James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

1 7 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 . BEDFORDG R A M M A RSCHOOL.-*H. M. Burge (16) : a very successful captain (1880 , 1881 ), always showed good judgment ; far the best bat in the team, andhas always bowled very well ; is a sure field and safe catch ; his services will be muchmissed next season . *J. More (6.8 ) : an excellent medium-pace bowler ; was very successful during the early part of the season , and especially in the match against Wellingboro ' ; he was consider- ably handicapped during the season in batting owing to an accident at football , F. Hockliffe (14.1 ) : a very pretty bat with good hitting powers ; has hardly fulfilled our expectations as a change bowler , but has improved in fielding . *J. Porter (2.3 ): a most useful slow bowler (left hand), with a break both ways; has bowled with remarkable success throughout the season , and is always effective . H. Orr (10 ) : a good bat, though very unlucky ; should learn to be more patient ; has improved wonderfully in fielding . * W. B. Handford(8.9 ) : an excellent point and safe catch ; can punish loose bowling very severely . G. G. Skipwith (13-1 ) : a useful bat , with a pretty and effective style ; a very fair cover-point . *H. Morton (9-7) : a useful fast bowler and a steady bat ; should use more freedom against loose bowling. *J. Godfrey (4.6 ) : a very fair change bowler (fast ) ; a clean hitter , but with a very poor defence ; should learn to be quicker in the field . B. S. Carey (20-3 ) : a very safe bat, with a style of his own; has always done service to the eleven , and has by far the best average ; he has also improved very muchin wicket-keeping. C. Eagles (1-1 ) : a splendid field anywhere; a fine hitter ; was unfortunately absent the greater part of the season owing to an accident . G. Porter (15) : will makea most useful bat with a good defence ; a very fair change bowler and excellent field . H. Richardson (3.6 ) : a fair bat ; showed great improvement in the field . H a sleft. C I T YO F L O N D O NC O L L E G E . President , Sir John Lubbock, M.P., &c. Captain, J. Marcham. Captain, J. O. Hunt. H o n. Sec ., S. B. McBeath, Sussex Hall , Leadenhall-street , E.C. Ground, WestH a mPark, Upton, E. Matches Played, 19 ; Won, 4 ; Drawn, 8 ; Lost , 7. V i c e - The old club , which had been in abeyance for several years , was resusci- tated during the spring of 1880 with the assistance of the college authorities and friends and the exertions of a few of the cricketing students . Anumber of matches, as detailed above, were played , and though at starting evident signs of the newformation of the club were observant , by the close of the season the eleven were a practical corroboration of the adage, " Practice makesperfect ," andthough results attained are not so favourable as they might be, the progress made augurs well for season 1882 .