James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

1 7 4 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 . E P S O MC O L L E G E . T H EELEVENIN 1881.-W.C. Black (9 ) : very careful little bat ; mustlearn to play forward ; smart field in the slips ; can bowl a little . H. Brenchley (8) : excellent long -stop ; fair bat , plays forward well ; change bowler . A. E. Coates (2512 ) : hits with some freedom when allowed to get set ; works hard in the field ; can bowl a little . J. A. Collins (34) : stiff and uncertain bat ; was put in the teamfor bowling, but fell off ; wretched field . L. P. Gibson (53) : uncertain bat ; must practice steadily ; slow and unsafe in the field . J. W. Hudson (717) : best all -round manin the team ; stylish bat, though nervous , and often unlucky ; excellent fast bowler , and can field brilliantly . 17. Kemp (103) : free hitter ; would have batted far better had he learnt to keep his right foot still ; kept wicket fairly ; can also bowl. E. J. Moore (43) : hardly met with the success in batting which his careful practice deserved ; energetic field and captain . A. W. Pearse (12+) : hard hitting reliable bat ; very good whenruns are badly wanted; bowled well early in the season ; safe catch , but a little slow in the field . H. B. Townsend (3) : rather young for his colours ; fond of the game; will do better next year. A. E. Wynter (12 ) : much improved in batting ; cuts and plays forward well ; hardworking but uncertain field . L A N C I N G C O L L E G E . C. H. Russell (15.11 ) : has batted in good style with success ; good field at point ; has captained the team well . H. Hardy (4.3 ) : a disappoint- ment in batting this season ; good slow bowler . A. W. Claye (12.10 ) : has improved muchin batting this season ; drives well ; strong on the off side ; good fast bowler , but rather uncertain . T. Pellatt (16.12 ) : good steady bat ; fair long stop ; safe in the out field ; slow bowler. A. Freeman (12-11): pretty bat ; strong on the off ; good left hand bowler ; good field . H. W. Richards (12) : makes runs ; drives well ; wants practice as a wicket keep . C. F. Newton (12.6 ) : careful bat, but stiff style ; has rather fallen off in bowling latterly ; slow in the field . A. H. Sugden : pretty bat, has improved in fielding . A. R. G. Newton (24): should bat with more care, andplay moreforward ; has fielded well at cover point . J. B. Hewitt (2.8) : bats straight , but does not makeruns ; bowls well on his day; bad field . G. E. Moberly (8.0 ) : fair bowler ; bad style of batting . B O W L I N G A N A L Y S E S . O v e r s . M a i d e n s . R u n s . Wickets. Average. H .H a r d y 1 4 9 - 4 3 9 3 3 9 3 4 9 - 3 3 A .W .Claye 274-4 9 8 4 8 1 4 2 11-19 C .F. N e w t o n 5 7 . 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 2 1 1 - 2 G .E. Moberly 2 0 2 5 5 5 1 1 T. Pellatt 4 0 - 2 9 1 0 2 8 1 2 . 6 J. B. H e w i t t.... 6 9 . 2 2 5 1 3 8 1 0 1 3 - 8 A .F r e e m a n 1 4 2 4 2 2 8 6 2 1 1 3 - 1 3