James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

1 3 0 K L I L L YWHITE'S CRICKETERS' ANNUAL HIT U P P I N G H A M S C O O L . Captain for 1879 , H. Rotherham. R e s u l t so fM a t c h e s. Matches Played , 13 ; Won, 9 ; Drawn , 0 ; Lost , 4. Opponents MatchesW o n(9) Club Opponts W h e r e Played W h e n Played W o nb y 1st 2 n d 1st 2 n d I n n. I n n. I n n. I n n. K. H.Stephenson'sEleven U p g m. M a y1 9 1 0 0 5 5 3 3 Inns. a n d12 runs Hettering ..... Kettering 2 7 6 4 5 7 7r u n s و و C. I. Thornton'sEleven.. H A I L E Y B U R YC O L L E G E U p g m. June12,13 51 83 6 1 4 5 28 runs Haileybury " 19,20 6 4 6 2 2 5 6 6 35 runs OldBoys (twelve a side ) R E P T O NS C H O O L Upgm. وو 2 4, 25 58 83* 34 106 4 wkts; * 7 w d . . . . July1, 2 1 4 5 5 6 7 6 I n n s. a n d13 runs Rev. A. J. Tuck'sEleven ود ود 1 2 2 2 8 1 4 2 1 4runs و د Coventry Tooting Coventry Tooting Aug.2 7 21 5 5 3 7 1 5 35 runs; * 3 w d 4 1 1 8 ود 7 0102* 48 runs; * 5 w d MatchesLost (4) Lostby M.C.C.a n dG r o u n d.. U p g m. June2, 3 5 55 0 36 71* 2 wkts; * 8 w d E s h e r E s h e r Aug.5 3 2 2 6 1 5 3 Inns. a n d95 runs M.C.C.a n dG r o u n d Lord's 6 , 7 118 4 6 316 I n n s. a n d152runs SurreyClubandGround O v a l رو وو 8 6 7 57 6 1 68* 9 wkts; * 1 w d B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. n o tout R u n s a nI n n s. Average J. L e e s 2 0 2 3 3 4 4 1 18.10 M .Field... 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 6日 0: 9 1 3 P.E .P o w e r 15 1 2 1 , 2 0 W .Orford 1 9 160 42 1 8 1 P .A .Eccles 2 1 3 1 4 0 2 5 7 - 1 4 C. M a r t i n e a u 1 5 0 1 0 3 : 3 7 6.13.177 H .R o t h e r h a m 2 2 0 Conit131al tal 480 o 5 - 2 1 1 9 G. H. Thring 2 0 1 1 6 1 2 5 . 1 6 A . R o t h e r h a m 2 0 1 2 5 4 . 1 4 H .F e r n s 1 2 1 4 6 1 1 81 3 3 1 2 4 . 2 H . M . J o h n s t o n 1 8 5 5 2 1 7 4 B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Balls M a i d e n s R u n s Wickets Average H .R o t h e r h a m . H .Ferns P .A .Eccles 1 5 2 1 1 5 7 4 3 0 9 8 4 : 3 8 8 2 9 7 7 2 6 9 4 6 5.39 2 7 7 2 0 1 4 5 1 1 13-2 a UPPINGHAM ELEVEN IN 1879 .-*H. Rotherham : like last year proved him- self a very good bowler , having great command over the ball , and being able to alter his pitch ,' and ' pace ,' without the knowledge of the batsman ; at times hewas almost unplayable ; as a batsman he was not so successful as last year ; a splendid field , more at home at point than at any other place . J. Lees : good steady bat, with very strong defence , hits well to leg ; a splendid field anywhere , and a good long -stop (captain next season ). *M. Field : a very good hitter , plays with a straight bat , but the ground was too dead for his style of play. C. Martineau : avery promising player , having good style , with a long reach , but rather short of confidence . P. A. Eccles : a very useful player ; as a bat has muchimproved, can hit well all round, and has a good defence ; agood field , and change bowler . *H. Ferns : a very good bowler and with a little