James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

THE UNIVERSITIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1880 . 1 7 3 the cricket -field for the last half of the season, owing to ill health ; a fair bat, with good driving powers ; a capital out-field and safe catch . A. H. Coombes : a very good bat , driving hard , and severely punishing loose •bowling ; a splendid medium-pace bowler , varying pitch and pace with admirable judgment ; has taken 150 wickets during the season ; a capital short slip , but good field anywhere; winner of the average bat and ball. E. I. Green; bats in good style and hits very hard, but, from want of practice , not so successful as might have been expected ; a useful wicket -keeper , and brilliant field ; has left . C. G. L. Page : much improved as a bat , being especially strong in forward play and a fast run-getter ; an excellent cover -point , and towards the end of the season kept wicket with great success . H. M. Wells ; a stylish bat, but should practise hitting , especially on the on-side ; a most useful and effective change bowler, and good field . H. J. Plowman: scored con- sistently at the begining of the season but fell off afterwards , is too fond of hitting ; a successful change bowler , and at times a good field . S. D. Robins : has a good defence , and bats in good form , occasionally play- ing a useful innings ; slow in the field ; a promising bowler ; has left . A .F. B. Smeaton : a capital long-stop ; should makea good bat, having a fair defence and can cut well; has played several good innings . J. W. Cruikshank : will do better as a bat whenhe has got moreconfidence ; a fair point . H. Woolsey : unsuccessful with the bat ; bowled occasionally ; a sharp field with good return ; has left . B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s t No. Inns. No. Runs. not out. inanInns, Average. A. H. Coombes 3 7 6 0 9 1 8 5 1 7 - 1 4 C. J. M .Godfrey 3 7 5 1 4 4 4 9 1 5 . 9 C.G .L. P a g e 3 6 4 0 9 1 4 2 11-24 H .M .W e l l s.. 2 2 1 8 6 6 5 2* 11-10 E. I. G r e e n 2 9 2 5 3 3 4 2* 9-19 H . J. P l o w m a n 3 3 2 8 2 2 3 5 9 - 3 S. D .Robins..... 1 7 1 1 1 2 3 4 7 . 6 A. F. B. Smeaton 2 7 1 5 4 5 4 7 7.0 W .G. Woolsey 2 0 1 1 7 1 1 8 6 . 6 J. W . Cruikshank 1 8 7 0 4 2 0 5.0 H .W o o l s e y 1 9 Rev.J. H.A u d l a n d 1 5 5 8 6 4 1 4 1 7 4 - 6 1 1 0 6 45.11 H .B .D i x o n 2 1 2 0 6 6.0 Balls. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S , Runs. Maidens, Wkts. Wiles. No balls . Average, A. H. Coombes 2 6 4 3 9 7 5 1 6 5 1 5 0 0 1 6 . 7 5 C. J, M .Godfrey 1 8 2 2 6 7 0 1 3 2 9 0 4 2 7-40 H.M .Wells... 6 7 4 2 7 8 3 7 3 7 3 0 7 . 1 9 H. J. P l o w m a n ...... 6 6 4 2 4 6 5 1 2 4 7 3 1 0 . 6 S. D .Robins......... 1 2 3 7 5 4 8 3 0 9 . 3 H .Woolsey 5 5 2 5 3 A. F. B. Smeaton... 4 4 1 7 4 3 1 1 2 0 0 8 - 1 0 1 7