James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

T H E C H I E FC R I C K E T E R SO F 1881. 2 5 3 ROLLER, W. E. (Westminster and Cambridge ). Useful player ; drives well , but is a little too anxious to hit ; safe , but rather casual in the field ; a very fair change bowler. R E A D, W. W. Avery fine bat,playing very straight , and improvedmuchin hitting of late ; made some large scores for the county ; can also take w i c k e twell. SHUTER, J. (Winchester ). A pretty bat, playing hard on the off -side , but a little too anxious to get runs immediately on going in ; was not quite so successful last year ; a splendid field . SHUTER, L. A. Wasat times effective with the bat. playing good cricket ; a n uncertainfield. TROLLOPE, W. S. (Westminster). Has good defence, but lacks power; a change bowler (fast round) ; fair field . W Y L D, W. G. (Dulwich). Badefair to be of use to Surrey, but military duties haveremovedh i mfromchanceof first class cricket . S U S S E X . BETTESWORTH, W. A. First rate bat ; bowls good round-arm slows, and fields well ; gained Lord Sheffield's cup for highest batting average in 1881 , with an average of 29 for 16 innings . BLACKMAN, W. A very promising all -round m a n; good fast bowler and plucky bat ; his 89 last season made in less than an hour was a fine exhibition of powerful hitting ; fields well . ELLIS, R. T. A very effective bat, with strong defence ; energetic field . GREENFIELD, REV. F. F. J. (Cambridge ). Batted in good form last season ; excellent field ; bowls slows right hand. GRUNDY, G. G. (Harrow ). First -rate bat , left hand ; fields really well . KING, G. L. Goodbat; fields fairly ; takes wicket well . LUCAS, C. J. Goodbat and field , and occasional bowler . LUCAS, M. P. (Harrow). A splen ndid bat, excellent field , and occasional bowler ; played some fine innings in 1881 . MCCORMICK, E. J. Did not come up to the expectations of the county ; bats in good form , and has plenty of time to improve . N E W H A M, W. A very promising bat ; plays in good style , and is a capital field. THORNTON, A. J. Fair bat ; excellent , hard -working field ; bowls slow underh a n d. THORNTON, J. R. Promising bat ; fields well ; bowls fast , right hand. TREVOR, A. H. (Oxford ) , and WHITFELD, H. (Cambridge ), play for Sussex . S O M E R S E T S H I R E . CHALLEN, J. B. Bats in very good style and promises well ; careful field , andonhis day and wicket very goodslow round-armbowler. FORD, E. C. B: (Clifton ). Good all -round cricketer ; has not played for his county of late .