James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1889

T H ECHIEF CRICKETERSOF 1888. 2 3 1 D E R B Y S H I R E . BAGSHAW, H. Engaged at Barnsley , where he has been very useful , making good scores ; is a left -handed batsman, and bowls right ; should prove a useful m a nfor his County. BRELSFORD, JAMES. Born at Brimington , December 19, 1856. 5ft . 9in.; 12st , Good straight medium-pace bowler (right -arm) ; fair bat . Address- Bowdon, Cheshire ; e Bowdon, also for 1889 . CHATTERTON , W. Born at Birch Vale , 1862. 5ft . 10in .; 10st . 5lbs . Unques- tionably the best all -round player the Countyhas ever produced ; good bat ; fair slow round -arm bowler ; active in the field . Address -Flowery Field , H y d e, Cheshire ; e Lord's . COUPE, E. Born at Ripley , near Derby , June 9, 1863. 5ft . 8tin . Capital left -handedbat, and fields well at point . Address-Ripley , near Derby CROPPER , MARTIN . Born at Brimington , July 16, 1864. 5ft . 9in .; 11st . 21bs . Aright -hand fast bowler ; promising bat. Address -Brimington , Chester- field; e Church. CROPPER, W. Born at Brimington , December 27, 1863. 5ft . 10 in .; 11st . A very useful all -round cricketer ; bats in good form, and has plenty of con- fidence ; useful medium-pace bowler (left round), and good field . Address- Brimington, Chesterfield . DAVIDSON, G. Bowled with great success last year ; a promising all -round cricketer ; fair bat, and good field . Address-Brimington , near Chesterfield ; eLord's. DISNEY, J. Born at Ripley , November20, 1861. 5ft . 8in. 101st . A good wicket-keeper; quite in the front rank; has not come on in his batting . Address-Batterley , near Alfreton . H A Y, GEORGE. Bornat Staveley , January 28, 1851. 5ft . 7in.; 12st . A useful fast bowler , very straight , and quick from pitch . Address-Staveley , Derby- shire ; e Lord's, also for 1889. HULME, JOSEPH. Born at Church Gresley, June 29, 1862. 5ft . 8in.; 11st . A left -handed bowler, and on last year's form quite in the front rank, showing a very great improvement on his previous form; a hard hitter , a n dgoodfield . RATCLIFFE, GEORGE. Born at Ilkeston , 1856. 5ft. Sin .; 11st. Acapital bat ; is also a good field . Address-Eastwood, Notts . STORER , WILLIAM. Born at Ripley , Jan. 25 , 1858. 5ft . Sin .; 101st . A pro- mising young cricketer , being a fair bat and wicket-keeper . Address- Butterley Hill , Ripley, Derbyshire ; e DerbyMidland. STREET, HENRY. Born at Riddings , April 18, 1864. 5ft. Stin .; 11st . 7lbs . Goodsteady bat ; bids fair to become a good all-round cricketer . Address-Riddings , near Alfreton , Derbyshire . SUGG, W. Born at Ilkeston , 1860. A very good medium-pace bowler , with break; goodbat and field . E S S E X . ALMOND, J. A very good bat , and fair field ; was only available for the County ononeoccasion owing to his engagements at Elstree School and with Lord Dudley. e Elstree School , Herts . BASTOW, J. A good wicket -keeper , though his hands hardly allowed him to keep in his best form last season ; a good bat, but wasnot so successful as in previous seasons . BRYAN, W. Amediumleft -handed bowler ; keeps a good length, but does not vary it sufficiently . BURNS, J. Improved wonderfully in his batting last season , and has only to exercise more patience and not play to the gallery to make a really first- class batsman ; an exceptionally fine field , and at times promises to develop into a good left -handedbowler. e County Ground, Leyton.