James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1889

1 8 2 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. inthe field . P. FitzGerald (12.14 ) : Bats right ,but lacks courage ; cuts well ; though slow in the field , safe catch ; bowlsleft , but mustpractise onedelivery andvaryhis length. J. R y a n (11.10 ): Fine, strong bat, very straight , and ought to distinguish himself next year if he studies the gamemore; first -rate field . J. Sugrue (5.8 ): Avery useful all-round m a nto his team; though nervous at first in batting , whenset shows a good future ; a fair change, but he must cultivate a pitch ; a steady field . O. Colegrave (10.11): Has got the making of a good cricketer ; thoughretardedbyhis diminutive size, he showsgood formsometimes; mustbowl slower ; is somewhat slow in the field . R. P. O'Reilly (8.9 ) : Hits hard, but does not play straight enough ; his leg-stroke is much admired , though dangerous ; an irregular field .. G. Prentis (7.12 ): Would make a good bat if he would not lie downwhenplaying ; must be more careful at practice ; a lazy , heavy field , and most uncertain . A. Moriarty (5.3 ) : Has symptoms of a cricketer , but wants practice ; must keep his right leg downand look at the ballw h e ntrying to play it goodfield , but mustbe moresteadyw h e npicking up the ball, so as tokeep on his feet . T. R y a n(7.11) : H a severy chanceof becominga goodcricketer , for heis afair bat; though young will develop muchwith coaching , but must wake up and show moreenergy and emulation to succeed ; will bowl well whenhe gets a good pitch , for his off- break is telling . E. S. Martin(4.4) : Mustgo through a routine of coachingbefore he can court success ; must practise his bowling , and rememberthe hints he is given ; is a good field , b u tm u s texercisehisreturns. M .FitzGerald H .Colegrave B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Balls. M a i d e n s. R u n s. 1 0 2 6 7 7 2 8 6 2 6 3 4 8 2 6 4 Wickets. Average. 4 8 5.5 2 9 9 . 3 St. Peter's School, York. Captain , F. Mitchell ; Secretary , E. S. D. Carter.- Matches played , 15; won, 4; drawn,4; lost , 7.-*H. W.Allan (Captain ): Aplucky and effective wicket -keeper; in batting should watch the ball and play back more; very energetic and efficient captain. *J. E. Gofton: Verysteady, but only moderatebat; should usehis reach more; bowls slow , with puzzling action ; hard to play on his day. F. Mitchell : Batted very well, though apt to lose his wicket with a bad stroke ; back-playgood, but mustget his left shoulder well downwhenplaying forward ; bowled well at the end of season with slow break- backs. *M. Napier : Very hard hitter , with original style of batting ; must learn to play forward and stop yorkers ; hard-working field . *G. V. Birks : Improved greatly at the end of the season , and was very useful , but plays forward too much, and might use his strength more; good field . W. Carter : Good slow left -hand bowler , with great break -back; rustic right-handbat, hits hard for his size , but pulls ; good field . D. Carter : Stiff bat ; played someuseful innings ; runs well between wickets ; came out strong as a bowler , and with care will dowell. H. G. Metcalfe : Has all the makings of an excellent bat, but failed through in- variably hitting across ; should try to play a ball occasionally ; good field . F. C. Crowther : Very promising with the bat,but can't hit leg-balls ; useful bowler ,right hand; with somework on and judicious varying of pace ought to be good next year. W. A. Hudson: Played some good innings ; plays forward excellently with a straight bat ; also has a good stroke past point ; miserable field . *N. L. Hood: Very good m a nto goin first ; can hit whenoccasion serves ; goodcatch. 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. W .M. Carter 275.1 7 4 6 0 6 6 5 9 . 3 E. S. D. Carter.. 176.4 3 6 4 4 2 3 5 1 2 . 2 F.Mitchell 223.1 5 3 5 4 9 4 0 13.7 J. E. Gofton. 4 4 . 2 7 1 5 2 1 1 1 3 . 8 F. C. Crowther. 1 8 2 3 8 4 4 7 3 1 1 4 . 4 H .W .Allan 2 3 1 9 8 5 1 9 . 6 St. John's College , Hurstpierpoint.-N. B. Warde , Captain (9.7 ) : A stiff bat , but canmakeruns ; good bowler onhis day; captained the team with success , and set an example byhis energy in the field . J. L. Salomons (19.6 ) : A good all -round cricketer ; improved decidedly in batting toward end of season ; puzzling slow bowler , very effective at times ; smart field at point . A. F. Nepean (10.7 ) : Anexcellent m a nto send in first ; bats with patience and judgment; fell off rather towards end of season ; kept wicket with considerable success ; C. F. Bigge (9.5 ) : Good, but very uncertain , bat ; did a lot of bowling this year with untiring energy, andwas difficult whenthe wicket helped himat all ; excellent field anywhere . H. W. Keeling (10.2 ) : Apromising cricketer ; plays very straight , and watches the ball closely ; slow in the field , but good catch at short -slip . C. F. Michell (17.2 ): Hard hitter , with plenty of confidence ; often lost his wicket in attempting to pull ; energetic , but uncertain , in the field . B. F. Smith (8) : Bids fair to be a good all-round m a n; bats in good style ; moderate field ; might become a bowler . E. V. White (10) : Asafe catch in any part of the field ; moderate bat; changebowler . H. M. Harford (16) : Arun-getting bat; should learn to keep his right leg still ; slow in the field . H. B. Armitage (6) : Hits at everything ; should cultivate defence ; goodfield , with quick return ,