James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

210 BULLOCK, H. A very good field ; change bowlei', but uncertain but EARLE, J. H. A first-rate but, and useful bowler. EABPS, T. A dangerous liewler, with very high delivery; has been very success~ fnl for the County. ESCOTT. C. H. S. A fine lmt, an(l goorl bowler. GRAY. F. A fair change bowler, and goorl field. GRXMSTON. lV. E. (Harrow). A useful all-round cricketer ; good but aml wicket—keepe ‘ 0w’EN.dJOH.\* (Oxford). A very fine but, good defence, and very quick in the fiel . PRYOR, R. (Eton and Cambridge). A filll' wicketfkeeperhut uncertai|l bat. ROUND, J. (Etoxi anrl Oxford). Good hat, and famous wicketkecpcr. SE‘ ' ‘ L, C. A free but. hits hard, mud is very goorl in the field. STF VS, 0. R. Goo<l all-round. mi effective bowler, autl sure run—getter. WILk J. (Rugli5' aml Cambridge). Steatly' but. and very smart field. lVELLDOX, J. T. A first-rate bat. and very smart in the field. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. BUSH, J. A. (Clifton). As effective as anv amaterir wicketrkeepcr of (he day. being very sure. esie xlly in catches, rarely misses u chllnce; hardly so succesmll with the t llslll rerion years. GIL/L015, E. M. A very cficctive int. With a good eye for hitting. though laying in a. style of his own; a splendi(l field. and without (louht still he best amateur point; was not so EflCCCSSfIll with the hat as in some previous years. GRACE. \V, G. As a batsman stands alone. “5 a. fielrl has no superior. nnll is one of the best amaterll‘ bowle of the day ; was not so sueccssf\|l with the but in 1878 as in previous years. and though at times most cficctii-e with the ball, was more expensive th. n nf old. GRACE, G. F. Played some brilliant innings. and was. perhaps. harrll)‘ ever in hotter form, his batting for Gentlemen v. Players at Oval and for North v. South at Oval. when he was twice not out. being very fine ; a fine field. it long and good thrower; howls fast round, but was not tried enough in M73. MILES. R. F. (Marlborough and Oxford). Bowls leftq-nunrl (slow), llllll was at times very successful. though he (lid not p19.)v quite so much as usual last year. Not a relialile batsmnii. MONKLAND. F. G. (Benton). A useful all round cricketer, huts with freedom and confidence. and a smai-t field : played little in 1879. TOWNSEND. F. Has prdvcrl himself in good company try he 11 first—rate batsman. lint was liartlb' in the liest practice at early part of scnson ; n goerl nnd sufe field. and very useful as a “ lob " l>~.wler. GILBERT, W. R. A very uscfiil all round player: plays stead}: sound cricket: is a, good field. and useful slew round—arm bowler ; was not quite so success< ful with the but in IRTN. MoBERLEY, W. 0. (Rugby anrl Oxford). A first-class hat. and brilliant fielrl; played good sound cricket throughout the sensoii, and is a great nequisitioii to his County. HAYNES. C. E. (Clifton). Bots in ncnt style ; is change fast round-arm bowler. In the Army. HATrEnsm-zY-SMITH, Rm'. H. Playerl it fine innings against Notts at Not- tingham. and mor‘e that] once made useful scores for‘ the County ; ail eifeotive but; not a lu'il rant field. WRIGHT. E. F. A goovl hitter; a fast round-mm bowler, at times effective, and generally a smart fielzl. HAMPSHIRE . BOOTH, G. (Cilml)l‘idgc University). A good but. gettilig inns quickly, and still a. line fieltl. HARGREAVIES, R. G. (Oxford). a goorl field, antl u very useful A good bat, and a. quick flclrl at cover-point. EL , . r ; c ge h l i', t c rtai hat B . . . rst—mm t, ml s f l l r. . . r ho l , it r i elivery ; s r suc 055‘ ful f t unt3'. . . . . but. d fl lm lm'. , . f i l r, d l . ums-ms. W. . ( m- . l l -r ric t ; gagil t anil i t r. ‘ OW iIiNldJD X ( f r ). r t, f ii , a r ic i t . B , . t ii i . fair icket-ke perJmt rt in h t. . . ( n d f r ). t. a icket- e er. ' ‘ , . t. it ut-(l, and is narl i t fiel . s. C . cl l , 1 fin t l r, an<l r r tt r. ‘VI KES. (Bli h)> nd i . t d at. t l . W , . . br tc t. r3' t i t l . , . . f ti ' )! iit i - ee e f { (l , ow . wcial v i teli s; rel i a ; hardly so mcees fiil t as 1 v x u . RACE, . . e m. w mt. it itting. though Playing n y e o s l i l fi l l. t rlmi t till t i t successfii i bu i i s w nalclz. W. . . as vlll superior. a d is one of the best am tmr owlc (l: , : nu e flll with hut lsTk aml t eficcl,i\~ ith th ball, was more expensi a o h] u rl n ml . , hardly ever in be rm. his ba i g fo r. ml f r Nnrth v. outh h being very fine : a fine tit-hi. n. lom‘l and il e l m m]. h t. t i gh in “T- . , mv -ro d w), and was at rely su essful. tho li he lu)’ i t year. b an TI R p m ml ic nlcl‘. b t ith freedom de , d n. ut ltl : Ifl?’ ' ' o ed himself ll to -mit lm mun. ha h dly he host prac i b' o 4m ; a narl and safe e d, n ry u e s " h hauler. efu r : s steady. snunrl cricket ; s good field mi hll slow d-arm b ; t ite so suceess« ho in 137”. O IJS’ O h d t lickl: play ut! rm as n) (1 great acquisit ll G tnxi a “ou ; DlJll eld and a. ver)’ useful change ro nn) . T us a . ev d a gainst No ts a nt— hinghn . and more thall once ad r ty ; rm effecti u ; br li ld. “(Mann d d-arm bowler. at. times efl’eetive, a ge er y a sm r d ‘ IVE’SE . oon-n. C a bri e fl ‘TrBfl l- A goorl ha , n fine field ancumvns, u ml fie l u .