James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

1 7 4 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' ANNUAL. good defence , but as yet he is not a run-getting bat ; aslow bowler , with astrong leg -break; bowled with great success in some of the later matches ; a very muchimproved field . J. M. Scott : Has played some very useful innings ; has a good forward stroke , but as he has gained in hitting power, so he has lost in upright play ; presents a fearfully oblique bat at times , and very weakon the leg side ; a very bad judge of a run ; distinctly improved in fielding and has been of service as a bowler. J. D. Guise : A good bat ; times the ball accurately on the leg side , and makes most of his runs on that side ; has improved more than any one in batting ; with less impatience to score , he wouldbe more successful ; a straight bowler, but not very effective ; a good field , but not quite a safe catch . G. A. Ramsay: A moderate bat only ; has been very slow to learn correct methods of play ; crouches over his work, never getting his arms out , or his bat at the right slant , and playing back too frequently with a cross bat ; has showndefence on several occasions , however, in spite of these faults ; very good field , and fair slow bowler . C. S. Jackson : Hasbeen unsuccessful as a bowler, and improved very little in batting ; will always be a bad bat as long as he retains his flourish , and presents only half the face of the bat to the ball ; he has a cricketer's quick eye and strong wrists : and if he would learn the cricketer's two great commandments, he might yet excel ; an active field , and fairly sure catch . R. Lean : Has improved in his batting very considerably ; useful in the out -field , where he is both fleet of foot and strong of arm. J. H.D. Allison : Hasimproved, on the whole, considerably in batting , but has never rid himself of the very bad trick of turning his head ; a very good field , and a useful bowler at times . R. Whytt : A promising young batsman, with good forward style , but very weakon his leg stump, owingto a very badhabit of shrinking from the ball . A. H. Anderson : Has been played onseveral occasions for his wicket-keeping . Verypoor bat, andslow to improve. G. G. Allen : Has made much improvement , and is now a fairly straight , if rather stiff bat ; moderate field and bowler. J. W. Lyall : Possesses some defence owing to his great reach ,but makes no use of his height in hitting ; slow field , but safe catch . T H EF O L L O W I N GA R EE I T H E RIN R E S I D E N C EN O WA T T H EU N I V E R S I T I E, O RW I L LB EB E F O R EN X TS U M M E R :- Cambridge. Oxford. C. P. Beachcroft (Rugby) L. C. V. Bathurst (Radley ) C. F. Blain (Repton) A. J. Boger (Winchester ) G. F. Darien (Bradfield ) C. G. Causton (Haileybury ) E. C. Drake (Blairlodge ) L. B. Corbett (Malvern ) E. R. Edwards (Dulwich ) W. P. Godwin(Malvern) C. N. Day (Rugby) E. W. Denny (Wellington ) H. T. S. Gedge (Loretto ) J. J. Gowans(Harrow) E. L. Hilleary (Marlborough ) L. S. Kennedy (Dulwich) R. L. Leigh -Clare (Sherborne ) E. S. Matthews(Harrow) A. H. Marshall (Repton) C. C. Potts (Fettes ) C. M. Wells (Dulwich ) F. H. Willis (Haileybury ) H. M. Harbord (Blairlodge ) E. Hemmerde(Winchester ) E. Hind (Rossall ) F. A. G. Leveson -Gower (Win- chester) C. E. Nicholl (Bradfield ) R. C. N. Palairet (Repton) B. L. Richmond (Winchester ) T. D. Stanger -Leathe (Sherborne ) W. R. Stratton (Radley ) E. D. Swanwick (Sherborne ) estminster ) ☐ J. R. Willett (Westminster ☐ A. L. Wilson (Radley ) d e