James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

THE UNIVERSITIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1879. 1 2 3 MARLBOROUGH ELEVEN IN 1879 .—*E. Peake : had a hard post to fill , but performed his task very fairly ; an improved bat , and would have scored more largely if the ground had been harder ; an erratic bowler , but not afraid to pitch the ball up ; and as a consequence got wickets ; improved as a field , but still had something to learn . *H. Leach : bats in very good form ; fields well; andbowls slows fairly . *H. E. Stanton : was unable to play till the end of the season ; a strong and useful bat. C. L. Booth : from careless practice showed little promise at the beginning of the season ; improved very much, however , towards the end and played straight and hard especially on the off side ; has an unhappy knack of misjudging catches . * C. Hitchcock : the most certain bat of the team ; plays with stiff form, but has a capital defence ; an excellent field anywhere ; if young Marlburians would follow his example of painstaking and untiring energy , our cricket would be different to what it is . C. S. Bengough : kept wicket well throughout the season , and sometimes brilliantly ; ought with careful practice to make a good bat ; captain for 1880 . *H. D. P. Kitcat : bats with a very good defence , and fields well at long-leg , throws in well. H. G. C. Hardwick: an excellent slow round-arm bowler, breaking considerably both ways ; a fair bat, but slow field . *H. J. Glennie : agood cover -point , rarely misses a catch ; rather erratic in throwing in ; bats fairly , has not enough confidence ; good change bowler on a wet ground . *R. E. Hill : a good change bowler , bowls fast left -hand , with a baulking action , fair field ; poor bat . J. B. Challen : showed great promise at the beginning of the year as a medium round -arm bowler , but fell off ; has reached the eleven at an early age , and if he really takes pains , ought to develop into agood all -round cricketer . R E P T O N S C H O O L . Captain for 1879, H. J. Ford. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s. Matches Played, 8 ; Won, 6 ; Drawn, 0 ; Lost , 2. Club Opponts W h e r e Opponents Played W h e n Played 1st 2 n d 1st 2 n d W o nb y I n n. I n n. I n n. I n n. MatchesW o n(6) NottinghamL a m b s R e p t o n M a y27, 28 164 7 4 65 Inningsand25 runs. T h eFriars J u n e1 2 6 1 29* 7 01 9 10 wkts; * nowktsd n. M A L V E R NC O L L E G E PastReptonians.. و د و د و د 2 7 6 56 1 29 82 15 runs . пот وو 1 9,2 0 4 5 8 8 4 88 4 101runs. SouthDerbyshire (ret ) Derby July 8 9 9 2 3 77 22runs; 3 wktsd n. R e p t o n Repton 1 9 1 6 6 37 97* 129 runs; * 6 wktsd n. ود MatchesLost (2) Lostby SouthDerbyshire..... Repton J u n e5 65 109 38* 41 runs; * 4 wktsd n. UPPINGHAMSCHOOL.. Uppingham July 1, 2 5 6 7 6 1 4 5 Inningsand13 runs. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . Times To M o s tin ) 4'1 modori I n n s. n o to u t R u n s a n Inns. Average H .B . Steel 1 2 1 2 2 3 6 7 2 0:3 H . J. Ford 1 3 2 2 2 2 5 4 2 0 - 2 F.R .Marriott 1 2 1 9 4 2 5* 8 6 F.Napier..... 1 2 2 8 3 (lo043 ) 8 3 2 J. F. Hastings 1 1 0 9 0 1 7 8 . 2 . . . . . .