James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

2 5 6 LİLLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. T H EO B I T U A R Y O F 1 8 8 9. ABSOLOM, CHARLES A. (Cambridge University andKent), (42). Oneof the best all -round amateur cricketers about 1870. Played first for Essex, and subsequently for Kent by birth . Also a good football player and general athlete . W o ntwo University short distance handicaps at Cambridge, and put the weight against Oxford . Died from an injury received at Trinidadfromthe fall of a derrick on the steamerMuriel.- July 27. CROPPER, WILLIAM (Derbyshire ), (25). Aregular member of the Derbyshire Eleven since 1882. A really good all -round cricketer and football player . Died from an injury received while playing football.- January 13. DIXON, ERNEST RICHER (Winchester ), (34). Played for the Bickley Park and Bexley Clubs ; would have been a fine cricketer if he had hada chance in good cricket . Was drowned at HawkesBayin trying to save a companion from drowning.-January 9. D UCANE, SIR CHARLES (64). Aliberal supporter of cricket . Hada pretty ground of his own at Braxted Park, near Witham. W a sfor some years Governor of Tasmania, andat the time of his death Chairman of theBoardof Customs.- M a r c h. GIBERNE, EDGAR. Awell-knownmemberof the Incogniti . September. GREENWOOD, ANDREW (Yorkshire ), (41). About 1874 one of the most reliable professional batsmen of the day. H ehad the best average of the Yorkshire players that season . Wentto Australia with Mr. W . G. Grace in 1873 , andwith Lillywhite in 1876.-February 12 . JOY, JONATHAN(Yorkshire ), (63). Agood all -round cricketer . Played for Yorkshire regularly about thirty years ago. September 27. JUPP, HENRY(Surrey ), (47). One of the most celebrated members of the famous old Surrey Eleven . Played for the County from 1862 to 1881 . Oneof quite the best batsmen of his time ; with remarkable defence ; also a fine field , and fair wicket -keeper.-April 8. LYTTELTON, H O N. SPENCER, (71). A nuncle of the members of the Lyttelton brotherhood . W a sfor manyyears Marshal of the Ceremonies to Her Majesty. February 4. NUNN, THOMAS (N.S.W. ). Played for NewSouth Wales in several Inter- Colonial matches. Akeen cricketer and muchrespected in Sydney.- M a y31 . PAPILLON, REV. J. (Essex). Wasrector of Lexden, Colchester . Madehis first appearance at Lord's about 1825. Subsequently played in the first Oxford and Cambridge match on record (1827 ) for the Oxford side . Thematch was drawn , Oxford playing aninnings of 258 , towards which Mr.Papillon contributed 42.-October19. PENN, ALFRED (Kent), (33). A slow left -handed bowler, who did good service for Kent for seven or eight years . A brother of Frank Penn , o n eof thebesta m a t e u rb a t s m e na b o u t1879.-October18. RHODES, HERBERTE. (Eton and Cambridge). Akeen and useful all -round cricketer . Wasbetter knownthough on the water, having rowedin the Cambridgeboat in 1873, and three following years . H a dlatterly also taken a prominent part in yacht racing .-September.