James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

T H EU N I V E R S I T I E S A N DP U B L I CS C H O O L SI N 1 8 8 5. 1 6 7 inches , being an average bat plays and cuts well on the off -side ; must, however, stand wellupto the ball onthe leg -side ; will bowl with practice , and must try to vary his pace ; agood, hard-working field . J. Fawcett (5.5) : Did not come up to expectations with the bat, for wantof practice through school examinations . Afirst -class field . F. H. John- stone (13.12 ) : The bowler of the team, having to stand the brunt of it against very inferior fielding at times ; having found out a newplace , by going in first instead of last , haswonderfully improved his average ; a good field , especially off his ownbowling . *W. R. M. Leake , Captain (9.12 ): Areally good , all -round cricketer ; being a good sound bat is deserving a better average , but being over anxious about the team is no doubt the cause; a good, hard-working field , the day never being too long ; fair change bowler. H. C. Moses (8.8 ) : The promising coming bat of the eleven , having a splendid style and plenty ofhitting power, but mustnot take liberties with straight balls ; a very badjudge ofa run, andmustattend to this ; a slow field , but improved towards the end of season . H. C. W . Mountford (4.1) : Apromising fast bowler, but mustbe sure, andnotover-bowl himself; a very badfield , especially off his ownbowling, he mustattend to this . G. M. Pratt (10) : Would make a good bat if he would only practice to keep the left shoulder moreon the off -side in playing the ball ; fair field andchange-bowler ; should practice bowling more. E. G. Rand (8.5 ) : Agood , fast bowler , with good break -back ; in batting should practice more wrist work and try and play correct cricket ; must attend to his fielding , and always be on the alert , especially in the slip . H. G. Wyld (24.7 ) : A first- class bat, obtained the average , has splendid hitting power, but must not get slack in playing the ball, but keep making the bat play the ball hard ; has improved in his fielding , but still plenty of room for improvement ; should practice bowling more ; keeps wicketfairly . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . M .E. R. Crawford F . H .J o h n s t o n e .... H .C. W .M o u n t f o r d E. G. R a n d Balls. 7 3 2 Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. 2 4 3 8 1 3 0 12.21 1 9 2 8 1 0 5 9 8 6 6 6 1 4 . 6 2 7 4 1 4 5 2 1 7 2 4 1 1 . 2 3 1 1 1 5 7 4 4 7 9 3 5 1 3 . 2 4 D u r h a m University.-Matches played , 9 ; won, 4 ; drawn, 1 ; lost 4.-ELEVEN IN 1885.-A. H. Ford (Capt.) : Fulfilled the duties of captain in an exemplary and satis- factory manner, never relaxing energy andinterest in the game; has not comeoff as abat ; might have done better with more confidence , but must learn to play a defensive game; his wicket - keeping has been good throughout the season . T. Stephenson : Unfortunately could not play regularly ; a straight and neat bat, with fine cutting powers ; is a good field atcover-point. E. E. Farmer: Hasbowled with great success throughout the season : a steady , hard-hitting bat ; smart in the field . A. de T. Shaw: Agoodbat, but rather too fond ofdrawing good balls ; a brilliant long -stop and throws in well . A. E. Pilling : Good fast bowler ; an uncertain bat , but has made some capital scores in important matches , showing very good hitting powers ; slow in the field . M. T. Griffiths : Steady bat, but lacks forward play : fields ground balls well ; is a poor catch ; should learn to judge runs . H.M. Sharples : A listless cricketer ; does not makethe mostof his good abilities ; fair fast change bowler , but should practice bowling more at the nets ; moderate field . T. Bryant : Fast change bowler , with low delivery ; at times effective ; disappointing bat ; casual in thefield . W. Robinson : At the beginning of the season was a promising bat, but fell off sadly towards the end ; his fielding , though brilliant at times, is not by anymeanssatis- factory . H. Capel -Cure , B.A.: Steady bat, but does not punish loose bowling sufficiently ; a fair field , though slow inthrowing in ; a poor judge of a run. D. Wilson Hasobtained runs whenmost wanted , showing good hitting powers , particularly on the leg -side ; a safe catch inthe country , but is slow in handling ground balls ; unfortunately was prevented fromplaying at the end of the season through an injury to his knee. D u r h a mSchool .-Matches played , 15 ; won, 7 ; drawn , 3 ; lost , 5. THE ELEVENIN 1885.-F. R. Anderson (Capt .) (6.13 ) : Avery successful captain ; a sure field and good bowler ; has not done himself justice in batting . F. A. Ker (28.7 ) : Very fair bat ; w a sof great assistance to the eleven throughout the season ; successful slow bowler. G. K. Walker (7.11 ) : Batting improved towards end of season ; bats very steadily ; a safe catch in deep field . T. D. Miller (12) : Bowls well at a pinch ; a good field anywhere ; hits freely , but is not careful enough . W. Nimmo (5) : Bowled steadily throughout the season , but without luck ; needs a good wicket -keeper ; an improved bat ; more active in the field . A. Robertson (4.2) : A good fast bowler; bowled with great success on occasions ; has batted well ; very bad judge of a run. P. Stanton (7.7 ) : Agood bat, but wantspatience ; can bowl when he chooses . G. S. Jackson (12.4 ) : Very promising bat, with good style , wants height ; a good field at point ; has been known to bowl. M .Headlam (6.13 ) : Steady and improving bat ; inclined to flourish too much; energetic