James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

THE UNIVERSITIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLSIN 1879. 1 4 7 greatly ; an effective hitter , and usually gets runs , having come out more towards the end of the season ; a fine field , and good catch ; bowls sometimes . R. M. Kirwan : greatly improved since last year , and has played some good innings , notably against Finchley ; though his style is not very free , he is very steady , and cuts well ; fair change bowler , but very slow in the field . S. Gilbey : a very steady , though not a run-getting bat, but has a good style : very promising as a slow-bowler , and excellent field . A. Wilkes : bats in good form , and plays forward well , but does not come off on a slow ground ; often fields well , but is rather uncertain . J. Y. Woolcombe : bats in as good form as anyone in the eleven , but is not strong enough to get manyruns , though ho usually stays at the wickets some time ; has improved in fielding , but still requires practice . F. W. Sewell : showed great promise at the beginning of the season , and bats well on a dry wicket ; has a good off -drive , but is stiff in the arms and shoulders ; good long-stop . R. W. Burrows : a good and free hitter , but lacking defence , and apt to play with a cross stroke ; should practise wicket -keeping more. J. H. Mathews : has greatly fallen off ; showed some promise of bowling at the beginning of the season , but has since fallen off ; fair field . E. Pullinger : is in the eleven chiefly for his fielding , which is good in the deep field ; is a sure catch , and can also long -stop ; as a bat , is sometimes useful , but does not take enough interest in the game to improve rapidly . G. R. Newbery : has not by any means come up to expectations ; has a bad habit of playing with a cross bat , and therefore seldom stays long at the wickets ; sometimes fields well . F E L S T E D S C H O O L . FELSTED ELEVEN IN 1879.-C. Mitchell (Captain ) : a good left -hand bat with a free action and strong defence ; a first -rate field , and deserving of every praise as captain . E. Copland : batted well and in good style throughout the season ; a steady and useful bowler . R. Stuart King : a fair bat , with careful practice would be good ; a good field , and useful as a bowler ; (Captain for next year). H. E. H. Gillett : a rather uncertain bat, but with good hitting powers . J. S. Cluster : a fair but timid slow bowler ; played one or two pro- mising innings . H. Thursby : A very promising bat, with good style , would dobetter if less nervous ; rather slow in the field . C. D. J. Carmichael : im- proved wonderfully in batting ; a safe long -stop . R. W. Crawshay : plays in good style , but wants confidence ; would have bowled better if he had adopted one action . T. M. Nelson : a plucky and determined hitter , promising well. C. T. Salisbury : a fair and improving wicket -keep . I. E. S. Moore : bats in a style of his own, but sometimes got runs ; may become a useful bowler . С. А. Copland : improved very much in batting during the season , but still rather stiff ; a painstaking cricketer . K I N GW I L L I A M ' SC O L L E G E (Isle of M a n). B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . N o t M o s tin Inns. out RunsInn. Aver. N o t M o s tin S. H. W .Jones.. 13 2 114 3 1 10.4 F.W .Forrest 1 1 1 Inns. out RunsInn. Aver. 5 - 7 5 7 1 9 A. H. Pilkington 13 R. H. F. Bruce.. 13 5 1 111 2 4 9-3 H .C. Franks.... 11 0 4 8 2 0 4 . 4 7 0 1 8 8 6 G .J o w e t t .... 1 3 0 5 2 1 2 4 W .Hopkins.... 11 2 Bellhouse 6 7 15 7.4 E. Thelluson .... 6 0 1 8 5 3 .... 12 2 70 18* 7 D. A. C. Bruce.. 10 1 1 4 6 1 . 5 W .N. Capper ,. 11 3 5 5 13 6 - 7 G L 2