James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

1 6 4 L I L L YW H I T E ' 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. M o s ti n R u n s, a nInns. Average. R.H. Spooner 1 3 0 4 3 2 1 3 9 3 3 . 3 H .Etlinger... 1 3 2 3 4 5 6 1 3 1 . 3 6 W .K. P. Ffrench. 1 3 1 3 3 9 8 4 2 8 - 2 5 M .R . D i c k s o n 1 1 2 1 7 4 6 8 1 9 . 3 3 R .S. L e a t h e r 1 2 1 2 1 0 4 9 1 9 . 0 9 R .C.R o s s 5 2 4 2 3 6 1 4 H .C. B .G i b s o n 6 1 6 4 3 3* 1 2 . 8 J. R .P. Sandford. 1 0 2 8 0 3 1 1 0 R .M a r r y a t 7 0 6 6 3 7 9 . 3 3 H .A. Hildebrand... 7 1 5 4 2 4* 9 H .F. M o n t g o m e r y 7 0 4 7 1 9 7.8 H .A . H i l d e b r a n d R .Marryat R.H . Spooner H .C.B .G i b s o n R .C.R o s s B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 146.1 3 8 3 4 4 2 7 12.74 1 1 8 3 3 2 4 7 1 6 1 5 . 4 3 1 4 6 5 1 3 0 5 1 8 1 6 . 9 4 138.5 4 6 3 3 5 1 5 2 2 - 3 4 7 . 4 6 1 2 2 5 2 4 . 4 R o s sbowled1 wideandSpooner2. Gibsonbowled3 n o-balls andMarryat2. MARLBOROUGHELEVEN IN 1898 .-*H. Etlinger (captain ) : Owingto various circumstances hada difficult task as captain , but managedhis duties very well . Agood, though perhaps not quite sound bat ; whenonce set makesruns quickly , but is rather too anxious to begin hitting at once . Amagnificent field at cover-point . R. H. Spooner : A magnificent bat, playing well all round the wicket ; his back and wrist play are quite remarkable , and off -driving very hard and clean . Excellent wicket -keeper , much above the average . With more practice should make a dangerous bowler . *W. K. P. Ffrench : Made runs in his own style when the wicket got fast ; watches the ball well . Slow in the field . *R. Marryat : Agood fast bowler on his day, but not always to be dependedupon; too muchinclined to sacrifice everything for pace. Greatly improved as a bat . H. C. B. Gibson : Agood slow left -hand bowler , but not so deadly as last year . Owing to a bad knee only once played after the middle ofJune. Fast improving as a bat , and often makes runs . *H. F. Montgomery : Atthe beginning of the season promised well as a bat , but , owing to Army exams ., did not come on as much as had been hoped . Has a good off-drive , and can play well on the leg side . Good field . *R. S. Leather : A promising bat, but weak against slow bowling ; frequently got runs when they were wanted. Goodfield . M.R. Dickson : Apromising bat , but wants more strength ; makesmost of his runs behind the wicket , having a good though rather risky leg glide ; will be dangerous when he has learnt to hit more. H. A. Hildebrand : Fairmedium-paced bowler, who generally met with success . Poor bat and field . R. C. Ross : Fair mediumbowler, keeping a good length , and often getting wickets . Improving as a bat , although he has still much to learn . A good field . J. R. P. Sandford : Afree bat , who would meet with more success if he would play straight . Active field . Can bowl fairly well at times . TheRadley Results did not arrive in time for insertion in proper place butwill befoundat endofbook.