James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

2 0 6 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 . V I C T O R I AC L U B, N E WM A L D E N . (Established 1879. ) Matches Played, 26 ; Won, 14 ; Lost , 8 ; Drawn, 4. G.Cooper (9-6 ) : splendid leg -hitter and admirable field ; good change bowler. F. Attfield (8.26 ) : a good, though somewhatuncertain bat, pretty back play , and cuts very neatly . A. G. Rough (7·15) : very fine slow bowler with good break , very effective ; also a good bat . A. Woodroffe (7.74 ) : a fine bat when set ; splendid field at long -on, very rarely missing a catch . J. Condy (7-7 ) : a rapid run -getter ; hits well to leg ; smart field , and good wicket -keeper . H. E. Phillips (6.5 ) : hard hitter ; fair wicket- keeper ; is keen in the field . F. Walker (6) : a steady bat ; rather nervous ; good field , and is a promising young player. H. Batt (5.30 ) : a very fine fast , round -arm bowler , being very straight and always effective ; is possessed of great hitting powers , and a brilliant field anywhere . J. Η. Vickery (5-14) : a very useful bat, possessing most stubborn defence ; useful change bowler. G. West (5.11) : magnificent fast , left handbowler ; gets a considerable amountof work on the ball ; moderate bat. F. Smith (5.4) : an enthusiastic and energetic cricketer ; wicket -keeper of the eleven ; punishes loose bowling severely . H. Borders (4.12) : a capital change bowler; fair bat ; fine long-stop . W. Taylor (4.2 ) : a hard-hitting bat ; fair field . F. Bryant (4.1 ) : careful bat ; uncertain field . R. Attfield (3.11 ) : fair field and bat ; safe catch . H. J. Phillips (3.10) : uncertain bat and field. A. G. Roughtook 115 wickets for 435 runs (average , 3.90). H. Batt, 93 wickets for 491 runs (average , 5.26). In wicket-keeping , F. Smith caught 6 andstumped11. L I V E R P O O L& L O N D O N& G L O B EI N S U R A N C E C. . H. T. Bayne; good bat; indifferent field . F. Bell : moderate bat ; good field . F. Brookman: a steady bat ; fair bowler ; wants practice in the field . T. Chapman: fair bat ; good field . G. H. Conquest : a very good left- handedfast bowler ; fair bat and field (bowling prize ). G. Dixon: a good long-stop andbat. H. R. Harding: a hard hitter ; good field , and erratic bowler. M. Hill : a splendid bat, good field , and change bowler (batting prize ). H. G. Jackson : a " slogging " bat and weak field . W. Monger : a fair bowler ; poor bat and field . A. Saward: a good wicket-keep and fair bat (all -round prize ). A. Scales : a moderate bat and good field . E. Stonhouse : a good bat, splendid thrower and field , and fair bowler. J. Tindall : a cramped bat; fair bowler ; moderate field with a style ofhis o w n. E. E. Westmacott: a goodbowlerand field ; fair bat. G. H . Conquest took 48 wickets for 266 runs (average 5.26 ).