James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DPUBLICS C H O O L SIN 1880. 1 6 9 B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Ovrs. M a n s. R n s. W t s. A v r. A. L. D u n c a n91 19 T. Frank. 30.1 12 2 3 5 4.3 157 22 7.3 R e v .W .H u m - phrys 159.4 47 W .L. E a m e s130 241 30 8-1 3 5 209 2 6 8.1 Ovrs. M d n sR n s. W t s. A v r. C. J. P u g h 46-1 11 97 12 8-1 F. P. O w e n... 133 3 7 205 23 8-21 R. H. C u t h- b e r t...... 3 1 9 29-1 1 0 T. Frankbowled10 wides , Rev. W. Humphrys9, and W. L. Eames8. OSWESTRYSCHOOL ELEVEN IN 1880.-R. H. Cuthbert (Captain ) : good bat and fine field ; an effective bowler at times. Rev. W. Humphrys: good bat andbowler; has rare leg-hitting powers; excellent field . W. L. Eames: very fair bowler, and good hitter ; must learn not to hit at good balls . A. L. Duncan: good bat, but very incautious between the wickets ; effective bowler. C. J. Pugh: good bat at commencementof season ; fair point . W. W. Lewis : fair bat ; poor field . J. A. Ward: has helped very materially to get runs whenthey have been most needed. H. P. Cuthbert : good bat and field . F. Rees : steady bat; has played some very good innings ; smart field . F. P. Owen : fair bat , and good straight bowler . T. Frank: fair left -handed bowler ; with practice will becomedangerous ; w a n t sconfidence. R E A D I N G S C H O O L . Matchesplayed, 13 ; W o n, 5 ; Drawn, 1 ; Lost, 7. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S , N o t M o s tin Inns. out.R u n s.Inns. A v e r. N o t M o s tin I n n s. o u t.R u n s.I n n s. A v e r. 18 0 7 9 3 0 4-15 Rev.W.P.Whit- L.L o y. tington 1 6 2 324 61 23-2 G . H. Jenkins 17 1 6 3 2 1 3 - 1 T. R.P. Herbert 20 4 2 4 2 4 3 15-2 F .C o x... 9 3 2 2 6 3 - 4 M .R. Neligan20 0 210 3 7 10-1 J. Gardner...... 17 0 3 11 4 1 - 1 4 F. H a y w a r d 1 8 2 109 21 6 - 1 3 F. W .Green... 18 2 3 0 7 1 - 1 4 S. Tulloch 1 9 0 117 32 6 . 3 H .P e n n 1 43 2 0 6 1 . 9 F. Cardew... 1 5 4 62 11 5.7 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S , Overs. M a n s. R u n s. W k t s. Aver. L o y......... 167 3 5 381 4 0 9-21 Tulloch... 164 4 1 3 9 8 3 312-2 Herbert... 62 7 1 5 8 1 5 10-8 Jenkins... 80 2 7 147 1 0 14.7 G r e e n C a r d e w P e n n 3 4 Overs. M d n s. Runs. W k t s. Aver. 5 2 9 1 2 9 1 0 12-9 2 5 6 6 6 1 1 2 5 7 0 5 1 4 THE READING SCHOOL ELEVEN IN 1880 .-- F. Cardew : plays with a straight bat and has good reach , but is painfully slow in his movements . F. Cox : does not seem anxious to excel ; throws well , and occasionally fields creditably at long -leg ; bats in a style peculiar to himself . J. Gardner : asa batsmanhas not rendered muchassistance to the eleven , but has made ample amendsin fielding ; a large share of hard work has fallen to his lot at long -leg and long -off ; throws well , though rather slow in returning the ball ; has been awarded the bat given for all -round fielding . F. Green: gave promise of becoming a bowler , and was fairly successful in some of