James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

T H EC H I E FC R I C K E T E R SIN 1898. 2 4 1 DAVIDSON, FRANK.-Born at Brimington. Goodfast bowler and field ; fair bat; e Dudley. Address : Albion Inn, Tividale Road, Tipton . HANCOCK, JOSEPH.-Bornat Old Tupton, 1877. Medium-pace left -armbowler; fair bat and field ; e County Ground, Derby. Address : Old Tupton, ClayCross. HULME, JOSEPH .-Born at Church Gresley , June 29, 1862. Very useful all . round player ; left -hand bowler ; very hard-hitting bat; good field ; owing to his illness in 1897 was only able to help Derbyshire in two matches ; e County Ground, Derby. Address : 132. AbbeyStreet , Derby. STORER , WILLIAM.- Born at Butterley Hill , Ripley , January 25, 1868. 5 ft . 8 in.; 102 st.; one of the best professional wicket -keepers of the day ; first -class bat; kept wicket splendidly all through the season , and was a useful change bowler ; e Lord's . Address: Norfolk Street , Derby. SUGG, WALTER.-Born at Ilkeston , M a y21, 1860. 5 ft . 9 in .; 10st. 6 lbs .; very good medium-pace bowler, with break ; good bat ; one of the finest cover-- points ever seen . Address : 32, Lord Street , Liverpool . D U R H A M . BUTLER, JOHN.-Soundbat andgood change bowler (medium) ; splendid field . Address : BurnmoorLodge. Fence Houses ; e Burnmoor1899 . GREGORY, JOHN.-Goodslow right -arm bowler , with plenty of break ; punishing , but impatient bat ; good field . Address : 8, Tower View, Warley Road, Halifax; e Halifax 1899. L A M B E R T, THOMAS.-Bornat D u r h a m. 5ft. 6 in.; 14st.6lbs.; excellent wicket-- keeper; patient and sound bat. Address : 31, High Bridge, Newcastle-on- T y n e; e Consett. SHARP, C.-Punishing bat and splendid field .-Address : Edward Street , S p e n n y m o o r. TURNBULL, GEO.-Right-arm bowler with good break ; wonderfully successful in 1898 , his first season . Address: Feetham's Ground, Darlington ; e Darlington , 1898. E S S E X . CARPENTER, H.--Born at Cambridge, July 12, 1869. 5 ft. 7 in.; 11 st . 4lbs . Excellent bat ; good bowler and field . Address : Essex Cricket Ground, Leyton; e Lord's. MEAD, W .-Bornat Clapton , March25, 1869. First -class medium-paced bowler, withgreat commandover the ball ; muchimproved as a bat ; a good field . Address : Herbert Road, Walthamstow, Essex ; e Lord's . PICKETT, H.-BornMarch16, 1862. Fast right -handed bowler , at times very successful ; hitting bat. Address : Forest Gate, Essex ; e Lord's . RUSSELL, T.-Born at Lewisham, 6th July, 1868. 5 ft . 10 in .; 13 st. A very goodwicket -keeper, free bat, fair change bowler . Address : 33, Buckland Road, Leyton ; e Lord's . REEVES.-Bornat Cambridge, September22, 1875. 5 ft . 8 in .; 10 st. 10 lbs . A good medium-pace right -hand bowler ; with more experience ought to be useful ; a fair bat, but too anxious to score ; excellent field . Address, 10, RichmondVillas , Leyton, Essex ; e Essex County Ground. YOUNG.-Born at Leyton, February 5, 1876. 6 ft . 1 in.; 12 st. 10lbs . A left- handed bowler with a high delivery , likely to develop into a really good. bowler ; improving bat and field . Address : Claude Road, Leyton , Essex .