James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

T H EC H I E FC R I C K E T E R SIN 1898. 2 3 5 STONE , C. C. (Uppingham).- Apromising bat and good field . WOOD, C. J. B.-A good bat and fine field ; played several good innings last y e a r. WRIGHT, S. R .-A first -class fast bowler ; goodbat and field ; has been useful to the County; cannot play muchnow. MARRIOTT , H. H. (Cambridge ). A good bat and field ; made several useful scores last season . Plays for Leicestershire . M I D D L E S E X . BRAY, E. H. (Charterhouse and Cambridge).- Agood bat and field ; useful wicket-keeper. DOUGLAS, J. (Cambridge ).- Agood bat and fair change bowler ; a brilliant out- field ; played consistently fine cricket in the later matches. FOLEY, C. P. (Eton and Cambridge ).- Agood bat , with plenty of strokes ; scores fast w h e nset ; goodfield . FORD, F. G. J. (Repton and Cambridge).-Batsand bowls left -handed; very firm bitter ; good change bowler, and splendid out-field ; was in brilliant f o r mlast season. HAYMAN, H. B.-A steady bat, with good defence ; good field ; useful all round cricketer , a little out of luck last year. LUCAS, R. S.-Avery effective bat, scoring very fast whenset ; brilliant field ; doesnotplaym u c hfirst -class cricket n o w. MCGREGOR, G. (Uppingham and Cambridge ).-A splendid wicket -keeper ; one of the very best of the day ; a good bat, scoring fast whenset . O'BRIEN, Sir T. C. (Oxford). A very dangerous batsman, scoring very fast when set ; drives and cuts with great power ; good field ; played a little last year. PHILIPSON , H. (Eton and Oxford).-One of the best amateur wicket -keepers ofthe day; is a good bat and usually scores ; played little last year. STODDART, A. E.-O n e of the best amateurbatsmen, combiningpowerand freedom of style ; has no superiors as an out-field ; a very useful change b o w l e r. THORNTON, G.-A steady bat, with good defence , and an excellent slow bowler ; did not play in 1898 . VERNON, G. F. (Rugby).-Hits with great vigour , and scores very fast ; very fine out-field . with a sure pair of hands. WEBBE, A. J. (Harrow and Oxford).-A batsman with excellent defence , cutting very smartly ; one of the very best bats in England on a difficult wicket; a safe field . WELLS,C. M. (Cambridge ).-Anexcellent batsman , with any amount of patience ; a good slow bowler and a smart field . N O R F O L K . BATHURST, L. C. V. (Radley andOxford).---Veryuseful bat, and excellent medium left -handedbowler ; brilliant field at mid-off . BLAKE, G. F.-Ahard -hitting batsman and fair wicket -keeper . BUXTON, A. R.-A very good bat and field . DAVIES, FAIRFAX. A very good bat andsplendid field . FISHER, W. H .-Very useful bat and field . HESLOP, G. G .- T h emost promising bat we have produced for someyears ; should be of great assistance next season . HOARE, V. R.-A most useful cricketer ; excellent free bat and useful fast bowler; unfortunately but seldom available . MACK, Rev. E. P.-Excellent slow bowler , breaking both ways ; sometimes m a k e sruns.