James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

1 7 6 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. J. A . Slater E.W .Pope H. T. Shaw B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 2 1 4 6 6 3 5 1 6 8 5 . 1 211.2 5 7 2 8 5 4 6 6 . 2 1 2 2 1 9 2 2 6 3 3 6 . 8 N o r t h-EasternC o u n t ySchool, B a r n a r dCastle. - Matches played , 12 ; won,7; lost , 4; drawn, 1.-H. Anderson : His batting was rather disappointing , should im- prove next season ; fair field . R. A. Copperthwaite : Apretty bat, but not muchfavoured by luck ; avery good change bowler and field . E. Fenwick: A careful bat, plays forward very nicely; goodfield at cover-point. J. Heslop: Moderatebat; canfield if hetries . J. Hutchin- son: Keptwicket fairly well ; poor bat. W. Lowes: A sa bowler, mighthavebeentried oftener withadvantage; showsgreat promiseas a bat. H. Marshall: Hitsvery hard, andgenerally scores against loose bowling ; throws well . J. R. Nisbet , Captain : Often made runs when most wanted, though too muchinclined to " sky " the ball ; good bowler and field . G. S. Nokes: Asplendid m e d i u m-pacebowler, should develop into first -class form, as heis seldom off the wicket, andhasgoodpitch together witha breakfromthe " off " ; bats andfields well. M. Smith : Bats very steadily , and would occasionally hit hard ; avery good third m a n. J.F. Thomas : Very fair bowler ; poor bat. J. York : A steady bat, and has plenty of pluck ; bowls at times with success ; good long -stop and thrower. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . 1 R. A. Copperthwaite. W .L o w e s J. R. Nisbet G . S. N o k e s J. F. T h o m a s . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 6 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 . 1 1 5 5 4 3 3 14.1 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 1 2 6 7.19 2 0 6 6 3 4 0 7 7 0 5.57 2 0 6 4 5 7 6 . 3 OscottCollege , nearBirmingham.-Secretary , J. J. Ryan ; Captain , W. Espan- toso . Matches played , 9; won, 4; lost , 3; drawn, 2.-H. Colegrave (20): Excellent bat, with steady defence ; acapital field ; fair change bowler , but too fast , a baulking delivery . E. A. Fitz- Gerald (17.2): Has great hitting powers , often seen to advantage , very strong on leg ; very good field , though awkward return ; bowls sometimes with an off break. J. J. McNamara (14): Bats with determination , strong on the off , his drives being good, though with too much tendency to flourish ; medium-pace bowler , over -arm, with effective leg break , difficult on wet wicket . W. Espantoso Capt. (12.9): Invaluable as a batsman, strong and patient defence , slow inmakingruns ; fair field ; keeps wicket , but without muchsuccess . M. FitzGerald (12.3 ): Good left -handover-arm bowler , with considerable break both ways; hits hard, but somewhat lacks defence . P. D. FitzGerald (8.2 ): Is a promising cricketer all round, though slow between wickets ; bowls medium, left , but has not sufficient commandof pitch . J. Ryan(6): Is a very fair bat, has great hitting powers , plays with straight bat; slow infield . Rev. E. Scott (5.9 ): Pretty bat, though weak defence , his leg stroke much admired ; takes wicket when required . J. C. M c N a m a r a(5.2) : Fair bat, plays with rather stiff style ; excellent field , andsure catch. J. J. Atkins (3.7 ) : Afair bat, but slow defence ,wants more coaching ; good field ; agood m a n for weak bowling . P. A. Espantoso (3.5 ): Avery promising bat at beginning of season ,but fell off towards the end; quick field , his picking up and straight returns were very good. J. J. M c N a m a r a M .FitzGerald B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Balls. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. 7 5 3 1 1 5 6 4 4 8 8 3 1 8 4 2 4 3 8 6 4 Average. 8 . 3 6 . 6 O u n d l eSchool.-Matchesplayed , 14; won, 9; drawn, 4; lost , 1.-C. F. Badeley (16.3 ) : Agood bowler , and has improved in batting more perhaps than any one in the team; he is a fast run-getter , with good, free style . R. A. A. Beresford , Capt. (41.10 ): A fair fast bowler , and fine bat; he has played his part of captain well ; we expect great things of him in years to come. C. H. Davis (11.10 ): Avery patient but ungraceful bat ; only a moderate field ; has bowledas a change. H. W. Dickson (23.1 ): Is distinctly our best m a n; a very sound cricketer all round; a straight and careful medium-pace bowler ; excellent bat, and reliable field anywhere . J. G. Dickson (17.6 ): Has improved marvellously ,both behind the wickets and in front of them; during the last few weeks of the season he batted in excellent form. A. F. Parry (16.2 ) : A very correct left -handbat, and capital field , especially in the country ; a fair bowler as a