James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

T H EC H I E FC L U B SIN 1887. 1 9 5 I N D I A . B O M B A Y C L U B. Matches Played , 8 ; Won, 6 ; Lost , 2. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . I n n s. T i m e s n o to u t. R u n s. M o s tin anInns. +M. M .Surty. 1 2 2 1 6 5 6 1 Average . 16.5 S. M .D o c t o r.. 4 1 4 2 1 6 1 4 D .R.G a z d a r 1 1 2 1 1 7 4 0 1 3 +J. L. Billimoria 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 7 12.5 B .D .T a t a 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 J. E. Reporter. 8 1 7 4 3 1 10.5 B. D.M o d y. 1 0 1 7 3 *2 4 8 . 1 B.H .Kapadia 1 0 7 7 7 E. R. M o d y N .N .Writer. 2 0 1 6 5 6 2 1 5 5 5 3 8 1 2 P. D. Patell C.N .D o c t o r N. H .Karanjia. A .M .M a d o n † Carries two casual matchprizes . Carries one casual match prize . Besides these , ten have an average of less than 4 runs. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . 0 1 3 9 4 . 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 2 4 +D. R. G a z d a r +N. N . Writer A. M . M a d o n J. E. Reporter J. L. Billimoria Balls. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. Average. 2 0 1 1 3 7 5 2 3 3 . 6 3 5 1 2 0 5 4 2 7 1 6 1 6 4 1 1 2 4 1 1 8 1 8 6 . 1 0 5 0 3 2 6 2 1 6 3 3 6 . 1 8 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 5 1 1 1 4 1 1 4 10.1 N. D. Arjani M .M. Surty + Carries the 4th averagebowlingprize. Besidesthese, twomorehavea naverage of morethan10 runs. B. N. Patell : A good, steady bat ; could not come off at all this year. M. M. Surty : One of the acknowledged Parsi steady bats ; slow overhand change bowler ; was re-elected this year to play the BombayGymkhana. D. N. Daru- vala : A good run-getting bat; excellent field , and a sure catch . P. D. Patell : A good bat , and a fair field . D. R. Gazdar : A good , hard -hitting bat , with defence ; can stand behind the sticks ; has comeoff very successfully with the bat andball this year. S. M. Doctor : Thougha pretty fair bat, has done better than expected ; fields very well all round. R. D. Ayrton: Could not realize the heavyexpectations formed ; was re-elected to play the Gymkhana. B. D. Tata: Has unexpectedly come up fifth in the average , having played only one innings ; is getting better with the leather . S. N. Bhedwar : Could hardly play for the club this season ; however , has done admirably well in the Gymkhana matches. J. L. Billimoria : Has improved a great deal with the bat ; was re -elected to play the Gymkhana. N. N. Writer : A fair bat, and a good over- hand bowler. J. E. Reporter : Is progressing better with the bat, and is generally a successful bowler. C. N. Doctor : A hard hitter , and a good field ; bowls underhand. S. P. Pochkhana : Agood bat, and a pretty fair overhand bowler . A. M. Madon: A promising swift overhand bowler . S. P. Seervai : A fair bat, and a very good field all round. S. P. Choksy : Afair bat, and a good field . E. R. Mody:Is hardly seen at the " nets " ; would do well if more regular . B. H. Kapadia : Apretty fair bat ; ought to be more regular .