James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1883

2 0 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. C H A P T E RI X. T H EA V E R A G E SIN 1 8 8 2. T H EB A T S M E N . M i d u CONSIDERINGthat the wickets were frequently much affected by the rain, the scoring throughout the season was fairly satisfactory . The tables given in the present edition embrace a very muchlarger numberof matches than anyof its predecessors , so that it is hardly possible to make an accurate comparison with the figures of last year . Six batsmen obtained an aggregate of 1,000 runs ; but the numberof innings in each case was considerably larger than the lowest of the three who took honours in the list of 1881. Amongthe professionals , Ulyett, Barnes, and Barlow are all very close together for the first place , but preference must again be given to the Yorkshireman, who, but for a slight deterioration at the end of the season , would have had a fine average . Generally , the Players do not come out well in the batting figures ; and in some cases there wasanoticeable falling off . Shrewsbury, Midwinter, Robinson, Read, Lockwood, and Bates were the most successful of those not previously mentioned ; and Read, especially , showed a marked advance on any previous form . Mr. W. G. Grace towards the end of the season played some very brilliant innings ; but he was handicapped a little from illness just at the commencement. O n the whole, though, his figures will not bear comparison with those of Mr. C. T. Studd, who was fairly entitled to be considered the most successful batsman of the year. Mr. Hornbyshowed a falling off in comparison with 1881 ; but his figures were still very good. Mr. A. P. Lucas, Lord Harris , the brothers Lyttelton , Messrs . Patterson , Read, Royle , J. Shuter , A. G. Steel , and A. J. Webbe, all played up to their old reputations . Messrs. Tylecote and Newhamshowed a great improvement last season in batting ; Mr. Leslie a falling off on his form of 1881. A m o n gthe most promising of the young amateurs were Messrs . Wilson, of Cambridge University and Kent; Pullen, of Gloucestershire ; and C. W. Wright, of Cambridge University and N o t t s. S C O R E SO F 1,000 R U N SD U R I N GS E A S O N . I n n s. T i m e s notout. M o s ti n R u n s. a nI n n s. M o s ti n a M a t c h. Average. B a r l o w B a r n e s . 4 8 8 1 0 8 8 6 8 9 6 2 7 . 8 4 4 1 1 1 9 4 1 3 0 1 3 6 2 7 . 3 3 B a t e s 5 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 4 4* 1 4 4 2 0 . 1 1 H o r n b y , A. N. 5 3 4 1 3 8 3 1 3 1 1 7 2 2 8 . 1 1 Studd, C. T..... 4 3 5 1 2 4 9 1 2 6 * 1 3 5 32.33 Ulyett. 6 0 4 1 5 4 2 1 3 8 1 4 5 27.30 A V E R A G E SO F 20 R U N SA N DU P W A R D S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s. a nI n n s. M o s ti n aM a t c h. Average. Docker, L. C. 1 1 0 2 3 7 6 6 6 9 2 1 . 6 F o s t e r 1 3 0 2 7 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 20.11 Fowler, W .H. 1 9 0 4 0 7 1 3 9 1 3 9 2 1 . 8 G a m e, W .H. 7 1 1 8 1 8 4* 9 4 3 0 . 1 Grace, E. M . 2 9 1 5 8 4 1 2 2 1 3 4 20.24 Grace, W .G. 3 7 0 9 7 5 8 8 1 3 9 2 6 . 1 3 Harris, Lord. 2 4 0 9 8 7 1 7 6 1 7 6 32.19