James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

8 2 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' ANNUAL. H A M P S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1898.-President : Lord Aberdare. Committee : J. C. Moberly, E. H. Buckland, F. J. Blundell , R. S. Hankinson, C. Lamport, C. Robson, G. F. Mortimer , J. A. Fort , Capt . L. Russell , Major Bethune , Capt . Wynyard, H. Holmes, A. J. L. Hill. Hon. Sec . Dr. H. W. R. Bencraft . THEsupporters of Hampshirehadlittle cause for satisfaction in the records of the County Eleven . At their best there was perhaps no reason for appraising the all -roundcricket at a lower value thanin 1897. Whateverthe cause thefact remains that the full strength of the side was hardly ever available . Capt . Wynyard, in the first place , only played in three matches , and the importance of his loss cannot be overrated . Otherwise , too , there was a general air of uncertainty about the composition of the side . At the very best the bowling wouldhave been weak, no doubt . As it was, the cricket all round was only of moderate calibre . Barton, in comparison with previous years , was very un- successful with the bat . His failure , which was severely felt , was not the only one. Thebest feature of the season was, perhaps , the all -round cricket of A. J. L. Hill . Henot only batted consistently well , but bowled with no small success at times . MajorPoore proved himself a useful addition to the Eleven, both with the bat and in the field . E. A. English , too , at the end of the season showed decided promise with the bat . Baldwin , who was particularly effective in the later matches, was undoubtedly the best bowler of the team. It was un- fortunate that C. Heseltine , who had done good service early in the season , wasunable to play after the middle of July . In Tate the County introduced a youngbowler of somepromise whom a yprobably train on. Opponents. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches played , 18 ; won, 2 , drawn, 8 ; lost , 8. Matches W o n(2) . (6) Leicestershire (8) Somersetshire MatchesD r a w n(8) (1) Lancashire (2) Somersetshire (4) Lancashire (9) Surrey (10) Warwickshire (*) Derbyshire (11) Leicestershire (14) Warwickshire Matches Lost (8) (3) Yorkshire (*) Derbyshire (5) Yorkshire *)E s s e x (7) Surrey (*)E s s e x 12) Sussex (13) Sussex Whereplayed. W h e nplayed. Club. Opnts. 1st 2 n d1st 2nd Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. W o nby. Southampton June16, 17,18 261 291 167 240 145 runs Bournemo'th July 11,12,13 178 242 293 118 9 runs Southampton May12, 13,14 B a t h M a n c h e s t e r O v a l M a y19,20,21 J u n e2, 3, 4 July21, 22, 23 Birmingham July28,29,30 D e r b y Leicester 132 97 1 5 31 5 2 *3 0 110 *2 195 381 *185 437 R e m a r k s . *now k t. d. *n ow k t. d. *5 wkts. d. *8w d.; +6 wd,i.c . *4 wkts. d. 180 229 333 *40 *1 w k t. d. A u g .1, 2, 3 195 *173 +333 2 4 2*232 645 A u g .4,5, 6 *166 4 2 4 4 23 6157 Southampton Aug.25,26,27 Southampton M a y26, 27 Southampton M a y30, 31 Huddersfield June9,1 0 Southampton June23, 24,25 Portsmouth July7, 8 L e y t o n Brighton P o r t s m o u t h July25, 26.27 141 216 324 *34 4 5 8 32 2 6 133 100 252 *107 *8 wkts. d. Lostb y. I n s. & 79 runs 10 wkts.; *now Ins. & 98 runs 126 r ; *3 w, i.c. 174 170 249 *96 7 wkts.; *3w d 296 139 425 *14 9wkts; *1w d A u g .8,9,10 113 162 203 206 134runs Aug.18.19.20 231 155 289 140 43 runs (*) Beentreated in previous reviews .