James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1887

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DPUBLICSCHOOLSIN 1888. 1 3 7 4 O X F O R DU N I V E R S I T Y . OFFICERS FOR 1886. -Captain, H. V. Page (W a d h a m). Hon. Sec., J. H. Brain (Oriel ). Treasurer , T. Case (B.N.C. ) 1887. - Treasurer , T. Case (B.N.C. ) Captain , J. H. Brain (Oriel ). Hon, Sec ., K. J. Key (Oriel ), Resultso f M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 7 ; Won, 2 ; Drawn, 2 ; Lost, 3. Opponents. W h e n Whereplayed . played . Club. O p n t s. 1 s t2 n d1st 2 n d i n n. i n n. i n n. i n n. W o nb y MatchesW o n(2). Surrey O x f o r d June3,4 7 4 *60 70 63 4 wkts; *6 w d C A M B R I D G E Lord's July5, 6, 7 191 304 156 206 133 runs MatchesD r a w n(2). R e m a r k s. Lancashire O x f o r d Ju10,11,12 82 277 162*106 *1 w d M.C.C. Lord's July1,2 255*125 416 *3 wd MatchesLost (3). Lostby Australians O x f o r d M a y27, 28 45 38 70 38 25 runs M . C . C . O x f o r d Ju. 21, 22 142 90 260 Lancashire M a n c h e s t e r ,, 28,29,30 179 196 360 *17 inns. & 2 8runs 9 wkts ; *1 w d B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s ti n I n n s. n o tout. R u n s. a nI n n s. J. H . B r a i n 1 3 0 1 9 2 5 7 Average. 14.10 E . H .B u c k l a n d 1 4 1 1 8 5 7 7 14.3 A .R .C o b b 1 2 0 1 5 9 5 0 1 3 . 3 A .H .J. C o c h r a n e 1 1 3 3 8 *9 4 . 6 H .T. H e w e t t 7 0 1 6 0 7 7 22.6 L.D. Hildyard.. 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 1. 12.5 K. J. K e y 1 2 2 2 8 0 1 4 3 2 8 H .V. Page 1 3 0 3 1 7 6 5 24.5 W .Rashleigh 1 3 0 3 4 3 1 0 7 2 6 . 5 H.T. Arnall-Thompson . 7 2 5 5 2 5 1 1 H .O. Whitby 1 0 4 1 8 *1 1 3 J. H .B r a i n E .H .B u c k l a n d A. H .J. C o c h r a n e H .T. H e w e t t H .V.Page. . . H. T. Arnall-Thompson .. H .O. Whitby B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 1 4 2 2 1 0 135.1 7 2 1 7 7 8 2 2 . 1 273.3 1 2 6 3 8 7 2 6 14.23 3 5 1 3 7 8 0 2 0 4 . 2 8 4 8 2 4 1 4 2 3 . 2 1 6 5 8 0 2 5 3 1 4 18.1 253.1 1 1 8 3 6 9 2 8 1 3 . 5 K. J. Key bowled in two innings (16-3-44-2), and L. D. Hildyard in one innings (5 - 1 - 1 4 - 0 ). THE OXFORD ELEVEN IN 1886. - H. Τ. Arnall - Thompson (Rugby and B.N.C. ) ; A fair slow left -handed bowler , with a high action , more deadly on