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 7 W e y m o u t hCollege, W e y m o u t h.-Matches played ,16 ; won, 4; lost , 7 ; d r a w n, 5.-H. A. Adams(41.1 ) : Verygood bat, hits hard and with good judgment; has a cool headand a good eye ; an invaluable memberof the teamthis year, obtaining the averagebat; as a wicket-keeper was not very successful ; a goodfield. A. E. Carruthers (16.6): Goodall -round cricketer ; good bat, but inclined to hit too soon ; scored well on several occasions ; one of the regular bowlers of the team; a good catch andenergetic field ; madea moderate captain . W. G. Carruthers (2.5 ) : Moderate bat and field ; his bowlinghas something in it . T. V. Dickinson (46.8 ) : Avery casual memberof the team; dangerous bat, hits well , and has a good defence ; bowled successfully at times ; a good field . W. R. Falkner (5.2) : Poor bat ; one of the regular bowlers of the team, not so successful this year as last ; uncertain catch, energetic field ; a lazy secretary . W . K . Hopkins(7) : Veryfair bat, with good style ; a capital longstop . J. W. Hutton (10.7 ) : Promising bat, with pretty style ; moderate bowler and field . A. C. Laing (2.5 ) : Moderatebat andfield ; bowled very fairly towards endof the season . E. G. Laing (4.6) : Generallymadea fewruns, his best stroke is the cut ; very fair catch and field , though somewhatuncertain . W. Parsons (6.9 ) : Steady bat with nice forward action ; wentfirst to the wickets , and generally made a few runs ; fair field . H. R. Philips (13.2 ) : Good and patientbat, with correct style ; useful point ; bowls left-hand, but without muchsuccess . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. A .E.Carruthers W .R. Falkner A .C. Laing T. V. Dickinson W .G. Carruthers J. W .H u t t o n 1 5 1 . 4 3 1 3 5 3 2 8 12.6 126.4 3 5 3 4 7 2 6 13.3 5 1 . 3 8 1 8 6 1 2 15.5 3 2 3 9 8 1 4 7 1 9 8 4 9 5 9 . 8 3 5 . 2 0 1 3 9 8 1 7 . 3 Whitgift School, Croydon.-Matches played , 23 ; won, 9 ; lost , 9 ; drawn, 5.-R. H. Canham (3.1 ) : Good bowler , with very low delivery ; has had very little workthis season ; ought to be useful next ; fair bat. A. W. Cooper (2.2) : Very goodfield and safe catch ; too fond of hitting ; bowls fairly at times. F. Gregory (2.4) : Verypromising bat at beginning of the season ,but fell off sadly towards the end; safe catch. S. E. Hubbard (9.11 ): Steady bat, with plenty of confidence ; has played several goodinnings ; splendid field anywhere. R. D. Mackenzie (4.17 ) : Excellent very fast bowler; hasbeen very effective this season-bowling average 9.30 ; hits well , but should playmoresteadily . J. Marks (15.3 ) : Nice free bat, and strong onthe off ; bowls well at times, bowling average being 8.6 . A. W. Moody, Captain (15.20 ) : Steady, dependable bat; good long -stop , but can field anywhere ; good medium-pace bowler , having an averageof7.32 . H. A. Tessier (6.4 ) : Fairbat; safe catch ; a splendid point . E. G. Turner (11.21): Good, steady bat, with a fair amount of patience ; good wicket -keeper, with thenecessary amountof pluck andendurance . N. O. Wilson (6.7 ) : Verypretty bat, with plenty of style ; youngat present , but ought to be useful next season ; goodfield . B. F. Wildman(5.13) : Excellent medium-pace bowler, with a good off break ; has beenvery unlucky this season ; improved wonderfully in batting ; a fine slip ; bowling average 13.44 .