James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

2 3 0 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. C H A P T E R V I I I. T H EC H I E FC R I C K E T E R SO F 1 8 9 0. T H EA M A T E U R S . (The members of the Oxford and Cambridge Elevens will be found in previous chapter on Universities andPublic Schools .) C H E S H I R E . BRETHERTON , J. A good fast round bowler ; hard -working field ; moderate b a t. BROWNING, C. E. Good bat ; had not much chance of showing his abilities last s e a s o n . BURROWS, T. Agood and improving bat ; excellent field , and fair bowler . CRANKSHAW, R. L. Bats with great care and confidence ; fair field . FULLALOVE , J. O. Very dangerous batsman when set ; good fast bowler , and very good fielder at point or short -slip . GRAYSON, H. M. Agood batsman, andfair wicket -keeper . HARGREAVES, J. S. Goodbatsman on hard wickets , and fields well anywhere. HOLDEN, C. Very good batsman ; fair bowler , and very fine fielder , especially at cover. HOLLINS, S. Goodfree -hitting batsman, and fair field . HOLLOWOOD, A. Goodbat andfield . LATHAM, A. M. (Oxford ). Good batsman , with queer style , and fair wicket- keeper. LITTLEWOOD, H. D. Very good bat on fast wickets ; fair field . RAVENSCROFT, JAS. A good free -hitting batsman; fair bowler, and good field atpoint. RENNICK, R. L. Goodall-round cricketer ; free bat ; useful bowler ; fields well anywhere. THORNBER, H. Steady bat, with sound defence ; fair change bowler ; excellent judge of the game. TURNER, A. N. Afine bat ; good bowler ; rather uncertain in the field . D E R B Y S H I R E . EADIE, W. S. Onlyplayed twice in 1890, and was not a success . EVERSHED, E. (Clifton ) . Verygood bat and field , and fair change bowler. EVERSHED, S. H. (Clifton ) , A goodbat, andsmart field ; very hardhitter . EVERSHED, F. Goodfield , and very punishing bat whenset . SHIPTON, W. L. (Repton). Onlyplayed in two matches , whenhe was success- ful; goodbatandfield . SPOFFORTH, F. R. Bowled very well , and was very useful to the County as Captain ; a pity he could not get awayto play oftener . WALKER, G. G. Acapital left -handfast bowler ; can hit hard; has been of greatuse to the Countyas an all -roundcricketer ; shouldb e morealert in thefield ; bowledwith success duringthe season. WRIGHT, L. G. A good bat and field ; scored very consistently all through the s e a s o n .