ins. Ins. W o nb y. 137 110 73 109 65 runs 208*311 138 177 204runs; *7w d, i n. cl. 254 runs; +5w d, i n. cl. 122*183 150 152 5 wkts.; *5 w d 172 288 Ins. & 24runs 297 151 314 131 5 wkts.; *5wd J u n e20-22 216 458 135 279 260 runs 228 143 147 180 44 runs M a n c h e s t e r Jne.30 ,Jy.1 , 2 224 *278 151 97 M a n c h e s t e r July7-9 Leicester July21-23 4 8 4 Liverpool July25-27 M a n c h e s t e r July28-30 148 273 44 311 66runs R e m a r k s. Southampton M a y12-14 153 152 132 M a n c h e s t e r M a y19-21 2 1 9 318 *9 0*5 w d Manchester M a y30, 31 *3 8 *3 w d M a n c h e s t e rJ u n e2-4 1 9 6 110 *2 *nowd M a n c h e s t e rJ u n e16-18 3 5 4 *3 6 9 *8w d G l o u c e s t e r June23, 24 2 6 2*121 3 0 5 *3wd NottinghamJuly4-6 321*165 219 *98 *3 w d, in. cl. + 4wd Sheffield July11-13 288*140 316 *253. *5 w d, +2 w d,i.c . Canterbury Aug. 1-3 252*324 275 *172 *4 w d, in. cl.; 12w d O v a l A u g .18-20 173*210634 *4w d Manchester Aug. 25, 26 5 4 6 *77 *8wd Matches Lost (6) . Liverpool M a y26-28 9 41751 7 8 233 142runs M a n c h e s t e r July 14-16 264 240 169 *339 4wkts.; *6 w d Leyton A u g .4, 5 119 211 268 *43 9 wkts.; *1w d M a n c h e s t e r A u g .11,12 1 1 2 6 4114 *63 10w k t.; *n o w d Brighton L o r d ' s A u g .22,23 6 4223 220 *69 9 wkts; *1 w d Ins. & 3 5runs (*) Gloucestershire (8) Notts (10) Yorkshire (*) Kent (15) Surrey (*) Derbyshire (2) Warwickshire * * E s s e x E s s e x (13) Yorkshire (1 4) Sussex (*) Middlesex A u g .15-17 1 1 7 161 311 (*) Havebeen treated in previous reviews .