James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

1 5 8 L I L L YWHITE'SC R I C K E T E R S ' A N N U A L . 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. R u n s. M o s ti n a nI n n s. A v e r a g e . C. B. Smith... 1 4 3 5 2 1 1 0 0* 4 7 . 3 6 A.H. Spooner 1 2 1 5 0 0 9 4 45.45 R .H .F o x W .T. W h i t e 1 1 1 2 5 5 7 9 2 5 - 5 0 1 2 0 2 2 9 5 1 . . . 1 9 - 0 8 O. L. R u c k... 1 0 0 1 6 7 5 4 1 6 . 7 0 J. F . G r a h a m 1 2 3 1 3 4 5 8 1 4 . 8 8 C. W .Allen... 1 3 0 1 7 9 6 8 1 3 - 7 6 F .S. H e w e t t 1 3 0 1 7 2 5 5 13-23 . . . A .H .C. Fargus 1 2 0 1 4 0 3 6 11.66 F .C. S w a i n e 1 0 3 6 1 1 3 8 . 7 1 L .C.H o d g e s 1 1 3 6 5 3 0 8 . 1 2 E .C. Smith... 7 2 3 9 1 2* 7.80 C .W .A l l e n L .C.H o d g e s O.L.R u c k.. W .T .W h i t e F . S. H e w e t t F .C. S w a i n e A.H .C. Fargus... A .H .Spooner E . C. S m i t h B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 1 9 - 2 4 5 5 6 9 . 1 6 1 8 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 4 . 3 2 1 3 2 4 4 3 1 6 2 1 . . . 1 5 . 0 4 7.94 1 7 1 8 6 1 2 1 5 . 5 0 6 6 . 1 2 2 1 7 2 9 1 5 . 8 8 175.3. 5 4 4 8 1 2 6 1 8 . 5 0 117-4 3 4 2 8 3 1 1 2 5 . 7 2 3 . 3 0 1 5. 2 7.50 3 1 6 9 7 2 4 8 . 5 0 HAILEYBURYELEVEN IN 1898 .-* W. T. White : Hasrecovered his batting latterly , but his run-getting has not been proportionate to his powers. Ause- ful bowler . Agood field anywhere . Thorough cricketer . A. H. Spooner : A thoroughly sound and effective batsman, with strong defence and cut. Good field . Rarely, if ever , bowls . *C. B. Smith : Hasplayed somecapital innings in a strong but slightly stiff style . Excellent point . Bowls only whenthings look very black. *A. H. C. Fargus : A good hammer-and-tongs bowler, dangerous to the tail of a team. A stout hitter . Lacks suppleness at cover- point . C. W. Allen : Most disappointing as a run-getter , as his style at the nets is first -rate . Painstaking field . *F. C. Swaine : Often bowls a good ball (left -handfast ), but always interlarded with some bad ones , especially with the fatal long-hopto leg , Fair bat. *F. S. Hewett : Avery fair batsman, rather uncertain in defence . Fair field . A useful change slow bowler. *R. H. Fox: Verymuchimproved as a bat, and has doneyeomanservice to the side . Has somepowerful off-stokes . Goodand improving wicket -keeper . O. L. Ruck: Agood bowler with plenty of spin . A nincorrect but dangerous batsman, with good capacities . Fair field . *L. C. Hodges : A useful but laborious bowler , with anaction of his own. Improving with the bat. *J. F. Graham: A hard hitter , stiff in the wrists . Painstaking field . E. C. Smith : A good stylish bat, w i t hs o m efine strokeso n the off. A sa b o w l e rc o m e soff s o m e t i m e s. F a i r field. U n c e r t a i ncatch.