James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

2 2 0 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. E S S E X . BISHOP , F. A. Fast right -hand, quite the top of the list of Gentlemen fast bowlers ; was again of good service to the County. BURRELL, H. J. E. (Charterhouse and Oxford). Bats in excellent style , and is a very fair right -hand medium bowler , and good field ; hardly realized our expectations last season. BUXTON, C. D. (Harrow and Cambridge ). Was in excellent form with the bat last season , and as brilliant as ever in the field ; in conjunction with Mr. Lucascaptained the team with great success . FOWLER, GERALD (Clifton and Oxford ). Fast right -handed bowler ; did not playm u c hfirst -class cricket last s u m m e r. FOWLER, HOWARD (Clifton and Oxford ). A tremendous hitter , but is seldom able to play. GOSLING , R.C. (Eton and Cambridge ). Developed into an excellent bat last season, andw e expect to see himyet nearer the front rank of batsmen; a goodfield . GREEN, C. E. (Uppingham and Cambridge ). In his day a fine punishing bat , and good field ; a thorough judge of the game, and the mainstay of Essex cricket; playedbutseldomlast season. LUCAS, A. P. (Uppingham and Cambridge ). One of the best batsmen of the day, playing in correct style and with great defence , good field and useful slow b o w l e r . OWEN, H. G. Again kept up his reputation as a sound and careful batsman ; w a sof the greatest service to the County. ROWE, F. E. (Marlborough ). A good sound bat, and good field ; was of great service to the Countyin the latter matches . SEWELL, R. P. Wasable to play very little first -class cricket last season ; is a good bat , with plenty of punishing power, and a good field . G L O U C E S T E R S H I R . BRAIN, J. H. (Clifton and Oxford ). A fine bat, playing hard , and hitting well all round ; wasnot in luck last year ; brilliant field in the country. BUSH, J. A. (Clifton ). A safe wicket -keeper ; not successful as a bat ; only played in the early part of the season . CHARD, H. W. A medium-pace bowler , keeping a good length , and uses his head; played a useful second innings against Sussex at Brighton . CRANSTON , J. , reappeared in the Gloucestershire eleven with beneficial results ; afine left -handed bat ; hitting very hard whenset . EVANS, D. L. (Loretto ). Apromising young cricketer ; played a good innings against Sussex at Brighton . FRANCIS, G U Y(Cheltenham). A useful all-round cricketer ; fair bat. GRACE, E. M. Still a very effective bat, with a good eye for hitting ; plays in a style of his own; a splendid field . GRACE, W. G. Still one of the very best batsmen of the day ; hits all round freely , and times the ball with extraordinary precision ; bowls with great success , having a high delivery , and varying his pace and pitch with great judgment; a brilliant field anywhere, and never loses interest in the game played up to his best formlast year. GRIFFITHS, E. L. (Rossall ). A very steady bat ; a fine field , and sure catch . LEATHAM, A. E. (Cambridge ). Agood field close to the wicket , but not safe in the long - field ; bowls left round medium. MOBERLY, W. O. (Rugbyand Oxford). A first -class bat, drives with great power, and hitting well all round ; a brilliant field ; plays little first -class cricketn o w. M U R D O C K, E. G. A useful all-roundcricketer . NEWNHAM, A. (Malvern ). Agood fast round -armbowler , and likely run -getter ; was, unfortunately , absent last season .