James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1883

1 4 0 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. timeshebats well and hits hard, thoughapt to give catches, buthehasm u c ht o learn in point of defence , and timing bowling , as he often hits at, instead of playing , short pitched balls . Bowled well at the beginning of the season , but got short . Aslow and by no meanspainstaking field . W. Russell : the best field in the Eleven, is a very good short -slip , and is far more active than most of the team. Bowled with great success at the outset , but got short , and lost his straightness and his break . H ealso fell off muchin batting , and could only hit to leg. His great fault is want of care , and anutter inability to learn to play straight balls on his leg-stump, instead of pulling them round to the onside . J. Aitken : has a cramped style , and can never be good until he drops it, at times gets runs,but cannot stop a good ball owing to his awkwardness . Fields fairly andcatches well , butdoes not movenearly quickly enough. C. D. Peddie : has unfortunately been unable to play the greater part of the season . Bowls fast with dubious action, but sometimeswith success , and at times hits well : is leaving . W. Greenstock : played very well at the outset , showing good hitting- powers in all directions ; is too eager to get runs , and consequently apt to give catches ere he is set. Owingto his wantof timing the ball he hits under it too much. As yet he plays slows poorly , and without judgment . Has muchimproved in fielding . C. J. B. Milne : the hitter of the Eleven. His strength and height enable him to punish bad bali, especially to the off, severely , but his defence is still weak, especially in back play . A good field , though not a certain catch . A ttimes he bowls fairly ; is leaving . D. Mac- Gregor has by far the best defence in the Eleven, but he does not utilise the hitting -power he shows at the wickets sufficiently in matches . H e is tame on the off side , and plays half volleys ; is very slow between the wickets, and no judge of a run. Canfield anywhere , and has shown some cара- bilities of bowling , which he should practice . N. K. Stephen : a distinctly useful cricketer , and this is due to the great pains he takes . Has a fair defence , but cramped style , and shows great patience , stopping panics well . Has shown , especially of late , that he is one of the best , if not the best , bowler in the school , with fair pitch , puzzling action , and a tendency to shoot . A painstaking , but not brilliant field . Apoor judge of a run. F. A. Wilson : has comeout as one of the best bats in the Eleven, with very fair style and defence , and good driving powers. H ehas the almost universal fault of getting under rather than over the balls he plays . Very slow between the wickets , and no judge of a run ; is leaving . R. B. Hay: a pretty bat , and hits hard to the on side , and cuts well , buthis defence is weak, owing to a want of steadiness , and inability to time the balls , due in great measure to a flourish in playing back. Fields brilliantly at point , though he stands too far out , and does not observe the batsmen sufficiently ; is leaving. L O R E T T O S C H O O L . Captain, C. W .Berry. R e s u l t sof M a t c h e s. Matches Played, 15 ; Won, 7 ; Drawn, 2 ; Lost , 6. W h e n Club. Opnts. Where played . played . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nby Opponents. MatchesW o n(7) . B l a c kW a t c h LeithCaledonianC.C. PinkieM a i n sM a y18 PinkieM a i n s 2 0 1 0 61 0 7 6 6 1 6 0 4 0runs; *2 w d. 7 2 8 8r u n s R O S S A L LS C H O O L. Rossall ود و د 2 6, 27 9 5 121 2 7 11 1 7 8r u n s B r u n s w i c kC.C. PinkieM a i n sJune10 1 1 7 4 3 7 4r u n s M e r c h i s t o n PinkieM a i n s 1 7 2 6 4 3 9 " 2 2 5r u n s Craigmount P i n k i eM a i n s 2 5 1 3 6 " 1 9 7 6inns & 41 runs EdinburghAcademy. R a e b u r nPlce July6 1 5 1 5 5 9 6r u n s