James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

1 3 0 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. bat, doing especially well in the earlier matches , but fell off rather , probably through over -practice , towards the end ; a splendid leg -hitter , but has a weak spot on his leg-stump ; a very useful slow bowler, breaking both ways, and a smart field . *C. H. Evan-Thomas : Hada long run of ill -luck, but played a fine innings against Westminster ; hits hard all round when set , but starts ner- vously ; has not been successful with the ball this season ; muchimproved in the field , butnota certain catch, thoughhe sometimesbrings off a brilliant one. E. S. Currey : Hardly fulfilled the expectations formed of him last year, but plays in very good style , and did well on several occasions ; is apttoplay forward too much on slow wickets ; a good and safe out -field , and is very likely to turn out a bowler in the future , as he can get a good deal of spin on the ball . H. C. Price : Plays in capital style , andhas every appearance of turning out a first -class bat with careful practice , but requires a little more patience , and mustlearn to keep the ball downwhenhitting on the off -side ; now that he has got over his nervousness is a safe catch in the out-field . L. R. Wilkinson : A good fast bowler of the bumping order , who has been admirably suited by the hard wickets ; must, however, use his head more, and practice pitch ; has all the qualifications of a good batsman, but scarcely pays enough attention to this department of the game; good ground field and fair catch . C. W. Parry: Has quite failed to come off with the bat, but at the same time plays sound cricket at the nets, hitting particularly well on the on-side , and will do better next year ; improved in the field , and can bowl a little . E. C. Streatfeild : A most promising all -round cricketer , batting in very taking style , besides being a really good medium-paced bowler , always keeping straight , and a good length ; very fair field , and should be of the greatest use to the school whenbigger , but must be careful not to over-bowl himself at practice . *G. Laird : Not a very good wicket-keeper, but the best that could be found ; has done his work very pluckily , considering that he was handicapped all through the season bybad hands ; a painstaking bat, who will do better when more set , as he plays the game; can field away from the wicket . J. B. Hawkins : Agood batsman, hitting very hard on the on-side , but mustovercome a tendency to try that stroke too often ; very fair field , and can bowl a bit, although not muchtried . H. S. Steele : A moderate bat, his back play being very weak, though on a fast wicket he some- timesmakesa fewruns; a fine field at point. C H E L T E N H A M C O L L E G E . Captain for 1885 , A. A. Glass . R e s u l t sof M a t c h e s. MatchesPlayed, 13 ; W o n, 2 ; D r a w n, 5 ; Lost, 6. Where played . played . W h e n Opponents. Club. Opnts. 1 s t 2 n d1st 2 n d i n n. i n n. i n n. i n n. W o nb y Matches Won(2). O l dCheltonians O l dM a l v e r n i a n s ... ExeterColl ., O x o n Clifton Club. M A R L B O R O U G H C O L L E G E R . A . C .Cirencester. M.C.C.a n dG r o u n d MatchesLost (6) . University College , Oxford .. St. John'sColl ., O x o n KebleColl., O x o n Liverpool Club EastGloucestershire. C L I F T O NC O L L E G E CheltenhamJune26,27 Cheltenham July 7 107 224 117 87 130 runs 7 3 1 4 3 67 Matches Drawn(5) . Cheltenham M a y26 7 2 7 2 C h e l t e n h a m *6 2 1 9 9 Marlborough July 10,11 183 117 239 6runs; *2w d R e m a r k s. *4wd Mrlbro62to w i n C h e l t e n h a m 1 8 2 9 0 *20 *2w d C h e l t e n h a m ود و د 27,28 100 41 512 *5wd Lostb y Cheltenham May12 7 6 2 6 1 1 8 5r u n s C h e l t e n h a m 1 4 6 5 8 5 186 91 runs; *4w d Cheltenham 2 1 4 9 1 0 123 C h e l t e n h a m ود و د 29,30 70 49 152 7 4runs; *2w d 8 2r u n s CheltenhamJune2, 4 Cheltenham 2 0 و د 150 145 125 189 4 7 6 9 71 *46 6 wkts; *4w d 5 wkts; *5w d