James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

1 6 6 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. andcuts in grand form; an excellent bowler, obtaining 83 wickets at an average of 9.37 best field in theteam; hasproveda mostefficient captain. A. C. Fox(4.6) : Patientbat, m u s tlearn to playforward. H. C. Gent (6.4) ; G o o dfield nearthe wicket; poorbat. J. T. Gray(5.7 ) : Fair bat; tries to hit too hard ; shocking field . A. B. Hodgson (5.9) : Very straight bat; slack field ; has been prevented by illness from playing in manymatches. P. J. Kirkby (12) : Promising bat, with good hitting powers ; far from energetic in the field . W. E. Thorpe (8.6 ) : Fair bat, has at times proved himself useful fair change bowler. Mr. R. E. Walters (6.1 ) : Fair bat; hasbatted with success at times ; very goodfield ; with the other masters has shownthroughout the year great interest in the school sports . Mr. H. G. Watson (3.2) ; Capital field at cover-point ; rather an unlucky bat. CranbrookG r a m m a rSchool.-Matches played , 12 ; won, 7 ; lost , 5.- H. A. Crallan (20.6 ) ; Hits freely ; with more attention to defence wouldbat well. Good fast bowler and splendid field . A. R. Nethersole (12.5 ) : Successful bowler (mediumright ) on his day ; fair bat , rather stiff ; was not able to play much. L. Le G. Horne (13.8 ): Bats in good style with considerable defence , andcuts well . J. Collett (8.8) : Very steady bat, butlacks freedom ; excellent field . C. G. Rogers (3.4 ) : Fair field , moderate bat. H.P. Brewer (4.1 ) : Moderate bat; can hit . J. P. Clarkson (14.19 ): Excellent bat, always plays the game; has strong defence and considerable hitting power ; a good field . A. E. Chambers (6.1 ) : A nexcellent bowler (mediumright ); always bowls a good length ; bats in very taking style . F. de W. Lushington (8.11 ) : Promising bat, plays in goodform. A. Playford (2.9 ) : Useful change bowler and smart field in the slips . F. Winter (1.8 ) : Bats in good style , but fails from nervousness ; fair field . A . E. Chambers H .A .Crallan A .R. Nethersole. A .Playford B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 2 5 3 7 5 4 7 1 8 4 5.51 2 2 7 6 3 4 5 3 6 4 7 . 5 5 5 9 1 5 9 1 1 1 4 . 5 1 6 2 1 1 1 4 0 1 2 1 1 . 8 D e v o nCountySchool.--Captain , W. Thomas ; Hon . Sec ., H. A. Vivian.- Matchesplayed , 12 ; won, 8 ; lost , 3 ; drawn, 1. THEELEVENIN 1885.-W. Thomas (20.9 ) : Avery steady, patient bat ; almost always obtained a good score ; bowled well . H. H. Taplin (9.9 ) : Played with care and steadiness ; a very fair medium-pace bowler. J. Carter (8.5 ) : Greatly improved since last year ; was exceedingly useful on two or three occasions in helping to save the match; bowled several times with remarkable success . W. H. Taplin (8.5) : Usually maderuns, though never a large score ; bowled sometimes fairly well . F. O. Taylor (8.4 ) : Unsuccessful in batting at the beginning of theseason, but very successful towards the end; hit with freedom. A. D. Thomas (13.2 ) : Played very well late on in the season, and did muchto help in winning the match Presentiv . Past. R. M. Latham (6.16 ) : Less successful than last year, both in batting and bowling , but madesome hard hits , and was fairly effective with underhand slows . F. W . Taplin (6.13 ) : A painstaking bat, but was not so successful as last year ; an admirable longstop . F. R. Hill (5.11 ) : Batted in very good style ; showedgreat promise as a bowler last year, but could not bowl this year owing to aninjury . H. A. Vivian (5) : Promised well as a bat at the beginning of the season , but was not successful later on. R. A. W. Barfoot (4.13 ) : Agood fast bowler and a hard hitter . H. L. Luxton (3.1 ) : Belongs to a cricketing family , and seemed fairly promising . J. Carter R .A .W .B a r f o o t. W .H .Taplin. W .T h o m a s . H .H .Taplin R .M .L a t h a m 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. Wickets. Averages. 2 6 2 8 1 4 2 3 4 . 2 2 1 1 0 2 7 6 4 6 0 7 1 6 . 3 9 1 3 2 8 7 0 1 0 7 8 6 6 6 8 2 8 8 4 0 7 . 8 4 0 0 2 5 1 4 3 1 8 7 . 1 7 3 9 3 1 2 2 1 8 1 7 12.14 D u l w i c hCollege.-Matches played , 16 ; won, 5 ; drawn , 2; lost , 9.-C. C. Cooper (19.2 ) : Good, sound, steady bat, having a thorough defence , andhitting well all- round, especially to the off . A fair change, medium-pace bowler. A slow field through ill-health; must attend to judging runs. *M. E. R. Crawford (20.9 ) : A good all- round left -handedcricketer , working very hard for his side ; hits and plays the ball hard, but too anxious to get runs ; a good change -bowler , but should not try too many yorkers . A good field . R. N. Douglas (10.11 ) : A very painstaking bat, playing the correct game, andjudges his runs well ; will turn out a good bat whenrid of his nervous- ness ; mustattend to his fielding . J. Douglas (8.1 ) : Agood all-round cricketer for his