A team of Amateurs under the captaincy of Lord Hawke toured the West Indies in the 1896–97 season playing matches between January and April 1897. They played a total of 14 matches of which 7 are regarded as first class. They did not play in Jamaica.
Lord Hawke had been invited to take the 1894–95 team to the West Indies but had had to withdraw, the team being captained instead by R. Slade Lucas. It was understood however that he would try to take a side out in 1896–97 and following an invitation he set about organising a tour. But his telegram accepting the invitation was never received and another group of tourists under A. A. Priestley having accepted an invitation from Jamaica were organising their own tour.
Lord Hawke met Priestley but the two could not come to a compromise and both decided to go independently. It would appear from the correspondence published that Lord Hawke treated Priestley in a rather high-handed manner.
Berens, Bromley-Davenport, Dawson and Wakefield had been in the Lucas tour to the West Indies two years previously. Bromley-Davenport had played regularly for Middlesex in 1896 and also against South Africa in 1895-96 but the other 3 had not played first-class cricket between the two tours. Whatman and Wickham had not played first-class cricket before the tour while Heseltine had played first-class cricket in 1895 but not in 1896. The remaining 5 had played first class cricket in 1896 and so, like Priestley's tourists, the team was somewhat stronger than Lucas's two years earlier. In 1896 Lord Hawke had played for Yorkshire, Bardswell for Oxford University and Lancashire, Leatham a single match for M.C.C., Leveson-Gower for Oxford University and a single match for Surrey and Warner for Oxford University and 4 matches for Middlesex. Lord Hawke and Heseltine had also played against South Africa in 1895-96. All the 12 played at least three first-class matches on the tour. Oscar Weber played in the last match of the tour against British Guiana. He had previously played for All West Indies against A.A. Priestley's XI. Mr. St. G.M. de Roebuck and Capt. Hon. M. Bourke played in a minor match.
The team left Southampton on January 13.
Matches played were:
January 29, 30 : v Queen's Park C.C. (in Trinidad) 12-a-side
February 1, 2, 3 : v Trinidad
February 5, 6 : v Trinidad
February 10, 11 : v St. George's C.C. (in Grenada) 12-a-side
February 12, 13 : v Grenada
February 15, 16, 17 : v St. Vincent
February 25, 26, 27 : v Barbados
March 2, 3, 4 : v Barbados
March 11, 12 : v Antigua
March 15, 16 : v St. Kitts
March 19 : v St. Lucia
March 26, 27, 29 : v British Guiana
April 1, 2, 3 : v British Guiana
April 12, 13, 14 : v British Guiana
First-class matches are highlighted.
Of the 7 first-class matches, 3 were won, 2 lost and 2 drawn. Overall 9 matches were won, 2 lost and 3 drawn. The tourists had a break from cricket between the last matches when they sailed up the Demerara river.
Warner was the great success amongst the batsmen scoring 984 runs including 4 centuries in all matches. Bardswell and Leveson-Gower were also successful in the first-class games.
Bromley-Davenport was the most successful bowler but missed a number of matches with a broken finger.
Averagesedit
The following averages are in the 7 first class matches (Batting Bowling).
