James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1889

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DPUBLICS C H O O L SIN 1888. 1 7 7 very safe andconsistent bat; good bowler, andsplendid field . W . B. DowellLee: Ahard- hittingbat, andgoodfield . H .Berry: Agoodwicket-keeper; with morepractice will makea good bat . W. J. Brown: Avery safe and painstaking bat; good fast bowler , and splendid field . F. Odell (Captain ) : A steady bat, with great powers of defence ; fair change bowler, butdid not meet with the success he deserved ; hehas m a d eanexcellent captain, andhis energy hasbeen untiring . A. W. Blashfield : Alucky bat,but splendid field , and fair bowler . E. C. Rolfe : Hard-hitting and improving bat; fair field . W. S. Grossmith : On a hard wicket a nexcellent medium-pace bowler ; an improving bat, and good field . A. N. Wright : Very fair and steady bat ; good medium-pace bowler , and a splendid field . H. F. Plumpton : A goodbat, but does not play up to practice form in matches ; generally fields well , and a fair bowler. A. A. Yeoman: Careful bat ; good field , and fair bowler . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Balls. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. F. C. D o c k e r 3 6 3 2 7 8 3 2 6 3 . 1 W .S. Grossmith 2 4 9 1 4 8 3 2 6 3 . 1 F. S. Rice Oxley 757 5 4 2 5 4 3 9 6 . 5 A. N. Wright 2 5 0 1 7 9 7 1 1 8 . 8 W .J. B r o w n 2 3 5 1 4 7 5 8 9 . 3 F .O d e l l 2 0 0 1 3 7 4 5 1 4 . 8 CastleknockCollege.-M. D. Lynch, Captain (5.4 ) : A sound, steady bat, with original style ; an excellent field anywhere . J. M. Tight (3.1 ) : Apretty bat and good wicket- keep; sometimes bowls . W.S. Gaynor (18.3 ) : Adashing , hard-hitting batsman; has wonthe average bat ; is also a very fast and destructive bowler , on one occasion securing seven wickets for sevenruns. P. J. Blake (5.1) : Avery straight and reliable fast overarmbowler; a sure field , and fast run-getter. R. T. P. Blake(3) : G o o dleft -handbatsman, scoring freely when well set ; fair field ; sometimes effective as a mediumleft overarm bowler . J. Kelly (7.1) : Splendid field , especially at point ; a free and promising batsman. W. J. Dargon (6.3 ) : A very patient , reliable left -hand batsman, cutting and leg -hitting well , with a peculiar style ; fair field . E. Coogan (6) : Goodbat, and is sometimes very successful as a bowler . W. H. Ball(5): Fast round-armbowler ; fair bat. J. Dunne (4.2) : A promising but careless bats- m a n; round-arm bowler , with good length and break. J. Seaver (1) : Successful overarm bowler; weakbat. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . P .J. Blake... J. Seaver W .S. Gaynor O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 7 2 2 3 1 1 4 2 0 5.14 3 1 4 6 0 1 0 6 5 5 1 8 6 8 1 1 6 . 2 Clergy OrphanSchool, Canterbury.- Matches played , 14; won, 10; lost , 4 .-Captain, G. Cuming; Treasurer, J. E. Hadath; Secretary, A. E. Marshall.-Mr. H. C. Bourne(14.2) : Very steady bat ; poor field . *G. Cuming (23.2 ) : Exceptionally good school bowler (fast left -hand); pretty bat, cutting and driving finely , though lacking defence ; has proved amost efficient captain . Mr. H. Davis (11) : Goodbat, should learn to play straight , buthardlya judge of a run; fair change bowler. *E. G. Evans(9.2) : H a sdeveloped into a really goodfast bowler, thoughsometimessacrificing pace to pitch; poorbat, very partial to the slog absolute . J. E. Hadath (3.1 ) : Fair bat ; poor field . *C. E. Hulbert (6.12 ) : Very steady bat, with a splendid reach ; good field at point . A. W. Honliston (4.9 ) : Fair bat, but rather too confident ; unreliable field ; fair slow bowler . *R. E. Hunt(7.12 ) : Goodbat, must learn to play straight ; safe catch . E. J. Hunt(6.2) : Nervous bat, should learn to stand up; fair field . *A. R. Kessler (5.15) : Fair bat, but slack in the field . *A. E. Marshall (3) : Poor bat ; energetic field . R. Ould (15.13 ) : Good bat, hits hard; has shown considerable improvement since last season ; good behind the wicket ; captain for 1889. *G. Swete (8.2 ): Fair bat,with plenty of nerve ; good field . Rev. R. E. Walters (6.2) : Has fallen off as abat ; excellent behind the wicket . Mr. H. G. Watson (2.2 ) : Useful bat at a critical moment; good field at cover-point. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. G .C u m i n g 3 4 3 . 3 1 4 2 6 1 0 1 2 4 4.114 E .G .E v a n s 297.4 1 0 2 5 8 0 6 8 8 . 3 6 H .C. B o u r n e. 3 4 . 2 6 1 0 3 1 2 8 . 7 A .Honliston 3 2 1 1 5 8 5 10.8 C.E .Hulbert. 2 9 7 7 4 5 14.4 A.R. Kessler ........ 9년 8 2 1 1 2 1 1 3