James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

1 6 6 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. Cuming H e n r y B u r y R u d g e L e a k e B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 2 8 7 4 2 8 5.25 2 8 3 7 5 1 0 7.5 2 1 7 . 2 7 4 3 1 9 4 3 7.18 62.3 1 3 1 3 8 1 7 8 . 2 1 7 7 . 4 5 0 3 1 2 3 5 8 . 3 2 HighgateSchool.-Matches played ,15; won,4; drawn,6; lost , 5.-W. N. Lushington (35.9): A most energetic and hard-working captain ; has brought the team through a fairly successful season,being invaluable both asabat andbowler; hits hardandclean, andpos- sesses a strong defence ,though still weak on the leg-side ; a destructive fast bowler onhis day; abrilliant and accurate field anywhere ; safe catch . R. A. Greig (11.6 ) : Oneof the straightest batsinthe team; wants,however, to study defence m u c hmore, as at present hehasonly one stroke, the straight drive; bowledeffectively at times, but attemptedfar too m u c h, and,in con- sequence ,became erratic ; good field as a rule ,but inclined to be lazy . A. C. Stratton (12.4 ): Adisappointing bat; obtaining his colours too early , he changed his style completely , andlost all h eh a dlearnt ; a safe catch in the" country," but very slow andunwieldyon the ground balls . H. R. Hebert (14) : Avery steady bowler , keeping his pitch splendidly , far more effective o nafast wicket thanona slow; h a dthemakingof a first -rate bat,butwasalwaystoo anxious to score, andlost his headw h e ngoing in tobat; avery smartfield , thoughnot alwaysreliable . R. A. Blunt (14.8): A hard hitter , scoring very fast whenset ,but is too rash at first ; has a very ugly stroke off his leg-stump, which, unless cured , will always prove fatal ; a very fair wicket -keeper , though a bit slow . H. Francis (9.9) : Very disappointing the latter half of the season, owingmainlyto abadarm; looked like makinga lot of runsabout the middle of the season,butwasrendered quite useless bya strain ; a brilliant field till knockedup, thoughnever able to cover ground. C. W. Talbot(13) : A moderatebat, with quite his o w npeculiar style ; hasa very effective forward cut,but is always beaten byawell -pitched -upball onthe leg-stump; avery safe field and catch ,holding the fielding cup for the year; can take the " gloves " well w h e needed. J. B. C h a p m a n(13.6) : Fell off very m u c hat first , owingto his anxiety toplay forward to everything ,but got into very good form towards the end, and scored consistently ; wantsa lot of coaching to teachh i mto playwith thefull face of thebat; very goodfield at point. P. J. Robertson(10.6): Hits too m u c htobea goodbat, andshould cultivate a more elegant modeof standing , being so cramped up that he cannot play straight ; an effective slow bowler, andat timesdoingsomegoodperformances; fairfield. N. Francis (16.7) : Improved his batting towards the end of the season , but has not quite got rid of his " chopping " style whenplaying back; is fairly straight in his forward play, but is not confident enough ; poor field . F. H. Medhurst (12.8 ): Fairly steady bat , with a strong cut, but no other stroke ,making all his runs there ; fearfully slow between the sticks , and a wretched field . W .N. Lushington P. J. Robertson A. C. Stratton H . R. Hebert R .A.Greig B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 303.2 8 1 6 7 3 5 8 8 3 . 2 2 7 2 0 1 1 2 11.35 16.9 9 3 1 7 1 1 7 2 6 5 9 4 5 5 3 8 1 17.26 137.1 3 6 3 4 3 1 8 19.1 IpswichSchool. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. n o tout. R u n s. a nInns. Average. H .Richmond 1 8 4 5 2 9 1 0 2 37.11 H .B r o c k m a n 9 3 7 7 *2 5 12.5 B a s f o r d 1 6 2 1 6 4 2 5 11.10 P .O ' H a r a 1 9 1 1 6 8 2 2 9 . 6 A .E .Harrison 2 3 0 2 0 0 3 8 8 . 1 6 J. Jones 2 4 2 1 9 1 *5 4 8 . 1 5 C.Alexander 2 3 0 1 8 4 5 5 8 A .W .Parvin 1 1 0 8 4 2 2 7.7 A .R o c h e 2 4 6 1 1 7 *1 7 6 . 9 S.P e c k 1 0 2 4 2 1 6 5 . 2 M .Fleming. 2 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 5.2 P .W .Everett. 1 9 1 7 7 1 9 4 . 5 C.H .B a r n e s 5 2 9 3. L