James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1898. 1 2 7 B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Overs. M d n s. R u n s. W k t s. Pallett D i c k e n s Santall 5 3 - 3 1 9 7 8 4 A v e r a g e. 19.50 256-1 7 9 5 2 2 2 4 21-75 8 0 6 2 8 4 1 5 9 2 6 9 23-41 W h i t e h e a d 2 2 1 - 2 5 6 4 5 8 1 9 24.63 K i n n e i r 5 3 1 9 6 1 0 9 4 2 7 - 2 5 F i e l d H o p k i n s F o r e s t e r 313-3 8 0 8 4 6 3 0 2 8 . 2 0 2 3 2 5 7 7 1 8 2 4 2 9 . 9 1 8 3 . 4 2 7 1 6 9 5 3 3 - 8 0 D e v e y L o r d Mr.J. F. Byrne W .G. Quaife Lilley Mr.A . C. S. Glover Cresswell 5 6 . 4 1 3 1 7 1 5 3 4 . 2 0 1 1 5:4 4 1 2 5 5 7 3 6 - 4 2 3 3 4 1 1 1 3 3 7 5 2 1 0 1 5 6 4 3 9 7 7 1 0 2 5 7 6 4 2 . 8 3 1 2 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 0 8 2 5 2 2 5 5 4 5 Thefollowing bowled in two innings :- W. Quaife, 5-3-10-0; and Lynes, 1 2 - 2 - 4 6 - 0. Thefollowing bowled in one innings :- R. Williams , 3-0-14-0; Charlesworth , 7 - 0 - 2 1; a n dJ. M a n t o n, 2 2 - 7 - 5 1 - 1 . Y O R K S H I R E . OFFICERSFOR 1898.-President : M. J. Ellison. Vice-Presidents: L o r dH a w k e andMajorW. H. Shepherd. Treasurer : M. J. Ellison , jun. Committee : M. J. Dodworth, C. Stokes , E. Barber, D. Haigh, C. A. Scott , Dr. H. Lockwood, J. J. Hounsfield (Sheffield ), J. W . Bannister , Ald. Bower, and R. Hepworth(Leeds), R. N. Rhodes, J. W. Cockerham, J. H. Heselton Bradford ), F. A. Brooke (Huddersfield ), Sam Shaw (Dewsbury ), H. Ostler (Hull ),W. Carr (Barnsley ), J. T. Riley (Halifax ), J. Harrop (Wakefield ), F. Thornton (Craven ), F. Mudd (Harrogate ), F. H. Vaughan (York ), H. J. Morton(Scarborough ) . Secretary : J. B. Wostinholm, 10, Norfolk R o w, Sheffield. THEYorkshire Eleven were undoubtedly the best all -round side on the form ofthewholeseason. Theirrecord for the first half wasone longsuccession of victories , most of them very decisive . Until the middle of July they were unbeaten, and though, after Kent, Surrey and Middlesex were both too much for them, these were their only reverses . O nall wickets , too , they were equally formidable . In batting they were particularly strong with eight batsmen, every one capable of getting a hundred. Dentonwas, perhaps , hardly as good as in 1897. Otherwise there was no shortcoming , and until the very last the wholeside played up with nerve and pluck. Lord Hawke's consistent form withthe bat was the cause for general congratulation . In bowling , especially onslow wickets , Yorkshire was very formidable . Hirst's fast bowling was , on thewhole, nothing like so effective . O nthe other hand, F. S. Jackson,Haigh, and Wainwright were all reliable . In Rhodes , too , Yorkshire introduced a newbowler of exceptional merit . For a first season his success was phenomenal. In all hetook 126 wickets , and was quite one of the best bowlers of the year. Thefielding of the side was, on the whole, brilliant . Yorkshire won the first position amongthe Counties on their merits .