James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

1 3 6 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. A. Harding : Akeen, hard-working cricketer ; wasbowling rather wildly at the beginning of the season , but has kept a muchbetter length lately ; very energetic in the field , and a greatly improvedbat. L. B. Corbett : Wasin wonderful form in the middle of the term, buthas developed one or two weak strokes lately ; plays with a perfectly straight bat to every ball , and whenset places the ball with great judgment; a safe field . H. S. Pike : W a svery successful at first , buthas not done much lately ; a length ball outside the off stump often proves fatal to him in the slips , and his leg hitting is weak; a beautiful ground field in the country , with an accurate return . H. Watts : Has proved invaluable behind the wickets , and is much above the average ; lets very few pass him, and takes the ball in excellent form; if he keeps it up he ought to makehis mark; improved as a bat, and at times has played excellent cricket . *C. G. W. Willett : Agreatly improved cricketer ; judges the pitch of the ball muchbetter , and plays straight , but cannot punish hard ; is weak off his leg ; somewhat slow in the field . T. B. Rhodes : W o nhis cap chiefly on his fielding ; covers a lot of ground, and is quite sure in his picking up and catching ; ought to have made moreruns ; his leg -hitting is good, but he is apt to play with a very cross bat. H.K. Foster : Hasnot proved so successful as was expected , possibly from ill- health ; has lots of cricket in him, and ought to prove an effective bat whenhe is stronger ; has a good cut and off -drive , but is weakon his leg and leg -stump; veryslow and unsafe in the field . F. A. Coleridge : Bowled very effectively against Rossall , and has steadied downin pitch and pace considerably since the beginning of the season ; an improved bat, hits hard, but his defence is very unsound; muchsurer and quicker in the field . W. E. Copleston : Hascome on a lot lately , andhas well deserved his place ; has an awkwardstyle , but watches the ball well ; might have been tried more as a bowler ; greatly improved field . *J. H. Lindsay : Beganwell and fell off considerably , but is again picking up his form ; has some good forward strokes , and plays back hard and with a straight bat ; wastes a lot of time and strength in his flourish which he ought to dispense with; very unsafe and slow in the field . J. C. Wall : Uses his long reach well inhis forward play, and is generally effective whenthe wicket is fast and true ; his back play is weak, andhe is not to be depended onwhenthe wicket plays at all false ; slowin the field . M A R L B O R O U G H C L L E G E . Captain for 1889 , J. B. Wood. Resultsof M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 9 ; Won, 5 ; Drawn, 4. ' Club. Opnts. W h e n Opponents. Where played . played . 1 s t2 n d 1st 2 n d W o nb y i n n. i n n. i n n. inn. Matches Won(5). StreathamClub MarlboroughM a y1 8 1 8 3 Reading C H E L T E N H A MCOLLEGE Marlborough June 1 Marlborough 21, 22 *1 8 9 6 6 9 4 inns. & 2 3runs 1 1 3 7 6runs& 2 w; *8 w d و د 275 *19 158 133 9 w; *1 w d W e s t e r nW a n d e r e r s Marlborough July 20 +225 37 *72 +5 w d; *5 w d R U G B Y S C H O O L L o r d ' s " 30,31 125*114 66 172 6 w; *4 w d MatchesD r a w n(4). R e m a r k s. LiverpoolClub Marlborough June10,11 Wiltshire Gentlemen.. Marlborough 2 9 *2 1 2 92 *25 260 2 4 3 *n owd *6w d M.C.C. and Ground ...... Marlborough July 5, 6 136 +275 221 *83 +5 w; *1 w d MarlboroughBlues... Marlborough 1 7,1 9192 *67 193 ود + Innings declared . *3wd