James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

1 7 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. carrying out all the arrangements ; bowls as fast as ever, but apparently with greater effort ; continues to be successful , although he is not as good as last year ; his batting has improved in steadiness ; hehas left , and will bemissed next year . R. A. Lloyd : Is steadier as a bat,buthis bowling does not improve much; a good field anywhere , being very quick in returning the ball ; canputdowna wicket well . E. D. Williams : Hason several occasions scored whenothers could not;shows no energy in the field . W.T.Davies : Improves in batting ; very active andwilling inthe field ; ought to makea useful bowler next season . R. S. Davies : Strong andactive in the field ; a good thrower and safe catch . I. A. Jones : Stands up well at the wicket , and plays with a straight bat ; in the field he is willing , but as slow as ever in returning the ball . D. P. Williams : Avery promising bowler , though inclined to be short in pitch ; far less useful as a batsmanthan in the previous year . A. J. Jones : Fields well at cover -point , andhas madesome good catches ; seems to have no nerve for batting ; his form in matches is disappointing . Η. F. Patrickson : Knowshowto play, but seldom scores ; a good and hard-working long-stop . H . H. Johnson : Very painstaking in the field ; he might improve in batting if he would stand pro- perly at the wicket . D. Carreg : Plays with a straight bat , but is at present too slow to stop a fast ball ; he ought to develop into a change bowler . A .R.B a n k a r t D .P. Williams. R.A.Lloyd 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. 1 7 3 5 3 2 8 1 6 0 1 0 2 2 5 1 8 9 2 7 Average. 4 . 6 7 2 7 7 9 6 5 19.2 St. George's School, Harpenden, Herts.--Matches played , 12 ; won, 7 ; lost , 5.- Rev. R. H. W i x(3.8) : A puzzling underhandbowler; fields well at slip . Mr.H .H. J. W i x (7.12) : Steady bat, with plenty of patience ; strong on the leg-side ; has kept wicket well . Mr. S. M . Stanley (20.9): Safe run-getter, especially goodon the off ; very sharp field ; kept wicket at the endof the seasonwith great success . Mr. R. B. Thompson(5.1) : A useful memberof the XI., especially as a slow bowler. S. G. Wilkinson , Capt. (19.3 ): Goodand reliable bat ; bowled with great success , and should have put himself on oftener . C. A. Bangley (13.3): First -rate fast bowler ; brilliant bat,but was handicapped by an accident early in the season; safe catch in the long-field . H. Morris (6): Poor bat; fair field ; can throw in well. E. C. Freeman (9.6 ): Very steady bat, with strong defence ; good out-field . C. W. Harrison (2.3 ) : Promising slow bowler , but must show more energy in the field . Τ. Η. Vaughan(6) : Showspromise bothas a bat andbowler; ought oprove a useful m e m b e rof the X I. next year. G. Watson (3) : Anerratic bowler , occasionally sending downa very good ball ; wantsmoreconfidence in batting. C. W . Shepherd(7.6) : Fair bowler; very uncertainbat. A. H. More(5.5 ) : Bats in good style ; smart field . H. D. Osborne (5.5 ); Hasnot come up to expectations in batting ; fair bowler ,but must regulate his pace better . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. Average. S. G .W i l k i n s o n 6 9 . 4 1 4 1 6 6 2 5 6.16 C.A.Bangley 186.1 4 5 4 4 7 5 7 7.48 Mr.R. B. Thompson. 5 5 . 1 1 2 1 4 9 1 5 9 . 1 4 Rev.R. H . W i x 8 3 . 3 1 3 1 9 7 1 8 10.17 C. W .Shepherd 3 7 4 1 0 4 8 1 3 C.W .Harrison 115.3 1 8 3 5 8 2 6 1 3 . 2 0 T. H. Vaughan 4 1 . 4 2 1 5 0 1 0 1 5 H .D. Osborne 3 3 4 1 1 0 3 3 6 . 2 St. John'sSchool, Leatherhead.-Matches played , 20; won,12; lost , 5;drawn, 3.- *L. Davies ,Capt.(13.9 ): Avery good bat ,with nice style ; has at times lost his wicket bya favourite . cross stroke ; a capital medium-pace bowler ,straight , and of good length ; splendid field any- where; has captained the team most efficiently and with good judgment . *N. Perkins (46.7 ) :: Best all -round manin the XI.; a punishing bat, andvery destructive round-armbowler ; good field . *D. B. James (10.5 ): Very much improved in batting , is still rather uncertain ; fair bowler. *H. L. Rogers (12.18 ) : has more than fulfilled his batting promise of last season ; plays very straight , and has a very clean off-drive ; very useful field , and most hard-working . *S. Moore (10.5 ) : Agood run-getting bat for his size ,but mars his defence by a favourite pull ; very smart field ; has fallen off considerably in bowling . *W. S. Clowes (8.14 ) : Pretty bat, plays steadily , and with great confidence ; will score faster with increased power; has kept wicket most pluckily . A. T. Dexter (7.1 ) : Often gets runs in his own style , which has much improved ; hits hard, and is good in the deep field . J. E. Perks (6.5 ) : Began the season badly , but improved later on; good field , and throws in smartly . A. P. Butler (9.9): Has every natural advantage for a ba except strength ; has played several good innings ; poor field . A.