James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

1 7 2 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. vantage of his reach; unless he gets rid of his nervousness will not be successful ; abrilliant field and covers a lot of ground. C. R. Turner (1889 ) (9.85) : A stiff bat,and not nearly free enough; should wake up at practice , and take more interest ; slow but sure in the field . A. Bailey (1889 ) (3.8): Acorrect but disappointing bat ; should pay more attention to his defence ; is nervous , and slow in the field ; should makea decent bowler with practice . St. John'sCollege, Hurstpierpoint.-Members, 200; colours , scarlet ; ground two miles from Hassocks (L.B.S.C.R. ).-Matches , 11; won, 8 ; lost , 3.-A. F. Nepean, Captain (19.5): Mustbecongratulated on a very successful season; is agoodbat, especially strong o n theoff andto long-leg ,but he has a weak stroke over short leg's head,andnot unfrequently falls toa slowyorker; beautiful cut anddrive past cover; very goodfield anduseful wicket-keeper. C. F. Bigge (21.2 ): A good bat , with plenty of wrist and safe forward play; has a fine drive past cover, and cuts well ; shines greatly under difficulties , andhasplayed somevery fine , if occasionally over-cautious , innings ; fell off in bowling , and sent in a good manybadballs ; splendid field , with a very safe pair of hands. H. W. Keeling (8.9 ) : Thebest bowler at the school for years ; m e d i u mover, witha wonderfulcurl fromleg,makinghis yorkerveryhardto play; withjudicious varying of his pace andsomeworkonhewill befirst -rate; is agoodbat, a n dscored consistently in practice thoughhefailed in matchesowingto nervousness. B. F. Smith (8.4) : A painstaking cricketer ; rewarded by steady and markedimprovement ; straight , slow-mediumbowler,coming in from the off ; steady and correct bat, playing very prettily to leg,butapt to get in front ; does not pick them up in the field . H. M. Harford (10.5 ) : A useful bat, strong on the on side ,and possessed of a good eye; should play farther forward , keep his right foot still , and practise cutting square ; improved in the field . H.B. Armitage (6.5): Disappointing in the field ; rustic bat,with the left -handers off-drive ; bowls left-hand, with an awe-inspiring action . J. W. Leary (8.9): Very promising , but lacks wrist -play, and heaves instead of hitting ; on several occasions batted very well ; will lose his bowling if he doesnotworkhardat it. J. B. Michell (3.7) : Shouldm a k ea goodbat; plays andhits hard but is somewhat weak on his leg stump; improved in the field , and with hard work will bowl well. T. H. Gibbs (11) : Notso goodinpractice asintheory; attitude andaction stiff ; must get in front of her at mid-off . W. F. Hoare-Ward: Very promising all-round; safe field ; likely bat; anduseful bowler. H. W .Keeling H .Woolsey. B .F. S m i t h C. F. Bigge.. B O W L I N GA 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. 1 9 5 . 8 7 8 3 1 7 5 0 6 . 1 7 6 8 1 7 1 9 6 1 8 10.16 9 2 . 4 3 3 1 8 6 1 7 10.16 1 4 6 4 5 3 2 1 2 3 13.22 WellingboroughG r a m m a rSchool.-Matches played , 11; won, 10; lost , 1. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . M o s tin Innings. R u n s. a nI n n s. Average. E .H .Fryer 1 1 3 9 2 8 9 35-7 C. W .King 8 8 7 5 8 3 46.7 P.A. Fryer (captain ). 6 8 4 2 9 1 4 R.E.Berry 7 8 8 *2 5 12.4 J. F. Fernie 6 7 4 *4 0 12-2 A. F. Fernie... 1 2 1 2 8 5 1 10.6 W .G. Tovey... 1 1 1 2 7 2 1 11.6 M. W. Summerhayes 1 1 1 1 2 5 0 1 0 . 2 N .R. Chamberlaine 9 9 3 4 5 10.3 L. M. Nockolds 1 1 7 7 2 5 7 J. W . Summerhayes 8 4 2 2 1 5 - 2 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. Average. E .H .Fryer 216.3 4 1 4 5 5 7.29 C. W .King.. 143.1 2 5 5 3 4 7-17 L. M .Nockolds 6 7 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 - 2 J. F. Fernie..... 8 6 2 3 4 1 7 1 8 - 1 3 R.E.Berry.. 7 2 8 2 1 4 St. George's School, Harpenden, Herts.--Matches played , 12 won, 8; drawn, 2; lost 2.