James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

1 1 2 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. S O M E R S E T S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1899. -President : Hon. Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fane, G.C.B. Committee : The President , the Vice-Presidents , the Captain, the Secre- taries , and Treasurer , Rev. A. P. Wickham, E. L. Hancock, A. E. Newton, A. Steevens , A. Hammett, J. C. Heathcote , T. Kelway, P. W. M a y o, L. C. H. Palairet , D. H. MacLean, MajorSimpson, W. Morgan, and one representative from each affiliated club . Secretaries : S. M. J. Woods, Bridgwater ; H. Murray-Anderdon, Taunton. Treasurer : G. Fowler. Captain : S. M. J. Woods. THE Somersetshire Eleven, under the captaincy of S. M. J. Woods, have of late years shown themselves to be adepts at playing an up-hill game. It can hardly be said that they kept up their reputation last season . All the same, the very composition of the side makes for uncertainty . Someof the best amateurs cannot take their places in the team till August, so that in the later matches the County has been generally seen at its best . Not that there was any ground for claiming any great improvement in 1898. As a matter of fact , though the batting figures were by comparison fairly good, the out-cricket was so weakas to more than counter -balance it . O nthe other hand, Somersetshire was hardly ever seen quite at its best . Captain Hedley was a very negligable quantity , a great pity , as his all-round cricket would have beenof great service . Mr. W. N. Roe's high scoring in August emphasised the regret that he was not able to play more regularly . A ninjury prevented the captain , S. M. J. Woods, playing in the last two matches, the greatest loss of all. With the batting serious fault could not perhaps be found. Lionel Palairet played consitently well , and Mr. S. M. J. Woods, G. Fowler,V. T. Hill , and R. C Palairet of the regular team were all dangerous . On the other hand the tail was a little more pronounced . In bowling Tyler had once moreto bear thebruntof the work, andon thehard wickets he wasless effective . W o o d s could not bowl much, which was a great loss to the side . Gill's bowling was found of use , but the changes altogether were moderate, although G. Fowler andRobsonwereat times successful . Opponents. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches played , 16 ; won, 1 ; lost , 10 ; drawn, 5. Matches W o n(1) . (2) Sussex MatchesD r a w n(5) (*) Hampshire Middlesex (5) Sussex (*)K e n t (6) Surrey Matches Lost (10) . (1)Yorkshire L a n c a s h i r e * K e n t (3) Surrey... Hampshire Gloucestershire (4) Yorkshire Lancashire M i d d l e s e x Club. Opnts. Where played . When played . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y. Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. E a s t b o u r n e J u n e3, 4 1 3 3 287 202 1 1 0 1 0 8r u n s R e m a r k s . B a t h L o r d ' s M a y19, 20, 21 *30 9 7 *now k t. d M a y30,31 , J1 194 *35 114 *2w k t s. d T a u n t o n A u g .4,5 3 6 9 363 *12 *2 w k t s. d T a u n t o n A u g .11,12,13 503 2 1 0 348 7 w k t sd T a u n t o n Aug.25, 26, 27 457 *42 236 468 *3 wkts. d Lostb y. B a t h M a y16, 17,1 8 104 June20, 21,22 Tonbridge T a u n t o n O v a l Bournem'th Bristol Scarborough| June23,24, 25 June27, 28,29 July 11,12,13 July14, 15, 16 July 21, 22, 23 35 163 *174 198 rs .; *7 wd, i.c 135 279 216 458 260runs 235 102 *296 +45 *9w d,i.c ; 13 w d 140 327 315 *153 9 wkts.; *1 w d 293 118 178 242 9 runs 319 179 505 208 242 397 *54 314 131 297 *151 I n s. & 7 r u n s (*) Gloncestershire Liverpool T a u n t o n T a u n t o n July25, 26, 27 A u g .1, 2 A u g .18.1 6 6wkts.; *4 wd 221 144 354 *12 5 wkts; *5wd. 10wkts.; *nowd 1 0 4 1 1 4387 I n n s.&1 6 9r u n s * B e e ntreated in previous reviews.