James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1887

1 6 4 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. H .Harrison C .G i b s o n .... R.R. Sandilands A .M .Balfour... H .B. Tritton. H .B . Street B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. Average . 2 0 1 4 9 5 1 0 2 1 2 4 . 6 1 3 3 3 7 3 2 5 2 0 16.5 4 2 6 1 2 4 8 15.4 1 4 2 2 2 3 7 1 2 1 1 7 . 4 1 3 3 8 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 9 . 2 8 6 2 1 1 9 4 7 27.5 WESTMINSTER ELEVEN IN 1886. -*H. Harrison (Capt .) : A painstaking captain ; kept the team well together ; a pretty and effective bat, his cutting anddriving onthe off being very good ; a good fast bowler, with plenty of spin ; wouldhave scored more freely if he had been in good health . *C. Gibson : Most disappointing in his batting ; a good bowler , with big break from the off ; a safe field . C. A. Sherring : Throughoverwork his batting was not up to the form displayed last year ; a good field , with quick return to the wicket . R. R. Sandi- lands : Avery good and effective bat, with taking style ; got head average , his ondrives and late cuts being particularly good; scored consistently throughout the season ; splendid field at third m a n; subsequently bowled lobs with some success . P. C. Probyn : A muchimproved batsman; ought to make a lot of runs next year; a first -class field . C. S. W. Barwell : Is a good bat, with fine , free style , his off -driving being very clean and good, and his cutting neat ; punishes loose balls grandly ; has kept wicket with some success . A. M. Balfour : Bats in very pretty style , but through nervousness failed to score as muchas he ought; good slow bowler, with break fromoff , very steady . *H. Berens : Drives very hard and clean ; never lets off a leg ball ; smart field . A. H. Harrison : Bestbat in the team, combining steady defence with great punishing powers, his off -driving being especially good ; experienced very hard luck ; a safe field . *H. B. Tritton : Improved in batting very much, having no lack of confidence ; puzzling bowler , with break from leg . H. B. Street : Agreatly improved bats- m a n; rather too fond of playing back ; a good bowler, with easy delivery . W I N C H E S T E R C O L L E G E . Captain for 1886 , G. M. Jones. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 13 ; Won, 4 ; Drawn, 3 ; Lost , 6. Opponents. Club. O p u t s. W h e n Where played . played . 1st 2 n d 1st 2 n d W o nb y i n n. i n n. i n n. inn. W i n c h e s t e r M a y1 8 1 6 1 3 1 1 8 0runs Winchester 2 7 *137 1 3 3 ود 4 r& 4 w; *7 wd . . . . W i n c h e s t e r June24 1 5 2 1 4 4 8 runs St.Cross July6 1 6 7 1 2 5 4 2runs R e m a r k s . W i n c h e s t e rJ u n e1 0 *4 6 2 0 7 *8 wktsd o w n W i n c h e s t e r 1 1 *3 0 1 8 0 *1 w k td o w n " W i n c h e s t e r ود 14,15 163 124 160 *56 *5wktsdown L o s tb y Winchester M a y25 8 1 *1 4 3 62r& 2w; *8wd W i n c h e s t e rJ u n e3 7 2 1 2 4 5 2runs W i n c h e s t e r 5 1 0 8 *183 W i n c h e s t e r 1 7 1 8 9 *1 9 6 75r &7 w; *4 w d 7 r& 4 w; *7 w d Winchester ود ر و 28,29 233 59 219 *72 8 wkts; *2 w d Winchester July8 1 3 4 *215 81r &8w; *3 w d MatchesW o n(4). G r e e nJackets G e n t l e m e nof H a n t s..... M.C.C.& G r o u n d G r e e nJackets MatchesD r a w n(3). IZingari W .A. Thornton'sX I.... Old Wykehamists MatchesLost(6). N e wCollege . A . J. Webbe'sX I. Oriel College . Butterflies E T O NC O L L E G E L o n g w o o d