James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1887

2 5 6 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. WILLOUGHBY, FREDERICK GEORGE. Born at Edinburgh, April 25, 1862. 5ft . 8in ; 10st . 12lbs . Left -hand medium-pace bowler , with a good break and spin on the ball ; a good field ; uncertain bat. Address -Botley , South- ampton, Hants ; o Winchester College , also for 1887 . YOUNG, CHOUTER. 6ft .; 13st . A fair left -hand bowler ; good field , and hard hitter . Address-Freemantle , Southampton. H E R T F O R D S H I R E . HEARN, W. Bornat Essendon, November30, 1849. 5ft . 6 in.; 10st . Agood bat, and excellent field ; can bowl as a change . Address-Essendon ; e Lord's . HUTCHINS , G. Fair bat , and useful change bowler . Address -Biggleswade ; Cambridge University . e PEARCE , T. Agood bat , and can keep wicket well . Address -1, Spencer Place , St. A l b a n s. TITCHMARSH, VALENTINE ADOLPHUS. Born at Royston, 1853. 5ft . 10in .; 13st . A t times a very effective fast bowler (right ) ; useful bat (left -hand). Address-St. Albans ; e Oxford University . WESTELL, WILLIAM THOMAS . Born at St. Albans , December 13, 1854. 5ft . 10in .; 12st . Verydangerous bat to second-class bowling ; indifferent field , A d d r e s s-St. A l b a n s. COLLINS, CHRISTOPHER. K E N T . Born at Cobham, October 14, 1859 , 5ft . 7in .; 12st . 4lbs . Bowls fast round, with a break from the off ; good bat in second-class m a t c h e s. Address-C o b h a m. HEARNE, GEORGEGIBBONS. Born at Ealing , July 7, 1856. 5ft . 6in .; 10st . 81bs . Afast straight left -round bowler ; bats and bowls left -hand; a steady bat ; played most brilliantly throughout last season . Address-Fern Villa , Brown-hill Road, Catford , S.E.; e Lord's . HEARNE, FRANK. Born at Ealing , November23, 1858. 5ft . 5in .; 10st . Agood bat, and useful change bowler ; brilliant field at cover -point ; was most successful towards the close of the season . Address-Rosedale Villa , Blythe Villa , Catford , S.E.; e Lord's . HEARNE, HERBERT. Born at Chalfont St. Giles , Bucks, March 15, 1862 . 6ft .; 12st . A fast round-arm bowler ; fair bat andfield . Address-42, A m e r s h a mVale, N e wCross. HEARNE, ALEXANDER. Born at Ealing , July 22, 1863. 5ft . 6in .; 9st . 2lbs . Theyoungest of the three brothers . A good slow round -arm bowler, with break from leg ; was again of the greatest assistance to the County. Address-Catford Bridge, London, S.E.; e Mote Park, Maidstone . MARTIN, F. Born at Dartford , October 12, 1861. 5ft . 10in .; 12st . 1 lbs . A medium-pace bowler (left -arm) ; gets a good deal of work on the ball ; showed most promising form for Marylebone Club, as well as in the later Kentmatches. Address-67, HytheStreet , Dartford ; e Lord's . PENTECOST, J. Kept wicket well on more than one occasion last season ; has improved as a bat . Address -6, Laburnum Street , Kingsland Road, N.; eLord's. WOOTTON, JAMES. Born at Sutton -at-Hone, March 9, 1860. 5ft . 6in.; 10st . Bowledwith great success throughout the season ; varies his pace and pitch withjudgment, and gets a lot of workon ; without doubt the best bowler of his pace in the South of England; excellent field . Address-26, Leslie Park Road, LowerAddiscombe, Croydon; e Lord's . L A N C A S H I R E . BARLOW, RICHARD GORTON. Born at Bolton , May 28, 1850. 5ft . Shin . 11st . 2lbs . Maysafely rank as one of England's best all -round profes- sionals , being a reliable bat , gifted with great patience ; a first -class