James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

THE UNIVERSITIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1879. 1 4 9 C. P . Lewis G .T.E v a n s O .J o n e s B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . BallsM d s. R n s. W t s. A v r. 6 0 4 4 4 1 8 6 4 6 4:2 2 2 0 2 0 4 3 1 0 4.3 2 5 1 1 67 3 1 7 4:5 Balls M d s. Rns. W t s. A v r. J. E. Williams 3 8 3 3 2 5 1 1 0 5-1 W .J. R o w l a n d.. 171 1 0 7 7 1 2 6 - 5 H .E .L e w i s 5 8 3 4 1 191 2 8 6-23 LLANDOVERY ELEVEN IN 1879.-A. E. Kempthorne (Capt .) : the best bat in the eleven , is still weak on his leg stump, and sometimes over -anxious to hit ; good short -slip . J. E. Williams : a most uncertain bat , far too fond of gallery- hitting ; good field , and fair change bowler . H. E. Lewis : the best bowler in the eleven , has a fair break-back; ought to makea good bat. J. O. Evans : a fair bat, but not improved much, still pulls from his leg ; excellent field . D. S. Jones : as a bat , is too fond of playing back ; promises well for next year ; very good at cover -point . A. L. Rowland: a left -handed bat ; lacks patience ; good field , and safe catch . F. C. Cornish : disappointing bat , excellent long- stop . W. J. Rowland : bowls slow-round, proved very destructive on one or two occasions ; did not come off in batting . E. H. Bayley did not improve in batting or bowling as one might expect ; good field and catch . G. T. Evans : bowls slow ; is very straight , but not muchwork on yet to be effective ; as a bat, too fond of hitting . E. P. Alexander : a very steady and painstaking bat; never takes liberties ; rather slow in the field . C. P. Lewis : Oxford E l e v e nof 1 8 7 6. M A G D A L E N C O L L E G ES C H O O L, O X F O R D . Captain , T. E. Wells. Matchesplayed , 20 ; won, 12 ; drawn, 6 ; lost , 2 . B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . N o t M o s tin N o t M o s tin Inns. out R u n sI n n s. A v e r. Inns, out RunsInrs. A v e r. R e v .J. H .A u d - W .G. Woolsey.. 17 1 1 0 4 20 6 - 8 land...... A.E. David¹.... 18 2 8 1 2 4 0 6 0* 34.2 2 7 2 6 5 1 7 A .W a l d r o n 1 6 2 8 8 1 4 6 . 4 E .I. G r e e n... 1 7 1 9 6 1 7 6 H .Woolsey 3 2 16 1 6 1 6 S. C. Field...... 1 4 3 5 2 1 1 4. . . . . T.E. Wells .... 1 8 3 1 5 7 2 6 10-7 H .M .Wells 5 3 9 5* 4.1 . . . . A. H. Coombes.. 17 1 142 2 7 8 . 6 C. G. Page...... 12 2 3 2 7* 3-2 C. J. M. Godfrey 15 3 '80 18* 6.8 Winnerof averagebat. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Balls M d s. Rns. W t s. A v r. W .G. Woolsey 1 6 8 1 0 4 8 7 6 . 6 A .E .D a v i d 2 1 5 C. J. M .Godfrey 1,010 86 311 5 0 6 - 1 1 H .M . Wells 150 1 0 6 6 9 7 - 3 A. G. Robins.... R e v .J. H . A u d - 157 Balls M d s. Rns. W t s. A v r. 8 1 0 8 9 1 2 9 7 2 6 1 2 A . H. Coombes.. 1,219 7 3 5 0 7 6 6 7-65 l a n d... 1 0 5 A.R. Waldron.. 479 2 1 2 1 7 2 4 9 - 1 T. E. Wells 7 0 1 4 8 1 8 7 2 43-1 1 4 8 E. I. Green...... 20 0 11 1 1 1 Winnerof averageball . MAGDALENCOLLEGE SCHOOL ELEVENIN 1879 .—* T. E. Wells : amost energetic and painstaking captain ; set his team an example of steady defensive batting ; owing to an accident unable to bowl. *A. E. David : a brilliant and thoroughly sound bat ; plays with great confidence , and generally gets runs ; a fine leg- hitter ; has done good service as a wicket -keeper throughout the season , and occasionally bowled ; winner of the average bat . A. H. Coombes : has rather weak defence , but when once set makes runs very fast ; a most useful and effective medium-pace bowler , being always on the spot ; a first -rate field any