James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1883

T H EC H I E FC L U B SI N 1 8 8 2. 1 8 7 for the tramways . The club played the first match for the junior cup ; but owingto a dispute , relative to one of the players , they withdrew from the con- test . Last season the club played 33 matches , of which they won 29, lost 2, and 2 w e r ed r a w n. T H ENATIONALELEVENIN 1882.-M. Collins : agood patient batsman ; plays good cricket , and always makes runs ; a fair field ; does not bowl. F. Duncan(ground bowler to the N.S.W. Cricketing Association ) : bowls fast over- a r mwith a good work from the leg ; plays good cricket , and is a fair field . A. Baxter : anexcellent bowler ; bowls fast over-arm, with a work from the off ; makesruns in a very careful way; a good field at point . T. Adamsonis , without doubt, the best wicket -keeper in the Colony ; takes the balls at either side with the greatest ease ; a safe bat, but too fond of the hit ; bowls lobs . W. Dobson : areliable batsman , with plenty of punishing powers , and plays a good uphill game, and the best short -slip in the junior clubs . J. Carroll : a good safe run- getter ; a good long field , and bowls over-armmediumpace. R. Vial : avigorous batsman, amost successful fast round-armbowler, and a sure catch . H. Evers : plays good cricket , but loses his head ; bowls breaks ; a very unsafe field . W. Dutton : plays in avery cramped style ,but always makesruns ; cannot bowl, and is abad field . J. Williamson : a sure run-getter ; hits in good style on the off ; bowls breaks , and is an indifferent field . J. Shearer : a slogger of the most pro- nounced type ; does not bowl ; a good field . " O U RB O Y S" C L U B, S Y D N E Y . Patrons , Messrs . Geo. Peapes and W. Shaw. President , Mr. F. A. Cubitt . Vice-Presidents , Messrs . H. Cubitt , J. Kent, Lieut . W. P. Mulholland , A. H. Moore, J. Stedman, and W. Wynne. Treasurer , L. E. Robinson. Secre- tary, W .Moyes. Played 27 Matches ; Won, 18 ; Lost , 3 ; Drawn, 6. Ground, MoorePark. T. Stafford (12-3 ) : Captain of the team; splendid bat, his off -play being espe- cially good ; an excellent field , and good round-armbowler. A. Denniss (12-2 ) : excellent round-armmediumpace bowler ; breaks from off or leg ; good field ; patient bat, and very severe on loose bowling ; took 117 wickets for 514 runs. J. Collins (9-19 ) : first -class bat ; very good leg-hitter , and also very good at cutting ; very good field . W. MacDonald(3.10 ) : magnificent field ; sure catch , goodround-armbowler, and very fair bat. W. A. Varley (7.15 ) : good bat, but very unfortunate ; excellent field , and good round-armbowler . R. Napier (9-10 ) : goodfast bowler ; splendid field , and fair bat. J. Stedman (4:16 ) : very brilliant and sure field ; good left hand round-armfast bowler, with leg-break ; patient bat, andhard hitter . H. D. Norman(5.3 ) : good bat, plays perhaps too muchfor- ward; splendid hitter , and good on leg ; excellent field . H. Hannah (9-11 ) : wicket-keeper to the team ; very brilliant , without being showy ; sure catch , and never throws away a chance ; very pretty bat, and very hard hitter . W. Saun- ders (7.7) : grand field , very few equals as point ; saves lots of runs, and never misses a catch ; a good bat, hits very hard, and appears to punish all bowling alike . J. Moyes (11.3 ) : very good left hand round-armfast bowler , with leg- break; good bat, fast run-getter , and sure field . J. Power (11.7 ): excellent round- arm slow bowler , plenty of break ; good patient bat , and fair field . J. Davison (6): first class field , sure catch , and fair bat . E McCarthy (16.4 ): very good bat ; plenty of hitting -power , and a fair field . C. J. Pitt : good left -arm fast bowler ; patient bat, and fair field .