James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1889

2 2 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. HEWETT, H. T. (Harrow and Oxford ). Adangerous left -hand bat ; very free , though somewhatuncertain ; good field . MURDOCK, E. G. Steady bat, and good field . NEWTON, A. E. (Eton and Oxford ). Quite in the first rank of amateur wicket -keepers , standing well up to the fastest bowling ; very useful bat , generally making runs whenwanted ; good field anywhere . (M.C.C. Austra- lian Team, 1887-88 .) ROE, W. N. (Cambridge ). Good bat , with great punishing powers ; good slow right -hand bowler, in which department he has muchimproved this year ; brilliant field , with a quick return . Ross , H. A punishing bat, playing the game thoroughly ; has taken the wicket successfully on several occasions ; good field . SAINSBURY, E. Captain in 1888. A thoroughly sound bat, combining the greatest patience with hard hitting ; sometimes successful as a lob bowler . SAVORY, R. A very promising young cricketer ; very steady and useful bat ; brilliant field anywhere, especially in the country , and a sure catch . SPENCER, T. A steady bat, with a good defence ; a good field , working very h a r d. TRASK, W. Goodbat, with a taking style ; has played some excellent innings for his County this season ; good slow right -handbowler, and a painstaking field. WOODS, S. M. J. (Brighton and Cambridge). Plays for Somersetshire . S T A F F O R D S H I R E . ALLCOCK, C. H. (Cambridge). A good all -round player ; bats well ; good field , anda good slow bowler. BROWNFIELD , D. H. (Rugby). A good bat, making runs fast when set ; a little too fond of running out to slow bowling ; an excellent field . COZENS, F. T. (Walsall ). Auseful all -roundm a n. GLENNIE, R. G. (Oxford). A punishing bat when set ; excellent field . HEATH, A. Η. (Clifton and Oxford). A good bat, playing in perfect style , and very hard on the off -side ; a good field . RICHARDSON, H. T. A very promising bat, plays well whenset ; rather slackin t h efield. S U R R E Y . BOWDEN, M. P. One of the most improved batsmen of 1888 ; plays very straight , and scores fast , hitting all round with great freedom ; a very good field , particularly in the country ; a good wicket -keeper , of great use to the County as a reserve to Wood. (Melbourne C.C. Australian Team, 1887. ) BUSH, F. W. A good all-round cricketer ; bowls round-arm slow, and is a useful change; a good bat, but fell far short of expectations ; wants to be quickerin the field . CATTLEY, S. W. (Eton). Has good defence , and generally makes runs ; useful field. DOUGLAS, A. P. (Dulwich ). A painstaking and careful bat , not without hitting power; a capital field ; was not in England last year. HORNER, C. E. (Cheltenham and Oxford ). A very useful fast round -arm bowler; moderate bat and field ; only played little last year . LINDSAY, W. (Winchester ) . A good bat, with a pretty cut ; a splendid field , a n da sure catch. READ, W. W. One of the very best batsmen of the day; plays very straight , and hits all round with great freedom ; played brilliant cricket throughout thesummer; a fine field anywhere, and can also keep wicket . (Hon. Ivo Bligh's Australian Team, 1883 ; Melbourne C.C. Australian Team, 1887. ) ROLLER, C. T. (Westminster ) . A good bat , fair bowler , and good field .