Peter Wynne-Thomas, The Complete History of Cricket Tours at Home & Abroad, Guild, 1989
Cricket - A Weekly Record of the Game 1897
October 31, 2023
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lord Hawke s XI cricket team in the West Indies in 1896 97 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message A team of Amateurs under the captaincy of Lord Hawke toured the West Indies in the 1896 97 season playing matches between January and April 1897 They played a total of 14 matches of which 7 are regarded as first class They did not play in Jamaica Contents 1 Background 2 Tour 3 Averages 3 1 Batting 3 2 Bowling 4 See also 5 References 6 External sources 7 Annual reviews 8 Further readingBackground editLord Hawke had been invited to take the 1894 95 team to the West Indies but had had to withdraw the team being captained instead by R Slade Lucas It was understood however that he would try to take a side out in 1896 97 and following an invitation he set about organising a tour But his telegram accepting the invitation was never received and another group of tourists under A A Priestley having accepted an invitation from Jamaica were organising their own tour Lord Hawke met Priestley but the two could not come to a compromise and both decided to go independently It would appear from the correspondence published that Lord Hawke treated Priestley in a rather high handed manner Tour editA party of 12 was taken Lord Hawke Captain Mr G R Bardswell Mr R Berens Mr H R Bromley Davenport Mr J M Dawson Mr C Heseltine Mr A E Leatham Mr H D G Leveson Gower Mr W H Wakefield Mr P F Warner Mr A D Whatman Mr R W WickhamBerens Bromley Davenport Dawson and Wakefield had been in the Lucas tour to the West Indies two years previously Bromley Davenport had played regularly for Middlesex in 1896 and also against South Africa in 1895 96 but the other 3 had not played first class cricket between the two tours Whatman and Wickham had not played first class cricket before the tour while Heseltine had played first class cricket in 1895 but not in 1896 The remaining 5 had played first class cricket in 1896 and so like Priestley s tourists the team was somewhat stronger than Lucas s two years earlier In 1896 Lord Hawke had played for Yorkshire Bardswell for Oxford University and Lancashire Leatham a single match for M C C Leveson Gower for Oxford University and a single match for Surrey and Warner for Oxford University and 4 matches for Middlesex Lord Hawke and Heseltine had also played against South Africa in 1895 96 All the 12 played at least three first class matches on the tour Oscar Weber played in the last match of the tour against British Guiana He had previously played for All West Indies against A A Priestley s XI Mr St G M de Roebuck and Capt Hon M Bourke played in a minor match The team left Southampton on January 13 Matches played were January 29 30 v Queen s Park C C in Trinidad 12 a side February 1 2 3 v Trinidad February 5 6 v Trinidad February 10 11 v St George s C C in Grenada 12 a side February 12 13 v Grenada February 15 16 17 v St Vincent February 25 26 27 v Barbados March 2 3 4 v Barbados March 11 12 v Antigua March 15 16 v St Kitts March 19 v St Lucia March 26 27 29 v British Guiana April 1 2 3 v British Guiana April 12 13 14 v British GuianaFirst class matches are highlighted Of the 7 first class matches 3 were won 2 lost and 2 drawn Overall 9 matches were won 2 lost and 3 drawn The tourists had a break from cricket between the last matches when they sailed up the Demerara river Warner was the great success amongst the batsmen scoring 984 runs including 4 centuries in all matches Bardswell and Leveson Gower were also successful in the first class games Bromley Davenport was the most successful bowler but missed a number of matches with a broken finger Averages editThe following averages are in the 7 first class matches Batting Bowling Batting edit Player P I NO R HS Ave 100 50 C SPF Warner 7 13 3 407 113 40 70 1 1 1GR Bardswell 6 11 2 350 77 38 88 4 18HDG Leveson Gower 7 10 1 266 136 29 55 1 2WH Wakefield 7 9 7 45 19 22 50 8 1AD Whatman 7 11 2 165 67 18 33 1 3R Berens 7 11 1 143 23 14 30 1HR Bromley Davenport 5 6 0 80 52 13 33 1 6Lord Hawke 7 9 0 113 26 12 55 6AE Leatham 7 9 0 100 43 11 11 4C Heseltine 6 9 0 74 21 8 22 10RW Wickham 7 9 2 54 20 7 71 5JM Dawson 3 4 0 12 10 3 00 3OW Weber 1 0 Weber was a local who played in other first class matches during the season Bowling edit Player O M R W BB Ave 5i 10mHR Bromley Davenport 162 3 59 376 30 6 46 12 53 3 C Heseltine 265 97 497 32 4 38 15 53 HDG Leveson Gower 143 1 17 400 24 6 49 16 66 3 RW Wickham 194 4 54 457 24 5 38 19 04 1 PF Warner 60 3 16 151 6 2 31 25 16 AE Leatham 36 5 117 4 3 38 29 25 GR Bardswell 13 4 35 See also editA A Priestley s XI cricket team in the West Indies in 1896 97 for details of the other tour References editExternal sources editCricketArchive Cricinfo A Tale of Two ToursAnnual reviews editJames Lillywhite s Cricketers Annual 1898 page 53 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1898 pages 387 to 395Further reading editPeter Wynne Thomas The Complete History of Cricket Tours at Home amp Abroad Guild 1989 Cricket A Weekly Record of the Game 1897 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lord Hawke 27s XI cricket team in the West Indies in 1896 97 amp oldid 1084529437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
