James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

215 SUFFOLK. BLAKE, A. A good right-aim bowler, varies his pace and nitch. FnAxCIs, J. Still plays, and makes us many runs as ever. PRESTON, B. A good hat and excellent field. SALMON, H. J. Very good but, free hitter, unlucky for his County; must practice lohs. SALMON, E. M. A good steady bat and field, at home anywhere. — TURNER, J. 0. Good longstop, very good but and field. WARD, Rev. E. First—rate left-hand bowler, very' difficult to play. ' ASHMAN, H. Fast and straight righfrarm bowler, and gets many' wickets. SURREY. AKROYD,, S. H. (Hadley). A brilliant butsmlin, untl rery rlifiicult to dismiss if allowed to get set ; a safe field ; did not playas often for the County' (luring past season as could he wished. . BRAY, E. (Westminster uml Cambridge). A good slow round-arm bowler , scorer] well at times during season. , u . CHANDLER, A. (Chcltenham). A useful man, MimiJ 1‘ good hitter. “11d “5“ 21 safe for runs, thougli witli an awkward style; its well to let; i 11°" “ 30° field : has not played much during last season. , b t GORE, S. ‘V. Harrow). A very useful mun in an eleven, being“. free “11“: willing on most energetic field. and a'good change bowler; ‘hd “M P "3 for Surrey in 1877 or lFTr. , d 11. CArmiIcHAEL, J. A very young criclreter, nntl bids fair to become gen 3 round ; slo\\' in the flelrl. AvonY, H. K. A inst run-getter, and a fine field. , m. LINDSAY, W. (lVinehester). A gfifld but, Will a "91W pretty cutatulas \ y useful, and scored well for County; a splendid field. “ml 3 SE"? C“ c L . be“, Srmcnnx, G. (Cheltenlmm). One of. if not m9 most brilliant: huge . fieldemcn of the day ; howls slow round with a higlr deliver.“ “I ‘tm'n tile cfiectis’e on several occnsions ; unfortunately was notable to play “mince season owing to business. and the County sufl‘ered greatly in CONS?! ht fist TILLARD, C. (Repton and Cambridge). A useful mmizbcmfi 35112? ' bowler. and free hitter ; (lid not play for lns County in 1844 l)! l1~mi very READ, W. ‘V. Proved n gTeut acquisition to the Countl'i “' 3d"“§ lo field . promising player, xv. patieiit hat, with hit when wanted, “ll ‘ 0; iatinnings one of the best amateur cricketers of the day ; Plflyc‘l two fine no 5,“ 1‘0\'l0“5 for’ England v. Gloucestershire, but was not quite so successful as in p years, _ ' . MONEY, Rm W. B. (Hm-row and Cambridge). szm keeps u]! Ins cricket, and is useful in ever ~ de uriment of the game. _ . GAME, W- H. (Slierlyiorng and Oxford). “his (if great service to the County at the Oval against Gloucestershire, but only played very' rarely £01" 0mm" i a fine lon field. , _ _, . SHUTER, I? A. Was very elfectii'e with Elie grails playing good cricket, throu limit a ver ' useful man, beinf' also a no 0 . ~ . . ' Snurnnfr. (VVinehe’stcr). A pretty bit. pluyiiig hard on the ofi-s;(lf , 115112355 some very fine innings for County, nnrl was especmlly uscfll o thrm l t;. 1 (hi field. , , . “furrfémfli. (cinzilcoii‘him), An “chum in 1377 has deprived Surre) Of “cry useful all-round cricketer. . . ABBOTT. \V. (Winchester). A goorl wicket-keeper, standnig well Up (0 L1“ howlin , and taking on eithei‘ side : u. rnoderate but. 1 ' CLARKE, ‘. C. A splendid field; at times successful us a. slolv I0““"“rm bowler», and plays in good form. CLARKI", M. 0. A very stendy bat; faii- field. LUCAS, A. P. (Cambridge). Plays for Surrey. 215 . BLA E, . g od rig —aim bowler, varies his pace and pitch. Fn x Is, J. Still play-s, and akes as many runs as ever. PRESTON, B. g od bat null excelleutfield. SAL ON, . J. Very' gne(l bat, fr e hitter, unlucky for his Count)’; must practice labs. SAL ON, E. . gnarl steady but and field, at home anywhere. , TURNER, J. 0. G od lengstop, very guod bat anrl field. W lt , ev. . First-mite lefblmml bowler, ver)’ difllcult to play. _ S , . Fa t. aml straight rig t—arm bo ler, and gets mmu' wicket-s. . KROYD. S. . (Radlqv). bri liant bats an. aml very rlifiicult to dis iss; if a lo ed to get set ; a safe field ; did not pleyns aften for 1110 County (NINE ast seasmi as c ld be wished. X', . ( est inster aml Cambridge). A good slo ' round-ar bowler; seared e l at ti es during aeaa n. . ll . (ll-LANDLER, . ( lielteulm ). useful un, h ll-Bi u gnnd la t r, an usuu 51 safe f r r s, th n ]: ith an a k ard st le; its e l to leg; hat. a goo! el : as n t pln 'ed ell ring la t. season. ' b GORE. S. WV. (Harru ). very sef l a iii a ) eleven, eluga fr e fig. fl Willing and ost energetic field. and a “guml change ler; di not P “Y f r r i 18 7 r 1378. A d ll (J uIc , J. A verg' young cricketer, and bids fan to become gnu “ ‘ r und slew in the field. vonr, . . fast r - e ter. a a fiehl. nx'nsm', . (\anc ). good bat, with n mg- pretty out: was very L s r l f r t ; a. Splendid fifl .~ “N1 “ “J"? t STRACHAN, . ( lte ha ). f. if u . the mu t lyrllh-‘nt am"??? eldfl en of the a“ ; ho ls 51ch r it n. igh h\' t)'~ find ““5. “t’hse e eetiv r l a i s : uinrt u t l as t able to play late "22 s s i g t si ss. a t t suff re reatl m conifqflfiz fist J‘I , . c t ri ). f l u n. he _g_ rusting» ler. a d fr itt r ; di t l f r hi r m 1 01 L n in] rv , . W. n\'c(l u r a i iti t t tl'i "- young 23 eld'- pro ising la er, a tient but, ith t , and n Ent'nllifl i; o t ri t rs of the day ; played two fine not fun l flags f r l . l t ix , hm. as t ite so successfiil as m prc . . . orley ei’. w 13. nr n‘v an fC'almhridge). sun keeps u1>h16°r'°k°‘:““d ' e art-merit 0 . _ w, ( her j aml xford). “7115 of great service if: algCCcénnlztyfiz an i rdl c, t l l erg' mrel) it“ 0 ‘3 ‘ e l g l . _ r . smrmn, L. very meal?“ filth the an]? Plfll’mE 5°" t e bout a, r - f l a . eiug : so a me 0 . ' , _ ' HUTERST. (fl’inchggtoiv). may me. playing hard 911 the ofi-sulé'ca 113-433] v mé e il )’. a d iallg' seflll 0 oll bout: a s lendid fi l . . , ‘VYATT, ‘., N, (Che toy/11m ), u mzcitlent 017? ’ WT) bcl'. _ _ l f“ t nno'rr W n wl‘ ea ! i t- r, sta in ell up 0 5 b i g, t i ither si : u m r t t. 1 C a ml ; a El ‘ mum-fir ler. u rmn. cmnma. . c. er5' stead . bat; fair field. ; ). P aye for Surr '. cricket ;