James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1875

115 Tta CLIPTO.� EusV.&� IN 187- L -R. E. Bush, (Captl\in of the elev�n) is• tharoughly good be.t when once set; outting •ell &nd hitting finely \o 1q 1are leg; a fair wioket...keeper, and a very good field at long leg and cover. A. 11 . Htath is a �ery · p r o mis i ng . bat, �ith a. po.in �taking defe � ee , .� and hitting well all rQu.n , per l i ps & lit tl e - too fond of forwa-rd play ; an 81';- ..ceetlingly good field, and a ·nseft1l ohauge bowler of msd.ilttn pa'Oe. E. L& M�,isey ha.s imp�ove . i1nni 11selyi aq . a b�t, combining a, m 1Jt p�tien\ defence with good hitting power, and alwt)iys playing in good form. _ H a h a. a . been <1uite the · most t ru � tw o rth Y: . b9.t of the eleven. lie ia a good field and • f�1ir eb,.nge bowler. • R .. lf' . Rj,ck,�r h \$ :sat a goo·� ex \m: la of pt1.inqtakin� tticke.t, but h.a,s not boe11 lucky witli the bat. He h,,s heoome a good and v 1. l . : lib le field, f\n,t iq alw.1.y3 a fair wicket-kedp�r. T. . W. St,u�1J3 is a very fa.st round a.ri.n bowler, and nt �the beginning of the ael.4on wa.s Y� des· \ructive, but fell off to,vMd:s the eutl. Ha ,v . _ nts more i-egu.lar pTaet1ee to beco 3 a. tho.rot1.�b1y good 'boW'.ler, bttt m 1�t t��e c ·1.re not to bo\vl him-ielf 0·1t; he ougb.t to m ,ke l\ gooi b. t �t)IU J diy, a,nJ ,� i � b. m 1r0 ste:\ liness no i 1l)t will d -. ) so. J{ ., Fow!er, h · i irn.JtoveJ a goJ (le\l ai a b\t; he is & ry h rd hittor, with gool stro11 6 b \ck play t\n o, fair tl �raaJ) ; in hi:1 b �lin 6 there has not been so 1n·1eb.. a.lva.nea t b,1t he h=l.� often dona good j i l s t ice. • J . J. He10 � " o n , improveii cotl. �idJr bly a'i a b \t (11ritl·� th9 se 1-ion, &!.ld lta,s now a very fair defence in10 · 3d; he is one or th& be t field·� in the school, -with ne at snd qttiokr�turn. A� D .. Greene is the lo11g-stop o�f thseleven, and a rem 1.rk �bly gool 011e; he h3i<-1 boen inv(ll11 \ble this se \son, for without llim St11llba w,1nld have been q11ite i1np.>isible; as a ba.t he has mnoh improved, on 0 1 1 e or twv oritiet\l occasions h s sho.wu m,,st praiseworthy pJ.tienoe ani te li11ess. T. Srnith, c&m3 out a� a bowler qt1.ite late in th� season, bat fully jt1-.,tified bis colo , 1 r.s by i,tt hia $tlbJ9 , 1 1 � ut · porforma. . n o e"'t; his bowling ii' of modiLttn p�-00 and very straight; aga.i _ n t slow bowlin 0 he. is f\ deter.­ min l hat, but not equal to fa,r-;t bo\ v ling. . A. .. George� is a tisefa.i left-ll ;J.nd bowler, with a good broak-back; a very neat Ji e ld : '8 t point, and a fair ba.t ,. btit W,\nta freedom. * Signifies has left . .. Results of Mt:Ltches. 4 • M�tches played, 10-won, 4 ; drawn, S j lo�t� 3. ' • . ,. , .. . ' • 0lt,b • Opptmt� • Whws Wh,m .._ · , P · laye tl . Pla11ecl. 1,t I 2nd · lt f 2nd .· . . · . wa,a_ by nn. lnn. Inn,. I1in . � ·· MatcMI �on ( 4). _ · 13J9•senose · · . Ooll. O x ou l Eton June U Winchester , • • • . • . • . • W c hs , tr . �une 19 - 20 Maidenhead .. . . . . . ... l Mdnh edJ J-ql y 2 ... Harrow -· !: .. . . .. . 1 Lo-rd'1 J'uly 10..li'. • • • I I ' l I I \ .