James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

1 3 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 . I n n s. T i m e s not out. M o s ti n R u n s. a nInnings. Average. L. O.Meyrick. 1 0 1 3 2 8 *9 2 3 6 . 4 F. Meyrick-Jones 9 1 2 9 8 9 0 33.1 S. A .P. Kitcat 8 1 1 7 5 4 8 2 5 F .Lazenby 1 0 1 1 6 3 4 4 1 8 . 1 C. E .Ashfield 1 0 3 1 2 5 *4 9 1 7 . 8 H.F. Hayhurst. 8 1 9 1 3 7 1 3 F. H . Browning. 5 1 5 2 1 8 1 3 G.A .Miller. 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 A .M a r t y n 6 0 5 8 1 9 9 . 6 F.E .B u l l. 4 0 3 0 1 6 7 . 5 H .C .B e t t 8 0 4 2 1 4 5.2 F.Meyrick-Jones H . F. Hayhurst. H .C.B e t t L. O.Meyrick F. Lazenby. C. E.Ashfield. G .A .Miller B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Balls. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W k t s. A v e r a g e . 6 9 2 5 3 3 0 1 1 9 15.8 1 3 3 2 1 1 5 6 2 1 3 5 1 7 . 7 8 1 6 8 7 5 5 1 2 8 1 9 . 6 4 4 0 3 5 1 3 5 7 2 8 4 5 1 4 5 2 4 4 1 8 1 2 4 2 6 2 2 6 4 2 3 1 2 9 1 1 2 9 H. C. Bett andH. F. Hayhursteach bowled a wide, and Bett bowled twono-balls . M A R L B O R O U G HELEVENIN 1885 .-*L. O. Meyrick (Captain ) : Set his. m e nan excellent example of steady , defensive cricket ; seemed to have lost his leg-hitting , but was for all that rather a faster scorer than last year, though his style is not taking ; a poor field and uncertain catch ; hardly bowled himself enough . *F. Meyrick -Jones : A slashing hitter , especially on the off side , but is not sound at starting ; drives exceedingly well ; smart field and good catch ; wouldbe a good bowler if he were less " tricky " ; can keep wicket moderately at a pinch . * C. E. Ashfield : A fair . but disappointing bat ; did not get half the runs he wasworth, owing apparently to nervousness at starting ; a good field , with a very safe pair of hands ; bowls fairly , but is not puzzling ; had not much luck. *F. Lazenby : Has quite the best style of any one in the team; cuts beau- tifully , and has a very nice drive on the off side ; ought to turn out a first -rate bat ; a brilliant field at cover-point , though his return is rather slow ; a fair fast bowler. *H. C. Bett : Ahard-hitting bat, without muchstyle ; fair fast bowler, but is too apt to try experiments ; wants steadiness , but sometimes bowls a very difficult ball ; good field near the wicket , and safe catch . S. A. P. Kitcat : Afree hitting bat, especially on the off side ; drives and cuts well, but is in too muchof a hurry at starting ; good field and catch away from the wicket ; Captain for 1886. *H. F. Hayhurst : Afree -hitting stylish bat, but too fond of a drive ; his batting was rather undervalued ; bowls fast ; is straight with a fair break-back ; is really difficult if he gets any help from the wicket , and is always dangerous ; a brilliant field at point or short -slip . *A. Martyn : A good bat and hard hitter , whenset, but terribly cramped and nervous at starting ; not a good m a nat a crisis ; amoderate catch , but a very poor field and slow runner . F. H.Browning : Keptwicket very fairly throughout the season , and ought to be very good next year, as he is quick and sure ; a plucky bat, hitting hard and cutting neatly , but often sacrifices his wicket in an attempt to hit to square -leg . *G. A. Miller : A mediumbowler, straight , with a little break-back, but easy on a good wicket ; his style is not quite above suspicion ; can bat a little ; fair field . *F. E. Bull : Abrilliant out-field , to which he owes his place ; a very fast runner, and throws andcatches well ; hits hard, buthas no style ; can bowl a little in an emergency.