James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

THE UNIVERSITIES A N DPUBLIC SCHOOLSIN 1898. 1 4 7 OXFORD ELEVEN IN 1898.-B. D. Bannon (Tonbridge and Oriel ) : A good batwith a nice style . Active field . B. J. T. Bosanquet (Etonand Oriel ) : Very useful all -round cricketer . Played a good not-out innings against Cambridge, andbowled well at times . F. H. B. Champain (CheltenhamandHertford ) : A fine bat; but hardly did himself justice this season . A really splendid field . Captain 1899. F. E. Cunliffe (Eton and New) : A very good left -hand bowler . Muchimproved bat , and brilliant field . Captained his side with great success , andthoroughly deserved his victory at Lord's . G. E. Bromley -Martin (Eton andNew) : Agood bat, particularly on soft ground ; rather too fond of getting in front of the wicket . Safe field . A. Eccles (Reptonand Trinity ) : Somewhat unfortunate at the beginning of the season, but played a splendid innings against Cambridge. Very quick on his legs , and severe on slow bowling. Useful field . F. L. Fane (Charterhouse and Magdalen) : Agood , steady bats- m a n, with strong defence , and excellent field . R. E. Foster (Malvern and University ) : Abrilliant cricketer . Hits finely , andsplendid field at short slip . R. W. Fox (Wellington and Hertford) : Keeps wicket well . A cool and collected batsman. E. C. Lee (Winchester and University ): Another good all- roundcricketer . Especially good at a pinch . Did excellent service at Lord's . F. W. Stocks (Denstone and Oriel ) : Bore the brunt of the bowling with Cunliffe , and is also a good left -hand bowler, somewhat slower than his captain . Dangerousbat,and capital field . E X E T E RC O L L E G E , O X F O R D . B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . I n n s. T i m e s n o to u t. M o s tin R u n s. a nInns. Average. B .W .B e n t i n c k 1 0 3 2 8 5 1 0 2* 4 0 - 7 1 J. E .Stevens 1 5 1 5 3 7 7 6 3 3 - 3 6 L.W .Reynolds 1 4 5 2 7 0 4 6 3 0 A .J. H o o k 1 8 5 3 5 2 6 9 2 7 - 0 7 H .V .Gillett... 6 1 1 2 7 6 3* 25-40 H .T. Baines... 1 3 0 3 3 4 6 3 2 4 - 9 2 H .M a r t y n 1 4 0 3 1 7 8 8 22.64 W .H .Arundell 1 5 2 1 9 3 4 7* 1 4 . 8 4 G.B. Scobell 9 1 1 0 3 5 4 12:85 O .C .M o r d a u n t 1 0 4 7 7 1 9* 1 2 - 8 2 E .B .Carter 1 0 4 6 3 2 9* 10:50 N obowling analysis was kept, but the following took wickets :- E. B. Carter , 85 ; L. W . Reynolds , 47; G. B. Scobell , 22 ; L. G. Jackson, 14; O. C. Mordaunt, 5 ; H. V. Gillett , 4; J. E. Stevens , 3; B. W. Bentinck , 1; H. T. Baines , 1; A. J. Hook, 1. EXETERCOLLEGE ELEVEN IN 1898.-G. B. Scobell (captain) : W a sunfor- tunately handicapped by a bad wrist and other misfortunes , and so had an unsuccessful season . Agood all -round cricket . H. Martyn (secretary ) : A first -class wicket -keeper , especially good on leg side . Very quick at stumping . Afine bat; would be first -rate if he had more patience . L. W. Reynolds : Verygood fast bowler , with deadly off -break . Very useful bat. Safe field . J. E. Stevens : Thebest bat in the team. Scores very fast whenset , and has some beautiful strokes . Showed wonderful consistency throughout the season . Fine field , andcan bowl. O. C. Mordaunt : Useful bat to go in late . Excellent field in the slips . Canbowl nowandthen. L. G. Jackson : Goodfast bowler , with beautiful action . Met with success with the bat in other than College matches. W. H. Arundell : A good bat, but had a disappointing season. Improved in the field , but still a bit slow . Can bowl when wickets are no object . A. J. Hook : A good left -handed batsman, very useful to go in first .