James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

T H ECOUNTIESIN 1898. 6 9 E S S E X . OFFICERS FOR 1898.-President : Lord Rayleigh . Hon. Treasurer : C. M. Tebbutt. Committee : G. Buxton, Rev. R. C. Guy, F. R. Pelly , R. Y. Bevan, R. Cook, A. J. Edwards, R. C. Gosling , F. W. Holton, G. Pagenstecher , W . Comerford , A. S. Johnston, A. P. Lucas, H. G. Owen, J. J. Read, Swain, Chisenhale , Marsh. Secretary : O. R. Borradaile . A Tthe outset it looked as if Essex would be again well in the running for the premiership . Their victory over Surrey in the opening match proved themto be a good all -round side . But the expectations based on this success were hardly maintained. None the less , they were quite in the front rank. Theyshowed themselves capable of playing a plucky up-hill game on occasions , notably at Manchester , whenthey got 330 in the fourth innings for the loss of only six wickets . There was plenty of run-getting in the Eleven , and indeed on paper the batting was decidedly good. Still , it can hardly be said that they werequite as dependable as in 1897. I n C. J. Kortright , Mead, and F. G. Bull, Essex had three really good bowlers . There was variety , and though Bull was hardly as effective on hard as well as soft wickets , the trio did excellent work. Kortright's good pace at times made him quite irresistible , and his bowling was among the best of the year . In Young, Essex has apparently found a likely bowler . H e is left -hand, with an easy delivery , and seems likely to come on. Reliable fielding would have madethe Essex Eleven even more successful. (*) Derbyshire (1) Surrey (5) Warwickshire (6) Hampshire. (*) Derbyshire .. R e s u l t so fM a t c h e s . Matches played , 20 ; won, 10 ; drawn , 4 ; lost , 6. | Club . Opnts. Whereplayed . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Southampton June23-25 Ins. I n s. I n s. Ins. W o nb y. 289*100 188 200 6wkts.; *4 w d 3 5 6 124 198 Inns. & 34 runs 1 9 11 9 21 3 41 2 0 129runs 252*107 133 100 126 runs; *3w d, in. cl. 166 159 Opponents. Matches Won(10). L e y t o n Leyton M a y16-18 J u n e9-11 Leyton June20, 21 D e r b y July4-6 4 9 7 (9) Lancashire M a n c h e s t e r July14-16 (11) Hampshire... Leyton July 25-27 (13) Leicestershire Leicester A u g .1-3 (14) Lancashire... Leyton (18) Sussex Brighton A u g .29-31 Matches Drawn(4) . (2) Sussex M a y19-21 *1 1 4 (3) Leicestershire Leyton M a y30,31.J.1 228 *4 5 (1 0) K e n t... L e y t o n July21-23 3 3 4 230*120 (15) Warwickshire 107 *91 187 +189 MatchesLost (6) . (4) Yorkshire Leyton J u n c2-4 B r a d f o r d (1 2) Surrey (7) Yorkshire (8) Gloucestershire (1 6) Gloucestershire (1 7) K e n t... Leyton A u g, 4, 5 Birmingham Aug.8-10 Leyton J u n e28, 29 July7-9 July28-30 Aug.15,16 A u g .22-24 O v a l Clifton Tonbridge E x t r aM a t c h. (19) Oxford University Oxford M a y23-25 1 6 9*339 254 250 425 *14 296 139 5 1 5 288 156 288 *43 119 211 185 91 178 95 7 8 168 118 *129 6 41 7 6278 128 250 231 *151 147 260 314*124 1 0 51 4 7 260 135 265 281 *121 245 *41 125 160 Inns & 172 r.; *5wd, in. cl. 4 wkts.; *6 w d 9 wkts.; *1wd Inns. & 71 runs 9 wkts.; *1 wd 5 wkts.; *5wd R e m a r k s . *2w k t s. d *1 w k t. d *1 w k t. d *3w.; +6w, i. c. Lostb y. 3 wkts.; *7wd I n n s. & 3 8r u n s 1 w k t.; *9 wd 5wkts.; *5 w d I n n s. & 8 runs 7wkts.; *3wd 7 wkts.; *3w d D