James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

T H EUNIVERSITIESA N DP U B L I CSCHOOLSIN 1890. 1 8 5 B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . E. J. W . Disbrowe E .T. E .Miller J. W h e a t ... E .V. Gostling F. M .R a n s o n W .T. Brunger S. H. Black.. W .B e n t o n T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. n o to u t. R u n s. a nInns. Average. 5 1 7 1 *2 7 1 7 . 3 2 1 4 2 6 5 *5 6 15.10 9 0 1 3 7 9 0 1 5 . 2 2 1 2 2 5 8 5 5 13.11 7 1 7 6 *4 5 12.4 8 2 7 1 3 8 11.5 2 3 0 2 1 8 4 3 9 . 1 1 2 1 0 1 7 0 2 9 8 . 2 GuilsboroughG r a m m a rSchool.-Matches played , 9 ; won, 8 ; drawn , 1.-W. H. Kingston(17.1): M a d ea very successful captain duringthe season; the best bat in the team; good mediumbowler , with slight off-break ; splendid field anywhere. R. C. Linnell (14.9): A splendid bat when set ,hitting hard all round; a fast , but rather erratic bowler , sending down now andthen a good yorker ; good out field . F. C. Kingston (10.3 ): A very goodbat, playing somevery goodinnings; as a bowlerheborethebruntof the attack, varying hispitch andpaceconsiderably ; rather poorfield , H. E. Kingston (9.6): A very steadybat, thoughplaying too muchfor his average ; kept wickets with fair success during the season ; goodfield nearin. F. T. D. Wilson(4.2) : Didnotcomeupto the expectation formedof him, andowing to illness did not play part of the season ; a very good medium, bowled with good off-break; fair field at cover. H. H. Holmes(4.1) : G o o dbat for so younga player; fair field . C. S. Wilson(3.5) : Agoodbat for his age, oughtto score well next season; goodfield . F. S. Gaylor (2.4): A good stone -waller ; good field . V. C. Gainsford (1.6 ): Poor bat ; fair field ; goodchange bowler . E. S. Letts : Rather poor bat ; very fair field . J. S. Blunt : Rather poor bat, andpoor field . W. V. Collier : Improved very much; fair field . Rev. F. W. Kingston , Messrs. W .P. Kingston, andH. J. Kingstonalso played. LeamingtonCollegiate School.-Matches played , 12; won, 10; lost , 2. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. n o tout. R u n s. a nInns. Average. W .B. Wade(Captain ). 1 4 1 1 8 4 4 1 14.15 H .C. Churchill 1 3 1 1 6 4 3 8 13.66 H .M . Bleby 1 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 11.18 A .R. Taylor 1 4 2 1 0 1. 3 6 8 . 4 1 W .A. C o l e m a n ... 1 1 1 6 9 2 6 6 . 9 C. W .B. Thompson 1 3 0 8 1 2 5 6.23 F.E. Taylor 1 1 2 5 0 1 4 5.55 F. W .Griffiths 1 4 0 7 2 1 9 5.14 W .H. Walkinshaw 1 3 4 4 1 *9 4.55 C. F. Hoskins. 1 3 0 5 2 1 3 4 P .V.F o r d 1 3 4 2 0 9 2 . 2 2 E .A .Rogers 6 1 1 0 6 2 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. Average. C. W .B. Thompson 3 0 9 5 3 1 7 3.23 W .B .W a d e 1 2 3 2 6 2 5 3 5 3 4.77 H .M .Bleby 1 1 3 2 3 2 3 0 4 8 4 . 7 8 A.R. Taylor.. 3 5 7 8 9 1 4 6.35 LlandoverySchool.-Matches played , 10; won, 3; drawn, 4; lost ,3.-J. Conway Rees , Captain (25.4 ): A good, steady , and consistent bat,with strong defence and good punishing powers ; very fair slow bowler, with break both ways ; excellent field anywhere ; has made an excellent captain . A. B. Jones (25.4 ) : Powerful bat, driving well both to off and on; really good fast bowler , with break back; slow in the field ; fair catch . C. B. Nicholl (6.6) : Very fair bat, but spoilt by nervousness ; strong hitter whenset ; good field as a rule ; can bowl. R. Jones (6.3): Very steady andstraight bat, and should do well ; slow,but pretty sure in the field ; fair changebowler. A. M. Jenkin(4.1) : H a snot comeup to expectations this season, buth a s played somevery useful innings ; excellent field at cover -point . R. S. Jenkin (6.9 ): Thesecond bestbatintheteam; very straight andsteady, playing firmly andwith confidence ; is sureto d owell ; took the wickets with very fair success . D. W. Nicholl (9.2): Avery promising bat,but wantspatience; drives well to the on; safe catch inthe" country" ; very fair mediumbowler, withhigh delivery . T. Davies (4.1 ): Very steady bat, andhas plenty of patience ; will probably make a very useful player ; very smart in the field ; took the fielding prize this season . F. P.