James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

1 2 8 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' ANNUAL. W .A. B a k e r W .Hodges H o n. W .Thesiger H .Nelson A. C. T h o m s o n. E.M .Young P .O s w a l d B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s. M a i d e n s. Runs. Wickets . Average 338.2 1 1 2 5 8 4 4 7 1 2 . 4 6 9 7 2 2 4 1 4 1 6 2 7 7 8 3 5 9 1 3 5 1 6 . 8 8 134.1 4 4 2 2 7 1 2 18.9 223.3 6 8 4 7 0 2 6 18.7 1 0 1 2 9 2 1 9 1 0 21.9 7 9 1 1 2 2 6 7 3 2 . 2 CHELTENHAMELEVEN IN 1889 .-*W. Hodges : A really good, steady bat, with excellent defence and judgment; watches the ball and cuts well ; bowls lobs with occasional success . *W. A. Baker : Mediumleft -hand bowler , at times difficult ; varies his pace, and can makethe ball curl in the air ; not suffi- ciently accurate in pitch ; as a bat has little style , but hits hard. *E. M. Young: Fast right -hand bowler, at times effective on fast ground, but has not beenable to play muchthis year; improved as a bat. Hon. W. Thesiger : Has the making of a very good bat, but has had little success this year ; can play good sound cricket , in good form , but is apt to play tamely in a match ; a useful mediumbowler, with high action and good length ; very fair field . J. B. Cock- burn : Avery fair bat andquick scorer , rather too anxious for ahit , andhas often lost his wicket by trying to pull a straight one ; smart field at cover . R. G. Austin : Very fair bat, but not very correct in style ; improved in defence , but generally plays a free game, and punishes loose bowling ; a good field and catch . A . C. Thomson: Fast bowler , with high delivery ; bumpsa good deal on hard ground; has little defence , but hits hard if allowed to remain in. R. Simson : Useful , steady bat, with stubborn defence , but little power of punishing ; moderate wicket-keeper . H. Nelson : Promising all -round cricketer ; bats in neat style , but wants strength ; should be useful another year ; straight medium bowler, and fair field . T. Campbell : Promising bat; plays in good form, and with a straight bat; fields well at point . P. Oswald: Steady bat, with good defence , and canhit ; has not muchstyle , anddoes not use his wrists ; slow in the field ; bowls slow left with occasional success . A. J. Hall : Has played some useful innings ; hits hard on the on-side , but has not muchdefence ; a poor field . A. G. McPherson : Good wicket -keeper, but has unfortunately been incapacitated by bruised hands for a great part of the season . C L I F T O NC O L L E G E . Captain for 1889 , W. H. Brain. Resultsof M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 9 ; Won, 1 ; Drawn, 5 ; Lost, 3... Opponents. W h e r eplayed. W h e n played. Club. Opnts. 1 s t 2 n d1st 2 n d. inn. inn. inn. inn. W o nb y MatchW o n(1) . CliftonClub Clifton M a y27 2 2 4 MatchesD r a w n(5) . Trinity College , Oxford ...... Clifton J u n e8 Liverpool Club.. Clifton " O l dCliftonians.. Clifton 28, 29 " C H E L T E N H A M C O L L E G E *253 +180 1 6, 17 188 163 192*130 Cheltenham July 5, 6 9 6runs R e m a r k s. *6w d; 1 4 w d *6 w d 1 2 8 Surrey Club andGround O v a l Aug.2,8 243 *60 520 249 *141 202 303 198 *55 240 183 *1w d *6 w d *5 w d Incogniti MatchesLost(3). Clifton Rev.P. Hattersley-Smith's X I. Clifton K n o l eP a r k K n o l e 3 0 M a y24, 25 78 57 128 7 8 *1 7 8 188 1 7 4 " J u n e2 0 + Inningsdeclared. *8 8wkts ; *2 w d 105runs; *5 w d 3 6runs Lostb y