Alexander Watson & George Barkley Raikes. 1895. (Cricketers).

For Sale is a Full Page removed from "Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds 1895," showing the Following Two Photographs one on each side, for these two Cricketers.

1- Alexander Watson.
A Leading personality in Lancashire cricket for twenty years, A. Watson had in his time very few superiors as a slow round-arm bowler.  A keen Cricketer and a thorough tryer, he played a very important part in the steady advance of Lancashire to the first position in County Cricket.  A Scotchman by birth, an engagement at Manchester brought him directly under the notice of the Lancashire Executive.  How loyally he worked for the County is well known.  A bowler with exceptional judgment, he not only kept an excellent length, but in addition made the ball do a good deal.  He mixed his bowling considerably, and for many years was quite one of the best bowlers in England.  A hard working field, he played up to the last without losing heart, however the game might be going.

2- George Barkley Raikes.
A Contemporary of J. Burrough at Shrewsbury School, G. B. Raikes did not accompany him to Cambridge but went to Oxford instead.  His Captaincy at Shrewsbury had been one of marked success, so that he went up to the University with a high reputation as one of the best Public School Cricketers of 1892.  A trial he had, too, with the Oxford eleven in 1893, but only in a few matches.  The following season when he got his Blue, he was moderately successful, though he batted fairly well at Lord's against Cambridge.  This summer, though absent from the earlier fixtures, he was introduced into the Eleven just before the Inter-University match, and with excellent results.  For County crisket his record has been much better, and for Norfolk his all-round cricket has been of distinct use.  He bays in neat style, and with good defence as well as some hitting power, is not easy to get out.  A safe field, he is also very effective as a bowler, being a good length and not easy to see.  In Assiciation Football he has made his mark, having kept goal for Oxford as well as the Corinthians.

Condition is Very Good.