James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1889

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DPUBLICS C H O O L SI N 1888. 1 7 9 HalesowenG r a m m a rSchool, Worcestershire.--Matches played , 12; won, 9; drawn, 3.-*Mr. T. Disney (Rossall Eleven , 1873-1874 ; Merton College , Oxford , Eleven , 1875 , 1876 , 1877 ). *Mr. C. A. Coleman (High School , Newcastle , Second Eleven ). A. Ray- bould , Captain : At times batted with care and determination , and when careful , extremely neat, with a pretty cut ; a neat field , and almost perfect long-stop . *B. Johnson : Uncertain asabat in 1888, andfor some matches useless as a bowler, owing to varying his action too m u c h; at times successful in both lines ; a quick and sure field , with an excellent return to the wickets . *S. C. Hingley : Aquick scorer ; excellent field , andfair change bowler . W. Perry : Aslow round -arm bowler ,of untiring patience ; very useful all through the season ; a careful bat, without making manyruns, and safe but not quick field . H. A. Green : Often useful as a bat; an improved but not good field , and fair change bowler. F. S. Coley : Very steady bat; hard-working in the field . C. W. B. Thompson: A steady but stiff and awkwardbat; improving field , and fair change bowler . G .Green : Owing to an accident did not play as m u c has he might have done; a steady bat; capital for a boy at point , and maymakea bowler . J. P. Mason: Often batted well ; slow and lazy in the field ,but improving , and with moreenergy could be good. HerefordCathedral School.-Matches played , 14; won, 7; drawn 4; lost , 3. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s, n o tout. R u n s, a nInns. Average. L. R. Browne(Capt.) 1 5 3 3 0 8 5 9 25.8 R. G. Coventry 1 3 1 2 5 2 9 4 2 1 H .R u d g e 6 2 8 0 *3 4 2 0 H .E. Choppin 1 5 2 2 2 6 6 1 - 1 7 . 5 H . T. Bury.... 1 6 2 2 3 4 3 7 16.10 J. S. Cuming 1 5 2 2 0 8 *3 7 1 6 A. G. H. Gurney 1 5 0 1 4 2 6 2 9.7 T. Whitley. 1 6 0 1 1 0 2 5 6.14 E. E. White 1 3 1 6 0 1 6 5 J. S. Leake. 1 2 2 3 6 8 3 . 6 L. A. Williams 2 1 3 3 3 B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Overs. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets Average. L.R. Browne 227.1 1 1 5 3 0 9 5 7 5.24 R. G.Coventry 5 6 . 2 1 6 1 0 4 1 8 5 . 1 4 J. S. L e a k e 152.3 5 7 2 4 1 2 7 8 . 2 5 H .T.B u r y 6 6 . 4 2 6 1 1 7 1 1 10.17 K i n gE d w a r d ' sSchool, B u r ySt. E d m u n d s .-G. J. W. Marshall , Capt. (16) : H a snot such a good average this year as last ,has tried to " slog " more; as a bowler wasex- ceedingly successful at the beginning of the season , bowling rather fast ; has fallen off in the field . E. L. Sale (8.8) : W a sunsuccessful at thecommencementof theseasonwiththebat; hascomeon as a bowler , being very successful in the later matches ; safe field ; captain for 1839. E. Priestley (14.3 ) : Has improved considerably in batting ,being especially strong on the leg-side ; has kept wicket fairly well . W. Sullivan (9.10 ) : Has improved immensely asa bat, thoughhehasa very ugly style ; fair slow bowleronhisday; shouldhavebeentried more. A. H. M. Cox(12.13 ) : Makesruns in a patient style ; cuts well ; often gets wickets whenfirst puton. H .H. Wattsford(10.11) : A somewhatluckybat,buthasmaderunsw h e nwanted; good field atcover-point, with excellent return. A.G. Forbes (9.9) : Pluckybat at a crisis , with capital leg hit ; has greatly improved in the field . F. R. Barker (4) : Poorbat , andnot tobe dependedon; capital field , rarely, if ever, missing a catch. A. Edgell(4) : Moderatebat; is playedfor hisbowling(left hand),but hasnotcomeoff in this department; fair field . S. A. H. Sitwell (4.1) : Feeble bat; safe catch in the long-field . A. J. Tyler (5.2): Sometimes hits welltoleg,but often in attempting his favourite stroke is out1bw; poor field . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . G .W .Marshall E .L. Sale W .Sullivan A .H. M .C o x A .G .F o r b e s A .Edgell Overs. 2 5 2 M a i d e n s. Runs. Wickets Average. 8 1 4 7 9 6 1 7 . 5 0 2 7 4 8 0 5 3 1 5 1 1 0 . 2 1 6 9 1 4 1 6 2 1 4 1 1 . 8 8 9 . 1 2 0 1 8 2 1 5 1 2 . 2 1 0 3 1 9 1 1 9 3 0 6 7 5 3 2 5 LeamingtonCollege.-R. E. Edlmann (20.7 ): Apowerful and hard -hitting bat,with good defence when once set ; a good fast bowler for a school ; a good all-round man; batting