James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1889

T H EC H I E FCRICKETERSO F 1888. 2 2 3 TOPPIN , C. A. (Cambridge ). A very effective fast round-arm bowler ; good field , andfair bat. W E B B E R- SMITH, MajorF. Fine bat ; excellent , sharp field . WILSON, A. P. Fair bat ; good field . D E R B Y S H I R E . BARRINGTON , G. B. A good steady bat , always making runs against any kind of bowling , though not so successful in County matches as might be ex- pected ; a good slow bowler , and safe catch . EADIE, W. S. Avery promising cricketer ; plays the game correctly ; ought , with practice , to make a first -class batsman; rather slow in the field ; has not assisted the County lately . EVERSHED, E. (Clifton ). Very good bat and field , andfair change bowler . EVERSHED, S. H. (Clifton ). Agood bat, and smart field . EVERSHED , W. (Clifton ) . Agood all -round cricketer ; hits very hard when set ; did not play for Derbyshire last year . HODGES, W. (Cheltenham ). Very careful bat , and fair field . MAYNARD, A. E.J. (Harrowand Cambridge). Agood bat, and very good field . W A L K E R, G. G. Acapital left -handfast bowler ; can hit hard ; was of great useto the Countyas anall-roundcricketer ; shouldbe morealert in thefield . WRIGHT, S. G. A good bat and field . COCHRANE, A. H. J. (Repton and Oxford ). Plays for Derbyshire . E S S E X . BISHOP, F. A. Fast right -hand, quite the top of the list of Gentlemen fast bowlers ; was again of good service to the County , though he had few wicketsto suit h i m. ΒΟΥΤΟΝ, Η. A good bat, but hardly played up to his promise of the previous season ; evidently did not relish the wet wickets . BURRELL, H. J. E. (Charterhouse and Oxford). Amost promising player ; bats in excellent style , and is a very fair right -hand medium bowler , and good field ; should be an acquisition to his 'Varsity next season . DRUCE, G. A very careful and correct bat, and fair field ; played for the Countyin the latter matches, and promises to be of good assistance to them nextseason. FOWLER, HOWARD(Clifton and Oxford). A tremendous hitter , but unfortu- nately for his County is seldom able to play. FRANCIS, H. Another big smiter , and free bat; one of the best fields of the day; playedbutlittle last season. GREEN, C. E. (Uppingham and Cambridge ). In his day a fine punishing bat, andgood field ; athorough judge of the game, and the mainstay of Essex cricket. O W E N, H. G. Quite kept up his reputation as a sound and careful batsman ; wasof the greatest service to the County, as his excellent average testifies . READ, J. J. (Malvern ). A splendid free bat,but unfortunately was unable to givem u c htime to first -class cricket last season. R O W E, F. E. (Marlborough ). A good sound bat, and good field ; was of great service to the Countyin the latter matches. SEWELL, R. P. Has plenty of cricket in him, and with a little more patience wouldmakea first -class bat ; a very fine field , anda most promising bowler if hewouldonly persevere in this department . BUXTON, C. D. (Harrowand Cambridge) . See Cambridge. FOWLER, GERALD(Clifton and Oxford). See Oxford. GOSLING, R. C. (Etonand Cambridge) . See Cambridge.