James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

2 6 8 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. ofthe game. Hadbeen President of the Cricketers ' Fundsince its institution , and was a generous patron of all professional cricketers . WILLSHER, E D G A R.-DiedOct. 7. In his day without a superior as abowler. For over twenty years did good service for Kent, besides taking part in most of the important matches , playing for Players v. Gentlemen. Wasa prominent memberof All England and United South of England Elevens W a sfor some years manager of Prince's Cricket Ground at Hans-place . W O O D, C.-DiedMarch6. Awell-k n o w nSurreycricketer of the old school . Wasinstrumental in bringing Julius Cæsar , the Surrey professional , before thepublic. W O R D S W O R T H , C RISTOPHER, DOCTOR(Bishop of Lincoln ).-Died on March21. Wasin the Winchester X I. of 1825, the year the present Bishop of St. Andrews, wasin the HarrowX I. in the gametill the last. in which his brother , Retained his interest C H A P T E R X I I. A U S T R A L I A . M E L B O U R N E C L U B-1 8 8 4 - 5. S E N I O RE L E V E N . Matches Played, 35 ; Won, 19 ; Drawn, 13 ; Lost, 3. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . N o .o f T i m e s M o s tin Inns, notout R u n s, a nInns. G.F. Vernon 4 0 4 4 0 2 2 6 Average 1 1 0 J. B l a c k h a m 1 1 2 5 7 9 1 0 9 64.33 C .H .R o s s 5 0 2 2 5 8 9 4 5 J. S. Swift 1 5 2 5 6 3 1 1 8 43,30 A . J. Noall... 1 3 2 4 5 3 *1 5 2 4 1 , 1 8 P. S. M'Donnell. 3 0 1 2 1 8 2 40.33 W .B r u c e . 1 9 3 6 3 5 1 1 5 39.68 J. M'Ilwraith. 2 4 2 8 4 9 1 2 7 38.59 W .Vint 1 3 2 4 1 5 *1 1 9 3 7 . 7 2 J. L. Lawlor 2 6 2 8 1 1 1 8 9 33.79 W .A. Tobin 5 0 1 6 8 7 9 33.60 Watsford(Prof. ) 8 2 1 9 6 *5 8 32.66 G .P a l m e r 4 0 1 2 7 7 1 31.75 E . J. Crooke 1 1 4 2 0 6 *8 4 29.42 H .P o w e r.. 5 1 1 0 8 6 7 2 7 W .Menzies. 4 1 7 7 5 6 25.66 E .W .Fowler. 4 0 9 7 6 3 24.25 G . Alexander. 7 0 1 6 6 8 2 23.71 E .G.P o w e r... 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 5 23.50 H .Shee. 4 2 4 7 3 2 23.50 R.P. Dickson 8 0 1 8 6 5 4 23.25 J.Duffy. 1 1 0 2 5 0 6 6 2 2 . 7 2 J. P. Tennent 1 5 2 2 6 7 5 3 20.53 Cotter(Prof. ) 1 3 0 2 4 2 6 1 18.61 F. J. Burton 3 0 5 2 4 5 17.33 E.S.Herring 4 1 4 8 3 2 1 6 F. W.Wingrove. 1 4 2 1 5 8 3 7 13.16 R .W .M ' L e o d 4 0 5 1 2 4 12.75