James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

T H EUNIVERSITIES A N DPUBLIC SCHOOLSIN 1887. 1 3 3 point, and can bowl. *W. A. Shaw: Goodfast bowler, keeping very straight whensuccessful , his yorkers being particularly effective ; good field ; poor bat . *H. R. Meyer : Very steady left -hand bat, hitting well to leg ; useful change bowler ; good ground field . *D. C. Leman : Very good and steady bat , always watching the ball well ; very difficult to get rid of; fair out -field . R. Gatehouse : Hascome on wonderfully in batting , his cutting being particularly good ; fields well at times , but should be more careful ; can bowl alittle . *H. A. Ford : A pluckybut scarcely reliable wicket -keeper ; steady but rather cramped bat. H . Price : As a bat shows great promise , hitting well all round ; should pay more attention to defence ; moderate field . C. M. Rayner : Agood bat, cutting very neatly ; good field anywhere , and useful change bowler . *Hon. D. W. Carnegie : B a dbat, but has occasionally fielded very well at point . C H E L T E N H A M C O L L E G E . Captain for 1887, E. C. Glass . R e s u l t sof M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 14 ; Won7 ; Drawn, 5 ; Lost , 2. Opponents. MatchesW o n(7). University College , Oxon. C L I F T O NC O L L E G E OldCheltonians R.A.C.Cirencester LancashireWizards M A R L B O R O U G H C O L L E G E . CliftonClub Matches Drawn(5) . St. John's College, Oxon KebleCollege, Oxon LiverpoolC.C. EastGloucestershire C.C..... CirencesterT o w n .. MatchesLost(2). W h e r eplayed. W h e n played. ود و د ود و و Cheltenham June3,4 Cheltenham ود Club. Opnts. 1st2 n d 1 s t 2 n d W o nb y i n n. i n n. i n n. i n n, Cheltenham June9 1 2 0 8 6 *4 6 34runs; *6 w d Cheltenham 1 7,1 8 C h e l t e n h a m " 358 *36 260 128 9 w; *1 w d 2 4,2 5 458 161 90 innings & 207 r CheltenhamJuly2 3 8 6 8 0 3 0 6runs C h e l t e n h a m " 4 , 5 5 3 *8 4 4 9 87 7 w; *3 w d Marlborough 8 , 9 8 6*58 79 63 7 w; * 3 w d C h e l t e n h a m 1 4 *178 1 2 2 56runs; *9w d R e m a r k s . CheltenhamM a y19 C h e l t e n h a m 2 3 5 *8 7 *3wd 2 1 1 5 0 *9 4 *9wd 209 1 9 0 2 1, 23 2 7 0 2 7 4*169 *7 w d Cheltenham July 12 9 3*7 1 93 Tie; *9 wd Lostb y CheltenhamM a y28 6 0*7 41 2 2 62runs; *3 w d Lord's July25,26 56 177 287 innings& 54r 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 tout. R u n s. M o s tin a nI n n s. E .C.Glass 1 3 1 1 0 4 4 9 Average. 8 . 7 5 H.B. Champain 1 5 2 5 5 1 1 2 9 4 2 . 3 P. A. Turner.... 1 7 2 6 4 5 1 4 9 4 3 E .T.H e a v e n 1 5 1 1 5 8 8 1 1 1 . 8 W .M. B r o w n. 1 5 2 3 6 1 6 6 27.7 C. T. Smith 1 5 1 1 4 6 4 4 1 0 . 4 C.A.R. Gordon 1 2 1 1 9 6 6 2 1 7 . 8 W .W .Bignell 1 2 4 1 8 8 6 4 22.85 W .Hodges... 1 6 0 2 4 4 5 1 15.25 H .R. Christie 1 2 1 1 7 5 7 4 1 6 P. C. Clowes 4 1 1 7 1 0 5 . 6 Exeter College , Oxon M.C.C. andGround....... NUMBEROF WICKETS BOWLED.-Glass , 56; Heaven, 47; Gordon, 24; Bignell , 22; Clowes,9; Champain, 2; Smith, 1. CHELTENHAM ELEVEN IN 1887 .-*E. C. Glass : A very successful captain , the eleven under his command having won almost all their matches , and being the best team the college has had for many years ; successful as a