James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

1 8 6 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. Charles (8) : Useful bat, with plenty of reach ; hits well to leg; fair field . G. L. Gower(8.1 ) : N odefence whatever , but a hard hitter ; very good fast bowler , with easy , untiring action , and with a puzzling curl ; fair field and catch . S. B. Haynes (3.1 ) : Fair bat, and is likely to improve; pretty good change bowler , and a fair field . J. ConwayRees A.B. Jones G.L.G o w e r B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 1 1 5 4 0 2 2 2 2 8 7.24 1 2 2 3 0 2 6 3 1 7 1 5 . 8 4 9 9 1 4 2 1 3 10.12 North-EasternCountySchool, BarnardCastle .-Matches played , 18; won, 9; drawn, 2; lost , 7.-C. Walker (10.11 ): Ahard hitter , but is lacking in defence ; wouldbowl well with practice ; slow field . W. A. H. Hulton (8.10 ) : Bats in very nice style , hitting especially well to leg ; kept wicket , but not with any great success . E. H. Dyson (7.4) : By no m e a n sfulfilled the expectations formedof h i mlast seasonas a bat; sometimesbowleda good yorker . S. Aynesly (7.4): A very hard-hitting bat, and if he paid more attention to in- structions would be dangerous ; uncertain temper in the field . W. H. C. Forster (7.3 ): Has strong defence , which occasionally proved very useful ; good change bowler . G. S. Kewney, Captain (6.10 ) : Good slow bowler with a big off -break, but he was not required muchwhen masters were playing . H. Candlish (6.4) : Wantedto makeall his runs in one hit, and fre- quently did . P. Heppenstall (5.8 ) : Bats prettily and with dash; when he gets strong should develop into a good all -round cricketer . W. E. Souter (5.2) : Hits well on the on-side ; a very safe catch . W. R. Gramshaw (5.0 ) : Bowled on the whole exceedingly well , though at times erratic; often madea useful stand for the last wicket. A. Baines : Poorbat a n dfield . Mr. H. A. Crallan (32.3 ), M r Evans (19.4 ), Mr. Oakes (6.8 ), and Williamson (pro.) (5.5) played frequently. B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Mr. H. A. Crallan . G. S. K e w n e y Williamson (pro .) .. W .R.G r a m s h a w W .H .Forster O v e r s. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. 120.1 5 3 1 8 5 3 4 5.15 127.1 3 9 1 9 9 3 0 6.19 176.3 5 4 3 5 8 5 1 7 . 1 161.1 5 2 3 0 3 3 4 8.31 5 9 1 4 1 5 1 1 3 11.8 R u t h i nG r a m m a rSchool.--Matches played , 12; won, 8; drawn, 1 ; lost , 3.-D. P. Williams (5.13 ) : Has made an excellent captain ; good bat, and has bowled with great success throughout the season . E. C. Davies (2.12) : Anuncertain bat, inclined to hit every ball ; has not muchnotion of defence ; a fair change bowler . G. P. Davis (4.8 ) : Bats steadily and straight , though without much power ; a safe catch . J. M. Trimmer (3.1): Astiff but plucky bat; has proved himself invaluable to the team on several occasions . E. Ll. Jones (3.10 ): Plays with a very straight bat, but is not strong enough to be very effective ; has done well behind the wickets . Bellingham (3):Is too fond of running away from his wicket to make a goodbat; fair mediumbowler . Adams(4.11 ): Afair bat hits well to leg and the on ; slack in the field . R. S. Alston (2.3) : Aleft -handbat with fair defence but no hitting power. W. W. Green (2.3 ): Apromising bat and a good field . T. L. Jenkins (10) : Bats in perfect style , andin timewill makea good cricketer . A. P. G. Evanson (2.1 ) : Hits hard ; makesno attempt at defence ; anexcellent thrower. RydalMountSchool, ColwynB a y, N. Wales.- M r. E. P. Gaskin (7.33 ) : A fine free bat , with an attractive style , can punish any loose bowling tremendously ; a good medium-pace bowler with a curl from leg ; sets a splendid example in the field byhis energy and smartness . Mr. J. G. F. Nicholson (22.66 ): Has been the mainstay of the team on several occasions ; rarely fails to score heavily ; has very strong defence , but at the same time his hit- ting is always hard and clean , especially on the off ; an excellent wicket -keeper ,particularly good stumper . G. F. A. Osborn , Captain (9.66 ) : Avery sound , safe bat ,with much improved style ; can hit all round the wicket , but scarcely punishes a loose ball severely enough ; has become the best bowler in the team, having capital length ; smart active field ; thoroughly keen in every department . J. S. Highfield (6.83): Has come on wonderfully in his batting , and plays in vigorous determined style ; as a bowler has not altogether fulfilled expectations , lacking resource whengetting hit . C. Atkinson (4.16 ) : Hasnot made runs this season , pro- bably through over -anxiety to score , but is a stylish and correct bat,hitting remarkably well on the leg -side ; bowls in promising style with a good pace . M. Remfry (15) : A very difficult wicket to get when he plays in his true form , and has somewhat emerged from his proverbial cloud of ill -luck ; can bowl ; willing field , but somewhat deficient in this respect . F. H. Whitehouse (2) : Aplucky bat , though too small to have much hitting power ; very fair change bowler , but apt to be short ; poor field , his picking up being atrocious . E. Valentine (1.33 ): 1