James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

T H EU N I V E R S I T I E SA N DP U B L I CS C H O O L SIN 1879. 1 0 1 B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . H o n. A. Lyttelton . H o n. IvoBligh A .G .Steel D .Q. Steel H .E. Whitfeld A .F.F o r d H .W o o d P. H .M o r t o n R .S. Jones C .P i g g L. K . Jarvis G .B . S t u d d.. O.P. Lancashire A .G . Steel H .W o o d A .F .F o r d P .H .M o r t o n . C .P i g g T i m e s I n n s. n o tout R u n s 1 0 3 3 0 9 M o s tin a nInns. 7 7* Average 4 4 . 1 6 2 1 7 6 1 1 3* 4 4 6 1 1 7 4 6 4 3 4 . 4 7 1 1 0 3 2 7 17.1 1 0 1 1 3 9 3 4 15.4 7 0 9 2 5 1 1 3 - 1 6 1 5 0 3 1 1 0 8 5 2 7 9 9 8 0 6 7 4 1 8 . 3 2 0 1 5 9 7 - 1 7 0 5 0 1 8 5.5 3 0 1 3 7 4 . 1 5 0 1 5 1 1 3 C.E. Grainger, 2*, only played in one match. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s M a i d e n s R u n s W i c k e t s A v e r a g e 192-3 8 9 2 1 1 2 3 9 . 4 3 2 4 1 4 9 3 9 2 3 8 1 0 - 1 2 1 5 6 8 8 1 7 5 1 3 1 3:6 270-2 1 0 4 4 5 6 3 1 1 4 . 2 2 15.3 3 3 6 2 1 8 D. Q. Steel bowledthree overs for 4 runs andnowicket. THE UNIVERSITY ELEVEN IN 1879.- Hon. A. Lyttelton (Eton and Trinity ) : avery dangerous bat , playing in commanding style and getting runs very quickly ; the best amateur wicket -keeper of the day ; was very successful in batting throughout , despite a wet season ,having a fine average of 44 runs for the Uni- versity ; captained the eleven with great judgment throughout . D. Q. Steel (Uppingham and Trinity Hall) : regained a good deal of his former powers ; a grand all round hitter , and merely requires a little more patience to have also a very fine defence ; fielded point for the eleven , and did well in that capacity . L. K. Jarvis (Harrow and Trinity ) : a very fine field , but, probably owing to the wet season , lost all confidence with the bat . A. G. Steel (Marlborough and Trinity Hall): though unable in several matches to play for the eleven was whenthere , as ever , invaluable . A most useful and excellent bat, very rarely failing to score and never to put alacrity into the game. In bowling not quite so successful as last year , though nothing could have surpassed his perform- ance in the second innings of University match, while against professionals throughout the season he was unresisted . Hon. Ivo Bligh (Eton and Trinity ) : played splendidly for his University , as his average shows ; has almost the best ' cut' in England, and has got muchmore patience than in 1878 ; good field and unfailing catch . H. E. Whitfeld (Eton and Trinity ): has an admirable defence shown to great advantage against Oxford ; a very good , safe , and un- tiring field . A. F. J. Ford (Repton and King's ) : a really useful bowler as Middlesex cricket as well as Cambridge testified . A very fine hitter , but does not always select the right ball . P. H. Morton (Rossall and Trinity ) : bowled beautifully throughout the season ; has a break back almost unequalled among fast bowlers , professional or amateur ; in batting not quite so successful as in 1878. H. Wood (Emmanuel) : a good and lucky slow bowler , getting no less than 38 wickets ; a resolute batsman to whomnervousness is unknown. R. S. Jones (Trinity ) : as the Canterbury week proved , is a really finished batsman , with fine defence and hitting for Cambridge , however , he seemed unable to resist the depressing influence of ground and weather . G. B. Studd ( Eton and Trinity ) : only played three innings for Cambridge , but is the best field in the e l e v e n. *??????????????? ??A????????