James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

T H EU N I V E R S I T I E SA N DP U B L I CS C H O O L SI N 1 8 8 4. 1 5 3 LANCINGELEVENIN 1884.-W. H. B. Wix: Madea great manyruns at thebeginning , but was unfortunate at the end of the season ; too fond of playing straight balls to leg ; very fair fast bowler ; might have bowled more with advantage . Has used good judgment as captain . W. H. Brown : His batting this season has been beyond praise both in style and effect ; very safe defence , but canpunish loose bowling severely ; good judge of a run ; active in the field ; safe catch ; useful change bowler. H. E. D. Hammond: Soundbat, hitting well all round ; makeshis runs fast , and in good style ; his slow bowling has proved invaluable to the team ; good field anywhere ; safe catch . T. W. Cook : Very steady and useful bat ; drives well to the off ; weak on the leg side ; slow , but safe, field , with quick return . *A. Hammond: Although unfortunate at the beginning of the season , has been very useful to the team at the end in batting ; his steady slow bowling has been of great service ; good out-field ; safe catch . *W. H. Locke : Dashing bat with poor defence ; hits hard andclean ; good field ; canbowl. *E. F. Slocock : Haskept wicket brilliantly throughout the season ; stands up to fast and slow bowling alike ; bats in good style , but has failed to makeruns . H. Pellatt : Very promising medium-pace bowler ; keeps a good length with break from leg ; his batting improved greatly towards the end of the season ; must improve in his fielding . *E. S. S. Caudwell : Useful bat with a style of his own ; stays a long time at the wickets for his runs ; very fair field . *A. M. Payne : left -hand bowler, effective on his day ; very moderate bat ; should stand up to his wickets ; bad field . J. W. Green : Fair bat with good style ; mustlearn to punish loose bowling ; the less said of his fielding the better . M A L V E R N C O L L E G E . Captain for 1884, F. Yardley, The College , Malvern. R e s u l t sof M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 14 ; Won, 7 ; Drawn, 2 ; Lost , 5. W h e n Club. O p n t s. Where played . played . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd W o nb y Opponents. MatchesW o n(7) . M a l v e r nT o w n M a l v e r n M a y17 #159 1 0 9 DerbyshireFriars M a l v e r n J u n e5 *1 6 2 1 4 2 50runs; *3 w d 20runs; *3 w d E a s tGloucestershire . M a l v e r n 1 4 1 1 6 42*240 74 runs; *4 w d E m e r i t i M a l v e r n 20,21 188 56 87 154 7 wkts; * 3 w d Mr.C. T. Boosey's T e a m M a l v e r n July4, 5 261 O l dM a l v e r n i a n s M a l v e r n 1 1, 1 2324 " M a l v e r nT o w n M a l v e r n 1 9 1 3 4 1 2 8 و د MatchesD r a w n(2) . 83 158 inns& 20 runs 1 6 7 1 4 4 inns& 13r u n s R e m a r k s. 6 r u n s MagdalenColl., O x o n M a l v e r n M a y2 2 279 *8 6 *4wd MalvernLongVacation M a l v e r n July2 6 *1 8 2 *5 w d MatchesLost (5) . Lostb y ExeterColl ., O x o n M a l v e r n M a y2 4 2 9 2 7 5 2 4 6r u n s LincolnColl ., O x o n M a l v e r n 2 9 1 7 5 225 50 runs; *7 w d R E P T O NS C H O O L... M a l v e r n June25,26 89 126 123 158 66 runs Worcestershire M a l v e r n 2 8 5 8 *291 233runs; *7w d B R A D F I E L DC O L L E G E Bradfield July 14, 15 135 81 98#122 4 runs; *5 wd B A T T I N G A V E R A G E S . M o s tin I n n s. N o to u t. R u n s. a nInns. Average. F.Yardley. 1 6 2 2 0 5 3 7 1 4 . 4 *J. H. Copleston 1 5 2 5 7 7 1 3 3 4 4 . 4 P. E H a r r i s o n 1 6 0 2 7 5 4 9 1 7 . 1 8 T .M .Pike.. 1 5 3 2 0 5 7 1 17.9 J. B . R a w l i n s o n 1 1 2 8 7 5 2 9 . 6 A .W .L e m a r c h a n d .. 1 6 2 1 8 0 5 6 1 2 . 8 5 A .F.W o o d h e a d 1 3 0 1 3 8 3 2 10.1 G .C.Boosey 1 3 0 1 1 8 4 0 9 . 7 H .J. Sedgwick 1 0 2 1 0 4 6 0 1 3 J. E.Aldridge 7 1 5 7 1 6 9 . 5 A .D .C l a r k 3 2 1 3 5 1 . 5