James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

254 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. F O W L E R, H. Most dangerous batsman; hits very hard, with good defence ; fair wicket-keeper, and capital point . F O W L E R, W. H. Hits very hard, and often makes runs against the best bowling. Fox, H. F. (Clifton ). Most promising young bat in the team; capital style ; painstaking and hard- working field . MASSEY, W. M. Very much improved bat ; hits very hard , slows especially ; grand field anywhere. NEWTON, S. C. (captain ). Very good bat ; magnificent all -round field ; dangerous fast (change) bowler. R A M S A Y, R. C. (Harrow). Bats fairly well ; bowls slow round with great break; will makea very good bowler with care ; fields well . R E E D, Rev. F. Still at times a good slow-mediumright -hand bowler ; weakfield ; and has lost nearly all his batting form. R O E, W. N. Camefrom school with great batting reputation ; ought to be of great service to his county ; good field ; bowls slows . Ross, H. Lost most of his batting ; moderate in the field . SAINSBURY, E. First -class bat against any bowling ; good and clever slow bowler ; keen cricketer , and hard-working field . SMITH, F. A. Hits hard, and has played with greater judgmentthis season ; improved in the field . SWEET, C. F. Will make a very goodbat ; very good and quick in the out field. TERRY, F. W. Can keep wicket well , and is a promising bat. W E S T E R N, E. (hon. sec.). Capital bat, especially against good fast bowling. WILSON, C. J. Dangerous bat ; hits very hard ; wonderfully good field . W E L M A N, F. T. A good wicket-keeper and reliable bat. EVANS, A. H. (Oxford ). Plays for Somersetshire . Y O R K S H I R E . ACKROYD , A. (Uppingham ). Very fast round right -hand bowler ; fast bat . BROWN, W. GILPIN (Harrow). Good bat and long stop . BRIGGS, Rev. RAWDON(Winchester and Oxford ). Very fine bat and field ; never plays now. CARTER, Rev. E. S. (Eton and Oxford ). Good fast and slow bowler ; very fairb a t. CLEGG , J. C. Very good bat , and excellent field ; top average this year . DURY, T. S. (Harrowand Oxford). A fine free bat and active field . FORBES, W. F. (Eton). One of the best all -round amateurs of the day, being a very fine bat , a splendid field , and a very fast bowler (round arm). FRANK, J. Good right -hand fast bowler , and fair left -hand bat. GRAY, A. A slow round -arm bowler , delivers from a great height , and at times gets considerable break on; hardly so successful as of old. GRAY, E. Brilliant but uncertain bat ; fine field . H A W K E, Hon. M. B. (Eton ). Good bat, generally getting double figures . HIRST, E. T. (Rugbyand Oxford). Hits well all round ; a good field . LANDON, C. W. Fast bowler , at times very effective ; can hit well , but wantingin defence.