James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

T H EU N I V E R S I T I E SA N DP U B L I CS C H O O L SI N 1 8 8 5. 1 7 3 R o y a lSchool, A r m a g h.-Matches played , 11 ; won, 9 ; drawn, 1 ; lost , 1 . T H EELEVENIN 1885.-W. P. Devenish (10.7 ) : Steady bat, generally gets runs ; capital long-stop . T. Gordon (3.3) : Goodbut unfortunate bat ; fair wicket -keep. C. R. Stack (30.6 ) : By far the best bat in the eleven , certain scorer , and gets his runs quickly ; fair medium-pace bowler ; good field . F. E. Harris (9.7 ) : Very muchimproved in batting ; excellent medium-pace overarm bowler , with good length and break from leg ; good field . A. C. M'Donnell (8.7) : Goodandmuchimproved bat, but unfortunate towards the end of the season ; capital fielder anywhere, especially at slip . R. V. White, Captain (8.3 ) : Verymuchimproved bat, hits more freely than formerly ; good field ; uncertain bowler. J. B. Casement (5.5 ) ; Has come on well in batting , hits well to the off ; should be more attentive in the field ; good catch . A. E. Moeran (5.2 ) : Very muchimproved in batting , very confident , andhits well to leg ; capital field and throw. R. Maunsell (4) : Free and improvedbat; fair field ; should have been moretried as a bowler, as he invariably came off wher. required towards the end of the season . R. Meredith (4) : Unluckily hurt early in the season ; fair fielder . R. W.Moeran (3.1 ) ; Uncertain bat; fair in the field . J. G. Gibbon (2.8 ) : Uncertain bat; capital field . J. L. Alexander (2) : Improved in batting ; g o o dbackstop. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. R .M a u n s e l l E .H a r r i s R .V . W h i t e C.R .S t a c k 7 5 2 5 1 0 9 3 4 3 . 2 1 9 5 7 3 2 9 8 6 7 4 . 4 6 7 1 5 1 4 1 2 2 6 . 4 1 6 8 4 9 3 2 0 3 8 8 . 4 St. A n d r e w ' sCollege, Chadstock.-THE ELEVEN IN 1885.-P. J. Rogers (21.5 ) : Goodall-roundplayer ; a brilliant bat, makesruns quickly , andhas byfar thebest average ; a very good medium-pace bowler , and good field anywhere ; has been ofthe greatest use to the eleven . T. A. V. Ford(14) : Verysteady bat, gooddefence , and canpunish loose bowling ; brilliant field , and useful change bowler. E. Daniels (4.2) : Fair bat and brilliant field . W. G. Smith (6) : Fair bat; hits hard, and good field . E. Webb-Bowen, Captain (12.6 ) : Atrying position in 1885 , with very little talent in the school to back himup; hasworkedhard andplayed pluckily , in spite of continued reverses ; first -rate fast overarm bowler, and fair though unlucky bat; good field , though a trifle sleepy . R. Lowis (10.10 ) : Steady bat, with good defence , and fair wicket -keep, though newto the post ; has been of great use to the eleven . W. Lindsay (7.5 ) : Very fair bat, buttoo fond of hitting ; good field , but apt to be lazy ; a good change bowler . C. J. Vernon (10.2 ) : Hardhitter , generally makesruns; good field anywhere. W. Bostock (3.1 ) : H a sthe makingof a cricketer ; fair bat, but too fond of hitting ; good field . K. Pollock : Goodlong -stop ; poor bat ; does not practice enough . R. Woods (8) : Has not played much; steady bat; very fair field . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S P. J. Rogers E .W e b b-B o w e n T .A .F o r d W .Lindsay Overs. M d n s. Runs. Wickets. Average. 1 5 3 5 8 2 5 3 3 4 7 . 1 5 2 6 0 6 4 6 0 0 2 7 5 7 2 6 0 9 1 0 8 7 3 1 5 1 7 7 1 3 13.8 St. David'sCollege, L a m p e t e r.-Lewis Richards : Captain for the seasons '84-5 ; bats with good style , but has been rather unfortunate in the batting line this season ; rather too anxious to score quickly ; afair change bowler ; agood field , and has provedanenergetic captain . J. J. Lewis : Steady bat, good defence , butrather too cramped, andrequires more freedom in his hitting ; useful as a change bowler, and a fairfield . TomEdwards: A persevering bat; has played some good innings ; little blind on the leg side ; a moderate field . J. M. Morris : A free bat, with good style ; a good forward player; punishes loose bowling severely ; secured the best average with the bat; a goodmediumfast bowler, andasplendid catch . J. Edwards : A useful all-round m a n, and played in good form; has served consistently throughout the season ; a fast bowler , but sometimes sacrifices pitch for pace ; a thoroughly reliable field , having madesomegood catches at short slip during the season; captain for season 1886. B. D. Jones : Bats with fair style , and hardly fails to score ; was unable this year to give muchtime to practising ; good long -stop , with quick return . E. M. Rowland : Asuccessful changebowler; bats in goodstyle , but is rather uncertain ; afair field in the country , and hasworkedhardthroughout the season. R. L. Jones : Hasplayed somegoodinnings , his cutting being remarkably clean ; should be cautious and play a more defensive game: a very safe field , and can keep wicket whennecessary . E. Rosser : Hits well on the leg side ; asafe field at midwicket ;wasunable to attend manypractices . HughHarris: Batswith