James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DP U B L I CS C H O O L SIN 1889. 1 1 5 B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 2 8 9 7 2 7 0 2 4 4 1 5 . 4 2 200.1 7 0 3 7 3 2 2 16.21 2 0 9 6 6 5 0 9 2 7 1 8 . 2 3 2 6 4 . 1 8 4 5 2 3 2 7 19.10 5 1 1 6 1 2 2 4 8 0 . 2 S. M. J. W o o d s.. H .J. M o r d a u n t . E.R. de Little F. G. J. Ford.. H .H a l e R. C. Gosling (two overs , 11runs)bowled in one innings only . CAMBRIDGE ELEVEN IN 1889.-E. M. Butler (Harrow and Trinity ) : Avery useful bat, likely to get runs at a pinch ; a really brilliant field . E. Crawley (Harrowand Trinity ): A good , steady bat, with extraordinary patience , and capital field . C. P. Foley (Eto( nand Trinity ): Adangerous bat, scoring well all round ; apt to be lazy in the field . F. G. J. Ford (Repton and King's ), the captain , managed his team capitally at Lord's ; a spendid hitter , especially against fast bowling ; good, medium-pace, left -hand bowler , and fine field anywhere . R. C. Gosling (Eton and Trinity ) : One of the soundest bats in the eleven ; in fact , up to the present time , undefeated by the Oxford bowlers ; agood andhard-working field . H. Hale (Trinity ) : Afair bat , and useful slow bowler ; sometimes getting a lot of break on the ball ; rather uncertain field . E. R. de Little (Jesus) : Athoroughly useful cricketer ; fast , right -hand bowler, with a lot of spin ; awkward bat to get rid of, and good field . G. McGregor (Upping- h a mandJesus) : A splendid wicket -keeper ; taking Wood'sexpresses magnifi- cently ; moderate bat. H. J. Mordaunt (Eton and King's ) : Good bat, with a fine free style ; very strong on the off -side ; played a splendid innings against Oxford; good ,, medium-pace, right-hand bowler ; poor field . F. Thomas (Etonand Trinity ) : Did not play much in the early part of the season ; very dangerous bat on a fast wicket ; good field . S. M. J. Woods (Brighton and Jesus) : Last but not least ; a splendid cricketer ; very fine , fast , right -hand bowler ; fields magnificently anywhere ; adangerous bat ; one of the keenest of the keen ; Captain for 1890. C A I U SC O L L E G E , C A M B R I D G E . Captain , C. Billington . Secretary , C. Billington . Matches Played , 14 ; Won, 3 ; Drawn, 8 ; Lost , 3. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin Inns. notout. R u n s. a nInns. Average. C.Billington... 4 0 1 7 2 7 9 4 3 A. R. Holdship. 1 8 0 4 6 4 8 1 85.9 H .E. W .Hoffmeister. 5 1 1 4 8 4 9 8 5 . 8 C . P o c h i n 1 8 0 3 2 7 9 6 25.2 A .L. T a t h a m 1 2 2 2 6 8 7 9 2 6 . 8 P.H .Morrison. 8 1 1 5 1 6 1 21.4 H .G. Stewart 6 0. 1 1 8 4 2 19.4 A . L.A s t o n 1 2 1 2 1 4 5 3 19.5 W .H. Rollason 1 0 0 1 4 9 5 1 1 4 . 9 F. T. Miller 6 0 8 0 3 3 1 8 . 2 J.H a w t h o r n . 8 2 5 4 1 9 9 1 ship : A nexcellent all -round CAIUSELEVENIN 1889.-C. Billington : Asuccessful captain . A. R. Hold- m a n; hasbeen the mainstay of the team. Н. Е. W.Hoffmeister : Areally good bat. C. Pochin : A stylish and effective bat, and good field . A. L. Tatkam: Hasnot beenso successful as last year, but is a thoroughly good bat, and reliable field . P. H. Morrison : Has kept up his