James Lillywhte's Cricketers' Annual 1884

1 1 6 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. B A T T I N G A V E R A G E S . Inns. T i m e s n o to u t. M o s tin R u n s. I n n s. A v e r a g e.. J. H .Brain 9 0 2 2 5 5 4 2 5 . 0 K .J. K e y 1 1 1 4 5 9 1 0 6 45.9 H .B .P o w e l l. 6 1 5 8 3 2 11.6 M .A. Hartnell. 1 0 1 1 0 1 *6 8 1 1 . 2 C. G. Schmitz 8 1 1 3 4 1 . 8 C.D .S a n d f o r d. 1 1 1 1 6 3 4 4 16.3 C .C. B r a d f o r d. 1 0 1 1 2 4 4 6 13.7 R .H . J o h n s t o n 7 3 1 8 1 5 4 . 5 G .F o w l e r 9 2 7 5 2 7* 1 0 . 7 J.H .F o x 5 0 4 4 3 4 8 . 8 F.G.Newbolt 1 0 1 9 1 1 8 1 0 . 1 J.H .B r a i n K .J. K e y.... H .B .P o w e l l C. G. Schmitz. G .F o w l e r J. H .F o x. F.G.Newbolt B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Balls. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W k t s. 3 7 6 3 5 1 4 8 1 4 Average. 1 0 . 5 1 2 4 0 1 1 5 4 6 1 2 7 1 7 . 0 7 5 0 0 4 9 1 7 5 5 35.0 4 4 1 4 2 2 2 1 . 0 7 3 1 6 5 3 1 8 1 7 18.7 1 5 2 7 9 8 6 16.3 1 6 0 9 9 4 5 18.8 Powell bowled 2 no-balls ; and KeyandFox1 wide each. CLIFTONELEVENIN 1883 .-*J. H. Brain (Capt.) : has the prettiest style in the eleven ; considerably handicapped by two accidents to his hand ; bowls well with a good change of pace and pitch ; a very good field anywhere, especially at cover -point ; won the fielding prize . *K. J. Key the most reliable and successful bat Clifton has had for some years , having good defence with great hitting powers and getting his runs at a great pace ; his bowling has not improved so muchas was expected , though he has still taken the greatest number of wickets ; a good field . *H. B. Powell : played very little this season owing to anexamination , which, perhaps , mayaccount for the loss of his bowling power ; a fair bat, good against slow bowling but not quick enough for the fast ones ; has improved in the field , but is still not all that could be desired . M. A. Hartnell : has not improved in his batting so muchas he might have done , partly owing to an eagerness to hit, and partly to his not taking enough care at his practice , though whenhe plays a steady and careful game shows that there is plenty of cricket in him; a fair field far out with an excellent return . *C. G. Schmitz : has lost all his wicket - keeping abilities and taken to fielding far out, wherehe is a safe catch ; bowls fast round armandhas taken a few wickets ; a very weak bat. C. D. Sandford : is a most steady bat with almost untiring patience and has, of course , played several very useful innings , notably , the second against Cheltenham ; a fine field at point . C. C. Bradford : a steady and painstaking bat, but must be a little more free if he wants to be really good ; his innings against Cheltenham cannot be too highly praised ; must brighten up in the field and try to get over his nervousness w h e nhe sees a catch coming. R. H. Johnston : a really first -class wicket -keeper with plenty of energy and dash such as is rarely found in a public school ; as a bat has a remarkable style ofhis own, which is not a very lucrative one. G Fowler : the best bowler in the eleven , with a nasty curl in the air and a break back, but his length is not always of the best ; he bats in good style , but has been unlucky ; a fair field . J. H. Fox : a good steady bat, especially good at leg hitting , and cuts neatly ; unfortunately handicappedb yill health at the end of the term; a good field anywhere; has bowled at times , most successfully at Lords . F. G. Newbolt : a free bat with a fine off drive and greatly improved in defence ; dangerous against loose bowling ; has bowled occasionally , but not so well as in previous years; a fair field at slip .