James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

CHAPTER 1X. THE CHIEF CRICKETERS OF 1878. THE AMATEURS. (The Members of the Oxford mid Cambridge Elei'elis will be found in previous chapter on Universities and Public Schools.) BEDFORDSHIRE. TYLECOTE, E. F. S. (Cliftull and Oxfoul). A good bat, and very sure Wicket- has represented the Gentlemen against the Players at. the Oval } years, and has alwaw done well. TYLECOTE, C. B. L. (Cliftoll and Oxford). A very dcsll‘llcli“e fast bowler, with hat nnccl'tillll ; is a useful wickeirkecper. A very promising bowler and but, and A useful man all round; is a brilliant SAFFORD, F. (Rugby). A fine but, rather uncertain hat. T‘IURNBTT. C. A useful bowler, and a good but, but slow in the field. (fill IL, A. C. A brilliant bat, plays. in excellent. form ; is a fine field. ;SE. BROOK, J. A useful, old-fashioned, fast, under-hand huu‘ler. runeorn. H. G. (Cliftzm and Oxford). . v 'y useful pl , or all romxd ; a Very effective medium-pace round arm bowler ; a good bet; “Ida" fine field. DERBYSHIRE . CURGlCNV'liN, W. G. A brilliant bat. liming well all round, and on a lively Wicket a fast rim-getter ; a. good field at long-log and cm'eppnmt. Hululblli, “7. J. A good but. as well as a safe fielrl, and is a, valuable all-remit] one (eter. Bxcnaxmmx, S. A good but, cuts well. - sin-m, R. P. A useful man to his County, mm, a very gootl imE‘ana a fine ‘ ut field ; occasimmlly bowled lubs ; eaptaiuer the Eleven in ll‘lb. _ SH“ LEE, A. (St. John‘s, Cambridge). An excellelit bat, und good field: likely ‘ to he of great use to the County. SMITH. J. A very good bat, having a very strung defence ; good change bowler, and fair field. Did not play so much last season. ‘ FORMAN, A. F. 14}. A \'el~y good but, and a splendid fielrl ; we hope he Will play more offer: in the Elcvcxi next season. (One of the Masters all lleptoii School.) DEVON. FORTESCUH, A. T. (Marllmrengh and Oxfurrl). A gnarl bat, generally safe for runs; a fme field. ESSEX. PEMBERTON-BAnxEs, W. H. A fine bat, with grezlb hitting powers, and a first~ class field. ' . . IS . ( e s f the f an uuihridge l v-ails ill he fo in previous c t i sities a lic chools.) . , . . . ( lift i f rd). ut, a ei s m wi et- kcupei‘ ; s re rese te tlic tle ugai st the l rs at the ral for mnny s, lmiya mic ell. _ , . . . ( lifton uud ford). very destru tii'c fast bo ler, it lmv delivery; u very fair but. _ ‘ HIGGINS, “Y. F. (HurrU\\' uncl Oxford). A very useful but, playing 11! good style ; a fair change hawlcl‘. . Vl’sll. W. A gcod but, though snmcwlin u ertain : i . u nschxl i ct ee cr. STllfliMAN, GIBBABD L. (Cambridge). x-y ro isi u lc uml t, and is greatly improving all round. , . . Endurinfixx, mar. H. P. (Cumhridgc). f l u all ro ; 15 xv. brilliant H: l . HILL, J. (Eton). A useful change bowler. u luu'd hitter, iii fine form: but “V“ ‘ anxious to make runs. ill-15mm, . . t ut c u luiii hula. _ BUR IS l l , a a gourl but, but slau' in the 110111 0120111, lyri liu hilt, lays i ll t. u ; i l . l-mnum . llSeFul, l i , inst, er- o ‘l r. TYLl-JCO'J‘Ia, . . oxi A er s f l layer ull round; u v cl cu \rc u n: ler; at ut, nmlu e eld. . CHiN FV . h u h ut. hitti ll ll r , U“ u hr l .v. un ; a l t lu -l mi CPTEPPO 'n Uilnb a W narl t ld, 18 n. l l ll~rountl crick RICHARDSON «1041 t, . - S-‘U'I‘H, .’ cfgl l m i t , licillr' u. cq' gout] but find 3 5“ o ; ona h u l h ; c tained the El t‘ll m lH . I. ll 1 . UK-l'lll, . mulu'i gc . u ucllcn ut, a nu clz . l (c 3 (m b u ' l 1 , . u , m'i u ii f ce; narl )DW , li Ins uns u. _ . 1 . la‘. ver narl t, n ln i h ld: lll. ay n ' ttoxi le en o UK t ut- ll tuii H-1L. , u hu uu I dJ .\ um u , f [ lin ckl- n om imxm . . . ut, it reat limi po ers, and at first-