James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1887

1 9 0 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. useful wicket -keeper , and fine out-field . H. W. Allan (4.5 ) : A steady bat, and might develop into a " stone -wall "; a smart field near the wicket . C. Metcalfe (5.7 ): A very pretty bat considering his size ; very active in the field . TheG r a m m a rSchool, Abingdon.-Matches played , 15 ; won, 10; lost ,4; drawn, 1.-L. Theobald , captain (7.11 ) : Ahard hitter , with little defence ; would be a better bowler if he took more pains ; good catch . A. Carter (6.1 ) : A very good slow bowler ; bats well on a slow wicket . P. Corbett (16.1 ) : Muchimproved in batting ; an erratic fast bowler ; safe catch . J. Veysey (5.6 ) : fair bat, with stiff style ; an uncertain field . G. Drewe (3.17 ) : Apromising bowler ; very slow in the field . A. Thorn (3.9 ) : A promising all -round cricketer . H. D'Almaine (3.7): Anexcellent long -stop ; poor bat. A. Morland (3.7 ) : Avery energetic cricketer ; bats in neat style . W. Robinson (3.3 ) : A fair bat, with a good forward stroke ; fields well at times . G .Pridham(2.4 ) : Is a better bat than his average would seem to show, though he is rather inclined to let the ball hit the bat in his back play ; takes the wicket . O. Jones (36.2 ) : Ahard- hitting bat, and a fast bowler . A . Carter O .J o n e s P. Corbett L.Theobald. B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Overs. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 177.1 3 3 3 6 0 6 2 5.50 153.4 4 8 2 1 7 5 5 3.52 118.2 3 1 2 1 2 2 5 8 . 1 2 3 5 6 6 3 7 9 TonbridgeSchool.-Matches played ,10 ; won, 2; lost , 8. 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 nI n n s. R . L. A s t o n 8 5 8 6 *3 1 Average. 2 8 . 2 R. M .King 1 3 2 2 9 7 6 8 2 7 L .L .R e i d. 1 2 0 2 1 1 5 5 17.7 P . T. B a k e r 1 2 1 1 1 8 3 5 1 0 . 8 C. C. H a t t.. 7 0 7 6 2 2 1 0 . 6 F. C. Barchard..... 1 3 1 1 2 5 1 2 7 .م 10.5 H .G.B.Reina. 1 4 3 1 1 1 *2 9 10.1 J. S. M a l l a m 1 0 0 9 8 2 4 9 . 8 W .F. O l d h a m 1 2 2 8 8 2 0 8 . 8 H .A. L. R u d d 1 1 0 8 6 3 2 7.9 J. Story.. 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 4 . 7 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s. Maidens. K u n s. Wickets. Average. P . T. B a k e r.... 227.4 5 0 6 1 5 4 2 14.27 F. C. B a r c h a r d 3 8 6 1 2 1 6 2 01 L.L .R e i d 225.1 5 5 5 2 3 2 2 23.17 C. C.H a t t 3 3 1 1 7 9 3 2 6 . 1 H .A. L.R u d d 52.4 6 1 8 0 6 3 0 R .L.A s t o n... 6 1 9 1 8 8 5 37.3 W .F. Oldham 2 1 2 7 9 2 39.1 H. A. L. R u d d: A steady bat, with good defensive powers whenhe likes , but hardly did himselfjustice this season, chiefly fromtrying to place balls onthe leg side ; a goodfield . R. M. King : The most reliable batsman in the eleven , and plays with great care and patience ; hits to leg and cuts well , but should learn to play harder forward ; is a sure catch and good field . J. Story : A useful wicket -keeper standing back; a fair bat on a fast wicket . P. J. Baker: Bowls fast and straight , with a high action , and met with great success ; as a batsman , plays hard forward and drives well, but his back play is rather weak. F. C. Barchard : Scored well at the beginning of the season , but did not do muchlater ; hit well at times , and with morepatience would make a good bat ; fair bowler , but rather slow in the field . L. L. Reid : Apromising acquisition to the team; is a useful right -hand bowler ,rather above medium-pace , andcan keep straight and a good length ; has a tendency to put straight balls to leg , but gives promise ofgood defence , combined with plenty of hitting power. W. F. Oldham : Afair bat, butrather stiff , anddoes not makethe best use of his long reach; is a goodfield . H. G. В. Reina : Improved as a batsman, and plays with a good straight bat, though inclined to leave his ground too much; a very uncertain field . J. S. Mallam: A brilliant and very quick field ; hits well at times ,but lacks defence . C. C. Hatt: Bats in good, free style when once set , though rather uncertain at first ; is an excellent field , and a somewhat erratic change bowler . R. L. Aston : Auseful bat at the end of an innings , and often difficult to dislodge , though rather wanting in style ; might have been a useful bowler had he not strained himself ; a very good field at point , and a safe catch anywhere.