James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

1 5 2 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. Opponents. R e s u l t sof M a t c h e s. Continued . Club. Opnts. W h e n Where played . played . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd R e m a r k s . i n n. i n n. i n n. i n n. Matches Drawn(3). M.C.C.& G r o u n d . VincentS q. M a y21 *4 8 *2wktsd o w n LordsandC o m m o n s VincentSq. J u n e1 1 *1 7 5 2 4 7 *8 w k t sd o w n MastersEleven VincentS q. 2 2*55 3 7 1 *2 w k t sd o w n " MatchesLost(3). Lostb y Kensington Park .... VincentSq. M a y7 8 8 1 5 9 7 1runs Butterflies. VincentSq. 2 8 1 8 0 2 0 1 2 1runs C H A R T E R H O U S ECHOOL Vincent Sq. July 8,9 166 138 290 *15 10 wkts ; *n o w d 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. R.R. Sandilands 9 0 1 3 5 5 6 1 5 P .C. Probyn 9 0 1 0 3 2 7 1 1 . 4 C.S. W .Barwell 1 0 1 3 3 8 8 4 37.5 A. M. Balfour. 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 5 12.3 A . H .Harrison 1 1 2 2 7 0 *1 0 5 31.1 H .B . Street 1 0 2 1 3 5 3 8 16.7 J. G. Veitch 9 0 1 0 6 6 1 11.7 E .G. M o o n 1 0 3 8 1 *2 5 1.1.4 A .G .Prothero 9 1 1 1 4 *3 0 1 4 . 2 G.P. Stephens 7 2 5 5 *2 6 1 1 E. L. Clapham 4 2 2 1 *1 7 1 0 . 1 C. Grant-Wilson 4 1 2 5 *2 1 1 2 . 1 B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Overs. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. Average. E .G .M o o n P. C. Probyn. A .M .Balfour 8 0 2 2 2 2 6 1 4 1 6 . 2 200.3 5 6 5 0 9 2 8 17.18 173.3 4 3 4 3 9 2 2 19.21 H .B . Street E.L. Clapham. R.R. Sandilands. G .P .Stevens A. G. Prothero... 3 8 1 2 7 2 8 9 4 4 . 2 7 1 1 2 7 1 6 2 6 4 5 3 3 1 7 . 2 7 1 2 1 1 7 7 6 2 9 3 1 9 4 4 2 1 4 2 WESTMINSTERL E V E NIN 1887.-R.R. Sandilands : M a d ean excellent and very unselfish captain ; though at times nervous , an excellent bat , driving and cutting with great power ; was rather unlucky ; a grand field at third man; bowled lobs with some success . P. C. Probyn : Agood bat at times , but rather uncertain ; a fair field , and successful as change bowler (fast round -arm). *C. S. W. Barwell : A n excellent bat, with the highest average of the team ; goodbehind the wicket ; hard hitting on the off brought him most of his figures . A. M. Balfour : A very pretty bat , but very uncertain ; a good bowler , with slight break either way; a poor field . *A. H. Harrison : A grand bat, with splendid forward stroke , very steady , and good cut behind point ; fair in the deep field . H. B. Street : A very safe and useful bat, though not very good style ; could always be depended on; good field , and useful change bowler . J. G. Veitch : Fair bat, with great punishing powers , but poor defence ; good field in the country . E. G. Moon: A nadmirable bowler, with great commandover the ball ; canbreak either way; fair bat, but poor field . A. G. Prothero : A good steady bat, with safe defence ; could bowl a little , and fielded well . G. P. Stevens : Fair bat and bowler, came on towards the end of the season ; poor field . *E. L. Clapham : Afair left -hand bowler ; rather wild bat , and fair field . C.Grant-Wilson : Goodbat, with long reach ; broken leg prevented him from being of anyuse in the field .