James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

1 6 4 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. P. Christopherson. G.G. L a n g P. R. Yardley. L .H e a d A .E .H o l t A.D. Piper. D .Piper R .F.A .O r r. tophersonone. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. Balls. 1071 5 0 4 8 8 3 4 1 4 . 1 2 5 9 3 2 6 2 5 6 2 5 1 0 . 6 2 8 2 1 4 1 4 6 1 1 1 3 . 3 3 0 9 1 3 1 7 5 1 2 1 4 . 7 4 6 6 9 3 0 0 1 8 16.12 1 8 5 5 1 1 1 5 22.1 1 2 8 6 7 1 3 23.2 1 8 0 5 1 2 5 5 2 5 D. Piper bowled two wides ; Langand Orr each one; Lang six no-balls ; andChris- BedfordM o d e r nSchool. G. R. Poole (Captain ) : Is the best bat we have turned out for sometime, but has been unfortunate in the more important matches ; an excellent field ; as captain , rather too easy with his m e n. H. E. Vipan : Has made wonderful improvement upon last year's form; his defence is as strong as ever, and his cutting andleg-hitting have quite come up to the same standard . H. B. Anderson : Sustains his reputation as a bowler, and has improved in batting ; he has becomemuch m o r ereliable, seldombeing temptedto " slog." His not-out inningsof 62, withouta chance till 59, v. Bedford T o w nClub, was a fine display of defence andhitting power. G. T. M. Davies : Invaluable as a bowler, has also improved very muchinbatting ; he bowledremarkably well against Wellingboro ' GrammarSchool , on our ground, in their first innings taking eight wickets for ten runs. W. B. Nott : has but seldom figured on thelist ofbowlers this year, but has rendered substantial service to the X I. with the bat, showingvast improvement on last year's form. J. P. Harding : Is a very safe bat, giving bowlersgreat trouble with his cautious , steady play ; he does not, however, omit to pay attention to loose balls ; he possesses also a considerable amount of nerve and coolness , indispensableto thoseuponw h o mdevolvesthedutyof openingtheinnings. T. E. Hart- Smith : Hasproved an acquisition to the X I., for which he has given upboating ; he is a very hardhitter , but does not often sacrifice defence for it. R. E. H. Anderson : Attimes a little unsteady ; he has, however, rendered solid service in time of great need, when older membershave failed ; next year he will no doubt become a very strong and valuable bat. P. G. Eckford : Avery steady , straight bat, but stiff ; he has done good service in keeping up his wicket at critical times ; a useful field . E. S. L. Lovell Avery good change-bowler, and very fair bat ; a hard hitter , but not very safe . W. B. Thomson: A young and promising cricketer with good form, but at present rather nervous ; very active in thefield . B r u c eCastle. Rev. W. Almack : Medium-pace round-arm bowler with a break from leg ; destructive on his day. Mr. E. Baker : Still retains someof his former batting powers , steady and reliable ; very useful behind the wickets , and successful as an underhandbowler. Rev. Ο. Philpott : A fair bat, and quick between the wickets . Mr. J. H. Arundell : Agoodbat, possessing free style and gooddriving powers; good field , and sometimes fair change bowler. Mr. P. D. Richards : Agood and steady bowler, at times destructive ; a good field with quick return ; too eager to score to excel in batting . E. H. Robins (Capt.) : Auseful bat, having a fairly good defence , and at times exhibiting good hitting powers ; a fair bowler , but not so successful as formerly . W. Wells : A s a bat has considerably improved this year, and shows some promise for the future ; an excellent field and fair change bowler . E. O. White Aplucky and useful bat, though lacking in style ; a diligent and fairly active field . J. W. Haynes : Bats steadily and in good style , but wants strength to punish loose bowling ; somewhat slow in the field . A. Vigers : Bats in excellent style , and, with a little more freedom, should become formidable to any bowling ; a smart and active field . A. N. Garrard : H a s elementary notions of batting ; as a bowler useful on his day; a moderate field . B A T T I N G A V E R A G E S . Inns. Ts. notout. R u n s. MostinInns. Average. Rev.W .A l m a c k 1 3 2 3 1 1 3 2 . 8 1 E .B a k e r 1 4 1 3 0 1 6 3 23.15 Rev.O. Philpott 1 4 4 7 0 2 6 7 J. H .Arundell 1 7 0 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 . 7 7 P. D. Richards 1 6 1 9 8 2 3 6 . 5 3 L. S h a w 1 0 0 1 1 9 2 2 11.90 E. H. Robins (Capt.) 1 7 1 1 4 0 2 7 8 . 2 3 W .W e l l s. 1 6 1 9 3 1 6 6 . 2 0 E .O.W h i t e 1 9 2 1 6 5 2 4 9 . 7 0 J. W .H a y n e s.. 1 8 2 8 7 1 9 5.43 A .Vigers 1 6 0 8 2 1 2 5 . 1 2 A .N .G a r r a r d 9 3 2 7 1 0 4 . 5 0