James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

T H EC H I E FC R I C K E T E R SO F 1 8 8 0. 2 2 9 Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. Penn, A. (slow round, left ) 1 1 6 - 2 4 2 1 8 6 1 2 1 5 . 6 P e n n, F. (fast round) 3 3 1 3 5 5 2 27-1 Potter(m e d i u mround). 1220-1 6 5 8 1 3 1 4 7 8 1 6 . 6 6 R e a d, M .(fast round).... 4 9 1 5 1 1 9 1 1 1 9 R e a d, W .W .(lobs) 1 2 8 2 3 3 0 1 4 7 5 - 1 Robertson, J. (fast round). 5 2 3 2 6 4 7 4 2 3 0 2 4 - 2 2 R o t h e r h a m, H .(fast round)...... 270 1 0 3 4 2 1 2 5 1 6 - 2 1 Shadwell, F. B. (fast round)...... 2 2 7 4 6 2 2 3 Sclater ,A. C. B.(mediumround) Smith, A. (Sussex : medium 389 1 5 8 6 5 0 3 1 2 0 - 3 0 round, left). 3 5 2 0 4 1 2 2 0 - 1 Stewart, J. (fast round). 5 3 2 4 6 1 . . . . . 3 20-1 Stratford , A. H. (slow round)... 43 1 3 9 3 3 3 1 Stubbings, J. (fast round).. 4 6 . 1 2 4 1 1 3 6 1 8 . 5 Studd, Č. T. (mediumround) .. 608-2 3 1 2 6 8 5 4 3 1 5 - 4 0 Tate, F. (fast round) 1 3 5 . 1 4 8 2 1 6 8 2 7 Thornton. W. A. (fast round) .. 103 3 2 1 7 7 9 1 9 . 6 T o w n s e n d, F.(lobs)... 7 0 1 9 1 2 8 7 1 8 . 2 T r o d d(fast round) 2 7 - 3 1 1 5 5 3 1 8 - 1 Ulyett, G. (fast round) 2 1 5 - 2 8 7 3 6 2 1 2 3 0 - 2 Vassilla(fast round) 3 3 1 7 3 7 0 W a l k e r, I. D .(lobs) . 1 4 4 6 1 2 1 8 1 3 1 6 - 1 0 Webbe, A. J. (mediumround)... 54.2 18 9 1 3 3 0 :1 Wilson, C. P. (fast round) 1 9 9 . 3 9 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 0 - 4 W o o f(slow round, left ) 249-2 8 6 3 4 6 2 3 15.1 C H A P T E RI X. The Chief Cricketers of 1880 . T H EA M A T E U R S . (Themembersof the Oxford and Cambridge Elevens will be found in previous chapter on Universities and Public Schools .) B E D F O R D S H I R E . BURNETT, C. A hard hitter and useful change bowler. HIGGINS, W. F. (Harrow and Oxford ). A steady useful bat. HILL, J. (Eton). A useful change bowler ; a hard hitter and dangerous bat, but too anxious to makeruns. POLHILL-TURNER, A., and POLHILL-TURNER, C. (Eton). Bothvery efficient in the field ; the former showed very good defence at the wickets on more than one occasion , though his style is cramped. SEABROOK, J. A very destructive fast under-hand bowler ; a fair bat and goodfield . SNOW, A. P. H. Has proved himself a useful bat ; plays in good form ; a useful change bowler, STILEMAN GIBBARD, L. Has proved himself a very efficient all -round cricketer , with great hitting power; plays in good form, and has bowled with great success .