James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

1 5 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. fast but erratic bowler ; wonderfully improved in fielding . H. Dewhurst : At times bowls with great success ; a magnificent field . with grand return ; can punishlocse bowling, butis wantingindefence. F. G. J. Ford: Didnot fulfil the expectations formed of him, owing to constant attacks of hay-fever ; has all the makings of a first -class cricketer ; ought to be very good next season ; even nowis a very difficult bowler , and in practice the best bat in the team ; Captain for 1885. * W . J. Livingston : Wonderfully quick and sa fe in the field ; a poor bat. D. Marriott : Often kept up his wicket , and seldom made mistakes in the field , but will never makea cricketer . J. Jackson : With more energy ought to becomevery useful ; can bowl fast and straight , and is a fair bat against fast bowling. AMDaniel : Saved a lot of runs during the season at short leg ; most plucky field ; has very hazy notions of batting . R O S S A L L S C H O O L . Captain for 1884, B. L. Lee-Smith. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 11 ; Won, 3 ; Drawn, 7 ; Lost , 1. Opponents. MatchesW o n(3). FleetwoodGarrison S H R E W S B U R Y S C H O O L V a l eof C l w y d Matches Drawn (7). Liverpool (return) Leyland. "Hyperboreans" L O R E T T OS C H O O L P a s tRossallians. Leyland(return) L y t h a m W h e n Club. Opnts. Where played . played . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd M a y2 4 2 0 5 1 3 8 July7, 8 146 39 46 137 و و 6 9*143 97 114 W o nb y R e m a r k s. Rossall Shrewsbury Denbigh 67r u n s 10 wkts; *now d 1 w k t; *9 w d Liverpool Rossall Aug.1, 2 152*112 173 229 *6 wd M a y28 2 2 5 *78 *5wd Rossall J u n e7 *9 0 2 3 0 *7 wd Rossall 13,14 123 *38 187 204 * 1 wd Rossall 17,18 91 304 152 *147 *5 w d Leyland Jly30,31 89 *103 76 135 *7 w d Rossall 2 9 1 1 1 Matches Lost (1). Liverpool Rossall M a y1 4 75 *35 190 Lostb y 115runs; *3w d B A T T I N G A V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s ti n I n n s. N o to u t. R u n s. a nInns. Average. A .L .H u d s o n .... +B. L. Lee-Smith. H . Lockhart B .H e a t o n J. Blackwall G. Mellor. F . G . L u a r d J. T. R. R. R o b i n s o n C .E . Tunnicliffe E .A .W a t s o n . F. M . Wheatley 1 4 2 2 2 5 5 4 18.75 1 0 2 4 2 4 2 4 1 3 0 2 4 3 5 5 18.69 1 6 4 2 2 0 4 6 18.33 1 5 1 2 4 1 6 1 17.21 1 5 3 1 9 6 *6 4 16.33 9 4 7 5 *3 2 1 5 1 3 2 1 2 7 3 5 11.54 1 0 1 9 9 4 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 4 2 3 9.58 8 2 3 1 *9 9.16 +Notable to play owing to aninjured knee. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. B .H e a t o n. 1 5 9 6 2 2 8 7 2 5 11.24 A . L.H u d s o n 3 1 1 8 2 5 1 1 4 2 12.46 F. M .Wheatley 3 0 2 7 5 5 2 5 3 4 14.85 J. Blackwall 1 8 9 5 4 3 2 2 1 7 18.94 W .Lockhart 1 0 5 1 7 2 6 6 1 3 2 0 . 4 6 C. E. Tunnicliffe . 2 3 0 8 5 3 9 4 1 8 21.88 R O S S A L LE L E V E NIN 1884.-B. L. Lee-Smith: H a s been unfortunately unable to play this season , owing to an injured knee : in the only match in which hewas able to play shewed all the qualities of an excellent Captain ; is a fine