James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

1 7 4 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. IndependentCollege , Taunton.-Matches played , 12; won, 5; drawn , 6 ; lost , 1. - R. S. B. Savery, Captain (63.1) : His splendid batting formwasthe chief feature of the season; hefailed to comeoff onbut one occasion, andprevious to the last three matchesh a d the splendid average of 89 ; his defence and timing the ball against difficult bowling is perfect , andhe hits hard all round whenthe bowling gets anywayloose ; he bowls well , also , his under- handlobs being especially fatal on account of the great break he gets from leg ; his fielding is very fine ; he has brought off some phenomenal catches in the out-field . W. Bartlett (33.2 ) : Avery hard hitter , who punishes any loose bowling very severely ; he bowls a good length ball , andwas very successful in some of our matches ; his fielding is very fine . T. Wood(22.9 ) : H a skept uphis reputation as the prettiest batin the team; his placing to leg is veryneat,a n d hehas scored consistently through the season ; his wicket -keeping has been of great service to us, manywickets falling to his share , notably in the York Rovers ' match, whenhe stumpedfive m e n. W. E. Wood(17.6 ) : Bats steadily , but,owing to aninjury tohis knee, his batting ,bowling , and fielding havebeenby nomeansupto his standard of last year, andhe owes his high average mainly to his good score in the Old Boys' match. A. C. Wansbrough (17): Hasdeveloped into a steady andreliable bat,andmademanyuseful scores ; is afine field at cover -point . J. G. Love- day(11.5) : Hasshownsomeof theoldformthat madehis batting so successful in past seasons; fields very safely , and has such a thorough knowledge of the game,that his presence in the team hasbeenof the utmostvalue. A.A. Linton (9.8) : Asteady bat, with a pretty style ,buthasnot been favoured with the best of luck during the season ; bowls well , andhas improved in fielding since last year . E. C. Marsh (9) : Bats very steadily , but a slower scorer ; bowls either slow , withagreat break from leg, or very fast , with a break from off, and has been very successful despite the hard wickets ; fields well . A. Hare(8.6) : Avery promising young batsman, with a good style ; has bowled and fielded very fairly . J. L. Alexander (27) : Thanks to his " not out " innings , has a high average ; has shown fair form all round. A. A. Sommerville (7) : Hasa very good eye for hitting , andpromises to develop into a good bat ; fields fairly . T. B. Gregson (4.4) : Did not fulfil the expectations formed from his batting of last year, his hitting being wild and uncertain; is a safe field in " the country," and has bowledwith s o m e s u c c e s s . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . W .Bartlett E .C. M a r s h R. S. B. Savery Overs. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 1 4 0 3 6 3 6 5 3 1 11.7 1 2 3 2 4 3 6 7 2 5 1 4 . 6 9 7 1 5 3 4 4 2 1 1 6 . 8 L e e d sG r a m m a rSchool.- T H EELEVENIN 1887.-V. Thompson (Captain ): Avery fair thoughuncertainbat; his bowlingtowardsthe endof the season seemedto regain someof its old sting ; a goodfield . W. J. Robinson: Perhapsthe best bat in the team; plays straight andhard, and has good defence ; has muchimproved as a field , andshows some bowling talent . D. Seaton : On his day bats well , his off -driving being excellent ; asteady and, as a rule , straight fast bowler ; an excellent field . W. Chadwick :Is uncertain in every way; sometimes bats well, buthasa tendencyto makea very feeble forward stroke at short balls ; usually smart in thefield . H.Hodson: Very steady and straight bat, but has no idea of hitting ; on his day a good medium-pace bowler ; poor field . W. S. Johnson : Very patient and straight bat,who ought to dowell next year ; good field at point . B. H. Churton : A muchimproved bat ; excel- lent field anywhere, though he has made one or two mistakes . W. L. Whincup : A most promising little bat ; maymake something of a bowler ; good field . W. B. Westcott : Very poorbat,but amostpromising bowler ,and very safe field . F. Willey : Cannot bat or field much, but o n his daybowls well. G. Tannett: Promisesfairly well, but wasunlucky as a bat; uncertain fielder . H. S. Newstead : As a bat is very fair on the off , and very bad onthe leg side ; if he can learn to judge catches , will be a good field . M. S. Hodson: Played in one or two matches , and, though nervous at present , ought to be of considerable use in the future . LlandoverySchool.-Matches played , 10; won, 5; lost , 3; drawn, 2.-J. Conway Rees (22.10): Goodsteadybat, withexcellent defence, cuts well ; a very useful wicket-keeper, and afair change bowler (Captain for 1888 ). R. E. Leigh (18.3 ) : Abrilliant bat,with goodhitting powersandfair defence; safe field andcatch,anda goodfast-m e d i u mbowler. D.B.Evans(15.6): A nunreliable bat,but showed good form at times ; a good field anywhere, and an excellent slow bowler . J. H. Williams (9.7 ) : A good hitter , but poor in defence ; shows good promise as a fast bowler; fair field . T. R. Griffiths (8.7) : Agoodsteady bat,withanyamountofpatience, andought to do well ; very slow in the field . J. E. Jones , Captain (7.3 ) : A good but unlucky bat; a really excellent school bowler, fast , withgoodlength anda fair amountof curl ; good field . T. Jones (6) : Showsgood formin practice , butis apt to lose hisheadin a match; shows promise also as a bowler ; ought to do better next year. W. A. Williams (5.4 ): Afair bat,and didbadlyin matches; very goodfield , anda fair changebowler. H.A. Rees (5.1) : Avery promisingbat, with capital defence, andoughtto do very well in yearsto come; capital field , andcanbowl. J. R. Jacob (4.3 ) : A stiff bat, but plays pretty straight ,and was useful nowand