James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

T H EC H I E FC R I C K E T E R SO F 1 8 8 4. 2 3 5 N O R T H A M P T O N S H I R E . B U R G H E R S H, Lord. Goodbat and field . C L A R K E, M. C. Steady bat ; sound defence ; good out-field ; first appearance with the County. G U L L I V E R, G. J. Quite in old form on the hard wickets ; fast in getting ball ; quick in field . HILL, J. Goodbat ; capital field . KINGSTON, Rev. F. W . Notquite in his old form ; very good bat, and excellent wicket-keeper. KINGSTON, H. J. Very hard hitter ; good field , and good change bowler . KINGSTON, J. P. Soundbat, punishes all the loose ones ; fine point ; good slow changebowler. T U R N E R, J. Steady bat; sound defence ; fair field . W E L C H, T. H. G. Goodbat, sound defence , and can punish ; splendid manin o u tfield. S O M E R S E T S H I R E . C H A L L E N, J. B. A most promising bat, with fine off play ; a very good field and good fast bowler. EVANS, A. H. (Clifton and Oxford). A first -class bowler ; wonderful field at short -slip , and most energetic anywhere ; an improving bat ; plays little first- class cricketn o w. F O W L E R, W. H. A big hitter ; scores very fast when set ; a very fast and, at times , dangerous bowler . F o x, H. F. (Clifton ) . Very good bat, with a most taking style . H E W E T T, H. T. (Harrowand Cambridge). His first season ; a fair bat ; with experience and patience will greatly improve ; hard worker. H A L L, E. H. Agood change bowler ; very willing ; lacks patience whenbatting . H A L L, H. G. A stubborn bat, rarely fails to score ; good field , and bowls well o ncertainwickets. LEESTON-SMITH, F. A. A very fair bat, hitting very hard. MIREHOUSE, G. T. His first season ; played for his bowling ; cut with ittle success ; fields fairly ; wants confidence as a bat. N E W T O N, S. C. A brilliant field , especially at cover -point , with a very quick return ; a good reliable bat. PARFITT, J. J. A fast bowler, but has not had muchpractice this season ; a very hard hitter . R E E D, F. A fair bat ; good change bowler . REED, H. F. Agood bat, and can bat hard when set ; a hard -working and safe field. R O E, W. N. (Cambridge). A good bat, with great punishing powers ; useful slow bowler ; fine out field . SAINSBURY, E. Goodbat against any bowling , combining the greatest patience with hard hitting ; hardly so successful last year ; as a lob bowler often very successful against the best teams. SWEET, C. F. Greatly improved as a bat ; a fine field . TERRY, F. W. A fair wicket -keeper , can take the fastest bowling ; a plucky a n ddeterminedb a t. TRASK, W. A steady bat, and good slow bowler. W E L M A N, F. T. A nexcellent wicket -keep ; gone off of late in his batting . W I N T E R, C. A fair fast bowler. BASTARD, E. W. (Sherborne and Oxford). Plays for Somersetshire . S U R R E Y . B O W D E N, M. P. (Dulwich). A nexcellent bat ; plays in good form, and scores fast whenset ; fine field .