James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

1 2 4 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. 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 tout. R u n s. a nI n n s. Average. J. H .Brain 1 5 0 2 0 1 6 1 13.6 E. H . B u c k l a n d 8 0 2 5 7 1 4 8 32.1 A. H . J. Cochrane 4 2 1 7 *1 6 8 . 1 A.C. M .C r o o m e.. 4 1 2 0 9 6 . 2 H .W .Forster. 1 2 1 1 5 2 *6 0 13.9 F .H . Gresson . 1 7 0 4 1 8 7 0 24.10 L. D. Hildyard. 5 0 4 2 1 8 8 . 2 K. J. K e y 1 7 2 6 3 1 2 8 1 4 2 . 1 H .L y o n 2 0 0 0 R .H .M o s s 4 3 2 4 *1 8 2 4 E.A. Nepean 1 7 2. 2 2 4 *5 8 14.14 H .Philipson 1 2 2 2 4 3 1 5 0 24.8 W .Rashleigh 1 7 1 4 3 1 1 0 5 26.15 G . W .Ricketts 8 0 2 4 3 9 2 30.8 L o r dG. Scott 4 1 2 2 9 1 0 0 76.1 H. O. Whitby 8 3 7 1 2 4 14.1 A. K. Watson, 5. The following batted in one innings only :- H. T. Hewett , 5 ; J. B. Rawlinson , 0 ; and B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. E.H .B u c k l a n d 2 7 7 1 2 3 3 7 4 2 2 1 7 A. H . J. Cochrane 189.1 7 2 3 2 9 1 1 29.10 A.C. M .C r o o m e 2 4 5 7 4 1 7 4 H .W .Forster 3 9 1 1 7 4 6 0 5 2 6 28.7 F. H . Gresson 9 9 4 8 1 8 8 1 0 1 8 . 8 R .H .M o s s 1 0 3 5 8 1 6 7 4 41.3 E. A. Nepean 1 9 6 6 2 3 9 3 5 0 1 3 . 3 G . W .Ricketts. 3 0 7 6 7 3 22.1 H . O. Whitby 2 4 4 . 3 1 0 6 4 5 7 1 5 30.7 C .W r e f o r d -B r o w n 1 0 2 4 5 1 7 0 4 4 2 . 2 The following bowled in one innings only :- J. H. Brain , 2-0-20-0; K. J. Key, 3-1-13-0; andJ. B. Rawlinson , 21-9-45-1. Thefollowing bowled wides :- A. H. J. Cochrane ,2; H.W. Forster ,3; and J. B. Rawlinson , 1. The following delivered no-balls : C. Wreford -Brown, 2 ; A. H. J. Cochrane , E. A. Nepean and J. B. Rawlinson , 1each. THE OXFORD ELEVEN IN 1887.-J. H. Brain (Clifton and Oriel ) : A very good captain , though he fell off in his batting owing to being somewhatout of health ; drives and cuts well ; a splendid field anywhere ; can keep wicket . Е. H. Buckland (Marlborough and New) : Wasin very good form , and batted and bowled consistently well throughout the season ; a good right -handed medium- pace bowler, and dashing bat ; keen and active field . A. H. J. Cochrane (Rep- ton and Hertford ) : Agood fast left -handed bowler , coming in a lot with his arm; disappointing bat ; moderate field ; unfortunately strained himself , so was unable to play against Cambridge . H. W. Forster (Eton and New) : A good , steady bat; bowls well , medium-pace left -hand; excellent field , andsafe catch . F. H. Gresson (Winchester and Oriel ) : A very good left -handed batsman ; did extraordinarily well in the early part of the season at Oxford ; useful as a change bowler, and fair field . K. J. Key(Clifton and Oriel ) : Amagnificent batsman, with very strong defence , watching the ball well , and hitting with great power, "pulls " a short ball better than any one ; atower of strength both to his University and County; has become a safe field . E.A. Nepean (Sherborne and University ) : W a smostsuccessful throughout the season with his slow bowling , makes the ball curl tremendously from leg , varied with an occasional breakback ; good, steady bat, and fair field . H. Philipson (Eton and New) : A very fine wicket- keeper , taking the ball exceedingly close to the wickets , especially smart at stumping ; a very dangerous bat, though he takes great liberties . W. Rashleigh (Tonbridge and Brasenose ) : A thoroughly sound and good bat, with strong