James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

1 5 0 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' ANNUALLYU INT where , and safe catch . C. J. M. Godfrey (Captain for 1880 ): a good fast bowler , more than once has saved a match by getting wickets at a critical moment; should study pitch more ; much improved in batting ; a fine field ; winner of the average ball . E. I. Green : an excellent field anywhere , but a splendid point ; bats in neat style , but has been unlucky this season ; should run with better judgment . W. G. Woolsey : a steady bat, drives well to the off, a good and active field , and sometimes a useful change bowler . A. Waldron : bats in good form , but has not enough patience ; an effective slow bowler, and capital field . C. G. L. Page : a magnificent cover -point , with quick return ; a brilliant catch ; has come out as a bat towards the end of the season . *S. C. Field : a careful bat , but not as successful as was expected ; never idle in the field . H. M. Wells : promises well both as a bat and bowler ; bowls with a nice easy action ; in batting , cuts well . A. G. Robins : a change bowler ; unsuccessful as a bat ; rather slow in the field . H. Woolsey : pro- mising bat ; quick in the field . M E R C H A N T T Y L O R S ' S C H O O L . Matches won, 6 : Comet C.C. (Putney ) twice ; Elstree School , Godolphin School , Una C.C. , and H. W. Dennis' Eleven. Matches drawn, 2 : Old Merchant Taylors , St. Paul's School (both greatly in favour of Schocl ). Matches lost , 4 : Revellers , M.C.C. , Una C.C. , Surrey Club.TAGDAM B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . N o t Highest Inns. outR u n scoreA v e r. 1 2 N o t Highest Inns. o u tR u n scoreA v e r. F. V. K n o x .... 10 0 4 2 1 8 4.2 Hammersley.... 10 0 3 6 8 3 - 6 R .H o s k e n 8 0 2 5 1 9 3 - 1 Sapsworth....... 6 01 5 8 2-3 Curtis ....... 13 1 2 5 1 2* 2-1 H .W .D e n n i s 2 1 4 9 A. V. Despard .. 11 1 1 4 0 6 0 14.9 5 7 1 4 H .G. Ratcliffe .. 5 1 4 1 1 4 10-1 R . K . Ellis ...... 9 0 7 1 2 6 7-8 M .J. S i m m o n d s11 3 5 5 1 7 6 - 7 F. Bampfylde.. 1 1 1 4 2 - 1 2 4 . 2 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. H .W .Dennis F.Bampfylde F .K n o x 2 6 5 1 88 8 1 3 6.10 6 7 5 3 1 281 3 7 7-22 1 0 5 6 2 9 3 9 - 2 BallsM d s. R n s. W t s. A v r. A.V. Despard 205 1 3 8 36 13.5 Hammersley .... 415 27 171 12 14-3 MERCHANTTAYLORS ELEVEN IN 1879.-H. W. Dennis (who has now left for St. John's College , Oxford ) : has proved himself well -fitted for his post ; his steady batting , successful bowling , and, at times , brilliant fielding , were the mainstay of the eleven ; he was ably seconded by A. V. Despard , who batted in very good form throughout the season . Good anywhere in the field , especially as half back-stop . R. K. Ellis : batted freely and occasionally well , especially in the M.C.C. match , when he made a useful 26 ; not quite brisk enough in the field . F. Knox : is a hard -hitter , but has not come off ; very quick in the field . F. G. Bampfylde: was very successful with the ball , and batted very steadily . R. F. Hosken : was not successful with the bat ; a capital field . H. G. Ratcliffe : bids fair to become an excellent bat , though he did not play very often ; in the long field he did very creditably . P. H. Hammersley : bowled very well at times , but not always with the same success ; hehas much improved in his batting . M. J. Simmonds : made agood many runs , and was most useful as a long -stop . A. C. Curtis : batted steadily , though unsuccessfully , and has greatly improved in his fielding . Sapsworth : did not do so well as we expected ; rather lazy in the field .