James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

1 6 8 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. R O S S A L L . J. P. Wilson, b Mitchell P. Higson, c Ainslie , b Hobson H. H. Marriott, c Malins, b Sedgewick A. G. Bather (Capt.), runout ... G. S. Davies, b Hobson E. C. Davis, b Hobson T. Hughes, b Sedgewick H. A. Hutton, b Hobson. G. S. Porter, runout... F. V. Heath, c Harvey, b Sedgewick B. Lorrimer, not out E x t r a s T o t a l 4 b Sedgewick .... 3 1 10 b Sedgewick 1 2 4 cW o o d,b Bartolomé 2 8 15 b Sedgewick 1 0 0 r u nout.. 1 5 0 b H o b s o n 1 4 0 c Lea, b Sedgewick 7 0 b Mitchell 2 5 0 c Lea,b Hobson 4 3 r u nout 2 1 0 n o tout 2 2 E x t r a s 6 5 8 Total .164 RossallSchoolv. ShrewsburySchool. July 12 and 13 . Rossall wonby an innings and 10 runs. R. S. Nicholson,b Hughes A. H. Rhodes , c Mallam, b Heath. F. R. Cobbett, b Hughes W .Thomas, b Heath G.R. W o o d, runout. F. Keysell, c Hughes, b Porter R. C. Saville , c Marriott ,b Davis . W .H. Bagshaw, c Wilson , b Davis F. J. Kittermaster, c Mallam, b Heath J. C. Miles, notout E.B. Jones, c Bather, b Porter E x t r a s Total S H R E W S B U R Y . 0 b H u g h e s. 9 0 b D a v i s 3 1 0 b D a v i s 1 0 0 bD a v i s 0 7 c Davies, b Hughes 3 2 8 b Davis 1 1 7 b D a v i s 6 9 b H e a t h 3 7 7 b Hughes. 0 1 2 b Hughes. 6 n o tout 3 E x t r a s Total 4 4 5 - 8 3 9 9 R O S S A L L . 1 6 3 3 2 5 7 9 4 J. P. Wilson, b Bagshaw P. Higson, b Bagshaw H . H. Marriott, b Keysell A. G. Bather, b Keysell G. S. Davies,b Bagshaw.... E. C. Davis, b Kittermaster J. C. Mallam, candb Bagshaw 1 9 T. Hughes, c andb Miles. G. S. Porter, b Bagshaw F. V. Heath, b Bagshaw B. Lorrimer, not out... E x t r a s Total 4 1 9 1 5 0 1 4 1 9 2 M I N O R S C H O O L S . T h eAbbey, Beckenham, Kent.-Matches played , 11; won, 7; drawn , 1; lost , 3.- T H EELEVENIN 1887.-J. R. Mason(23.4 ): Adashing and effective bat ,with good defence , scores very freely whenset , but is apt to get under the ball alittle too much, thereby often falling to a catch ; a good fast bowler , and fair field . H. F. Cornabe (20.75 ) : Hasimproved immensely as a batsman; defence good,butshould use his hitting powersmore; cantake the wickets fairly . M . Thompson(13.6 ):Amighty slogger ;his style ,though not taking ,is often effective ; heowes his high position to the fact that healways wentin lowd o w n, hit hard, andoccasionally was" not out." H .E.Matthews(11.8) : Anotherhardhitter w h ohasdonegoodservice to theeleven ; heshould endeavour , though,to cultivate a little moredefence , remembering W.G.'s advice , " Take care of