James Lillywhiite's Cricketers' Annual 1874

1 1 4 B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . Total Times Total Mostin Mosti n gahabHow Innings NotOut Runs a nInn. Match sjoJod.S. D. Smith 2 2 1 1 5 7 0 2 9 2 0 d 8 6 1 0 1 Average 1 3 Jest i l J.F. Cooper .. 2 2 2 1 4 6 19 0 1 1 9 2 1 F .H .L e e 2 5D A 1 3 2 4 0 4 4 1 3 0 1 4 4 1 3 A .P. W i c k h a m 2 6 1 3 3 5 4 0 4 0 1 2월8 A .C . S i m 2 3 0 2 5 5 3 6 5 2 1 1 E. A .Jackson 2 1 0 2 5 6 2 9 4 4 1 2 2 1 . . . . . F. Melhuish.......... 2 7 4 4 3 5 5 7 - 7 6 5 1 8 F.M .C.Mackarness2 2 5 1 8 9 3 5 4 1 1 1 S. B .B o o t h 1 2 7 1 7 8 *6 9 *6 9 1 4 8 E. A. Copleston 1 0 2 1 5 0 5 5 5 5 1 5 . . . G. R.Burge 1 4 3 8 0 *4 1 5 0 5 7 The average bat for the year was gained by J. F. Cooper , average 2114 *N o to u t. MARLBOROUGH ELEVEN IN 1873.-S. D. Smith , Captain for 1873 , in which capacity he worked hard , though his eleven were not so successful as they might have been. Is an excellent medium-paced bowler, nearly always on the spot : hits veryhard as a bat, and has played some very fine hitting innings during the season , but wants more defence and confidence : an excellent field and catch . *J. F. Cooper , a very good bat; plays in beautiful form and has a very pretty and effective cut : a good but rather uncertain field ; has been knownto bowl. F. H. Lee, the most useful all -round man in the Eleven , a magnificent field anywhere , especially at point , and a capital " lob " bowler : wants more defence in batting , but ought to be of great use next year (Capt . for 1874). A. P. Wickham , a good steady bat, with a very obstinate defence : an excellent long-stop and reliable field anywhere . A. C. Sim, a good bat, but might make more use of his formidable reach : a capital field at cover -point and long -leg, and a safe catch . *E.A. Jackson , avery careful and steady bat, most useful to go in first : a clumsy field , but might improve with practice . *F. Melhuish , a very sound and effective bat, with good powers both of offence and defence : a brilliant field and safe catch ; can bowl if required . *F. M. C. Mackarness , a good steady bat and a capital judge of a run, though rather inclined to try dangerous experiments : active and painstaking in the field . *S. B. Booth, has been of great use at the wicket , which he has taken well throughout the season : improved wonderfully in batting towards the end of the season , but might play more freely . *E. A. Copleston , has been greatly handi- capped the whole year by a bad knee : a free hitting goodbat, dangerous if well in; agood field and can bowl whenrequired . G. R. Burge, has disappointed us onthe whole; bats very well in practice , but seems to lose his head in amatch: bowls well on his day, and ought to be very destructive when stronger ; a fair but nervous field. *Signifies has left .