James Lillywhiite's Cricketers' Annual 1874

1 2 3 successful with "lobs ." A good field . *F. A. C. Claughton , a steady bat, with gooddefence and great hitting powers. A sabowler, proved very effective . Is a brilliant field whenhe chooses . *A. P. Wells , a fair bat , especially on the off side . Fielded well at cover -point and square -leg . *A. W. Fawkes , as a bat has fallen off greatly during the last season ; a good bowler at times , but a careless field . L. H. Reid (Captain for 1874), a good bat, with a steady defence ; a good field anywhere . F. S. Richardson , a sound and very pretty bat ; wants confidence . A fair slow bowler and a safe field . *A. Exham, as a batsman, is uncertain , but hits freely ; a straight bowler, with a good curl from leg. A very fair field . J. Twigg is too nervous to be a good back ; " cuts " well sometimes , and is a very safe long-- leg, with a quick action . *A. Shipton , a strong bat, having great hitting powers, combined with a safe defence ; fielded well at long-leg . C. Mackenzie , a steady bat, plays hard and straight ; a capital field anywhere . G. Dickinson , a good bowler, with a break from the off ; as a batsman has a weak defence , and a tendency to " spoon." Is a moderate field . * Signifies has left . W E L L I N G T O N C O L L E G E . H. E. Neild , Captain . R e s u l t so fM a t c h e s. Matchesplayed , 5 ; won, 2; drawn, 1; lost , 2. Club. Opponts . Opponents. W h e r e W h e n Played. Played. 1st 2nd 1st 2nn Inn. Inn. Inn. Inn. W o nby Matches won (2). T h eMasters H A I L E Y B U R Y Matches drawn(1). Corpus College , Oxon Matches lost (2). Old Wellingtonians M.C.C. andGround WelgtnM a y24 ,, July8 9 2 6 0 2 3 7 7 8 1 8 2runs 4 5 7 5Innsa n d117runs R e m a r k s. June7 1 0 2 1 1 4 3 " Lostb y June19 20 105 163 205 67 " " J u n e2 8 4 24 5 109 Inns and22 runs- B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . Total Times Total Mostin Mostin Innings NotOut Runs a nI n n. M a t c h Average F. B. Briggs ... W .G . Michell 1 4 2 3 3 6 7 4 7 4 2 8 3 1 1 5 1 . . . 308 6 0 6 0 2 2) s u i v o l i H .E. Neild 1 3 0 2 6 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 F. S. Raikes 1 5 1 2 7 4 6 2 6 2 193 E. Pinkey 1 5 1 2 2 4 6 3 6 3 1 6 R .B . Stewart 1 6 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 13 S. S. Parkyn......... 17 1 1 9 8 7 1 7 1 1 2 W .J. H o l l a n d 1 6 0 1 6 3 3 6 3 6 8 1 0 G .W .Harrison 1 5 1 0 1 4 0 7 4 1 4 6 1 0 5 h p ) P.G r a y 1 4 - 4 1 9 0. 2 2 3 2 D W E H . C. Price. . . 16. 0 1 2 4 2 0