James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DP U B L I CSCHOOLSIN 1889. 1 6 9 Occasions ,and with practice should become quite good in that department ; poor bat. E. Mahony: Has the making of a good bat, but at present is too weak; slow in the field . F. Leigh : Very good long -stop ; has in batting a style of his own,which must be eradicated before hecan hope for success . O. O'Connor: Apromising bat,but too apt to defend his wickets with his legs ; has a good idea of bowling , and very fair field . C. Morgan: Stiff bat, and not suc- cessful ; cannot be relied upon in the field . E. Northcote : Shows signs of becoming a useful m a n,butlacks confidence ; goodfield . BlairL o d g eSchool.-C. W. Perfect , Captain : Hasbeen unfortunate as abat,andnot fulfilled the expectations formed of himlast year ; fields well . J. M'Laren: " The best school fast bowler ever seen on Scottish ground ;" with care would make a goodbat; fields well at slip . F. Solbé : A fine bat, with good defence , and plenty of punishing power, and promises to be first -rate if h ecures himself of one or twofaults ; a smartfield at cover-point. G. C. Drake: A slast year, was more successful during the early part of the term; has improved both in batting andfielding , though still slow . C. S. Ensell : Has improved since last year as a bat, butstill lacks confidence ; a poor field . H. M. Harbord : As abat his defence is better ,though hehasnot muchpunishing power ; a good field in the country , with a good return . C. G. Fichardt : Has proved a valuable bat, more especially towards the end of the term; good behindthe wickets , and if he would learn to stand up would be of great assistance to the bowlers. J. S. M'Call: Amoderatebat, andfair field ; hasbowledat times with success; can keep wicket . I. Stewart : A very promising young bat; should make a good point . H. H. B r o w n: Wantsconfidence asabat; amoderatechangebowler; still hardlyupto themarkin thefield . G. Miller : Useful at times as a bowler ; has a very nice action ; a poor bat and field. B e d f o r dM o d e r nSchool.--Matches played ,14; won,8; drawn, 2; lost ,4.-A. O. Jones Captain (20.6): Agood all-round cricketer ,bats in good style ,andhas great confidence , cuts very hard; slow right -handbowler ,with apuzzling break from leg ;competent captain ;cankeep wicket . L. G. B r o w n(18.8) : Batsin a very free style, drives veryhard; hasnothit so hardthis season aslast ,but has muchbetter defence ; has taken wicket very well , and as a school wicket -keeper is abovetheaverage. R. C. Williams (30.8); A goodsoundbat, his cutting being especially good; has scored consistently throughout the season ; good field . J. O. Anderson (18.8 ) : Α goodbat, plays very well off his legs ; good out-field , and safe catch . G. E. Smythies (16.2): Avery useful steady bat,hasnot comeup to our expectations as a bowler ; good field . E. T Hatt(6.4): Fair change bowler ; poor bat,and improving field . P. H. Bell (6.1 ) : Agood slow bowler, withalarge breakfromoff; fair steadybat. C. S. H. G. Loraine(17.4) : Goodsteady bat,hasbeen unfortunate in being run out several times ; fair field . T. M. C. Hunt(4.8 ) : A goodfast bowler, witha fair c o m m a n dof pitch ; poorbat; goodfield anda safe catch. H. P. G.Maule(7.6): A fair bat whenset,should punish loose bowling more; poor field . F. C. Justice (8.2): Afair bat,hits hardto leg; goodfield . C h a t h a mH o u s e, R a m s g a t e.-E. Pringle , Captain (9.5) : Goodfield ; nervous bat. H.Hicks (10.2) : Goodbat on the off side , but did not, except on one or two occasions ,play in anything like his form of 1888. E. Hicks (10.2) : Most effective left -handbowler , with break bothways; occasionally very useful with the bat, but his eye-sight hampers him. A. Gray (10.2): Good field and useful bat. A. Hunt(9.4): Asplendid little bat; if only hewere taller wouldmakea name. R. Buckwell (7.1 ) : Effective fast bowler , but would be better if he studied pitch more; a good and promising bat. H. Monsell (8.6) : Only played a few times , and managedtohit up a few runs , but no defence ; fair slow bowler ; good field . H. Cobb (5.5); Really the most promising cricketer in the team, both with the bat and the ball , but was un- fortunate . E. A. Bond(5.3) : Effective left -handed bat,butspoiled his runs by nervousness ; can bowl a little ; slovenly field . W. Fuller (4.3 ) : disappointing bat; can do very well at times ; wanting in nerve . E. H. Preston (3.2) : A fair bowler,and bats well occasionally ; but is clumsy. KingE d w a r dV I. School, Stratford -on-A v o n.-Matches played , 14; won, 9; drawn, 1; lost , 4.-F. V. C. Phillips , Captain : Avery good wicket -keeper ; fair bat, but rather unlucky ; has captained the team with great judgment. T. E. Hall : Afast run-getting bat ; very goodleft -handfast bowler; has metwith markedsuccess ; a rather casual field . W . W. Whiteman: A steady bat, but has not done himself justice ; change bowler ; lacks energy in the field . H. R. Bigg : Ahardhitter ; nearly always makes runs ; abrilliant cover -point ;a change bowler. H.F. S a m m a n: Slowbowler with a puzzlingdelivery ; hasprovedmosteffective on someoccasions ; an ugly bat, but gets runs. N. de B. Griffith : Agood steady bat with strong defence ,but should learn to punish loose bowling ; safe catch . F. A. Verney : Hasmuchim- proved inbatting ; an excellent long-stop ; cameout as abowler towards the end of the season . C. C. Bryan: Wasdisappointing as a bat ; apoor field . A. Smith : Apainstaking bat ; has improvedvery m u c hin the field . E.A. Deer: A promisingbat; has somebowling power; good field . L. Sprosen : Bowls well with a high delivery ; has been most useful on critical occasions ; apluckybat.