James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1883

1 5 6 L I L L YW H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S ' A N N U A L . A .T. F o r b e s T. C. W y k e s W .C.Eppstein. Brickwell. W .A. Johnson. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. 1 0 . 3 Maidens. R u n s. W k t s. Average. 4 1 4 6 2 . 2 1 9 3 8 1 1 7 9 8 0 2 . 1 9 2 1 3 6 4 3 3 1 8 3 4 . 2 2 4 6 3 0 6 5 . 0 4 3 9 7 2 1 4 5 . 2 T H E L E V E N.-W. C. Eppstein : Captainedthe eleven withgreat success ; a very successful slow left -handed bowler ; uses great judgment in bowling and fielding ; hits very hard, but rather unfortunate with the bat this year. T. C. Wykes : a really fine medium-paced bowler ; breaks both sides , but generally from the off ; gives remarkably few runs , and is altogether above the average of school bowlers ; a very good steady bat, and safe field ; the best all-round player in the eleven. T. Wykes-Gibbard : by far the best bat in the eleven ; has capital defence, andcuts with great brilliancy ; good field at cover -point ; bowls slow, with a great break . J. Haughton: steady bat, strong on the off ; good field . G. B. Parker : excellent long -stop ; hard hitter , but shows no power of defence ; not a safe catch . A. F. Johnson : a most brilliant field at short-slip , making some extraordinary catches this season ; poor bat,but mayimprove with morepractice . G. E. Fowler : a very promising bat, and plays in good style ; excellent point. A. T. Forbes : an exceedingly useful manat the wicket , stumping thirteen men, andtaking eight snap catches this season ; steady bat, but must learn to drive ; useful change bowler. W. A. Johnson : a successful fast round-arm bowler, though slightly erratic ; disappointing as a bat ; good long-field . G. W.E.Powell : promising bat and fair field , and should play up for his side a little more, instead of waiting for an opportunity of distinguishing himself . A. H. W. L. Gurney : steady bat ; plays best against fast bowling ; good field at mid-on. U N I V E R S I T Y C O L L E G E S C H O O L . T H EELEVENIN 1882.-H. E. Crump (13-13 ) : a fine bat, especially to the off; excelling in cutting and driving ; is too inclined to defend his wicket with his leg ; brilliant field and catch at short -slip and long-on ; average bat. J. S. Haycraft (12-3 ) : a good bat and excellent bowler ; fields well at point. W. J. Haycraft (8-20 ) : has worked hard as captain of the eleven , through a most successful season ; a fine -hitting bat, but inclined to hit out too much; fair , though uncertain change bowler , and good field ; has left . C. W. Woodall (8-7) : a fine bat with excellent style ; has been unable through illness to play m u c hthis season ; brilliant field at long-leg ; has left . A. F. Clarke (8.4 ) : a fine free bat, and has played some first -rate innings ; a good bowler ; has somewhat fallen off from his fielding form of last year, but still holds his own; has left . H. Wood (7.13 ) : excellent hard-hitting bat, but can play steadily whenhe likes ; as a wicket-keeper is one of the best we have had for m a n y years ; has left . L. Hutchinson (7.8 ) : a steady and improving bat ; a destruc- tive fast-bowler with a natural break fromthe leg, andhas a splendid analysis ; good field ; has left . H. R. Dixson (7-3 ) : a fine bat, but too inclined to play out; fair change bowler ; good field , but must take more trouble in handling and throwing in. R. J. Hutchinson (6.9 ) : an excellent bat, but mustovercome his nervousness ; a good field at third man, but must learn to throw in better ; and can bowl. F. L. Lewis (6.5 ) : free hitting bat, but would play better if he restrained his desire to slog ; a fine bowler on his day, and a fair field . F. H. Gossage (5-17 ) : a good steady bat, but has been singularly unfortunate throughout the season ; still room for further improvement in fielding . A. C. Cook (3-11 ) : will make a fine bat when older and stronger ; can bowl a little , and is a splendid field anywhere.