James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1889

C R I C K E TI N H O L L A N D . 1 9 9 this season . H. Usher (10) : Dashing bat, with great hitting power; good fast bowler onhis day, comesinagooddeal from leg. E. W. Usher (8.1 ) : Arare sticker ,andhas shownmorehitting this year; good field , and fair change bowler ; a very promising young cricketer . R. R. Young (4.61): Fair bat ; fine field in the country . J. Wrighitt (9.4) : Goodbat and field ; fair change bowler; his absence on m a n yoccasions hasbeen a distinct loss to the team. T. Sherwood (9.84): Fair bat, but has been very lucky . G. H. Price (8.5 ) : Goodbat, but has been unlucky . J. C. Mitchell : Cannotbat, but is a very fine fielder . St. A n n ' sH e a t hC l u b. C. W . Milman(17.90) : Free andhardhitter ; quickrun- getter; made131 not outin goodstyle. C. Hayes(17.6) : A neffective bat, withstrong defence. T. Gleave (9.4): Strong all -round player ; fast bowler ; good bat, with slight tendency to 1 b w. R. W. Seaton (9) : A steady bat, with a patient defence ; generally goes in first ; has carried his bat through an innings ; fields point . W. P. Clarke (6) : Hasrather fallen off in batting this year, but sometimes hit well ; can catch and wicket -keep ; has worked hard as captain . W. Rogers(6): Afree bat, and will makeruns ; bowls medium-pace,well pitched ,and takes wickets . R. Reeves (6): Veryfair bat, andcanhit well ; very useful m e d i u m-pacebowler. A. Smith(5) : Quickbat, andsharpfield ; hasmadeone or twogoodinnings. C. Thomas(4) : Ratherdisap- pointing in batting this year ; can hit out ; indispensable long -stop to fast bowling . W. Skivington (3) : Very fair all round; somewhat lacks defence . G. F. Smith (7) : Has played little ; fair bat, andwatchestheball well; particularly smartfield . C H A P T E R V. C R I C K E T I N H O L L A N D . N e d e r l a n d s c h eCricket-B o n d. (DUTCH CRICKET UNION.) Founded September 30, 1883 . COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT-President , Mr. C. M. Pleyte , Fz., 8, Ripper . dastraat , Haarlem . Hon. Sec . , Mr. D. A. Koster , 18, van Stolkweg , Schevingen . Treasurer , Mr. A. Piepers , 124 , Noordeinde , The Hague. Mr. C. A. Abbing, Haarlem; Mr. H. Gorter , Amsterdam; Mr. H. Isbrücker , TheHague; Mr. R. Schwarz, Zutphen. Membership of the Bond is limited to amateurs only . Its object is to develop the game in Holland, e.g. , by making arrangements for matches with clubs from other countries . English teams desirous to make arrangements are requested to write to the Hon. Secretary . Thefollowing are particulars of the most important Dutch Clubs :- *1.-AmsterdamscheC.C. , " Progress ." Founded April 17 , 1886. -Members, 29 ; colours , red and white ; ground , behind the Rijks Museum; Hon. Sec ., L. H. Weetjen, 29, P. C. Hooftstraat , A m s t e r d a m . *2.-AmsterdamscheC.C., " R. U. N." Founded March 20, 1882. -Members, 25 ; colours , blue and white ; ground, behind the Rijks Museum; Hon. Sec. , E. A. SimonThomas, 2, Pieter Pauw- straat , Amsterdam. *3.-A m s t e l sC.C. Founded May 1, 1885. -Members , 20 ; colours , red and white ; ground , behind the Rijks Museum; Hon. Sec ., B. A. Roodenburgh, 18, Leliegracht , A m s t e r d a m . * Played against an English eleven last season .