The season was purely domestic with no touring side and therefore no Test matches.
In 1898 he was made a member of invitational touring side The Barbarians.
It has also hosted numerous international touring sides that have come to and through the Hartford area.
At age 18 he was selected to represent Newcastle against the touring French side.
None of the players had been in the earlier touring sides to the West Indies.
Changes are needed if the much-loved touring side are to remain competitive.
Then Oxford played against the Australian touring side which dominated the season.
It was their first touring side and all team members had to pay their own airfare.
He also played for invitational touring side the Barbarians and later became their vice-president.
He was also selected for invitational touring side the Barbarians.