James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DP U B L I CS C H O O L SIN 1898. 1 7 7 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Runs. Wickets. Average. B. H. Willett H .R .F l a c k H .W .Beveridge R . N . R. B l a k e r F.Y o u n g W .C. Stevens . . . 1 2 7 1 2 10.58 4 9 2 2 9 1 6 . 9 6 3 8 3 1 9 20.57 4 2 9 2 0 . . . . . . 21.45 4 3 5 1 0 2 1 . 7 5 3 8 9 1 4 2 7 - 7 8 WESTMINSTERE L E V E NIN 1898. -*R. N. R. Blaker: Bestbat w ehaveh a d for some years ; hits very hard all round the wicket , especially on the leg side ; should be first -class some day. Erratic fast bowler , with a good slow ball . Magnificent field anywhere. F. Young : A fair bat ; had a bad year, with a long run of ill -luck ; slow in makinghis runs. A very fair field . Rather expensive slow bowler. *H. R. Flack : Improved muchin batting the latter halfof the season , whenhis bowling fell off ;hits very hard for his size , andcuts well . A good left -hand bowler , fast medium. W. C. Stevens : Improved a good deal in batting ; very slow in making his runs . Failed to come on in bowling ,but a fair mediumpace bowler . B. H. Willett : Hada bad year as a batsman. Erratic fast bowler . *S. M.Anderson : Improved a lot as a batsman, although he finished the season badly ; hits very hard . Fair field . H. R. Lonsdale : Cameon the latter half of the season ; hits hard without style . Slowin the field . H. S. Bompas : Cameon wonderfully as a batsman; cuts very well , and a good wicket -keeper . Should be very good next year . *H. W. Beveridge : No bat , but a fair slow bowler . Good field . *W. V. Raynor : Splendid field , covering an immense amount of ground in the deep . Poor bat . W I N C H E S T E R C O L L E G E . Captain for 1898.-Alan B. Reynolds . R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches played , 15 ; won, 3 ; drawn, 10 ; lost , 2. Club. Opnts. Opponents. Where played . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y. Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. Matches W o n(3) . G r e e nJackets W i n c h e s t e r M a y1 2 1 3 2 7 1 6 1r u n s University College W i n c h e s t e r M a y2 6 1 1 1 6 8 4 3runs M . C . C .a n dG r o u n d W i n c h e s t e rJ u n e1 6 1 9 3 1 3 0 6 3r u n s Matches Drawn (10). R e m a r k s . OrielCollege Winchester M a y17 2 0 4 #9 2 *9 w k t s. d N e wCollege W i n c h e s t e r M a y1 9 *1 2 1 *7wkts.d;rain IZingari W i n c h e s t e r M a y24 1 1 9 119 *43 #2 wkts. d OldWykehamists Winchester M a y30, 31 2 7 1 285 *30 *1 w k t. d Butterflies W i n c h e s t e rJ u n e2 *1 0 8 1179 *4 w d; +6 wd F r e eForesters W i n c h e s t e rJ u n e7 *1 3 5 + 2 1 6 *5 w d; +8w d A. J. Webbe'sX I. W i n c h e s t e rJ u n e1 1 *2 1 9 + 1 0 6 *7 w d; +5w d OxfordUniv.Authentics Winchester J u n e1 4 1 7 5 *1 7 5 *6wkts. d E T O NC O L L E G E W i n c h e s t e r June24, 25 1 0 6 *58+235 *4 w d; +6 w d G r e e nJackets St.Cross July5 *2 3 9 + 1 5 8 *6w d; +8 w d Matches Lost (2) . Lostb y. M a g d a l e nCollege W i n c h e s t e rJ u n e9 7 0 1 8 2 1 1 2r u n s E.H .Buckland'sX I. W i n c h e s t e r J u n e2 0 1 3 6 1 7 0 3 4r u n s