James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1887

1 8 2 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. and took out his bat at the end of the innings ; agood bowler . H. H. Taplin (20.5 ) : Batted well andsteadily throughout the season ; in one matchmade124 not out ; agood medium-pace bowler,very serviceable to his side . R. A. W. Barfoot (9.7) : Agood fast bowler ; hits hard, andsometimes runs up a score quickly . R. M. Latham (9): H a dahigher average than last year asabat,but wasnot so successful in bowling ; hits hard. A. C. Curtis (7.11): Apatient , useful bat ; takes great interest in the game. H. J. Kinsman (7.5) : Avery fair bat,with some power of hitting ; often fields well . T. E. Herring (6.1) : W a suseful towards the end of the season as abat, bowler , and field . F. Pollard (5.4): Oneof the best fields in the eleven . L. R. Ashford (5.1) : Afair bat, but was not lucky this season ; could hit . W. C. Vallance (4.11 ): Apatient bat, anduseful as a change bowler . G. W. Harris (4.2 ): Agood field at long-leg or mid-off . H. J. Vine (4.1 ): Very useful in the Second Eleven, and then of service in the First . H. Packer (3.5) : Afair field , of service as long -stop ; played auseful innings in the Old Boys ' Match . F. W. Allen (2.5) : An efficient secretary ; played steadily at a critical point in the OldBoys' Match. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Balls. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. Average. R. A. W .Barfoot 7 8 6 5 3 2 2 9 4 0 5 . 2 9 H. H. Taplin .... 1 0 3 6 8 1 3 3 6 5 0 6 . 3 6 W .T h o m a s 7 6 6 5 2 2 7 0 3 1 8 . 2 2 T. E.Herring 1 9 3 0 8 6 9 9 . 5 R.M .L a t h a m 4 3 5 1 9 2 2 6 1 1 2 0 . 6 W .C. Vallance 1 7 5 5 1 0 3 4 2 5 . 3 D u l w i c hCollege.-Matchesplayed , 15; won, 8; drawn, 1; lost , 6.-C. O. Cooper : A good, sound, steady bat, hitting well all round, and playing the correct game; through ill- health could not runhis runs ; improved in his fielding in the slips . R. N. Douglas : Avery painstaking cricketer ; having lost his nervousness , he has improved all round, his batting being correct ; being agoodjudge of a run, he seldom runs his partner out ; has improved in his fielding . J. Douglas : A splendid , hard-working field ; a pretty bat,having a good style , especially on the off -side ; a good left-hand medium-pace bowler ; should have been bowled oftener . S. H. Fry : Avery hard hitter , but should try and play more correct cricket ; a fair change bowler , but should not depend so muchonbreak as varying pace ; fair field . H. C. W. Mountford: A first -class fast bowler, andsureto makea n a m eas suchif h econtinues cricket ; mustnottry pace, but pitch , as pace is sure to come with age ; improved in fielding . H. C. Moses : Will, with time, turn out a first -class bat,having a splendid andtaking style , but is still too fond of taking liberties with straight balls ; hits well all round, and plays the ball hard; has improved his fielding andgeneral knowledge of the game. E. G. Rand, captain : A first -class bowler , with good break-back, and having a very easy delivery ; was able to keep uphis endwell , but, through anaccident , was unfortunately incapacitated from taking part in matches the latter part of the season ; improved in his fielding , and captained the teamwell, being very popular . H. V. Reed: Avery promising all -round cricketer , being agood, straight , medium-pace bowler, fair bat, but must try and play the ball harder ; fair field . C. F. Skip- with : Wouldbe a good bat if he would only practise correct cricket , andpay attention to the game; a slow anduncertain field , but fair bowler . C. M. Wells : Avery painstaking cricketer , butmustnot forget in batting to play the ball ,andnot let the ball play the bat; afair wicket- keeper . H. G. L. Wyld: A really first -class cricketer , being a good bat; hits splendidly all round, but is still inclined to be slack in playing the ball ; a good change fast bowler , andhas improved in his fielding , especially in the long field ; has again obtained the average with improvedfigures . B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s. M o s tin anInns. Average. +H. G. L. W y l d 2 0 1 5 7 0 *1 2 4 3 0 R. N. Douglas 2 1 3 3 5 8 6 6 19.16 C.O. Cooper 2 1 2 3 5 7 1 0 2 18.15 C. F. Skipwith 1 7 1 2 1 2 5 0 13.4 H .C. M o s e s 2 1 1 2 2 2 *3 5 11.2 S. H .Fry 1 6 0 1 1 2 2 0 7 J. Douglas 2 0 2 1 2 3 *3 4 6.15 C. M. Wells.. 1 7 2 1 9 7 3 0 6 . 7 E .G .R a n d 1 5 3 7 2 *1 4 6 H .V.R e e d 1 7 3 4 7 1 3 3.5 H. C. W .Mountford 1 5 4 1 9 6 1 . 8 + Averagebat. †Average ball .