James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1887

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DPUBLICSCHOOLSIN 1886. 1 6 3 beginning of the season ; showed better form later on ; a good cover -point . J. M. Watson: Themostuseful bat in the eleven ; strong on the off andleg-side ; should improve his cutting ; a very useful m a nin the field ; useful change bowler. *J. W. Cave : Ahard-hitting , left -handedbat, and invaluable as such , especially strong on off side ; too apt to try to pull straight balls whenhe first goes in ; fine long-field , returning very smartly , sure catch , and good, but unlucky, slow change bowler. H. M. Braybrooke : A small but useful bat ; unluckythis season ; surest catch in the eleven ; has not always fielded up to form; useful change bowler , can bowl a good yorker . G. J. V. Weigall : Most promising bat, with strong defence ; should practise cutting more; good point . A .H . Wilkinson: W i t hmoreconfidence and strength will m a k ean excellent bat; good short -slip . S. T. Hankey: Goodbat, cutting and driving especially well ; excellent field anywhere on the off -side ; useful change bowler. G. F. Berkeley : Goodand successful mediumleft -hand bowler, but still young ; poor batandfield . *E. S. Blois : Small but excellent wicket -keeper , stumping and catching very smartly ; useful bat, hitting especially well to leg . *A. E. Rids- dale : Hasnot fulfilled early promise in batting , but hits well to leg ; very good change bowler (right -handmedium), and shows wonderful activity in the field ; canthrow anydistance ; sure catch . *I. T. R. Ridgway: Unfortunately away for sometime ; plays in a curious style , but makes runs ; indifferent field , and does not judge his runs well ; can bowlfast . W E S T M I N S T E R S C H O O L . Captain for 1886 , H. Harrison . R e s u l t so fM a t c h e s . Matches Played, 12 ; Won, 1 ; Drawn, 6 ; Lost , 5. Club. Opnts. W h e n Opponents. Where played . played . 1 s t2 n d1 s t 2 n d W o nb y i n n. i n n. inn. i n n. MatchW o n(1). M.C.C.& G r o u n d.. VincentS q. J u n e1 9 1 9 8 192 *47 6 runs; *3 w d MatchesD r a w n(6). R e m a r k s . LordsandC o m m o n s VincentSq. M a y15 1 7 6 *1 2 1 *6 w k t sd o w n OrleansClub.. VincentSq. 2 9 *65 3 4 0 *8 w k t sd o w n " Butterflies.. VincentSq. J u n e1 2 2 2 4 *4 6 *1 w k td o w n MastersEleven VincentSq. 3 0 4 3 2 و د Authentics . VincentSq. July3 3 2 8 *1 4 2 *2wktsd o w n O l dWestminsters VincentSq. 1 7 3 3 3 *3 3 " MatchesLost(5). Lostby IZingari VincentSq. M a y2 2 6 1 *5 9 164 O l dCarthusians VincentSq. J u n e5 1 0 2*4 6 224 Incogniti VincentSq. 2 6 1 3 2 1 5 1 *2wktsd o w n 1 0 3runs: *9 w d 122runs; *8 w d 1 9runs و د KensingtonPark..... VincentSq. M a y8 9 7 100*208 3 runs; *9 wd C H A R T E R H O U S E S C H O O L Godalming July 9,1 01 9 6 71 212 *57 B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . 8 wkts; *2 wd T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. n o tout. R u n s. a nI n n s. H .Harrison 1 2 1 2 7 4 7 4 1 Average. 24.10 C.G i b s o n 1 6 0 1 1 8 2 9 7 . 6 C. A. Sherring 8 0 2 5 6 3 . 1 R.R. Sandilands 1 5 0 5 1 6 1 2 3 34.6 P.C. Probyn 1 5 1 1 6 2 4 3 1 1 . 8 C. S. W .Barwell 1 6 1 8 6 9 8 6 2 4 . 9 A .M . Balfour.. 1 5 1 5 4 1 7 3 . 1 2 H .B e r e n s 1 3 4 8 7 *25 9 . 6 A.H.Harrison 1 6 1 3 7 4 1 0 9 24.14 H .B. Tritton 1 5 2 2 0 4 4 1 15.9 H .B.Street 1 2 6 7 0 2 6 1 1 . 4