James Lillywhte's Cricketers' Annual 1884

2 0 6 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. B O W D E N, M. P. (Dulwich College ). Made a very promising debut for the Countyat the end of the season ; bats in neat style and with freedom, per- haps a little too fond of a hit ; can keep wicket very fairly . S U S S E X . BETTESWORTH, W. A. First-rate bat ; bowls round-arm slows , and fields well ; owing to a mastership in Scotland was only able to play at end of season . B L A C K M A N, A. Goodbat and fast right -hand bowler ; is also a good field ; not so successful as in previous years . B L A C K M A N, W. Good all-round cricketer ; fast right hand bowler, and free- hitter , but wasnot in his usual formlast season. ELLIS, R. T. A very effective bat, with strong defence ; energetic field ; was unable to play for the Countylast season . GREENFIELD, Rev. F. F. J. (Cambridge). Arun-getting bat ; bowls slow ; did notplay for the County last year. KING, G. L. (Cambridge). Goodbat ; fields fairly ; takes wicket well . LUCAS, C. J. Goodbat and field , and occasional bowler. LUCAS, M. P. (Harrow and Cambridge). A splendid bat ; excellent field ; occasional bowler ; did not play for the County in 1883 . LUCAS, F. M. (Cambridge ) . A fine left-hand batsman , with good hitting powers; requires a little more energy in the field . MCCORMICK, E. J. A promising bat ; occasional right-arm bowler, and good field ; played some good innings last season . N E W H A M, W. One of the best amateur batsmen ; plays in good style , and is a capital field ; can also keep wicket. THORNTON, A. J. Fair bat ; excellent , hard-working field ; bowls slow under- h a n d. TREVOR, A. H. (Winchester and Oxford). A fine punishing bat, with a com- manding style : did not play first -class cricket last year. WHITFELD, H. (Eton and Cambridge ). A good safe bat , and brilliant field ; obtained the highest batting average last season for the County. W Y A T T, G. N. (Cheltenham). Goodbat and fine field ; did good service for the Countylast season . SMITH, C. A. (Cambridge) . Plays for Sussex . Y O R K S H I R E . A C K R O Y D, A. (Uppingham). Veryfast round right -hand bowler ; free bat. A R M I T A G E, C. J. Goodleft -hand bowler (fast ) ; fair bat . B R O W N, W.GILPIN(Harrow) . Goodbat and long stop . BRIGGS, Rev. R A W D O N(Winchester and Oxford). Very fine bat and field ; neverplays n o w. C A R T E R, ev. E. S. (Eton and Oxford). Goodfast and slow bowler ; very fair b a t. D U R Y, T. S. (Harrowand Oxford) . A fine free bat and active field . FORBES, W. F. (Eton). One of the best all -round amateurs of the day, being a very fine bat, a splendid field , and a very fast bowler (round arm). F R A N K, J. Goodright-hand fast bowler , and fair left -hand bat. G R A Y, A. A slow round-arm bowler , delivers from a great height , and at times gets considerable break on; hardly so successful as of old . G R A Y, E. Brilliant but uncertain bat ; fine field . HIRST, E. T. (Rugbyand Oxford) . Hits well all round ; a good field . LANDON, C. W . Fast bowler, at times very effective ; canhit well , but wanting in defence ; can keep wicket. L A W, G. (Radley). Goodbat, and certain catch .