James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

1 8 4 L I L L YW H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S ' A N N U A L. OxfordC o u n t ySchool.- T H EELEVEN IN 1884.-J. W. Marsh : A really goodbat,having an exceedingly clean hit andneat cut ; a good captain , andanexcellent judge of the game. T. Sankey : Had the highest batting average ever obtained by a memberof the team: a brilliant batsman, having fine defence combined with great punishing power; a most useful medium-pace bowler. W. H. Hill : Has made a most energetic secretary ; a very steady and safe bat, with strong defence , his cutting and off- driving being especially noticeable : avery good field anywhere , particularly at point ; a surecatch andeffective lob bowler. H. Davies : Agoodbat, playing in good form; cuts exceedingly hard ; played some good innings during the season ; useful change bowler ; moderate field . H.M.Dexter : Toofond of a sensational hit, or wouldmakeagood bat; bowls with ahigh delivery ; improved in fielding , and has made a catch . I. H. Nichol : Averypretty bat, and makesruns off really good bowling ; an excellent field at mid-off ; sure catch . C. L. Petersen : Sometimes a difficult wicket to get ; a very angular style ; has beeninvaluable in the field ; some of the catches he has madehave beenquite brilliant . F. H. Usher : Improved greatly on last year's form; a safe field with a sure return ; a changebowler. A. Ball : a splendid long -stop : has taken the wicket very well ; will make agoodbat if he gives up the big hitting . F. G. Hudgell : A fast underhand bowler with plenty of spin ; at times very difficult ; amoderate bat, but hits well to leg ; a good field . B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin Inns. notout. R u n s. a nInns. Average. T.Sankey 1 8 2 9 6 0 1 1 3 6 0 I. W .M a r s h. 1 6 0 3 2 1 8 7 2 0 . 1 T.Floyd. 1 4 1 2 4 1 *6 4 1 8 . 6 W .H . Hill 1 8 1 2 2 6 *5 5 13.3 +H. Davis 1 7 0 2 2 6 3 9 13.3 I. H .Nichol 1 7 2 1 2 7 *3 6 8 . 5 H .M .Dexter 1 7 0 1 3 7 4 2 8 . 1 C .L. Petersen 1 6 4 8 3 3 0 6 . 9 F . H .U s h e r 1 7 4 7 6 2 2 5 . 8 A .B a l l 9 1 4 6 2 3 5.7 F.G. Hudgell 1 7 1 5 0 9 3 . 1 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . +Winnerof average bat. Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. W .H .Hill 1 9 . 3 2 2 0 8 2 . 4 H .D a v i s 2 6 . 3 1 0 4 6 9 5 . 1 F.G. Hudgell. 1 5 3 3 2 3 2 6 4 2 7 . 7 T.Floyd 289.4 7 6 6 0 5 7 3 8 . 2 T . S a n k e y 252.1 8 1 4 8 5 5 6 8 . 6 H .M .D e x t e r . 2 2 4 3 6 4 9 F .H .U s h e r . 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 QueenElizabethG r a m m a rSchool, Mansfield.-Matches played , 16; w o n, 12; drawn, 1 ; lost , 3. Theclub averages 88.2 per innings (highest total 187) for 19innings . Opponents average 51.4 for 24 innings (highest total 101 ).-ELEVENIN 1884.- T. Wing(17.5 ) : Avery hard straight driver ; useful field . G. Shaw (prof.) (16.5 ) : Avery fast scorer ; good field and useful bowler . F. G. Shields , B.A. , Captain (12.2 ) : got bowling average ; safe field . C. Smith (8.9 ) : Bats in excellent style , but was unlucky ; verygoodmedium-pace bowler with a break. C. C. Brodhurst (8.4) : A very steady bat, andcapital field . C. A. K. Irwin (6.5 ) : Avery free but not a safe bat ; capital field . R. W .Batho, M.A., hon. sec. (5.3 ) : Asafe steady bat, with perhaps too muchcaution ; just them a nto spot a " rot ;" a good point . L.C. Rolt (5.1 ) : Another steady player , and first -class field . G. A. N. Armfield (5.1 ) : A capital field ; sometimes kept wickets , and generally gets a few runs . J. Wing (2.7 ) : a very good fast bowler and capital field ; but batsin a style quite peculiar to himself . A. E. Crofts (4.0 ) : Afair field andbowler; bats inapretty syle . A. W. Crofts (7.4) : A good field and bowler (break), andsometimes madeafair score . A. W. Barlow (5.7 ) : A slow bat , a fair field , and can bowl. Rev. E. Johnson (3.3) : W a svery unlucky this year; canscore against fast bowling . Thelast four onlyplayed in a fewmatches. B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Mr. Shields C. Smith J. W i n g G .S h a w B a l l s. 1 0 9 7 Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 8 3 2 9 5 7 5 3 . 9 8 4 7 5 8 2 5 9 6 5 4 . 0 6 9 6 5 4 1 9 9 4 5 4 . 4 2 6 1 1 6 9 0 1 7 5 . 2