James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1887

8 2 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. Painter A .D .G r e e n e . H .H a l e C. Wreford-B r o w n W .O. Moberly A. C. M .C r o o m e W o o f Gregg J. A. B u s h. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S.-Continued. Inns. T i m e s n o to u t. M o s tin R u n s. a nInns. 2 7 0 4 3 9 6 5 Average. 16.25 4 0 6 5 8 2 16.1 2 3 5 2 1 9 *4 4 12.15 5 0 5 5 2 7 1 1 1 5 0 1 5 4 6 0 10.26 5 1 3 7 2 4 9 . 1 1 8 4 1 1 8 *1 9 8 . 4 2 1 6 2 1 1 4 2 8 8 . 2 1 8 7 4 3 *8 3.9 C. Turner played in three innings -0, 17, and 2. The following played in two innings :- Gilbert , 3 and 0; E. J. Taylor , 0 and 2 ; A. H. Grace, 4 and 1; andA. H. Margrett , 14 and0. W .Heathplayed in oneinnings for 0. B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. Average. H .V.Page 194.2 6 4 3 8 0 2 4 15.83 W o o f 732.3 3 5 4 9 4 5 5 2 18.17 W .G .Grace 942.3 4 1 8 1 4 6 0 7 3 2 0 O. G .Radcliffe 186.3 7 9 3 3 9 1 5 22.6 E . M .G r a c e 1 0 9 3 5 2 3 4 1 0 2 3 . 4 Painter 6 0 1 9 1 0 1 4 25.1 H .H a l e 3 6 6 . 3 1 5 7 6 5 9 2 5 26.36 Gregg 304.3 9 9 5 7 3 1 5 38.3 Thefollowing bowled in three innings :- C. Turner,50 overs ,15 maidens ,97runs,3 wickets ; C. Wreford-B r o w n, 44 overs, 17 maidens, 72 runs, 1 wicket. F. Townsendbowled in two innings-4 overs,1maiden,11runs, nowicket. Thefollowing bowledin one innings:- A. H . Grace, 15 overs , 4 maidens ,42 runs, 1 wicket ; J. A. Bush, 7 overs , 2 maidens, 20 runs, no wicket ; A. C. M. Croome,4 overs , 2 maidens ,7 runs, no wicket ; J. H. Brain, 4overs ,2 maidens , 10runs, no wicket ; and Gilbert , 13overs , 3 maidens, 30 runs , 3 wickets . K E N T . OFFICERS FOR 1886. -President , G. Marsham. Committee , Sir W. Hart-Dyke, Bart, M.P. , A. Akers -Douglas , M.P., Alfred Penn, Lord Harris , H. Knatchbull-Hugessen, M.P., M. P. Betts , Capt. Lambert, Charles Laurie , Hon. Ivo Bligh , Rev. C. E. B. Nepean, W. S. Norton, Sir C. Oakeley, Bart. , Rev. C. Randolph, Lord Sondes , C. S. Hardy, W. Hoare, P. Hilton , Lord Hothfield , Major- General Denne, F. A. Mackinnon, Col. Streatfield , E. Norman, E. F. S. Tylecote , Rev. R. T. Thornton. Managing Committee , Lord Harris , George Marsham, M. P. Betts , Hon. Secretary . H o n. Treasurer , Colonel Hartnell . Secretary , Mr. J. A. J. Lancaster , 88, St. George's Street , Canterbury . THOUGHthe season was not one of great success , none the less the cricket shown by the Kent eleven was on the whole very good. Of the fourteen inter -county matches , five were won, and six lost . Thetriumphs of the county, though, include in addition a glorious victory over the Australian team-an achievement of which the menof Kenthave good reason to be proud. The Can- terbury weekwas attended with the best of luck for the Kenteleven , and their double success over the Australians and Yorkshire showed effectually of what stuff the county team, whenproperly represented , is composed. Anymention of Kentcricket in 1886 would be incomplete without conspicuous notice of the bril- liant batting of George Hearne, who made987 runs in twenty -four completed inn- ings, and of Lord Harris , whowas still in his best form, though unable to play so muchas of old. Wootton's bowling , too, was one of the maincontributaries to the successes of the Kent eleven . H etook, as will be seen from the averages , 110 wickets at an average of under sixteen runs . Martin , a left -handed bowler, did good service in the later fixtures , andbids fair to be of great use to the county.