James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

1 8 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. playing forward ,but hits hard to leg ; a fair field . B. M. Behr (2.7) : A very puzzling bowler , withbreakbothways; shouldbowl morecarefully w h e nfirst puto n; a clumsybat,buthits hard to leg ; an indifferent field . A. Matheson (2.75 ) : Aleft -handmediumbowler, round the wicketwithbreakfromtheoff ; nostyle asa bat; a neat field . C. Bailey(4.12) : A steadybat, but does not makeup his mind what to do with the ball soon enough ; must get over his nervousness; a goodfield . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s. M a i d e n s. R u n s. W i c k e t s. Average. A. M a t h e s o n 8 6 . 2 3 6 1 5 1 1 8 8 . 3 8 B .M .B e h r 105.1 3 0 2 6 2 2 6 1 0 . 0 7 E .C. Elliot 100.3 2 7 2 0 2 1 8 1 0 . 2 2 L. S. B r o w n e 1 8 6 . 2 5 7 3 6 5 3 4 10.73 R. H.deMontmorency . 88.2 2 1 1 8 7 1 3 14.37 P.B .P a r k e r 91.3 2 6 1 6 9 9 1 8 . 7 7 R. O. Schwarz.... 2 2 . 4 6 5 6 6 9 . 3 3 W .J. A i n s w o r t h. 1 8 0 6 2 6 1 0 . 3 3 SuttonValenceSchool.-Matchesplayed , 13; won, 7 ; drawn, 3; lost , 3.-C. R Nethersole , Captain (18.14 ) : A nugly bat with a strong defence and a very hard cut ; rarely failed to score ; useful left -hand bowler , and fair field . D. W. Carr (29.2 ); A stylish bat, punishing loose balls freely all roundthe wicket, with a little moredefence, wouldbe quite first -class : a reliable bowler , varying his pace with great judgment, and able to break both ways; good catch close to the wicket . G. R. Hunt (25.28 ) : A punishing bat, with great power on the off -side ; useful bowler , and excellent field anywhere ; H. R. Nethersole (26.3 ) : Frequently makes runs , especially on the leg-side ; capital left -hand bowler with plenty of work, keeps a good length , and bowls very few loose balls ; a sure catch . A. S. Hewett (9.85 ) : A fair bat, but wants more freedom; a surecatch inthe " country." H. P. Turner(8.3) : A free batwithoutm u c hstyle ; occasionally fielded brilliantly . A. Perks (25) : A greatly improvedbat,plays straight, andhas plentyof confidence, ought tobevery goodnextyear; excellent field . W. E. Thornhill(5.6) : Bats in good form; bowls well , fast and straight ; a capital field ; a very promising cricketer . E. Russell (6.5) : A painstaking bat, and good field . R. R. Ebbets (5.3) : A fair bat, and moderatefield ; showsgreat energy. W .H. Simpson(9) : Sometimesmakesrunsin a style of his own; in the field throws in well , but apt to drop catches . B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. D .W .Carr 129.3 3 8 2 2 4 3 1 7.22 H .R. Nethersole. 1 3 0 . 4 5 3 2 4 2 2 9 8 G .R .H u n t 56.4 1 2 1 2 7 1 5 8.24 C. R. Nethersole 2 5 7 5 2 2 2 6 H .P. T u r n e r 14.3 1 4 3 1 4 3 Victoria College , Jersey .-H. E. Atkinson , Captain for 1890. -Matches played ,18; won, 10; drawn, 5; lost , 3.-*H. E. Atkinson (30.31 ), Captain for the second time ; as skipper ofthe teamhas shown excellent judgment, both in the field and at the practice nets , handles the eleven well , and never fails to set a good example in every particular ; plays an excellent straight bat, andcan makerunsagainst any bowling ona good wicket ; bowls avery good length medium-paced ball with a little break back,and can field anywhere . *A. Blackwood (14.6 ): As abat wasunfortunate early onin the season but improved very muchlater ; has a neat style , and plays straight and hard on the ball ; is at the top of the bowling averages , and has proved invaluable onseveral occasions : keeps a good length with a little natural curl from leg ,but has an awkward habit of bowling no-balls ; very safe catch . R. Kriekenbeek (11.26 ): Avery steady bat as a rule , though inclined to step in front of his wicket in playing back; hadanun- precedented runof bad luck in the middle of the term which materially reduced his average ; fields very well at cover -point , where he picks up and returns smartly ; has at times proved destructive with " grubs ." C. Ames (21.1) : Oneof the most improved bats of the team, and the freest run -getter ; hits very hard , especially over the bowler's head ; an excellent field in the country where he has made some very good catches . F. Atkinson (17.27 ) : Avery pains- taking batwith a strong defence ; can keep up his end whenwanted and makeruns when opportunity offers , but is sometimes tempted to hit across a straight ball ; wants energy in the field . C. Snell (14.45 ) : An unconventional bat, but now and then a very useful one ; hits hardat everything ; a very good natural bowler of mediumpace ,keeps anexcellent length on his day; slack in the field . *W. Le Rossignol (23.16 ) : His performances as a batsman this season have been almost unprecedented ; without the slightest previous indication he turned out one ofthe most stylish batsmen of the eleven ; his weak point is hitting across a straight ball onthe leg stump , but if allowed to stay for a few overs is very hard to dislodge ; bowls well inpractice with break both ways , but unsuccessful in matches ; not brilliant in the field ,but