James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

T H E CHIEF CRICKETERSOF 1885. 2 2 7 RAVENSCROFT, JAS. Agood free hitting batsman ; fair bowler, and good field atpoint. SPROAT, M. Agood fast left round bowler ; good field , and indifferent bat. T H O R N B E R, H. Steady bat, with sound defence ; fair change bowler ; excellent judge of the game. D E R B Y S H I R E . BARRINGTON, G. B. Agood steady bat, always makingruns against any kind ofbowling ; a good slow bowler , and safe catch . C O C H R A N E, A. H. (Repton). A very useful cricketer ; good bat, hitting hard ; useful left -hand bowler, and fair field ; was evidently stale with all his rapid condition. DOCKER, L. C. Has strong defence and brilliant hitting -powers ; good field and fair changebowler. EADIE, W. S. A very promising cricketer ; plays the game correctly ; will m a k ea first class batsman; rather slow in the field . EVANS, T. A very good medium-pace bowler and a good bat ; hits very hard. EVERSHED, S. H. (Clifton ). Agood bat and smart field ; played little last season . EVERSHED, W. (Clifton ). Agood all-round cricketer ; hits very hard whenset ; could only play little last year . M A Y N A R D, A. E. J. (Harrowand Cambridge). Agood bat, and very good field ; Captain of the Teamin 1885 . SHUKER, A. (Cambridge ). Anexcellent bat, hits hard ; a good field . W A L K E R, G. G. A capital left -hand fast bowler ; can hit hard ; was of great use to the Countyas an all-roundcricketer ; should bemorealert in thefield . G L O U C E S T E R S H I R E . B U S H, J. A. (Clifton ). A safe wicket-keeper ; did good service last year for the County behind the sticks ; not successful as a bat. C A V E, W. F. (Eton) . A fair bat on a hard wicket ; slow in the field , considering thatheis such a fast sprint runner; lacks energy. CLOWES, H. ST. J. (Cheltenham). Did not play last year ; good bat and field . CRANSTON, J. One of the best, if not the very best , left-handed bat in Eng- land ; does not play muchfirst -class cricket ; a very fair field . C R O O M E, A. S. (Wellington ). Played well against the Colts , but was hardly asuccess w h e ntried for the Countyat the commencementof the season. FAIRBANKS, W. (Clifton and Cambridge). Useful all -round, being a neat bat and good field ; plays little first -class cricket now. G U Y, FRANCIS(Cheltenham). A useful all -round cricketer ; fair bat. G A R N E, W. H. Goodbat and field ; promising cricketer . GILBERT, W. R. Plays steady , sound cricket ; very useful all -round to the County; is a good field , and at times an effective slow round-armbowler . GRACE, E. M. Still a very effective bat, with a good eye for hitting ; plays in a style of his own; a splendid field , and even nowhas no superior at point ; wasnot able to play for the County last year owing to a badknee. G R A C E, W. G. Still one of the very best batsmen of the day; hits all-round freely , and times the ball with extraordinary precision ; bowls with great success , having a high delivery , and varying his pace and pitch with great judgment ; a brilliant field anywhere , and never loses interest in the g a m e. GRIFFITHS, E. L. (Rossall ). A very steady bat, and was of great use to the Countyon several occasions ; went in first against Notts at Nottingham- shire , and carried out his bat ; a fine field , and sure catch . L E A T H A M, A. E. (Cambridge). A good field close to the wicket , but not safe inthe long-field ; bowls left round medium. MOBERLY, W. O. (Rugby and Oxford ). A first -class bat, drives with great power, and hitting well all -round ; a brilliant field ; plays little first -class cricket.