James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

2 3 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. W a sa useful fast bowler, very straight and quick from pitch ; played very little last season owing to lumbago ; good field . Address-Staveley , Derbyshire ; e Lord's . M A R L O W, J. Born at South Normanton. A useful all -round player ; a fast round-armbowler , very straight , was at times of great service ; fair bat and goodfield . MYCROFT, THOMAS. Born at Brimington, near Chesterfield , March 28, 1859 . 5ft . 11in .; 13st . A left -handed bat, and right-handed medium-paced bowler ; fair wicket-keeper . Address -Hallam Fields , near Nottingham ; eLord's. MYCROFT, WILLIAM. Born at Brimington, near Chesterfield , February 1, 1841. 5ft . 9in .; 12st . Wasa fine left-hand fast bowler ; very effective on a queer wicket ; still bowls at times with great effect ; a good field at point . Address-Derby; e Lord's . PLATTS, J. Born at Chellaston , near Derby, December 16, 1848. Goodleft- hand bat, hitting very hard ; bowls slow round. Address-Chellaston , near Derby. Will have, we believe , a benefit in 1885. RICHARDSON, JOHN. Born at Duckmanton, March 17, 1857. 5ft . 9in .; 11st . 10lbs .; good fast bowler, and improving bat ; works hard in the field . Address-36, Barrow Hill , near Staveley ; e Nelson, also for 1885 . S H A W, H E N R Y. Bornat Mansfield, M a y21, 1854. 6ft .; 13st. Slb. G o o d bat; an excellent fast round-arm bowler, and good field . Address - 187, N e w t o nR o a d, Burton-on-Trent. SHACKLOCK, F R A N K. Born at Crick , Derbyshire , September 22, 1861 . 5ft. 11 in .; 11st . Agood fast bowler ; fair field ; has neat style as a bat. but requires more patience ; made a very promising debut for Derbyshire , bowled at times very successfully , and is likely to be of use as a bat. Address-18, Radford Road, Hyson Green, Nottingham ; e Oval, also for1885. STUBBINGS, JAMES. Born at Whitwell , April 27, 1856. 5ft . 9in .; 12st . A fast right -hand round-arm bowler ; good field ; Address - Whitwell , Chesterfield ; e Huddersfield St. John's. SUGG, F. H. Born at Ilkeston , 1862. A capital bat with good hitting powers, and will in time be first class ; a good field . Address -County Cricket Ground, Derby. M A L T H O U S E, SAMUEL. Born at Whitwell, Oct. 13, 1858. 5ft . 6in.; 10st . 12lb . A left-handed bat, and right -handed medium-pace bowler , and good field . Address-Whitwell , nr. Chesterfield , Derbyshire ; e Meltham Mills , near Huddersfield. This will be the third season there. E S S E X . P I C K E T T, H A R R Y. Bornat Stratford, March16, 1862. 5ft. 9in.; 12st. 21b. A fast round-armbowler, but was not so successful as was expected from his form of 1883 ; moderate bat ; good field . Address-Field Road, Forest Gate, Essex; e Lords. G L O U C E S T E R S H I R E . BRUTON, GEORGE HENRY. Born Stonehouse , Gloucestershire , June 1, 1859. 5ft . 9in .; 11st, A very straight and fast bowler ; fair bat and good field . Address-Stonehouse , Gloucestershire ; e Oxford University and L a u n c e s t o n . GREGG, J. Useful all -round cricketer ; fast round-armbowler, and fair bat. Address-N e w e n teN e w e n t. PAINTER, JOHN. W a sof great service to the Countylast season , and played some fine innings , notably against Lancashire and Surrey ; a brilliant hitter ; fair change bowler andhard-working field . Address-Bourton-on- t h e-M a r s h.