James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

8 2 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S ' A N N U A L . Briggs B a r l o w N a s h R . W o o d W a t s o n H .Miller S. S. Schultz C r o s s l a n d B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . O v e r s . 4 Maidens. Runs. Wickets . Average. 2 7 2 3 . 1 492-1 2 5 6 5 7 1 6 3 9 . 4 409.1 1 9 4 5 1 9 4 8 1 0 - 3 9 1 5 6 2 3 2 1 1 - 1 8 2 8 4 8 1 7 8 7 6 3 1 2 - 3 1 87.1 4 4 1 4 1 9 1 5 . 6 4 1 5 0 6 6 . 3 2 7 9 3 1 3 7 . 2 A. Appleby, 14 overs for 19 runs and a wicket ; H. C. John, 5 overs for 13 runs, bowledin one innings . M I D D L E S E X . OFFICERSFOR 1881. -President , Viscount Enfield . Vice-Presidents , Lord G. Hamilton, M.P., and John Walker. Treasurer , W. Nicholson . H o n. Sec. , P. M. Thornton. Committee , Hon. Alfred Lyttelton , A. R. Daly, C. E. Green, W. H. Hadow, R. Henderson, G. Lee, C. T. Studd, G. В. Studd, T. S. Pearson , E. Rutter , T. Ratliff , C. M. Tebbut , M. Turner , V. E. Walker, A. J. Webbe, and Rev. A. R. Ward. Owingto collision with other fixtures the matchbetween Middlesex and Lancashire , arranged to take place at Lord's , was given up, and consequently only one meeting between the two shires was recorded during the season . Thenine matches in the programmewere equally divided between wins, draws, and losses , and this summarycan hardly be considered to be satis- factory . The heavy rains of August considerably affected the prospects of the County, just at a time whenit was able to place its best forces in the field , and the great strength of the eleven in batting was consequently never fairly shown. The absence of the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton left the County without a wicket -keeper during its earlier matches, andthe want of a capable substitute was severely felt at times . Mr. Leslie , of Oxford, proved , as was only to be expected , a useful addition to the team, and Mr. Robson fully confirmed the reputation he wonin the Colts ' match, not only batting in sound style , but fielding well . Neither Messrs . I. D. Walker nor A. J. W e b b ewere quite as successful as in previous years, but Mr. Vernon's hitting was more useful than ever , and Mr. C. T. Studd's services with bat a n dball cannotbe overrated. T h elatter, with Mr. Robertson Clarke a n d Burton, did all the bowling, while the slow round of the last namedproved a decided addition to the strength of the County , and, as will be seen , he obtained more wickets than any of the other bowlers . Mr. Paravicini , the Eton Captain, was tried in someof the later matches, but it cannot b e said that he has as yet fulfilled the expectations formed from his undeniably brilliant performances for Eton during the two last seasons .