James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1883

T H EU N I V E R S I T I E SA N DP U B L I CS C H O O L SI N 1 8 8 2. 1 5 7 B A T HC O L L E G E .- E L E V E NI 1882.-C. R. Toomer: a n excellent all-round cricketer , agoodbat (though perhaps a little weakon the leg side ), with good defence ; an effective slow bowler ; a good and safe field ; hehas proved himself a very efficient captain . G. H. St. Hill : as abat,haslittle defence, buthitshardat times; w a sunsuccessful in foreign matches ; a fair field . A. Robinson : a fair left -handbat, but did not play up to his last year's form, perhaps because he took to slogging rather too muchtowards the end ofthe season ; a good field at long-stop . F. A. Brewis : a very effective bat, with a good eye;hasbeenvery successful in foreign matches, andafast run-getter ; a fair field atpoint . E. A. St. Hill : a very promising all-round cricketer , bats in good style ; a smart field , and auseful change bowler. A. J. Campbell : has proved himself one of our best and most use- ful bats; apromising wicket-keep, and with practice will make a good cricketer . J. H. Ashby: a fair medium-pace bowler , rather uncertain in his pitch , and is inclined to bowl too short sometimes ; a poor but improving bat ; a slow field . J. H. Firminger : a run- getting bat, and a fair bowler onhis day, but has fallen off somewhattowards the end of theseason ; a poor field . L. F. Barlow : plays a good straight bat, andis a fair judge of a run,butmustpractice fielding if he wishes to become a good cricketer . W. T. Vincent : asteadybatwhenhe likes ,butwants practice to improve ; a fair field . H. Toomer : avery promising medium-pace bowler-straight (on the leg -side), with a good length ; poor field andbat; mustuse more energy to improve. D U R H A M S C H O O L .-President , Rev. W. A. Fearon, M . A.; Captain , E. В. Brutton; Hon. Sec. R. W .Armstrong; Colours , Blue and Gold.-Matches Played , 11 ; Won, 7 ; Lost, 3 ; D r a w n, 1.- E L E V E NI 1882.-E. B. Brutton (26.3 ) : a very goodcaptain, of untiring energy ; fine bat; brilliant field ; and invaluable as a fast bowler ; winner of the average bat for the fourth year. *R. W. Armstrong (20) : very useful m a nto the Eleven ; lucky in batting, but capital field and excellent bowler. F. G. Saint (7.7 ) : very good long-stop ; fair bat. J. P. Matthews (4.3 ) : disappointing bat; did not improve as he oughtunder the professional ; still fields well. W. H. Baker (4) : painstaking bat and unweariedfield ; setting good example to the rest of the team. * C. M. Cradock (12.3 ) : greatly improved inbatting , but hasanawkwardstyle ; good field anywhere, especially at short-slip . B. Granville (10.6 ) : beganwell , but fell off; good nerve for a critical point in a match; safe field and promising bowler . *E. H. Good (11 ) : fair change bowler ; only played twice ; hasgiven moretime to rowing thancricket . A. F. Shaw(2.3) : has anugly style , apt to sky a ball , should learn to hold himself up, and to play morefreely ; good long- stop. J. F. Wethey (3) : fair bowler, and should do well next year; in batting requires confidence ; inclined to be lazy , T. Hall (1.1 ) : with moreenergy wouldmakea good all- round cricketer . E. B. Bruton took 62 wickets (average 4.20 ) ; Armstrong, 42 wickets (4.16). Only one teamscored morethan 70 runs against the School . A . L E Y SS C H O O L , C A M B R I D G E . ELEVENIN 1882 .-* W.E. Walker (Capt.) : h a scaptainedthe teamwell andjudiciously; a steady bat; a n indifferent field . Vinter (average ball ) : a good bat, but has hardly been up to his usual formthis season : a good slow bowler ; smart field at point . S. Bowditch a patient bat, but plays too m u c hforward ; has kept wicket with success . R. S. Talbot anobstinate bat; an excel- lent long-stop ; a good slow change bowler. J. H. S. McArthur : in batting has a style of his own; good mediumbowler with considerable break from the off , but somewhat erratic in pitch ; a safe catch . J. C. Ingle (average bat and fielding sash) : a fine bat, with gooddefence ; a very good field ; bowls well with break from leg . *H. N. Brooke : somewhatlucky bat; at slip has fielded well, andmadesome brilliant catches . W. F. Moulton : a vigorous bat, hitting very cleanly to the off ; has muchimproved in the field . E. A. Bainbridge : a steady bat, with fair defence ; an energetic field ; decidedly improved in bowling . G. W. McArthur : considerably improved in batting towards the e n dof the season; covers m u c hgroundin the out field ; not a sure catch. *W .R. Tildesley : a hard hitter , with awkwarddefence ; too excitable for a bowler ; slow in the field ; a good long throw. M. H. Horsley : a hesitating bat; an active field with neat r e t u r n. R U T H I NS C H O O L , N O R T HW A L E S .-ELEVENIN 1882.-J. Humphreys (Captain, 2.7 ) : seldom remains long at the wicket ; hits hard at times, but ignores defence; muchmore use as a bowler ; of mediumpace, with good break-back; some- times very effective . N. L. Hallward (9.5 ) : acareful , steady bat, muchout of practice at the commencementof the season , owing to a strong partiality for lawn-tennis ; aquick andsafe field at point ; did notbowl much,butwhenputonwasvery successful . E. Owen (5.6) : plays with astraight bat , and hits hard , but has not sufficient patience to get long scores ; very active and hard-working in the field , where he most excels ; as a bowler , he over pitches , and becomes expensive . G. Simon (5) : did not score as largely as was ex-