James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

134 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. C. J. R. Richards G.W .Gruggen M .R. Church.. F.C. Cooper H.F. Laycock F .Pellatt E.D. Compton G. W . Stopford H .W .Hallward. F.S. Sparrow N . Locke. . . . J. E. Carroll B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . I n n s. T i m e s n o to u t. M o s ti n R u n s. a nInns. Average 1 0 2 3 9 0 *1 3 7 4 8 . 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 *3 1 9 . 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 *5 3 2 1 5 0 3 8 1 8 7 . 3 1 1 2 9 4 5 2 1 0 . 4 1 1 1 5 0 1 9 5 1 0 1 9 7 *3 2 10.7 1 1 0 8 6 2 0 7.9 1 2 1 5 8 1 4 5 . 3 6 0 3 5 1 0 5.5 5 2 5 9 *3 7 1 9 . 2 1 1 2 4 4 *1 5 4.8 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. R u n s. Wickets. Average. F. Pellatt 2 2 6 5 6 5 5 9 3 0 18.19 C. J. R. Richards 1 2 5 . 4 4 4 2 8 2 3 8 8 . 1 6 G. W .Gruggen 200.3 7 5 4 2 6 2 2 1 9 . 8 J. E. Carroll. 8 7 1 9 9 0: 2 4 2 8 3 0 . 2 H .F. Laycock 1 0 3 2 1 2 9 3 7 4 1 . 6 N .L o c k e 1 8 9 2 8 3 . . 9.1 M .R. Church 24.3 2 5 4 4 1 3 . 2 Lockebowled seven wides ; Richards ,Gruggen, andChurcheach four. LANCING ELEVENIN 1889 .-*C. J. R. Richards (Capt.) : Asafe run-getting bat (left -hand), with a very strong defence ; hits very hard on the leg-side, anddrives well whenhe tries ; bowls with a good, high action , and has been very successful ; smart in the field . *G. W. Gruggen: A patient batsman, rather weakin playing forward; played well in the first fewmatches, but has been unlucky since ; a steady bowler , and good field . M. R. Church : Though notvery successful in the beginning of the season , has developed into a really goodbat, scoring consistently ; hits hard all round; has fielded short -slip all through the season with fair success , backing up well ; canbowl. F. C. Cooper : Unfortunately broke his finger after playing in the earlier matches ; bats straight , but is still cramped ; works hard in the field . *H. F. Laycock : Has obtained his place bythe keenness he has shownall through the season ; good slow bowler whenthe ground helps him; fair bat, and can hit , generally getting runs. *F. Pellatt : Bowledwell throughout , though not successful onthehard wickets ; gets considerable work on the ball ; a fair bat, with a good reach ; poor field . *E. D. Compton : Has just lately comeout as a wicket -keeper ; should be good with practice ; bats in good style , and has improved greatly of late . *G. W. Stopford : Has made runs , and is a fair bat on a fast wicket ; hits hard to leg ; should learn to play back with more vigour ; a good and plucky field . H. W. Hallward : One of the most promising bats in the eleven , playing invery pretty style ; usually stays in a long time for his runs, though hehasnot mademany; has fielded well in the slips and in the country . *F. S. Sparrow : Useful bat to go in first , plays very straight and carefully , and rarely fails to score ; has lately fielded point with great success . *N. Locke : A hard hitter , with plenty of pluck ; has more than once been of great use ; would makea good fast bowler with a little more trouble ; has a very good idea of fielding , but is apt to get careless . *J. E. M. Carroll (12th man) : Has in no w a yfulfilled his last year's promise as a bowler or a bat, though hehas got afewwickets and a few runs at the beginning of the season ; slow and slovenly inthefield ,