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 9 long-field and a steady bat. *J. Blackwall : Has hardly scored as well this year as might have been expected from his last year's play ; a good bat, but lacks strength ; very useful as a change bowler ; a poor field . * C. E. Tunnicliffe : Has improved greatly in his batting , hits hard, but is not very certain ; in bowling hehas rather disappointed us, though it is only fair to say that the wickets have not suited him; the most brilliant field in the team ; a sure catch . *H. Lockhart : Seemsto have lost his pitch as a slow bowler ; in batting improved greatly towards the end of the season ; hits hard and well on the off -side ; a good field at point . *T. J. T. Robinson : Has played some good innings during the year ; a persevering bat , but very uncertain , he requires more freedom in his hitting ; a poor field . A. L. Hudson : A good bat, but far too anxious to score quickly ; withpatience should do very well indeed next year ; a most useful bowler and frequently very destructive ; a very good long field . *B. Heaton : The most reliable bat in the eleven , very rarely failing to score ; hits hard and well when set ; a fair fast bowler, buttoooften sacrifices pitch for pace ; a goodfield . *E. A . Watson: Fell off in batting towards the end of the season ; hits well to the off, but is very weak on the leg side ; a moderate field . F. M. Wheatley : A s our slowbowlerhe has been most successful , although, as a rule, the wickets have not suited him ; uses great judgment , and has a very easy delivery ; a poor bat; can field whenhe tries . *G. M. Mellor : Ahard-hitting bat, though very uncertain ; he improved considerably as the season advanced ; has kept wicket with great success . *F. G. Luard: A fair bat, though rather uncertain ; in our most important match he played an excellent innings ; a good field , but should p a ym o r eattention to throwingin. R U G B Y S C H O O L . Captain for 1884 , S. N. Harrison , RugbySchool , Rugby. R e s u l t sof M a t c h e s. Matches Played, 10 ; W o n, 2 ; D r a w n, 4 ; Lost, 4. Opponents. Matches W o n(2) . University Coll ., Oxford RugbyClub MatchesD r a w n(4). Trinity Coll ., Oxford BrasenoseColl ., Oxford Butterflies Oriel Coll ., Oxford. W h e n Where played . played . Club. O p n t s. 1st 2nd 1st 2nd i n n. i n n. i n n. i n n. W o nb y RugbyClose M a y29 7 5r u n s 2 0 6 1 3 1 Club Ground Jne27, 28 220 *27 137 109 1 run&7w; * 3wd R e m a r k s . R u g b yClose M a y15 2 8 9 *2 6 *1 w d R u g b yClose RugbyClose 2 2 *1 0 4 1 6 6 *6 w d July 7, 8 239 RugbyClose June 10 *95 2 2 6*33 3 w d 3 5 8 8 w d Matches Lost (4). Lostb y Balliol Coll ., Oxford. O l dRugbeians R u g b yClose M a y29 1 7 0 1 9 1 2 1 r u n s RugbyClose Jne19, 20 171 110 348 inns& 67 r u n s M A R L B O R O U G H C O L L E G E L o r d ' s Jly30, 31 49 117 130 #37 1 run; *2 w d M . C . C .a n dG r o u n d L o r d ' s A u g .1, 2 220 138 163 197 1 run; *3 wd B A T T I N GA 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. I n n s. A v e r a g e. H a r r i s o n 1 4 1 1 5 6 2 8 1 2 Coles 1 3 0 3 9 8 9 4 30.61 C o b b.. 1 2 0 6 5 2 6 5 . 4 B o w d e n -Smith 9 0 1 5 8 4 8 17.5 B r a d b y 1 2 0 1 6 8 3 3 1 4 Highley 1 2 0 1 0 4 2 2 8 . 7 M o t t 1 4 2 2 3 6 6 6 19.75 B a r b o u r 1 2 3 2 2 8 5 0 25.3 Higginbotham 9 2 8 0 2 3 1 1 . 4 Surtees 1 0 2 4 4 1 0 5 . 5 N o r t h 6 2 5 8 1 7 1 4 . 5