James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1875

102 aiso a very good wicket-keeper; average 21. G. Podrnore, the bowler of the College, fast and straight ihough occasionally pitching short ; a uselnl bat at the end of an innings ; average 26. J. G. Chester, covers a lot of ground at point ; improved in his batting towatds the end of th6 S()1t!=Jon; average 10. E. G. A. Winter, very much improved in fielding; a uReful man at short-leg; not a bat to be depended on for runs; average 8. If. A. 8Paly, a good bat driving hard forward ; a good change bowler ; average 14. R. M. Garnier, only pla,yed at the end of the season, a very promising bat ; slow in the field; average 47. H. G. Fie,iMS Clinton, played and fielded we]l at first ; rather disappointing at the end; average 10. BRASENOSE COLLEGE, OXFORD . Hon. Sec., V. Royle. Results of Matches. Matches played, 11-won, 8; drawn, 2 ; lost, 1 . • WJ1ere When Opponents. Played. Played. ' Matclies won (8). Balliol College ...... Cowley May 2 Wadba,n . • .......... , , May 7 • Unive1-sity .....•.... Worcester ............ Exeter ............... "' . ·t .... nn1 y •............. Magdalen ........... · i New ................ , '' May 11-12 '' May 1:J '' May 2:2-23 '' May26-27 ,, May28 '' June 3-4 MatclU3s draw11, (2). Merton .............. Mertn G May 4 Ch Ch .•.•.......•.. Ch Ch G June 1-2 Matches lost (1). Eton ................ I Eton une 11 ' f -- --- Club. Oppont6. 1st I 2nd It/ 2nd Inn. l1i1i. , I, in . Ir1,1 i . Won&JJ 232 *228 240 121 197 183 81 148 *127 132 -----·-- • I - 75 - 1 15 7 runs - 76[ - · 152 runs and 4 t wickets *6 w d 11 4 � 7l�nns & 55 runs - 52j - I *42 104 t ' 1 ; 3 �� , 5 wkts *5 w d *61 I 96 1 �J2 ; 9 �·kts •o w ,I - l 7 5 , - 6 runs 1 08 1 9 7 1 ® j 97 .runs I Reniarks. - 1 83 ,. - *3 wickets down ' 211 1 2 2 1 ' *35 •;-3 vtickets down Lost by. 164 - 159 * 83 l :i run'i *6 w d Bru.sENOSE ELEVE� IN 1874.-W. Laiv, (, ,, ide Uni·v·ersity Eleven), 22·7. C. A. Wallroth, (,,.icle University Eleven), 26·1. V. Royle, perhaps the most snccessful C<>llege bowler at Oxford, 11eat bat and first-rate field, 26·3. M. Gral,<tm, hitting a� hard as ever, as quick in tl1e field as last season, helped the Eleven ot1t of clifficulties once or twice with the ball. J. W. Lamont, steady as a ro<!k, also mt1ch improved in fielding ; as a sl1ort leg is uneqt1alle<i, 22·11. J. .J.[ar r iott, The College long-stop and a real good 011e, too, might hit a little hartler ,vith advantage, 19·1. l!'. l 1 /i,·i.1oJty, good bat with great hitting po,ver�; fair field; 16·8. P. LancQ,JJ/1,ire, far better form than last year., still looking, however, as if he meant to lie 011 the ball just before it