James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1876
210 S tbachan , G. (Cheltenham). One of, if not the most brilliant amateur fieldsman of the day ; bowls slow round with a high delivery and at times with effect; batted well for his county in 1875. L ucas , A. C. (Harrow). Bats in good style, with a straight bat, and plays hard. A good field. T illarp , 0. (Repton and Cambridge). A useful man, being a straight fast bowler, and free hitter. H eap , W. W. Proved a great acquisition to the County ; a young and very promising player, a patient bat, with hit when wanted, and a safe field. M oney , Rev. W. B. (Harrow and Cambridge). Still keeps up his cricket, and is useful in every department of the game. L ucas , A. P. (Cambridge), and W. H. Game, (Oxford), play for Surrey. SUSSEX. C otterlll , J. M. (Brighton). Plays splendid cricket, has the very best defence, and can severely punish the loose balls ; a good field; got the highest score in county matches of 1875. K ennedy , C. M. (Cambridge University); takes wickets fairly, but is in too great a hurry to get runs, and very apt to get l-b-wT; a very good field, but not always a sure catch. R aven , J. E. (Lancing). A fast right-handed bowler, but not very straight ^ an indifferent bat. S mith , A. (Brighton College). A left-handed round-arm bow ler, very straight and with considerable break ; a right-handed batsman. P ickering , F. P. U. (Eton and Oxford). A fine hitter, and very safe field -r bowls fast underhand. W inslow , L. A very dangerous bat hitting freely all-round, a good fieldr andean bowl slow' round-arm. G reenfield , F. J. (Cambridge). Also plays for Sussex. WARWICKSHIRE. S mith , C. A most dangerous batsman against any bowling; a fine field anywhere, and at times an effective slowr-round bowler. M ilne , R. 0. A very steady bat, nearly always gets runs for Warwick shire ; safe catch and can bowl. W alker , T. R. An excellent fast-round bowler, very good field near the wicket, and difficult man to bowl out. F e t h e r s t o n , B. T. Can still drive very hard and hold a long catch. A lston , W. C. A very free hitter and good long-stop. H ull , R. A. A very useful bat and good change bowler. W illougupy pe B roke , Lord. A free hitter and can field well at cover. M ordaunt , O. Bowls slows as well as ever, dangerous bat, and first-rate point. B uchanan , B; Did everything which was wanted in the Bowling Depart ment. Not chosen to play for the Gentlemen this year, but was none the less the best amateur bowler of the day.
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