James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DPUBLICSCHOOLSIN 1889. 1 7 1 with abeautiful off -drive ; hasscored most consistently ; did splendid service behind the wickets . M r .J. H.Bamford(16) : Hasshownall his old formbothwithbatandball ; hasgooddefence, andhits well on the off side ; his bowling is always destructive . Mr. E. P. Gaskin (13.6 ) : Free punishing bat, with several particularly good strokes ; most effective bowler . Mr. E. D. Jack- son(3.2): Has capital defensive powers , and is almost sure to stay , though he does not hit hardenough; good field ; anduseful change bowler . A. E. Hill (14.2): Isthe best bat in the school ; his play being at once sound and stylish , and his all -round hitting full of promise ; safe andactive in the field . G. F. A. Osborn (12.6 ) : Amost reliable bat,butdeficient in style ; scores well onthe leg side ,but excels in defensive play ; as a field ,second to none in the eleven . A. W a r d(7.8) : H a sbeensignally unlucky,but played one excellent innings; his hitting is hard and clean, and he scores fast when set ; as a bowler has great capabilities , but lacks resource . F. T. Dixon (7): Avigorous , plucky bat, with a good on-drive , but is weak in de- fence; a goodfield. J. S. Highfield (7) : Is, on his day, the best of the bowlers; h ehasa remarkably good delivery ; fair field andmoderate bat. J. Shaw(2): Acapital all-round m a n, withunusually promising bowling powers , having an excellent length and a good pace ; as a batandfield is decidedly useful . C. Atkinson (twelfth m a n) : Is, for his inches , a splendid all- roundcricketer ; hasdonefine performanceswithbat andball for thesecondeleven; andis distinctly full of promise . E. Smith (Captain ) : Wasprevented by his work from playing in matches; w h e ninformis anexcellent bowler; anda safe bat andfield . St. Peter's School, York.-F.Mitchell , Captain (26.14 ) : A first -rate bat, rather inclined to take liberties at the beginning of an innings , instead of having respect for the bowlinguntil its weaknessis foundout; often loses his wicket with a short-pitched ball ; keeps wicket very well indeed . H. G. Metcalfe (10.7 ): Fast right -hand bowler ,very good at times , butoften erratic ; oughtto practice pitch andusehis heada little more; a clean hitter, but almost invariably plays across . F. C. Crowther (5.11 ): A steady bat ; should try to stand in a freer position ; a good right -hand slow bowler, but has not quite fulfilled expectations ; his long -pitched balls wanta little morepace. W. Carter (5): Good slow bowler , left -hand, with considerable break ; good field ; a poor bat at present . A. Hudson (7.12): The straightest bat intheteam, but very deficient in energy ; plays well at times ; very idle in the field . F. Well- burn (10.11) : Very steady bat, especially strong on the on side ; fair change bowler ; very goodfield . H. D. Naylor (12.5): Avery patient bat, the " Barlow " of the eleven ; should hit harder at loose balls ; fields well at point and is energetic generally . F. M. Bingham (8.1 ) : A verygoodbat; plays in very goodform, and is perhaps the prettiest bat in the eleven ; fair field . J. O. Garland (6.5) : A nawkwardbat; generally loses his wicket through wild hitting ; should try to stand upright ; good hard-working field . H. B. Whitby (6.6) : A very fair bat ; oughttobe very goodnext year; hasplayedvery well at times; the smartest field in theeleven; really first -rate at cover -point . E. V. Howgate(5) : Very good out-field , and very fair behind thewickets; a very poorbat. 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. W i c k e t s. Average. F. Mitchell (Capt.) 9 9 . 4 2 7 1 9 4 2 2 8 . 1 8 H .G. Metcalfe 158.2 5 0 3 0 7 3 5 8.27 W .M. Carter. 261.1 4 1 4 4 8 4 7 9.25 F. C. Crowther .. 1 0 8 2 5 2 3 1 2 3 1 0 . 1 F. W e l l b u r n 5 0 . 4 7 1 6 3 1 0 1 6 . 3 F. M. Bingham 2.3 1 5 1 5 H .D.Naylor 4 1 1 4 7 0 1 2 5.10 . . . St. Paul's School.-L. Tubbs, Captain (1886-9 ) (16.2 ): Is a nice bat, but has a dangerous stroke onthe leg stump; a good field at cover -point , and returns the ball sharply ; is asafe catch . H. N. Bate (1888-9 ) (6.9) : Hasgood form as abat and hits hard,but has not comeoff perhaps owing to eyesight ; A good short -slip ; a slow -medium bowler with good length. L. S. Browne(1888-9) (33) : Thebest all -roundm a nin theteam; hasgooddefence, butshould meetthe ball morein playing forward ; can hit well , and scores rapidly ; has made s o m einvaluable scores ; aslowright-handbowler, withbreakfromleg; provedvery successful against M. T. S.; a good long-field andsafe catch . F. Jefferis (1888-9 ) (9.44 ) : Muchimproved asabat ; has an awkwardstyle ,but good defence ; as aright -armfast -mediumbowler hewas dangerous at times , but unreliable ; a fine field and covers a lot of ground. R. H. de Mont- morency (1889) (18.41 ) : Afree andvigorous bat, and has been very successful especially at a crisis ; as a slow-m e d i u mright-a r mbowlerkeeps a goodlength andhasbeensuccessful ; agood field ,butshould return the ball better. P. B. Parker(1889) (12) : A soundbat with strong defence ; rather cramped on the off, but has played some good innings ; as a bowler has not improved this season ; very safe field and throws in well . W. J. Ainsworth (1889 ) (16.83 ) : Has improved wonderfully ,andshows great promise ; a stylish bat , with good defence ; cuts well ; avery fair field at point . G. J. L. Nicholson (1889) (4) : A pretty bat, but with weak defence ; cuts well ; has improved greatly at the wicket , being very sharp and safe ; is handicapped by his size . T. R. Stokoe (1889 ) (10) : Has the making of a good bat,and should take morea d