James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1887

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DPUBLICSCHOOLSIN 1886. 1 8 3 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. E.G.R a n d H .C. M o u n t f o r d H .V.R e e d. H. G. L. Wyld J. Douglas S. H .Fry O v e r s. 1 8 2 . 4 7 8 3 1 1 3 2 9 . 2 3 279.4 8 4 5 7 5 5 7 10.5 1 5 7 3 7 3 3 4 2 9 11.15 115.3 2 5 3 0 7 2 6 1 1 . 2 1 5 8 8 1 7 9 1 1 1 6 . 3 4 9 . 4 1 0 1 3 0 6 2 1 . 4 E p s o mCollege.-Matches played , 10; won, 5; drawn, 3 ; lost , 2.-THE ELEVENIN 1886.-H. E. W. Hoffmeister , captain 1885 and 1886, average bat 1886 (33.7 ) : A first -class bat andfine field ; has shown good judgment as captain . R. A. Lanphier (25.7 ) : Washardly up to form till late in the season ; good style , and hits well to leg. H. C. Thompson (21.7 ): Steady, but awkward bat, with good defence ; useful field . J. Newton (14.8 ) : Muchimproved bata n dexcellent field . H. L. Verley (19.2) : Fair bat andbowler; brilliant field . F. R. Gaman(22) : Goodbat, strong on the leg side ; should learn to play back more. F. P. Long (7.2): A painstaking bat ; clumsy in the field . G. Armstrong : Goodmedium-pace bowler , withplenty of spin . J. H. Torrance (1) : Erratic , but at times destructive , bowler ; exceedingly poor bat andfield . A. K. Tomkins (19) : Plays with a very straight bat; safe in the field . F. S. Jackson(3.1): Moderatebat, with somedefence; fair changebowler. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets . Average. G.Armstrong J. H . Torrance 4 6 . 4 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 2 6 1 9 3 4 1 1 5 14.3 22.7 1 H a l e s o w e nG r a m m a rSchool, Worcestershire.--Matches played , 7; won, 5; lost , 2. THE ELEVENIN 1886.-Ε. Η Grove, Capt. (1.9 ): Too steady as a bat, playing back far too much; an excellent long-stop . J. A. Hingley (4): Improved greatly as a bowler , and wouldbat really fairly with care ; fair field near the wicket . E. Foley (2.6 ) : Changes his style of batting too often ; fair field , andbowls fast underhandusefully . H. A. Green(3.3) : Fair changebowler ; hits up a few runs at times ; must practise fielding . A. Raybould (4) : Pro- misingbat and field ; wants strength. C. B. Turner(2.2) : A wild hitter; fair point. F. Williams (3.1): Slow in the field , but catches well ; as a bat could do well with perseverance . A.E. Mason(1.5): Moderatebat; excellent field at times, butnot quite certain . A. T. Butler (2.3): Workedhard; too cautious as a bat, andwoulddowell to hit a little more; moderate field. T h eeleven in the field madeupfor their weaknessin batting, andfour timesgot the oppo- site side out for less than20. J. A. Hingleytook fifteen wickets at a fraction under10 runs each, andobtainedtheball for bowling. Thebatfor fielding wasw o nby A. E.M a s o n. Ofthe other wickets , Mr. Disney took 76; Mr. G. Wilson, 9; E. Foley , 9; H. A. Green, 4. H a r l o wCollege.--President , Rev. W. Earle ; Captain , S. T. Toolis ; Hon. Sec ., Н. А. Steel; members, 60; hon. members, 3; colours , crimsonand black; distance fromstation , half amile.-T H EE L E V E NIN 1886.-S. T. Toolis (Capt.): Goodbat; fair changebowler; ex- cellent point; hascaptainedhis eleven to general satisfaction . H.A. Steel : Soundandstylish bat; destructive fast bowler ; safe field , especially at cover -point . J. R. P. Smith : Improved bat,might use his long reach to advantage ; fair long-stop on " his day." S. R. Williams : Fair but unlucky bat,gets on to the back balls in goodstyle ; useful field at leg . A. C. Vipan : Moderate bat, lacks back play . G. A. DeBelin : Pretty bat ; slow bowler, with good spin from theoff; uncertainfield . A. S. Jukes: Stiff bat, andreally has no style at all ; hashardlycome up to the expectations formed of him last year as a bowler ; capital field in the slips . S. A. Maltby: Straight but nervous bat; brilliant field in slips . H. W. Jenkins : Pluckybat, but misses manyballs owing to his " flourish ;" the school wicket -keeper , but got entirely " worn u p" at the endof the season. G. L. G o w e r: A w k w a r dbat; uncertainfield. R. W . Worsley: Spoonybat; goodout-field ; erratic fast bowler . C. F. Bull, F. R. Giles , A. S. Wood, and C.R. Hickswerealso tried . H e r e f o r dC a t h e d r a lS c h o o l.-Matchesplayed;13; w o n, 11;lost,2.--- T H EE L E V E NIN 1886.-J. H. Armitstead(3.8) : Hasbeenrather unfortunateas a bat this season, mustpractise playing back more; seems to have cricket in him, and will doubtless improve ; asawicket -keeper wants practice . W. H. Beaumont(8.6 ): Bats in a very cramped style ; rather clumsy in the field , but always tries to do his best . C. H. Browne(20.10 ) : A decidedly good bat, with great hitting powers , which he is rather too fond of exercising ; a good fast bowler , and certain field . L. R. Browne(10.10 ) : Hasproved a most useful addition to the eleven ; avery destructive fast bowler , and a smart maninthe field ; his performance with the bat has been creditable , and he has often been useful in breaking the bowling ; he must, however, learn to play with more freedom; captain for 1887. W. Bury (12.5 ): Bowls well with his head ; always plays good