James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1892

T H EUNIVERSITIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1891. 1 0 7 B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . T i m e s M o s tin Inns. notout. R u n s. a nI n n s. Average. E .Smith 1 2 0 3 7 3 1 1 7 3 1 . 1 G .L. Wilson.. 1 3 0. 2 4 2 6 8 1 8 . 8 M .R. Jardine 1 5 1 2 5 5 7 0 1 8 . 8 W .D. Llewelyn 1 6 0 2 8 0 4 8 1 7 . 8 L. C. H. Palairet . 1 4 0 2 2 1 7 4 1 5 . 1 1 H .D. Watson 1 5 0 2 3 4 4 0 15.9 A . J .Boger 1 0 1 1 2 4 *4 1 13.7 H .Bassett 8 2 6 0 *1 7 1 0/ T .B .C a s e 7 0 4 9 2 1 7 G.F. H. Berkeley 1 5 6 6 0 1 8 6 . 6 W .H.Brain 1 5 2 7 4 *1 2 5 . 9 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . H . Bassett..... L. C. H.Palairet G. F. H. Berkeley A .J. Boger E .S m i t h G .L. W i l s o n Overs. Maidens. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 176.3 5 0 3 6 8 1 9 19.7 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 20.1 284.3 9 9 5 6 3 2 7 2 0 . 2 8 9 4 . 4 2 5 2 2 5 9 2 5 1 7 6 . 4 5 0 4 2 2 1 6 26.6 1 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 9 3 3 . 4 OXFORDELEVEN IN 1891.-H. Bassett (Private and St. Catharine's ) : Amedium-pace left -handed bowler ; can keep up an end well ; has not yet learnt to stand up to his wicket , though he gets runs ; moderate field . A. J. Boger (Winchester and Magdalen) : A plucky bat ; got runs several times whenthey werewanted ; good field , and his slow bowling gets wickets sometimes . G. F. H. Berkeley (Wellington and Keble ): A very good left -handed slow bowler , withanatural curl in the air , particularly puzzling to anyone playing himfor the first time ; moderate field and bat. W.H. Brain (Clifton and Oriel ) : Kept wicket well during the early part of the season , but his hands would not stand Smith's fast bowling ; improving bat, with a nice style . T. B. Case (Winchester andMagdalen) : Avery steady bat, with a good stroke on the off -side ; has rather toomuchrespect for first -class bowling ; asafe field . M.R. Jardine (Fettes and Balliol , captain ) : Played some good innings , and when set a very hard manto get out,particularly on slow ground ; a brilliant field anywhere , with a beautiful return . W. D. Llewelyn (Eton and N e w) : A dangerous bat ; hits well all round; excellent field ; active and keen ; was unfortunate in being run out several times . L. C. H. Palairet (Repton and Oriel ) : A fine free bat ; played well all through the season , but particularly for his county ; ought to be a great source of strength to Oxford next season ; verygood field . E. Smith (Clifton andUniversity ): Afirst -class cricketer ; amostdangerous bat ; no one whosaw it will forget the innings he played against Martin, Attewell , and Ferris , on a bowler's wicket ; good fast bowler, andsplendid field . H. D. Watson (Harrow and Balliol ) : Has very much improved in his batting ; scored double figures consistently ; a poor field . G. L. Wilson (Brighton and Hertford ) : Batted this yearmoreinhis school form; played a very good innings in the 'Varsity match; goodout-field , and occasionally gets wickets . E X E T E RC O L L E G E , O X F O R D. Matches Played , 17 ; Won, 5 ; Drawn, 10 ; Lost, 2. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S . G.R. Theobald R.F. C. deWinton . . . . . . . . . . . I n n s. 9 1 2 T i m e s n o to u t. 2 2 R u n s. 1 4 3 6 4 Average. 2 0