James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1875

- - - -·- - -- - --- - - - -- � -- 112 • wants more confidence; he has, however, a. strong defence, and ot1ght, in time, to make a good bat; rn,tl1er lacks clash i11 fielding. *A. Ji�. (/or-rie (Ca p ta in for 1875), won the Uup for tl1e highest batting avera ge, he s�ore� very rapidly by brilliant cutting; and is the best wicket keeper the school has posRessed for some time. Cnn bowl a little. • II. D. Verelst, a. ve ry pn,tie11t playor, with good defen8ive po,ve rs, sel( iom scores m1 1cl 1 , but is a, g oo d ma.11 to put in first a. 11d break the bowling, . at times . °' very good field at lc )ug <)ff. * T. J. At h , P rton ha s f � 1llen off co11s1derably 1n bowling, but in battjng hnR �"'l'eatly improved, "ill, ho,,le·ver, ue,,er make a , cricketer until he cR,n le · t rn to field. II. II. DobbiR, (�Rt) tl1e best bowler i 11 the eleven, and, not\\ 1 itt1standi11g his n1imerot1s wides, se<�ured tl1e best average in tl 1 at depart1ne11t ; a good free biit, b11t shoul(l avoid loose hitting in practi ce . *C. 11. Spoorier, f\t times a brillia11t fic �lcl ,1t p<)i11t. hut has too much flourish t <> makr� a good bat. N. J A l >d !J , tl1e I D<)st promising batRman in tl1c� eleven, being a good aU-rot1ncl bittP1\ n.11(1 p0Rse��i11g H, go(>d ( i e f e nc e , a fine field at cov(\r-poi11t. C. . ll. N. Bi .�h OJ > is a capital tiel cl, a . n <l st1re ctitch, and will, 110 dol1bt� get over tl1e 11Pr, r ol18nesB which at J)re sent spoil s his bo.ttitrg. .A. 1 1 - .. Ji'. Ti"t/ .i;on, 011(' of tl1e l>e Rt t iel (ls iu tl 1 c eleven, gained his p l ace in the elever1 solelJ r by l1iR fiel <l.i11g; a ,vealr lJ1tt, ,vith ve ry little <lofenc�e, m1 1 st a V< )ic l l<)<)Re hitting i1J practice. CHELTENHAM COLLEGE. Captain, E. l3ro,,...ne. Results of Matches. Matcl1es played, 1 5-- wo n , 6; <lrawn, 4; lost, 5. - - -- --- -- - --- ----- - - Opponents. I WJ1ere TV11e1i Played. P la . lJ e c l . Matclie., 11,on (6). 1 Masters .............. Chltnm I Mav 12 R.A.C. Cire11cester.... ,, 11a. y lfi Worcester Coll. ()xon I J ll11e ·1 I ,, Oxfo r<l Casuals •..... 1 ,, June 23 Mar borough College.. ,, J 1 tly 1-2 G . G. l'rt1e11's Ele v e n ! ,, July 9 # Club. · / Oppon ts. . l 1st / 2nd/ 1 t 2�· Inn. l·nn. I,i,i.l I,i,l I I I I 163 *52 107 107 7 ""ickets ·�J w d 218 - 100 - 11 rt1ns 1 fi6 - 76 *69 20 r11ns *2 w d 176 - 158 - 18 r11us 141 289, 73 1 1 6 1 2 41 runs 1!)2 - 1 54 1 - { 1 38 1·uus Mafr;l, ,, CtJ dr(11vn (4). i Gl ,l " Cf> R t flr C. C....... i ,, Ne�· C,)llege, Oxor1 .. : ,, May 19 *14fl - I Rer1iarl,s. 196 .__ *for 9 wickets 236 - for 8 wickets *99 - *for 4 wickfts 189 230 *6fJ rl1ns to ,vin Ur1ivArsit) y Coll, O xo n l ,, Ju11e 11 *li38 - C]iftc)r1 College ...... ! Clifton June 9 221 - I J 11110 25-26 *301 - Mn.tr-lies lost (5). j M.C.C. .............. Chltnm May 26-27 Livt4rpool C. C . ..••.. 1 ,, May 2!)-30 Clifto11 Ulul, ....•••..• ' ,, Jt111e 1G l�v. (). �1ord , . n . n t 's XI. ,, Jtine 20 uld Cheltonians...... ,, July 27-28 102 109 *89 97 96 168 118 -- 184 103 112 18 70 160 194 Lost by. 123 I wicket, 9 ,v d *301() wkts *no w d - 16 ru11s - 17 runs 889 wkts .. l w d