James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

T H EUNIVERSITIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1889. 1 4 3 scorer whenset ; a good field and catch . *A. L. Jacob : As a bat has improved wonderfully , having great defensive powers, andhitting well to leg ; has been of great use to the team ; an excellent field anywhere , but especially at point . *1. H .Delmé-Radcliffe : Has rendered invaluable service to the team as a thoroughly reliable bat, having good defensive and hitting powers ; has the best batting average since 1872 ; a good catch and field ; as a bowler was not given enough trial . E. Dixon : Improvedgreatly in batting , having a good defence and long reach ; had some success as a " lob " bowler ; a good catch in the country . *C. D. Baker : Shaped badly at the commencement of the season , but improved vastly later on, and usually scored ; a very puzzling left -handed bowler , with high delivery and fair direction . R. L. Leigh-Clare : A good medium-pace bowler , with easy action and accurate pitch ; as a bat improved greatly towards the end of the season ; a very fair field , especially to his ownbowling . *A. F. Turner : Avery fair change bowler, with an off -break ; improved in batting ; sometimes fielded well . *R. A. Poore : A fair left -handed bat, with a good for- wardstroke on the off -side ; a mediumfield and catch . * C. S. Baring- Gould : The wicket-keeper of the X I.; had fair success with the gloves , and kept the extras down; had not muchidea of batting . W. G. Turnbull : A steady bat, but lacking power; should hit more at loose balls ; a fair field , with good return . S H R E W S B U R Y S C H O O L . Captain for 1889 , J. C. Miles . Resultso f M a t c h e s. Matches Played , 11 ; Won, 2 ; Drawn, 5 ; Lost , 4. Club. Opnts. W h e n Opponents. Where played . played . 1st 2 n d 1st 2nd i n n. i n n. inn. inn. W o nb y MatchesW o n(2). ShrewsburyT o w n . . . . . . . TheSchools M a y18 9 6 3 8 Derbyshire Friars T h eSchools July 15 *117 7 6 MatchesD r a w n(5). 5 8runs 4 1runs; *8 wd Remarks. Shropshire... T h eSchools M a y25 2 7 1 A. F. Chance's X I. T h eSchools J u n e8 2 0 8 *7 7 *6jwktsd OldSalopians T h eSchools July12,13 169 *2 8 *n ow k td G. R. Wood'sX I. T h eSchools 17,18302 1 9 4*9 0 *4 w k t sd " Shropshire .. T h eSchools 2 9 2 8 1 " MatchesLost(4) Oswestry T h eSchools J u n e1 5 7 9 R o c kFerry T h eSchools 2 6 وو Boughton Hall ... T h eSchools July 3 109 4 9 *8 0 2 1 6 Arkle'sX I. T h eSchools 2 2 6 9 وو Lostb y 7 wkts; *3 w d 1 0 7runs 6 1*122 1 2runs ; *8 w d *147 1wkt; *9wktsid B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s ti n I n n s. n o tout. R u n s. a nInns. Average. J. C. Miles 1 0 2 1 0 6 4 4 1 3 . 2 R. S. Nicholson 1 0 0 2 0 4 4 7 2 0 . 4 G. Castley 1 0 1 1 6 0 3 6 17.7 C.G .W i l s o n 1 0 0 1 4 7 3 4 14.7 - G.B. Raikes 1 1 0 143 6 3 1 3 A.W .Pryce-Jones...... 1 1 1 2 1 7 *6 1 20.7 . . . . . . . . . H .C. Whinfield...... 1 0 1 1 8 1 *4 5 20.1