James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DPUBLICS C H O O L SIN 1890. 1 8 3 fielding is still unsafe . T. N. Howard: Has been very disappointing as abatsman,andis far too slow in playing at the ball ; anexcellent field at cover -point ,andasafe catch . *L. S. Ken- nedy: Hasgreatly improved in batting , andis avery good hitter , especially on the on-side, though apt to throw awayhis wicket by playing across at straight balls ; a slow field ,but a very fair slow bowler ,though seldom required . *A. R. H. Skey : Avery good left -handbowler, slowmediumwithbreak from leg,andas he always keeps a good length , requires very careful watching; a good, correct bat, although very unlucky in matches ; a slow but sure field . *E. G. Fleming : Astrong bat, withgood hitting powers and pretty cut ; played several very useful innings ; a most energetic field , always doing his best-in this department was of im- menseservice to the team. F. D. Browne: Hasbeen very disappointing as a bat,having a verybadhabit of drawing awayfrom fast bowling , but is sure to come on again next season ; is still a slow field at point , and an uncertain catch; did not practise enough at the nets. S. Douglas: Abatsmanof great promise ,always playing correct cricket ; cuts well anddrives hardonthe off -side ; played manygood innings ,and frequently made a stand at a critical point of the game: a painstaking field at short -slip . N. Miller : A good, steady bat, with plenty of nerve, andespecially useful on awet wicket , as hewatches the ball very carefully ; is alittle too inclined to pull straight balls ; agood field , but must practise throwing in at the wicket; will be very useful next year. *G. A. Chapronière : Agood bat, playing very hard on the on-side , and useful change-bowler (fast right -hand), but whenfielding should apply his attention strictly to the game. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin C. M. Wells (Captain) L. S. Kennedy S.Douglas.. E .G.Fleming G.A. Chapronière N .Miller E .R .E d w a r d s. I n n s. 9 n o tout. R u n s. a nInns. Average. 3 3 5 0 1 2 4 58.3 1 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 1 7 . 2 1 1 3 1 1 4 2 0 1 4 . 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 0 9 2 5 8 3 0 8 . 3 9 0 7 1 1 6 7.9 1 1 6 3 8 *1 3 7.6 T .N .H o w a r d 1 0 1 5 4 2 5 6 C .W e l l s 9 0 5 3 2 0 5.9 A. R. H. Skey 1 2 1 5 8 1 6 5 . 3 F.D.B r o w n e 1 1 1 4 3 9 4.3 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. C.M .W e l l s A. R. H. Skey G.A. Chapronière E . R. E d w a r d s 2 0 4 . 4 6 0 1 3 9 4 5 2 7 . 5 1 4 6 . 4 3 1 3 0 4 2 7 1 1 . 2 2 9 9 5 7 4 14.2 1 3 0 . 4 4 3 2 9 5 1 8 16.8 All Saints' School, B l o x h a m.-Matches played, 18; won, 13; lost , 5.-E. Α. Ostrehan(17.2): Gavegreat satisfaction as captain; o nsomewickets his bowling wasquite unplayable , as hekept a good length ,andoften broke from leg ; his score of 121 not out against Heythropshowedthat he canbat in first -rate style ,his hitting beingpowerful and well timed; particularly quick and reliable in the field , especially at short -slip . R. C. Wilkinson (17.18 ) : Inhis batting he showed great care , skill , and patience , and hisplay was always admired ; bowledoccasionally with slows . A. J. Spencer (9) : Batted in really good form, playing hard onthe ball ; very useful in the field . J. R. Egerton (11.12 ):Played forward with a very straight bat, andoften maderuns whenthey were wanted; very safe in the deep field . R. J. Thomson (8.4): Hit well occasionally , but was too eager to score ; his ground fielding was more satis- factory thanhis catching ; canrun and throw well . A. Collyer (1.12 ) : Bowled straight ,very fast; except as abowler, is oflittle useintheteam, as he wasslow anduncertain in the field . H . H.G. Mitchell (6.2) : Played steadily in goodstyle , and, with morepractice , ought to do well inthe future . E. Melsome(4.4) A patient left -handed bat; hard-working and willing in the field . R. W. Swinburne(8.5) ; Scored very quickly at times, hitting hard a n dclean; wouldgreatly improve if he played morecarefully ; agood field . A. W. Glennie (4.3) : Showed verygoodformat thebeginningof the season;bowledwell occasionally . C. E.Parry(3.1): Keptwicket carefully ; gave promise of becoming useful with the bat. 1 BedfordM o d e r nSchool.-Matches played , 14; won, 8; drawn, 4; lost , 2.-А. О. Jones , Captain (38.5 ): Agood all-round cricketer , bats in good style , with strong defence , his late cutting being especially good; useful slow bowler , with puzzling break from leg; good field ,andhasproved very useful behind the stumps this season; competent captain . L. G. Brown(13.4 ), whodid such goodservice with the bat andbehind the stumps in 1888 and1889 hasnotbeenso successful this season ,owing to an injured finger ; he is afree bat, anddrives