James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DP U B L I CS C H O O L SIN 1898. 1 9 7 WellingboroughG r a m m a rSchool.-Matchesplayed, 11 ; won, 5 ; drawn, 3; lost , 3. J. F. Morris , captain : Didnot improve as muchin batting asw eexpected , although he played a perfect innings against the M.C.C. Hits hardonthe off -side and has strengthened his defence , but is too fond of putting his leg infront of the wicket , and hitting straight balls to leg. Hascomeon wonderfully in bowling , his slow curly ones having a lot of break on ; mustnot bowl too m a n yof them. The best field in the school and holder of the "Challen " Fielding Cup. A popular andenergetic captain , and has captained the side very well indeed . Č. H. Fernie : Improved very muchon his 1897 form. Very useful fast bowler , and often got wickets when wanted . Avery fair field and always keen. Apoor bat. J. H. Franklin : His form this year is not to be compared with last year, whenhe was quite " off it ." A good bat with, perhaps, moredefence than any other memberof the team. Hasplayed several excellent innings . Goodfield , with a very safe pair of hands. G. A. Hopkins : Hasmademoreruns than last year, but has not comeup to expecta- tions . Is the most stylish bat on the side , and whenhegets morestrength will be good, as he has all the strokes to make a cricketer . A very good slow bowler, making the ball curl from leg ; bowled very well at times , especially against Mill Hill School . Has much improved in the field . H. B. Simpson : Verygood bat , with any amount of scoring strokes . Hits very hard all round the wicket , especially on the off . His cutting is lovely to watch. Developed ahabit of getting caught at the wicket , which proved fatal on several occa- sions . If he could improve his defence and play a little morecarefully , would beupto first -class cricket . Verygood field , especially in the country . W.N.M. Raven: Considering he did not get into the 2nd X I. last year his per- formance this year was very good. Veryuseful bowler, fast mediumround the wicket ; always keeps a very fair length . Proved himself our best bowler, and won the ball for capturing the most wickets . At the beginning of the season was a rustic bat, but improved immensely and madea lot of runs. Goodfield . T. S. E. Ashton : As a bat didn't comeup to expectations . Holds his bat awkwardly, and this causes himto play across . Hits very hard when onceset. Kept wicket beautifully all through the season , standing close upto all bowlers ; certainly the best wicket -keeper we have possessed for years . F. E. Berry : Amost disappointing bat , and did not make nearly as manyruns as expected . Has a lot of good strokes , but developed one or twobad ones, which generally proved fatal as soon as hewent in to bat. Gotdisheartened , andconsequently madefew runs. Tookto bowling lobs , which proved very useful , especially in the Old Boys' match. A good field andvery keen sports- m a n. L. Hobbs: A fair bat, but should havem a d em o r eruns. Findsit a difficult matter to keep his toe from in front of the straight ones. Very useful change bowler ,keeping agood.length and getting a little off -break on the ball . Improvedwonderfully in the field , and at the end of the season madeseveral very good catch atches . N. G. Flawn: A good-tempered cricketer , but bats in a peculiar and somewhateccentric style of his own. Often madea few runs whenothers failed . Useful slow bowler andgood field at point . C. J. Brookes : Verygood field , always keen and saved no end of runs . Poorbat . 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. an Inns. Average. H . B. Simpson 1 3 0 4 3 2 7 3 3 3 - 2 3 J. H . Franklin 1 3 1 2 6 3 4 8 2 1 . 9 1 T. S. E. Ashton 1 2 1 2 0 2 6 6 1 8 . 3 6 J. F. Morris (capt.) 1 3 0 2 1 0 7 0 16.15 W .N .M .R a v e n 1 1 2 1 3 8 6 2 1 5 . 3 3 G .A . Hopkins 1 3 3 1 4 5 4 7* 14.50