James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

1 7 0 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. A. E. Passman H .P. H a n n a y N. G. W h i t b y D .R.A d y e B .F. R. B e d f o r d B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs . Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. 1 2 9 0 8 1 6 1 3 5 0 1 2 . 2 9 0 0 4 6 4 3 7 3 4 1 2 . 8 1 0 3 0 4 8 5 7 5 4 4 1 3 1 7 0 2 1 2 4 8 15.5 6 0 1 5 4 1 5 4 †W i n n e rof averagebat. +Winnnerof average ball . LeedsG r a m m a rSchool.-ELEVENIN 1885.-T. H. Davies : Very energetic captain ; has only played moderately this year. A. W. Thompson : The best bat of the year, having an average of 25 runs ; is especially good on the off , and has plenty of hitting power; is a good field . R. A. Templer : Hasbatted very well this season , showing some good hitting power; is a very good bowler, putting a good break on either w a y. H.E. Boultbee : A nexcellent bat ; a very good long-stop . F. E. Henderson : Hasshown a wonderful improvement in both batting and fielding since last year. J. H. Portway : Hasbeen very disappointing this season , both in batting and fielding . J. L. Brown : A very patient bat ; with a few season's practice will be a splendid wicket-keeper. W Learoyd : Is a very good bowler , especially against good batsmen; can vary his pitch and paceu pto the m a r k; is a moderatebatter and a splendid fielder . V. Thompson: H a s second average for bowling ; is a good fast bowler, but cannot bear to be hit , and, conse- quently , is sometimes very erratic ; a poor bat and field . A. Gane: A poor bat; can bowl a little , and is a good catcher . H. Whincup one of the most promising batsmen. of the team; if he had more defence would be a splendid bat; and is also a careful fielder . E. A. Abbott : A fair bat and bowler, but a slovenly fielder . LondonInternational College .-Matches played , 18 ; won, 9; drawn , 2; lost , 7. ELEVENIN 1885.-H. R. Ladell (4.4) : Avery painstaking and straight bat, with a verygooddefence; veryuseful to go in first ; sometimesbowls slow round-a r mas a change ; an excellent field anywhere. C. J. B. Marriott (21 ) : Undoubtedly the best bat in the eleven , possessing good driving powers ; has seldom failed to score ; a good field , though at times slack . P. Tootell (13.3) : Agoodbat, cutting very hard, but weakonthe leg side ; an excellent field at point ; bowls fast round armas a change, and has proved effective at times . C. W. H. Braun, Captain (4.6 ) : Agood bowler, being very difficult to play on his day, but was somewhat overworked from want of change bowlers ; has much improved in batting , playing with a straighter bat , and driving hard at times ; worked very hard as a captain , contributing greatly to the success of the team. W. G. Holman (8.1 ) : Wouldbe the best bat in the team, if he were not so eager to hit; is a good field, far out; bowls sometimes as a change. C. L. A. Kennett (7.4) : Thebest all-round m a nin the team; a good medium- pace bowler, with a good deal of spin ; a good and improving bat, playing with great con- fidence ; also a good field anywhere. G. H. Wilson (7.4) : Amoderate bat ; has improved greatly ; a splendid field at mid-on. C. Nordlinger (8.2) : Must get over his nervousness if heis to become agoodbat ; a good field , especially at long-stop . C. D. Lucas (4.3 ) : Agood wicket keeper , with a good deal of pluck , standing up to fast bowling very well ; a moderatebut straight bat. E. A. Brooks : A very straight bat, punishing loose bowling severely ; a good slow bowler , with a good deal of break fromthe off ; was unfortunately prevented from playing for the eleven in all matches, being in the first boat. E. N. Martin (7.8) : Amoderate bat, but is apt to hit too much; a fair slow bowler ; a wretched field , at the end of the term falling off unaccountably in this department. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. H .R . Ladell C .B r a u n C .K e n n e t t W .H o l m a n . C.D . L u c a s. 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 . 1 2 6 0 6 9 7 8 3 6 7 1 1 . 8 1 5 6 2 5 4 7 8 3 1 1 5 . 4 4 5 3 1 3 8 8 1 7 . 2 1 9 1 5 7 3 1 9 NorfolkC o u n t ySchool.-ELEVENIN 1885. -Capt ., C. L. Stock ; Hon . Sec ., Н. B. Jones . Matches played , 11 ; won, 4; lost , 6 ; drawn, 1. C. L. Stock : A nuncertain bat, frequently playing onto his wicket ; strong on the off -side , cutting well ; madea fair Captain , andcame off very well in his bowling. G. G. Brown: Secured the average bat for the season, but not by good cricket ; too fond of slogging ; a useful field . A. Boult : A fairly steady bat, and has the making of a cricketer in him; was very serviceable to his eleven , and madethe fifth best average . E. N. d'Ade: Greatly