James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DPUBLICSCHOOLSIN 1887. 1 4 9 prettily ; is deficient in back -play , which point weakens his defence ; somewhat venturesome between the wickets ; not smart enough in the field . H. A. Rhodes: Hits strongly on the leg side , but not always correctly ; has not much defence ; a fair wicket -keeper . * W. Thomas : Has a good forward off drive andcut ; is deficient in back-play ; a good point . *F. Cobbett : Has good style , playing hard and clean at fast bowling on a fast wicket : less successful against slows; has improved muchin the field . R. S. Nicholson : A careful and very useful bat , with good defence , but no punishing powers : a fair field , wanting in dash ; can bowl a little . *E. B. Jones ; A useful medium-paced mechanical bowler ; wants keenness in the game ; might have been a batsman ; a slovenly field . F. J. Kittermaster : A stiff , ungraceful bat, who, however, plays at the ball; abowler (medium right ) whoshould improve with practice ; a painstaking field . J. Miles : A rather wild and lucky hitter ; bowls steadily with a good length , but without muchdifficulty ; an energetic field . U P P I N G H A M S C H O O L . Captain for 1887, J. F. Whitwell. Resultsof M a t c h e s. Matches Played, 9 ; Won, 5 ; Drawn, 1 ; Lost , 3. Opponents. W h e r eplayed. W h e n played. C l u b. Opnts. 1st2nd1st 2nd i n ni n n. i n n. i n n. W o nb y DerbyshireFriars Matches W o n(5) Liverpool C.C. andGround Jesus College, C a m. H A I L E Y B U R Y C O L L E G E . O l dBoys MatchD r a w n(1). S. Christopherson's X I.. MatchesLost (3) . H .H. Stephenson's X I.. Incogniti Uppingham May23, 24 116 *107 116 104 U p p i n g h a mJune11 2 2 0 1 3 7 7 wickts ; *3 w d 8 3runs Haileybury و و 15,16 180 *14 137 54 Uppingham July 11 *237 Uppingham June29,30 210 1 6 5 1 1 4 92 U p p i n g h a m " 23,24 157 256 267 Uppingham May14 U p p i n g h a m 1 5 2 *156 9 wickts ; *1 w d 72r& 8w; *2 w d inns& 4 runs R e m a r k s. Lostby 5wickts; *5 w d 19, 20 93 44 132 118 113 runs L. Martineau'sX I. . . . . Uppingham 30, 31 و د و د 6 0 144 118 120 34runs 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. J. F. Whitwell 1 4 3 5 0 7 a nI n n s. *1 3 8 Average. 46.1 G .McGregor 1 4 2 3 1 0 7 4 2 5 . 1 0 A. O. Joy 1 3 0 1 1 5 . 2 7 2 9 1 20.12 E .W . J a n s o n. 1 0 0 1 4 2 4 1 1 4 . 2 A .D .Alderson 1 2 0 1 6 8 3 8 1 4 A . Martineau 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 0 11.3 P. H. Beisiegel 1 1 0 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 . 1 E .Castle 7 0 6 1 2 7 8 . 5 H .W .B u r n e s s 1 1 1 8 7 1 2 0 8 . 7 C. A. P. Wolferstan 7 3 3 1 8 7 . 3 C. H. Harding 1 0 1 3 9 1 4 4 . 3 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . R u n s. Wickets. Average. J. F. Whitwell A. Martineau E. W .J a n s o n C.H .Harding 1 5 3 2 5 1 0 . 3 6 5 9 4 9 1 3 . 2 2 3 7 2 2 7 1 3 . 2 1 2 5 5 1 7 1 5 C. A. P. Wolferstan H. W .Burness. 7 3 6 1 2 . 1 3 8 1 3 8