James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1883

1 1 2 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R SA N N U A L . C L A R ECOLLEGEELEVENIN 1882.-G. F. Campbell (Sec. for 1883) : painstaking bat, but often fails through nervousness ; rather uncertain in the field . H. J. Ford : possesses fine hitting powers ; is a severe punisher of loose bowling ; has bowled at times ; safe catch . G. F. Grace : as a bat, stiff , and does notmakeenough use of his reach ; generally safe for a few runs ; energetic field , and certain long catch . J. L. Graham: the fast bowler of the eleven ; is invaluable to his side , generally securing most of the wickets ; bowls with good length , and varies his pace with judgment; smart short -slip ; is not a correct bat. H. G. C. Hardwick : a good slow bowler , wiih agreat deal of break fromleg, but rather uncertain in length ; bowled best at the beginning of the season ; useful bat ; not energetic in the field , E. B. Hill : a most valuable bat ; invariably goes in first , and seldom fails to score ; leaves a good deal to be desired in style ; at times fields brilliantly . C. Jones Bateman : bats with too muchflourish , but has a useful pull ; not quite so successful with his slow bow- ling as last year ; fair field . G. L. King : played three dashing innings when runs werebadly wanted, but did not get manybesides , owing to the weakness of his defence ; has at last found his place in the field -point . A. L. Lowe : kept wicket fairly , and batted with some success . W. B. Salmon : (Capt. for 1883) : well deserves his place at the top of the averages , having scored steadily through- out ; hits hard and gets his runs quickly ; might improve in style ; hard-work- ing field and safe catch . H. Thursby : has the making of a really good cricketer , butdoes not take enough pains ; hard-hitting bat with fair wrist -work ; fair bowler with break from the off ; good long -field with splendid return . J E S U SC O L L E G E , C A M B R I D G E . B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . C.W i l s o n... G .F .W .Cole.. P. M .L u c a s C.A .E v o r s... T. G. Bradshaw. W .O r f o r d H .B .Peele.. J. Lees(Sec.) C .M o u n c e y F . Gilbertson H .G. T o p h a m T i m e s I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s. M o s tin a nI n n s. A v e r a g e . 8 1 3 0 2 8 0 43.1 1 3 2 4 1 5 1 6 6* 8 7 - 7 9 1 2 1 0 5 0 2 6 - 2 1 1 0 2 5 5 5 8 2 3 . 2 8 1 1 5 4 4 2 2 2 . 0 9 0 1 8 2 6 2 20.2 1 1 2 1 2 2 6 3* 13.5 } 1 2 1 1 4 6 3 9 13-3 6 0 5 7 4 9 9.3 1 1 1 9 1 2 6 9 - 1 9 4 3 3 13* 6.6 JESUSELEVENIN 1882. - C. Wilson (Capt.) : a really first -rate bat, his forward play being particularly noticeable ; never fails to score ; a useful slow bowler,breaking both ways ; capital field , and as captain of a particularly strong team has shown a thorough knowledge of the game. J. Lees (Sec.) : a good bat, possessing great patience ; has had very bad luck this year, and consequently has notmaderuns up to his form; is a first rate College bowler. G. F. W. Cole : a most useful bat against loose bowling , being able to punish it to long extent ; does not play sufficiently straight whenhe first goes in to makeruns against good bowling ; occasionally bowls well ; fast right hand. C. A. Evors : a good sound bat, nearly always makes runs ; has a beautiful stroke off his legs , which he is apt to practice on straight balls ; a splendid field in the country . W. Orford : a good and greatly improved bat, at times rather too free ; a good field , and can take the wicket . P. M. Lucas : has shown marvellous improvement in his batting this year ; a most consistent scorer ; a good point . T. G. Bradshaw : a really good wicket -keeper ; has madea lot of runs for the College in fine style ; shows the sameproficiency in the cricket -field as on the running-path. H. B. Peele : whenstraight a very difficult fast bowler with break-back ; a very fair bat, and cuts anyamount; more life in the field . H. G. Topham: not a first class bat ; bowls slow left hand with considerable judgment ; would do better , if he'd " pitch 'em up ; " has scarcely come up to his school -reputation . F. Gilbertson :