James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

105 Club. Opponents, Merton College Corpus College • t • • M a t c h e s D r a w n ( 8 ). Worcester College . . Pembroke College . . Corpus College.......... Christchurch.............. Balliol ...................... B. N. C. New College Lincoln I I #• • • M • • • i • » • i t I » • i i .Matches Lost (4). Trinity Keble. t I • t I « • I • • • • Where When ISt 2nd ISt played. played. Inn. Inn. Inn. Oxford [May 27 128 1 • • IOI Oxford June 15 *124 •• 9 120 Chrtrhse May 30 206 •• 54 Oxford April 28 321 • 1 172 Oxford April 23 #I53 Oxford May 5 144 • • *93 Oxford May 10-11 154 *68 160 Oxford May 12 2 1 1 •• 25 Oxford May 14-15 51 *10 129 Oxford May 18 *25 •1 182 Oxford 116 •» *60 Oxford April 20 39 •• 43 Oxford April 24-25 88 26 74 Oxford April 27 48 •• *141 Marlbgh June 6 64 • 1 159 2nd • • • • • • 27 runs 4ms * 3 wd 152ms * 7 wd Remarks. 3 wkts down * 8 wks down 3 w'kts down * 4 wks down * No wks dwn 70* 2 wks down • • • • 1*7 wkts down Lost by. 4 runs 1881148 runs ; 93 & 3 wk* 7 wd 95 runs B a t t i n g A v e r a g e s . No. of Inns. Not out. Total Runs. Most in an Inns. Most in a Match. Aver. R. M. Turnbull • • • * 5 I I S 2 65 65 36 .6 J. P. Benson_____ 8 — 213 80 80 26.5 J . H. M. Hare . ........ l6 • 3 297 70* 70 22 . 1 1 J. Bennett......... ------- 13 — 292 79 107 22.6 E . H. Parry . , . , 2 244 • 56 58 13 . 10 A. D . Greene .. ......... 13 — 174 58 13-5 G . L . Pile ....... ....... 18 5 172 37* 37 13-3 R. G. Carpenter . . . . 6 76 30 30 12.4 M . H . Peacock.. . . . . 19 I 189 43* 43 IO.9 C. Scholefield .. . . . . 20 2 174 49 49 9 . i £ W. S. Wilson .. . . . . l 6 3 124 26 26 9-7 L. S. Gresley.. . . . . . . 17 2 99 28 28 6. 9 T h e E x e t e r E l e v e n i n 187 7 . — R. M. Turnbull, very’ fair bat, good field ; a change bowler. J . P. Benson, a good bat, with considerable hitting powers, useful change bowler. J. Bennett, fair bat, proved himselt a very useful member of the eleven.— (Secretary.) E . H . P a r r y , very successful as Captain last year ; a moderate bat; rather apt to get his leg before the wicket. C . S c h o l e f i e l d , good bowler; indifferent bat. L . S . G r e s l e y , fast-boAvler, likely to take wickets on his day ; poor bat. W . S . W i l s o n , a painstaking bat, sometimes sticks ; energetic field. A . D . G r e e n e , see Oxford Eleven. J . H . M. H a r e , a steady bat, wich considerable defence ; scores slowly, but generally making runs ; sure field, M . H . P e a c o c k , a fair bat; plays in good form ; keeps wicket for the eleven. G . L . P i l e , improved in batting towards the end of the term ; good long-stop ; fair change-bowler. R. G. Carpenter , a hard hitting bat; a fast but erratic bowler; occasionally effective.