James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1889

T H EC H I E FCRICKETERSO F 1888. 2 3 9 TESTER, WILLIAM ABRAHAM. Born at Brighton , June 8, 1857. 5ft . 8in .; 10st . 6lbs . A good steady bat; slow right -hand bowler; moderate field . Ad- dress-5, Devonshire Street , Brighton . W A R W I C K S H I R E . BIRD , A. Good bowler , breaking both ways ; promising batsman , and brilliant field . Address--LongmoreStreet , Birmingham. BIRD, W. Successful bowler on dry wickets ; gets up quick from the pitch , andbreaks fromthe off . Address-LongmoreStreet , Birmingham. COLLISHAW, WILLIAM FREDERICK. Born at Hickling , Notts , October 2, 1860. 5ft . 8in .; 10st . 9lbs . Useful all -round cricketer , hits hard, and generally gets runs ; medium-pace bowler , with high delivery ; very successful in 1888. Address -Cato Street , Birmingham ; e Edgbaston Club . HARBORNEWILLIAMHENRY. Born at Stratford -on-Avon, July 7, 1862. 5ft . 8in.; 10st . 9lbs . Afast right -hand bowler, coming in from leg . Address - 2 3, EveshamRoad, Stratford -on-Avon; e Eton College . L A W, A. Bornat Birminghamon Dec. 16, 1862. 5ft . 8½in .; 10st . 12lbs . Themost improved professional bat in the County , generally scores . Address -52, Sycamore Road, Aston ; e Warwickshire C.C. LAWTON, C. G. Born at Birmingham , April 4, 1863. 5ft . 9½in .; 12st . Good punishing bat , but rather uncertain ; plays in good style . Address -15 , Lovely Lane, Warrington ; e Warwickshire C.C. LAWTON, JOSEPH CLEMENT . Born at Birmingham , May 29, 1861. 5ft . 10 in .; 11st . 8lbs . Useful bowler, fast medium, and good bat. Address-Sunny Bank, Wilmslow, Cheshire ; e Carlisle ; CheethamHill for 1889 . LAWTON, THOMAS. Born at Birmingham, Jan. 3, 1865. 5ft . 7in .; 10st . Fair fast bowler , and useful bat . Address -132 , Cheetham Hill Road, Dukinfield , Lancashire ; e Stalybridge . LEAKE, E. J. Very fair fast bowler ; needs experience in good company. LILLEY, J. First season in County team; excellent wicket-keeper, rarely missing a catch ; can bat and bowl (fast right ). PALLETT, HENRYJAMES. Born at Birmingham, Jan. , 1863. 5ft . 11in.; 11st . 9lbs . A good all -round cricketer ; steady bat, with neat style ; bowls slow round-arm, with a high delivery , breaking both ways. Address-10, GrahamStreet , Lovells Street , Birmingham. RICHARDS, WALTER. Born in Warwickshire , September 28, 1865. 5ft . 9in .; 12st . 7lbs . Goodbat, with sound defence ; is developing into one of the best bats in the county. Address-71, LongmoreStreet , Birmingham. SHILTON, J. E. G o o dleft-handslow bowler; veryuseful both as batsmanand bowler. e County Ground , Birmingham , for 1889 . Y O R K S H I R E . BATES, W. Born at Lascelles Hall , November 19, 1855. 5ft . 10in .; 11st . 10lbs . A fine bat, and can hit with great freedom ; a useful slow bowler , very effective on a deadwicket ; unable to play last year owing to a severe injury to his eye during the previous winter in Australia . Address-Lascelles Hall , Huddersfield ; American Twelve , 1879 ; Shaw's Australian Team, 1881-82 , 1884-85 , 1886-87 ; Melbourne C.C. Australian Team, 1887-88 . ELLIS, JOHN ERNEST. Born at Sheffield , Nov. 10, 1864. 5ft. 9in.; 11st . A good wicket -keeper , likely to be of use . Address-High Winchbank, Sheffield. EMMETT, THOMAS. Born at Halifax , September 3, 1841 . left -hand round -arm bowler ; can hit freely ; fine field . 1878-79 ; Shaw's Australian Team, 1881-82 . 5ft . 8 in . A fast American Twelve ,