James Lillywhte's Cricketers' Annual 1884

2 0 2 - 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 . 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 . D A L E, Rev. T. G. (Cambridge) . Agood slow underhand bowler . FISH, J. A. A fast left round-handbowler ; a hard hitter . F R E E M A N, H. (Marlborough and Oxford). A very hard hitter and a dangerous m a nwith loose bowling ; a good field . GILLIAT, H. (Eton and Oxford). Good slow bowler, mediumround ; steady b a t. G R E E N, W. B. (Eton) . A good bat. H A N B U R Y, E. (Eton and Oxford). A steady bat, and good field ; a fair wicket- keeper. H A R V E Y, Rev. T. (Oxford). A good 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 O T H A M, Rev. F. W. (Eton). Ahard hitter ; a good long-stop . HUGHES, H. G. S. (Rugby and Oxford ). A steady bat , and good free forward . player ; hardly up to the markin the field ; a good long -stop . KEYSER, C. E. (Eton and Cambridge) . A moderate bat ; fair change bowler (fast round) ; a fair field . M A T H E W S, E. (Harrowand Oxford). Good steady bat ; fair slow round-hand b o w l e r, a n dfield. PIGG, C. (Cambridge) . Avery free hitter , and a goodbat on a fast wicket ; and agood slow round-a r mbowler; onlyplayed once with the Countylast year. PIGG, H. (Cambridge) . A fine and free bat, especially on a fast wicket ; a very fair fast round-handbowler. STOBART, S. K. (Oxford). Very fair bowler (mediumround) and bat. TAYLOR, H. A. A steady and good bat. W O D E H O U S E, C. E. (Oxford). Ahard hitter (left- handed) ; and fair medium- pacebowler (right -handed) on his day. K E N T . A fine batsman, with great BLIGH, Hon. Ivo. (Eton and Cambridge). driving power; a brilliant out-field , and equally good near the wicket, didnot play muchlast year (Hon. Ivo Bligh's Australian Team, 1883 ). CHRISTOPHERSON, S. (Uppingham). A good fast bowler ; was very effective against Surrey at the Oval ; likely to be of great use to the County ; moderate bat; goodfield . CUNLIFFE, C. M. (Rugby) . A very effective medium-pace bowler , with a great break; owing to ill -health has been absent from England, but will probably have returned by next summer. F O O R D-KELCEY, W. (Eton and Oxford). A very dangerous bowler, on a queer wicket ; hits freely ; well set ; does not play much first -class cricket n o w . HARRIS, Lord (Eton and Oxford ). A fine bat, playing in excellent style and hitting with great freedom ; a fine field with a very smart return ; played withconsistent brilliance last season. JONES, R. S. (Cambridge) . A n excellent bat, with great defence ; a good out- field and safe catch ; played a fine innings against Lancashire at Manchester , but waslost to the Elevenfor mostof the season. LIPSCOMB, F. Afast bowler ; on his day very effective ; hits hard at times . MACKINNON, F. A. (Harrow and Cambridge ). Asteady and safe bat ; a sure field ; did not play for Kentlast year. PATTERSON, W. H. (Harrow and Oxford) , a very fine defensive bat ; good field ; can bowl a little ; could only play in the later matches , but was of great use to the County. PENN, A. A good slow left -hand round -arm bowler , with plenty of judgment ; improved as a bat ; good field ; could only play very little for the County , owing to an accident .