James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

THE UNIVERSITIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1880, 1 0 7 M E R C H A N T T Y L O R S ' S C H O O L . Captain, A. V. Despard. H o n. Seo ., A. C. Curtis . Matches played , 18 ; Won, 5 ; Drawn, 3 ; Lost , 10. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s ti n M o s ti n I n n s. notout. R u n s. anInns. aMatch. Average. H . G. Ratcliffe 1 1 4 8 2 3 6* 3 6 1 1 - 5 A. V. Despard. 2 0 2 1 6 6 2 8 3 5 9 . 2 R. K .Ellis .... 1 2 0 1 0 2 4 5 5 1 8 . 5 M . J. S i m m o n d s. 1 3 2 7 4 1 9* 3 3 6-7 B .S. C a v e.. 2 3 3 1 3 1 1 8* 2 9 6 . 5 G. W .Henderson 2 1 0 1 3 7 2 0 2 0 6 - 5 T.H .V e r n o n 1 0 1 5 7 1 6 2 4 6 . 3 A .C. Curtis 2 6 1 1 1 8 2 3 2 6 4 - 7 M .A. Nicholas 1 8 1 6 7 1 4 2 0 4 - 3 L. H. Gunnery 1 7 3 3 0 9 9 2 . 2 J. S. Phillips 8 1 1 0 8 8 1 . 5 R .K .Ellis L. H.G u n n e r y T.H .V e r n o n A. V.Despard B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 8 2 1 6 2 2 4 2 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 Average. 8 1 0 - 3 1 1 5 1 3 2 5 9 2 1 1 2 - 3 2 0 2 3 4 6 0 7 4 0 1 5 - 1 MERCHANTTAYLORS' ELEVENIN 1880.-*A. V. Despard : (Captain ) a good bat , cutting fairly , though rather wanting in defence ; as a bowler (slow-round) has not been very successful , except on dead wickets ; good wicket -keeper , fields well anywhere ; wants more energy to make a good captain . *R. K. Ellis : unfortunately for the school could not play during theearly part of the season ; has a very good defence, with fine hitting powers; fields smartly , especially at cover -point ; bowls a little . H. G. Ratcliffe : a fine hitting bat, driving splendidly to the off ; at times is apt to be lazy in the field (captain for 1881 ). *A. C. Curtis : good, but uncer- tain bat ; one of the best fields in the eleven , especially at short -slip . *M. J. Simmonds : gets runs in a style of his own; good and energetic field . G. W . Henderson: a hard-hitting bat, rather deficient in defence ; poor field . B. S. Cave : the prettiest bat in the eleven , driving nicely to the off , should learn to cut ; active in the field , a safe catch , and throwing in well to the wicket . M. A. Nicholas : a steady bat , with a pretty cut ; should practice forward -play ; good field . L. H. Gunnery : a good medium-paced bowler; steady , though unlucky bat ; fields well . T. H. Vernon : a good fast round-armbowler, with work fromthe leg ; bats steadily ; fields with energy . J. S. Phillips : a moderate bat ; fair field .