James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

1 6 8 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 . B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. notout. Runs. anInnings . Average. W .Greenstock 1 1 0 2 0 3 5 9 1 8 . 5 N .K .Stephen 1 0 0 9 1 4 4 9 . 1 J. Aitken.. 1 2 0 2 4 0 4 8 2 0 A . J. M .D u n c a n 1 2 1 1 3 9 6 3 1 2 . 7 W .B. MacTier 1 0 0 8 3 4 0 8 . 3 G. R. S. O. Grant. 1 1 0 1 4 5 4 5 1 3 . 2 W .M . Southey 1 0 1 9 1 2 8 1 0 . 1 S. L .M a d d o x . 9 1 1 4 4 3 3 1 8 W .E . Jardine 1 0 1 1 2 3 5 5 13.6 T .T o d d. 1 0 4 5 0 1 0 8 . 2 J. C o w e n 5 2 4 2 1 3 1 4 B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Balls. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. N .K. Stephen 7 8 4 6 8 2 9 8 3 6 8 . 1 0 W .M . Southey. 8 7 9 5 4 2 7 6 3 3 8 . 1 2 W .B .M a c T i e r 1 1 3 9 3 2 2 1 6 S. L. M a d d o x . 4 5 1 2 9 1 7 8 1 7 1 0 . 8 T .T o d d 3 2 8 2 1 1 1 2 1 4 8 G .R . S. O. G r a n t. 3 8 5 2 6 1 5 4 1 7 9 . 1 4 FETTESELEVENIN 1884 .-* W. Greenstock , 1881-2-3-4 : As Captain maybe heartily congratulated on the suceess of his team ; a very stylish and vigorous bat,hitting finely to all parts of the field ; brilliant cover -point , with clean pick- upand smart throw-in ; bowls at times . N. K. Stephen , 1882-3-4 : Thebowler of the eleven , and an extremely good one on his day ; a puzzling action and a curl in the air, together with his pace, combine in making him very difficult to play ; is inclined to lose heart if he happens to be unlucky at the outset ; with plenty of confidence and practice ought to develop into a first -rate bowler ; as a bat has been unsuccessful , though he played one excellent innings ; a good short slip . *J. Aitken , 1882-3-4 : Hasbeen most successful with the bat, though of late he has slightly gone off ; drives and cuts finely , but does not always play forward with a straight bat; has formed a habit of trying to cut balls off his wickets, without muchsuccess ; takes the wicket admirably to fast bowling , but might make himself more certain with slows . *A. J. M. Duncan, 1883-4 : Throughout the season did not show his true form until the Loretto match; his two innings of 38 and 63 eclipse any other batting performance in the eleven, and make amends for all his want of success ; his style of play ought always to be free , not cramped, as he possesses the most brilliant hitting powers ; poor and uncertain field . *W. B. MacTier, 1883-4 : His innings has too often been cut short by a weak forward play ; when this difficulty is sur- mounted he shows in his own style good cutting and driving power ; a safe catch in the long -field , though a poor thrower ; is one of the change bowlers . G.R. S. O. Grant, 1884. Ought to make a good bat next year, being able to play well all round ; with his height his reach might be greater , and thus a larger numberof dangerous balls would be smothered ; has improved very much in the field , and is a good change bowler ; Captain for 1885. W. M. Southey , 1884. A tthe beginning of the season took wickets at small cost ; since then he fell off , and only recently picked up again ; is too much inclined to pitch short , but whenhe has good length needs a lot of playing ; has his own style of batting , but plays straight and is extremely hard to get rid of ; his stubborn defence has been the saving of more than one match ; slow in the field ; Secretary for 1885. *S. L. Maddox , 1884. A slow left -hand bowler , with a good break from leg , but none from off ; should bowl for catches and use his head more than he does ; when he gains greater command over the ball , he will makea deadly bowler ; plays a careful and defensive game in good style ; can field well at point . *W. E. Jardine , 1884 : Has taken great pains in fielding , and is a sure catch ; pace is the only thing wanting in his brilliant form at long- leg ; should not trust too muchto picking up with one hand ; can score rapidly