James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

T H EU N I V E R S I T I E SA N DP U B L I CS C H O O L SI N 1 8 8 5. 1 6 3 M I N O R S C H O O L S , A m e r s h a mHall.-Captain , G. L. Winterbotham ; Secretary , B. A. Everitt-- Matchesplayed , 13 ; won, 6 ; lost , 6 ; Drawn, 1 . G. L. Winterbotham A .H i n e.. H .L. Seager T.B .H a r m e r . B .A .Everitt B .Gartside P .E .Creese S. S. Clear M r .J. S m i t h A. C. Kingsford. W .H .P u r c h a s e R . Stuttaford. J. W .M a r s h M .R .M o s e r B A T T I N G A V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s. a nInns. Average. 1 4 1 2 0 0 5 7 15.3 1 5 4 1 3 5 *3 5 1 2 . 2 1 4 1 1 2 2 2 5 8 . 7 1 3 2 9 2 *2 7 8 . 3 1 2 1 8 7 2 6 7 . 9 1 4 2 6 2 *1 7 5 . 1 1 4 0 6 0 1 3 4 . 7 2 0 9 1 4 . 5 1 5/ 0 5 0 8 3 . 3 7 2 1 5 6 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 . 4 1 2 2 2 3 6 2 . 3 6 0 8 6 1 . 3 3 1 2 *2 1 Overs. B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. B .A .Everitt 2 1 . 4 3 4 4 1 0 4 . 4 H .L. Seager 213.1 6 2 4 2 5 8 3 5 . 1 A .H i n e. 1 9 9 5 9 3 3 3 5 4 6 . 1 M .R .M o s e r 9 0 5 0 2 2 5 M r .J. R . S m i t h..... 6 0 3 2 1 3 2 G. L. Winterbotham 3 0 . 2 5 1 0 0 2 5 0 B .Gartside 6 0 1 4 0 1 4 Bedford G r a m m a rSchool. R. F. A. Orr , Captain (21.11 ) : Excellent and painstaking captain ; most reliable bat in the eleven , as he combines a stubborn defence with goodbatting powers all round the field ; brilliant field at cover-point , with sharp return ; a useful but not always successful bowler . P. Christopherson (16.2 ) : Good right-handmediumbowler, with a slight break both ways; not quite so successful as last year ; as a bat has shown great improvement, his driving being both clean and hard; played some very useful innings this season ; a good field anywhere; will be very much missed next season . P. R. Yardley (11.9 ) : Really good bat,but has been very unlucky this season ; has an excellent stroke between mid-off and cover-point , andwhenallowed to get well set is a dangerous batsman; hasbeenof service with the ball on several occasions ; a goodfield , with a quick return . D. Piper (6.10 ) : As a bat has not fulfilled the expecta- tions formed of himlast season ; seems to have lost confidence in his play ; a fair change bowler; a good field , but rather casual at times . G. G. Lang (12.3 ) : Avery goodright- hand fast bowler, with a little break ; must be careful about his action , which is an extremely doubtful one ; has improved in batting , but is still very weak on the leg-side ; a good field ; loses a good deal by his own excitement , which makes himlook ridiculous at times . H. Sargeaunt (9.7 ) : Hasimproved inbatting , having to a great extent got over his weakstroke on the leg -stump; played a good innings against the Past; hasdone some excellent service at point ; can bowl at a pinch. C. Pearse (9.3 ) : Hasnot proved a very efficient wicket-keeper ; will never be good unless he pays moreattention to it ; a fair bat, with a good cut behind point ; one of the best leg -hitters in the eleven ; he generally loses his wicket owing to his weak forward play. M. E. Cookson (8.10 ) : A very steady bat, withnice forwardplay; hasbeenveryuseful o nseveral occasions ; oftenm a k e sruns w h e nmost wanted; a good field ,but rather slow in the country . A. E. Holt (12.1 ) : Steady bat, with fair defence ; rather too fond of pulling a straight ball round to leg ; a fairbowler,but not to be relied on for getting wickets ; muchtoo slack in the field . Α. D. Piper , Captain for 1886 (10.1 ) : Hasthe makings of an excellent batsman, with fair defence and pretty forward play ; a very fair right -hand slow bowler ; a good field ; will be a very useful memberof the eleven next year. L. Head (6.1 ) : Afair left -hand bowler, butdid not come off as muchas was expected ; it is only fair to say that hewasvery m u c handicapped by a succession of hard wickets ; a fair bat; very weakin the field . G 2