James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1887

1 5 8 L I L L YW H I T E ' SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. R. A. Wilson : Very good bowler , rather above medium pace , bowled well throughout the term ; fair field . *R. G. Lewis : Left-hand batsman, with nice style , fell off towards end of the term; very smart field ; bowls at times . *G. R. H. Wilson : Useful bat , with good defence ; sharp field at point . Η. Bowden Smith : Uncertain at beginning of term , but played excellently at Lord's ; smart field . *B. H. Milne : Improved in his wicket -keeping latterly ; moderate bat. A. W. Dixon : Changebowler, useful at times ; poorbat and field . S H E R B O R N E S C H O O L . Captain for 1886 , A. C. Broadbent. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches Played , 9 ; Won, 4 ; Drawn, 0 ; Lost , 5. Club. Opnts. W h e n Opponents. Where played . played . 1st 2 n d1st 2 n d i n n. inn. i n n. i n n. W o nb y MatchesW o n(4). W .S. Mayo'sX I.... W .Trask's X I.......... S h e r b o r n e M a y29 2 0 5 1 0 2 Sherborne J u n e1 5 1.64 140 *59 Old Shirburnians..... Sherborne و و 2 3,24 302 *35 159 177 SherborneT o w n Sherborne July 31 *215 1 3 5 MatchesLost (5). T. W .Wilson'sX I. Sherborne M a y22 77 *79 82 CorpusChristi Coll ., Oxford Sherborne Ju. 28,29 69 183 324 S o u t hWilts Sherborne July3 1 0 8 2 3 5 Clifton College Sherborne KingstonPark S h e r b o r n e ود و د 1 3 9,10 167 59 282 6 5 2 3 8 1 0 3runs 24 runs; *4 w d 9 wkts; *1 w d 80r& 3w; *7 w d Lostb y 5 runs; *6 w d inns. & 72 runs 1 1 7runs inns. & 5 6 runs 1 7 3runs B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s . a nInns. Average. A. C. Broadbent(Capt.) 1 3 1 4 4 0 8 3 3 6 . 8 E.A .Morres 1 2 1 1 3 4 3 9 1 2 . 2 W .f f . Fendall 1 2 1 1 2 7 7 1 1 1 . 6 W .G. Boyd.... 1 2 0 2 2 1 7 6 18.5 H .B . Carver 1 3 1 2 1 1 7 5 17.7 E . J. Nelson 1 2 0 1 8 6 4 1 15.6 A . S. Littlewood 9 1 8 0 2 2 1 0 A. C. Clapin.... C. L. H. Chaldecott G .A.Ellis T. H. Ll. Fenwick. 1 0 5 2 9 7 5 . 4 1 0 1 5 1 *1 9 5 . 6 1 1 1 5 1 1 6 5 . 1 7 3 4 4 *1 4 1 1 A. C. B r o a d b e n t W .f f . Fendall H .B. Carver. E . J. Nelson A. C. Clapin.. C. L. H. Chaldecott G .A .Ellis T. H .LI. F e n w i c k B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Balls. Maidens. R u n s. W i c k e t s . Average. 6 6 1 3 2 3 5 5 1 6 2 2 . 3 5 5 0 2 4 2 7 9 1 0 27.9 7 5 5 5 5 3 0 1 2 5 1 2 . 7 1 9 2 1 5 6 2 5 1 2 . 2 5 5 3 2 3 3 1 7 1 6 19.13 2 5 4 2 5 1 0 5 9 11.6 5 5 3 3 7 2 4 9 1 4 1 7 . 1 3 9 0 3 7 4 1 7 4 Carver bowled 5 wides and 2 no-balls , and Ellis and Chaldecott each 2 wides . SHERBORNEELEVENIN 1886 .-*A. C. Broadbent (Captain for 1886) : By far the best bat in the eleven , combining a strong defence with great hitting powers , andscoring consistently all through the season ; bowled a great deal, butproved rather expensive ; kept wicket well to all kinds of bowling . E. A. Morres :