James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

1 3 8 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . 1 I n n s. T i m e s n o tout. M o s tin R u n s. a nI n n s. A. C. MacLaren . 1 1 0 3 0 7 1 0 0 Average. 27.10 W .M .Torrens 9 0 1 5 7 5 5 1 7 . 4 P.A s h w o r t h 1 0 3 1 0 8 2 3 1 5 . 3 T. B. A. Clarke 9 3 8 6 3 3 1 4 . 2 H .D . W a t s o n 1 3 1 1 6 7 3 0 13.11 F. S. Jackson 1 3 0 1 7 8 5 0 1 3 . 9 A.C. S. Barchard 9 0 1 0 4 2 4 1 1 . 5 J. A. MacLaren 1 4 1 1 3 3 *3 7 1 0 . 3 J. St. F.Fair 1 4 1 1 2 1 3 2 9 . 4 E.G.Raphael. 9 0 7 8 3 0 8 . 6 N .R a m s a y 1 0 3 4 6 2 0 6 . 4 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Balls. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. Average. N .R a m s a y 7 0 2 4 5 2 8 4 2 4 11.20 J. St. F. Fair 1 0 3 8 3 5 5 0 3 3 9 12.35 F. S. Jackson 9 5 1 7 7 3 4 8 2 7 12.24 J. A. M a c L a r e n 4 4 6 2 9 1 9 0 1 2 15.10 T. B.A. Clarke 2 2 0 7 1 1 9 6 1 9 . 5 E . G. Raphael 1 1 5 4 6 8 3 2 2 . 2 P.A s h w o r t h 2 4 0 5 1 5 7 4 3 9 . 1 H .D.W a t s o n 1 5 0 4 9 2 2 4 6 H A R R O WELEVENIN 1887.- *P. Ashworth : A fair bat, playing slow bowling especially well, can generally be depended upon for runs ; a splendid field in the country, andsometimesuseful as a changebowler. A . C. S. Barchard: Asteady bat, with, at present , not very taking style , but will nodoubt improve ; hasplayed some very useful innings ; a very fair field at cover -point . *T. B. A. Clarke : A hard-hitting bat, but without much defence ; a fair field at point or in the country ; sometimes bowls well . *J. St. F. Fair (Capt.) : Possesses good de- fence, with plenty of hitting power, and is a better bat than his average would imply; a fairly good slow, round-armbowler ; safe catch , but slow in the field ; workedhard as captain , and took every pains to secure the best eleven . F. S. Jackson : Agood bat, with fine free style , hitting well all round ; a very good fast bowler onhis day, coming in from the off , and a capital field anywhere; always does his best . A. C. MacLaren : Avery good , steady bat, watching the ball well ; plays equally well all round except for a rather weakstroke to short leg; at Lord's played two fine innings ; a safe catch ; is still very young, and should improve immensely. J. A. MacLaren (Captain for 1888 ) : A moderate bat, with a good stroke on the off -side , and considerable driving powers , but does not play quite straight ; as a bowler , was very successful at the beginning of the season , but fell off later on ; a poor field ; a thoroughly painstaking cricketer , whocan always be relied upon to do his best . N. Ramsay: Agood, steady, medium-pace bowler , breaking from the off ; would bat better if he gave moreattention to it ; a capital field whenawake. *E. G. Raphael : Onhis day a fine , hard-hitting bat, but rather uncertain ; a very good field at mid-off , anda moderate change bowler. * W. M. Torrens : W a sprevented from playing during the busiest part of the season from an injured hand ; a good bat on a fast wicket, scoring fast whenset ; has a fine stroke on the off -side ; a moderate wicket-keeper ; his absence was a serious loss to the eleven , as he was the only wicket-keeper , and a consistent scorer . H. D. Watson : A good bat, hitting well all round; scores quickly , punishing loose bowling well ; bowls very fair lobs ; should try andbe quicker in the field .