James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

1U i r i n (; A m r voics. Total Inns, Times not out. Total Runs. Most in an Inns. Most in a Match. Average, 11. Ksl ridge (captain) 21 I 3*1 12 I2Q IQ. I K 11. Hill ............... 21 — 211 30 5 b 10 .1 Ci. <!. W i l l i a m s * ___ 24 3 423 59* 77 20.3 V . W . S t r a t f o r d . . . . id — 1 54 45 45 8.2 W . I n g l e ...................... 2,1 6 127 28 29 7.8 C . dc W i n t o n ............ 1 1 2 1 IO 27 27 12.2 }. M . S t e w a r t ............ 23 I 3<>4 6r 6l 16.12 F. 1 la r g r c a v c s ............ 23 — 288 38 54 12.12 F . C o b b o l d ................. 23 4 249 34 34 * 3-2 A . N cw n h am ............ >3 2 40 17 17 3 - i 7 J . B . J o n e s ................. 21 i 137 20* 20 9. I I * A v e r a g e b a t . f N o t ou t. B o w l i n g A v e r a g e s . Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. • Wiilcs. Aver. Runs per vveks. A . N cw n h am * . . . . 252 9 1 450 42 — 10.8 F. Hargreaves......... 116 • 45 216 20 2 11 ( t . ( t . Williams __ it> I 54 4 — 13-2 E. II. Hill ............. • S 3 3 173 12 — I 4 -S ( '. dc W in ton ......... 20 4 85 5 — 17 T. B. Jones ............. 104 32 280 13 2 17 - 9 ' F . Stratford............. 33 f) 83 850. 45 8 18 II. Estridge............. 50 8 I 2 Q 6 5 21.3 * Average ball. M alvern E leven , 1877.— * 11 . Estr (captain), a steady b a t ; always a difficult wicket to get, lacks freedom in h itting; a lair wicket keeper and bowler. * E . If. H i l l , a hard hitter, successful, though sometimes rather an expensive lob bowler; fair field. *G\ G . W i l l i a m s ,a hard but much too reckless hitter ; can punish loose bowling, but lias little defence; good field. F . IF. Stratfor good bowler, and excellent field ; a capital all rotind cricketer; captain for 18; 8. * I F . I n g l e , his batting is spoilt by his nervousness ; an excellent long- stop. * C . d o f l r / n t o n , did not play much this season; suffered from want oi' practice; a very fair bat and field ; moderate change bowler. J . a good bat. with strong defence and hitting powers, and capital style, but developed one or two rather serious faults towards the end of the season; slow in the field. *F. Hargreaves, a good bat; has sometimes played in excellent style to good bowling, with a strong defence and good hitting powers, and on his clay a difficult bowler. A . N a straigh pitch, but little break ; at present a weak bat, but should improve; fair field. *F. Cobbohl, a steady but stiff b a t ; excellent field, with a straight and quick return. * 7 ’. B. Jones, fair bat, but too stiff; moderate bowler, and good field.