James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

1 6 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. in field ; as a bowler has litttle commandof the pitch . H. Barmby (4.4) : Promising bat,with agood drive ; fields well close to wicket . C. Sadler (5) : Attimes a good long- stop ; hits well to leg, andshould makea fair bat. E p s o mCollege.-Matches played , 17 ; won, 14 ; drawn, 2; lost , 1.-ELEVENIN 1885.-S. R. Wright : Capital left -handbat,hits freely andin goodstyle ; hasbowled splen- didly throughout the season . Matthews : Generally makesruns whenwanted; improved fast bowler, andbrilliant field . Morley: G o o dandpowerfulbat, somewhatuncertain; smart inthefield , andbowlswell onahardwicket. Taylor: Bestbat in the t e a m, extremely patient , very strong on the off . Franey : Goodbat, with taking style , hits clean ; useful changebowlerandsharp field . Lucy(average bat, 1885) : Wonderfully improved with the bat; goodbowler. Hoffmeister (Captain , 1885) : Fair bat, cuts well , and good long-stop . Lanphier : Goodstraight bat ; hasbeen unlucky. Thomson : Stiff bat ; goodfield . Worth: Bats loosely ; moderate slow bowler ; fields well . Newton: Hasplayed very little this season; goodfield at point. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . C.R.Taylor S. H .L u c y.. W .F. Morley A .B. Franey. S. P. Matthews . S. R. Wright. F. J. W o r t h H .E . W .Hoffmeister R.A.Lanphier. H .C. T h o m s o n J. N e w t o n S. R. Wright W .F. Morley. S. H .L u c y F. J. W o r t h .... S. P. M a t t h e w s A .B. Franey T i m e s I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s. M o s tin a nI n n s. Average. 1 3 3 3 9 4 6 2 3 9 . 4 1 3 1 2 9 0 1 0 5 2 4 . 2 1 0 1 1 8 0 6 1 2 0 1 8 4 2 7 9 5 2 19.13 1 8 3 2 8 1 6 4 1 8 . 1 1 1 6 0 2 8 5 1 0 0 17.13 9 0 1 0 9 6 0 1 2 . 1 1 6 0 1 7 8 3 4 1 1 1 7 1 1 5 6 3 4 9 . 3 9 2 4 9 2 3 7 6 0 1 8 9 3 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. 295.1 8 7 5 4 1 8 1 6 . 6 145.2 5 0 2 7 2 3 7 7 . 3 121.4 4 4 2 4 2 3 2 7 . 5 2 9 4 1 0 3 1 3 7 . 9 6 2 . 4 1 4 1 6 5 1 7 9.7 4 9 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 H a l e s o w e nG r a m m a rSchool, Worcestershire.--Matches played , 14; won, 9 ; drawn, 1 ; lost , 4. President , Mr. T. Disney (formerly of the Rossall and MertonCollege Elevens ) ; Sec.,G. B. Robinson; Treasurer , Mr. J. Barker.-THE ELEVEN IN 1885.-C. Poole : Very useful all -round m a n; capital batting style , wanting only alittle *moreresolute hitting power. J. Barker : At times maderuns in a rough but effective style ; fair catch at short slip . H. Meyer: Withperseverance a very fair all-round player ; too fond of a wild hit ; fair field , andgot a lot of wickets against weaker teams, but was expensive against resolute hitters ; fair field and catch . E. H. Grove (prize bat for fielding ): Fell off in his batting ; hada resolute defence , but took to hitting ; had bad days, but as a rule one of the best boy long -stops wehave ever seen . G. B. Robinson : Took the bat for bowling , and at times was very useful ; disappointing in his batting owing to wantof confidence andpluck; goodcatch . A. Hingley ; Fair point : canhit well at times ; canbowl a little ; took the second bat for fielding . E. Foley : Has a pretty style of batting ; but failed to makeruns ; excellent field : bowls fast underhand. R. Green : Fair field ; no bat. S. S. Somers : Too small to makeruns ; worked hard in the field ,butnot as sure a catch as most of the team. J. T.H. Parish : Youngand promising ; fielded very well at first , but is apt to becomeslack . F. Williams (12th m a n): Showed that hecould defend his wicket well , and with a straight bat ; improved a good deal in his fielding ; would become a good player if he cared for the game. H a r l o wCollege.-Matches played , 11 ; won, 7 ; lost , 4.-THE ELEVEN IN 1885.-C. C. Payne : Made an excellent captain ; good bat ; hard hitter on the off ; good field andfair fast bowler. T. S. Toolis : Goodand plucky bat; greatly improved since last season ; fair field and good change bowler . H. A. Steel : Good and pretty bat, not muchhitting power; fair field , and very good bowler. W. Yolland Nice bat, hitting hardbothsides ; excellent field , andfair change bowler. J. R. P. Smith : Greatly im- proved bat; very good long-stop . G. A. DeBelin : Goodbat; very good field , withquick return ; promising bowler . P. W. Wood : Moderate bat, and good out field ; promising