James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1883

T H EC H I E FC R I C K E T E R SO F 1 8 8 2. 2 1 7 CARTER, Rev. A. A. (Cambridge ). A fair change bowler (fast -round ) ; and a good field ; a hard hitter ; did not play with the county last year. COOPER, C. J. H. (Harrow). Agood bat on a fast wicket ; an excellent field . C R A W F O R D, S. D. A good wicket-keeper and field ; a very fair bat . DALE, Rev. T. G. (Cambridge ). Agood slow underhand bowler ; much improved inhis batting last year . FISH, J. A. A good fast left round-handbowler ; a hard hitter . FREEMAN, H. (Marlborough and Oxford ). Avery hard hitter and a dangerous wling m a nwith loose bowling ; a good field . GILLIAT, H. (Eton and Oxford). Good slow bowler, mediumround ; steady b a t. GREEN, W. B. (Eton ). A good bat . H A N B U R Y, E. (Eton and Oxford). A steady bat, and good field ; a good wicket- keeper, especially to slow bowling ; did not play for the county last year. HARVEY, Rev. T. (Oxford ). Agood bat and field ; fair change bowler (fast *round). H E A L E, W. H. (Harrowand Oxford). A fine bat ; and very quick in the field . H E G A N, C. J. (Harrowand Oxford). A steady bat, and excellent field . H O T H A M, Rev. F. W. (Eton). Ahard hitter ; a good long stop . HUGHES, H. G. S. (Rugby and Oxford ). Asteady bat , and good free forward player ; hardly up to the markin the field ; a good long-stop . K E Y S E R, C. E. (Eton and Cambridge) . A moderate bat ; fair change bowler (fast round) ; a fair field . M C K E N Z I E, Rev. H. W. (Oxford). A fine and free bat ; a very good wicket- keeper, an excellent field ; played very little last year. M A T H E W S, E. (Harrowand Oxford). Goodsteady bat ; fair slow round-hand bowler, andfield . PIGG, C. (Cambridge ). Avery free hitter , and a good bat on a fast wicket ; and agood slow round-armbowler ; did not play with the county last year. PIGG, H. (Cambridge ) . A fine and free bat, especially on a fast wicket ; a very fair fast round-handbowler. PORTER, R. Asteady bat. STOBART, S. K. (Oxford). Very fair bowler (mediumround) and bat. SWORDER, H. A good bat ; and fair change bowler (fast round ). TAYLOR, H. A. Asteady and good bat . W O D E H O U S E , C. E. (Oxford). Ahard hitter (left-handed) ; and fair medium- pace bowler (right -handed) on his day. K E N T . BLIGH, Hon. Ivo. (Eton and Cambridge ). A fine batsman , with great driving power ; a brilliant out-field , and equally good near the wicket , unable to play last year, owing to ill health . CUNLIFFE, C. M. (Rugby). A very effective medium-pace bowler , with a great break; owing to ill-health was unable to play last year. FOORD-KELCEY, W. (Eton and Oxford). A very dangerous bowler, on queer wicket ; hits freely ; well set . HARRIS, Lord (Eton and Oxford) . A fine bat, playing in fine style and hitting with great freedom ; a fine field with a very smart return ; an energetic cricketer and enthusiastically fond of the game. JONES, R. S. (Cambridge ). A n excellent bat, with great defence ; a fine out- field andsafe catch. MACKINNON, F. A. (Harrow and Cambridge ). A steady and safe bat , but fell off greatly last year ; a sure field . PATTERSON , J. (Tonbridge ). Good field ; fair bat ; and at times useful as a change bowler (medium-pace left ). PATTERSON , W. H. (Harrow and Oxford ), a very fine defensive bat, has improved wonderfully last two seasons ; good field ; can bowl a litle .