James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DP U B L I CS C H O O L SIN 1 8 9 8. 1 7 1 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 tin a nInns. F. H. Humphrys 1 2 0 3 6 1 1 0 7 Average. 30-43 C. W .Alexander 1 3 1 3 5 5 1 1 5 2 9 . 6 8 R .M .D r u c e 1 4 0 2 9 7 7 2 2 1 - 2 1 C.C.H .T w i s s 1 2 0 2 2 9 4 0 19.08 A .T. F o r m a n 1 4 0 2 4 9 6 1 17.78 P . J o h n s o n 8 3 8 1 2 4* 1 6 . 2 0 A .B .L e a t h e r 1 2 0 1 8 5 4 4 15.41 A . St. L. Goldie 1 3 3 1 2 0 2 8 * 1 2 H . E. Cooke 1 1 6 5 7 1 5* 11.40 E . G .S k e l t o n 1 4 2 1 1 2 3 5* 9 . 3 3 F. H . Bowring 1 1 1 5 7 1 7 5.70 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S .. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets . Average. C. W .A l e x a n d e r 2 0 4 5 5 4 6 1 3 7 12.45 F. H. H u m p h r y s 214.4 5 8 5 2 4 4 3 1 2 - 4 7 F. H .Bowring 1 1 5 . 2 2 4 3 5 9 2 8 12.75 H .E. C o o k e 1 4 7 . 2 3 6 3 0 5 2 3 1 3 . 2 6 A .St. L .G o l d i e 2 2 9 5 1 4 12-75 R .M .D r u c e 5 1 1 6 1 1 6 A .B .L e a t h e r 1 1 0 4 1 1 4 1 SHREWSBURYELEVEN IN 1898.-F. H. Humphrys: A n excellent captain in every respect , having unusual experience and knowledge of the game and in- spiriting keenness . Hehas often been a most deadly bowler on a batsman's wicket, and stands a deal of work. H e is a hard hitter , scoring with rapidity whenset , but his defence and forward play are somewhatcramped. As field and catch is to be depended on. R.M. Druce : Apretty bat, with plenty of patience and fair defence , but rather wanting in freedom . He has often proved of great service to his side , but has hardly developed the run-getting power that was expected of him, and is weakon the on-side . A tolerably safe field . *A. B. Leather : Athis best a strong and beautiful bat, with fine forward play and leg hitting , but never quite safe ; probably he does not watchthe ball care- fully enough. Agood field and catch ,whom a ybe counted on to try anything . *F' . H. Bowring : A useful change fast bowler, but uncertain . As a batsman shapes well , but lacks the patience and steadiness to play a correct game. A fair field with a quick return . *C. C. H. Twiss : A correct and useful bat, rather wanting in power. Should make more of his height . Liable to lose his headwhenrunning between wickets . A n active eager field ; at times a brilliant , but on the whole an unsafe , catch . *C. W. Alexander : Developed muchas a slow bowler, with an action apparently simple , that has proved puzzling ; he has been of great service to his side . His success with the bathas beenm u c hmoremarkedthan during last season, his chief merit being careful watching and timing of the ball . His favourite strokes are behind the wicket . Agood field . *E. G. Skelton : Has kept wicket well . His batting has been a disappointment . A. T. Forman: Apowerful hitter , with a grand off-drive ; is too eager to hit out ; must learn to develop patience anddefence , andto stand up whenhitting . A good, sometimes brilliant , point . H. E. Cooke : Auseful mediumchange bowler with high delivery . Astiff bat, but capable of keeping up his wicket at a crisis . A moderate field anduncertain catch . A. St. L. Goldie : Auseful bat, with plenty of nerve and too muchflourish . Hasbowled on emergencies . A nimproving field , who does his best . *P. Johnson : Has shown some defence , but is not a stylish bat. Agoodwilling , active field .