James Lillywhte's Cricketers' Annual 1884

1 4 4 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S ' A N N U A L. havelost all his bowling ; has developed into a very fair wicket-keeper , and ought to i m - prove (left for Oxford). R. L. Thomas (10) : a very fair bat, plays forward well , sometimes destructive as a bowler ; excellent field . E. M. Smith (8) : a far better bat than his average suggests ; a very successful bowler, andgood field at point . W. H. Thomas (7) : an u n - certain bat, too fond of a country -pull ; very fair bowler , and energetic field . J. G. Jones (5): improving bat, style very cramped at present ; always cool ; very fair long-stop . R. E. Leigh (4): the most promising bat the school has seen for some time, plays in excellent style , andought in a few years to become a first -rate bat. J. E. Jones (3) : got his colours towards the end of term; a very useful all-round player . A. Hill (3) : waswell worth his place in the eleven for his fielding at long -leg and mid-off . E. H. Bishop (2) : a very dis- appointing bat; did very good service with the ball , andwas particularly good in the field . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . E .M .S m i t h E .P. A l e x a n d e r W .H .T h o m a s E.H . Bishop T. W .Robinson. J. E . Jones Balls. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 4 9 2 2 5 1 9 2 2 1 9 . 3 2 7 5 1 5 7 7 9 8 . 5 2 4 3 1 1 9 1 1 2 7 . 7 2 3 3 1 4 8 7 1 4 6 . 3 1 7 3 1 0 9 0 9 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 3 6 7 5.1 M o n k t o nCombeCollege, near Bath.-Captain , H. S. Brooke ; Hon . Sec., A. H. Sheldon. Colours : blue and white.-Matches played, 11 ; won, 6; lost , 5.- ELEVEN IN 1883.-H. S. Brooke : proved a thoroughly able captain , and filled his post with somesuccess ; plays nice style , but wants more"go"; a good field , and change bowler. J. F. White: good clean hard hitter on the onside ; sometimes places left foot a little too wide, makinga miss hit ; good field . R. W. Stuart : a steady but rather uncertain bat; a goodmediumbowler ; fields well anywhere. W. E. Bryan: hard hitter on the on side ; fair field ; showedgreat improvement since last season . C. R. Heald: steady bat,butunsatis- factory style ; wants morehitting power; a fair but rather uncertain field . L. A. Bowen : very uncertain bat; good wicket-keep, andchange bowler (left -hand). G. H. Jose : a fair bat,butattimes uncertain ; a very good field . E. A. Valpy : a strong bat, butnot always successful ; a fair but not fast field . W. E. White : uncertain bat, but very good long- stop . C. T. Warren : goodsteady bat, requires more hitting power; uncertain field . A. H .Sheldon : a good medium-pace bowler, andsteady bat ; good field . Sheldon's average for bowling throughout the season wasonly 4 runs per wicket. Oxford County School.-Secretary , W. H. Hill .-Matches played , 6 ; won, 5; lost , 1.-H o m eMatches: Masters v. Pupils , Masters wonby 6 wickets ; First Division v. School , School wonby 4wickets ; Masters v. Pupils , Masters w o nby 57 runs.-- ELEVEN IN 1883.-J. W. Marsh : areally good bat, is worthfar more runs thanhe obtained ,having anexceedingly clean hit andneat cut ; an effective lob bowler ; a good captain , andexcel- lent judgeofthe game. T. Sankey : hadthe highest batting average ever obtained bya memberof the team; abrilliant batsman,having fine defence combined with great punish- ing power; a most useful medium-pace bowler; has bowled with remarkable success throughout the season. W. H. Hill : has madea most energetic secretary ; a very steady andsafe bat, with strong defence,his cutting andoff-driving being especially noticeable ; avery good field anywhere, particularly at point ; asure catch . H. Davis : avery promis- ing bat, playing in good form and with plenty of force ; cuts well; played somegood innings ; winner of the average bat; good change bowler ; moderate field . H. M. Dexter : afair batwith good style and plenty of hitting power; good medium-pace bowler with high delivery ; fair field whenhe does not get a catch . J. H. Nichol : batted in very good style , notwithstanding his diminutive stature , andpromises well ; has maderuns off good bowling; agood change bowler, andan excellent field at mid-off . L. A. C. Parish : a n uncertain, but whenonce settled down, is an effective and dangerous bat, getting runs rapidly ; agood judge of a catch in the long -field , and throws in well . E. K. Collins ; a fair bat,but cannot get rid of a slight tendency to play round the ball ; a splendid field ; anerratic fast bowler. F. G. Hudgell : a fast underhand bowler with plenty of spin , at times verydifficult ; amoderate bat,buthits well to leg ; a good field . F. H. Usher : avery fair bat,playing in neat style ; a safe field with a good return , and a sure catch ; a good changebowler. A. Ball : amoderate bat in amatch,butrather too fond of hitting ; must takemorepains in practice if he is to become good; a good field . A. P. D. Brace : a splendid long-stop , scarcely ever allowing a bye; as a bat has manythings to learn ; is yerystiff and too afraid of hitting .