James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1892

5 6 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. B A T T I N GA V E R A G E S-Continued, Capt. Hamilton I n n s. 6 Times n o tout. R u n s. M o s tin a nInns. 1 6 7 *2 4 Average, 1 3 . 2 Wright 2 3 3 T 2 2 6 4 4 11.6 L . W i l s o n.. 2 2 1 2 2 7 3 6 10.17 M. C. K e m p. 1 0 1 8 0 *2 4 8 . 9 A .D a f f e n 1 1 1 8 6 *37 8 . 6 Hearne,(G. G.) 2 6 7 1 5 6 4 4 8 . 4 A. J. Thornton 5 0 8 1 1 8 6 , 1 Nuttall 1 2 6 3 6 1 2 6 - M a r t i n 2 3 6 7 9 2 0 4.11 Hearne(W.). 5 0 2 4 2 0 4 . 4 W .F. Best 3 0 1 2 1 1 4 Eachof the following played in less thanthree innings :- S. Castle ,5, 2; F. M. Atkins , 1, 0; andHooker, 2. B O W L I N GA V E R A G E S . W .F. Best A. J. Thornton Hearne(W.) M a r t i n Hearne(A.) Hearne(G. G.) Wright A . D a f f e n C. J. M .Fox.... Overs. M a i d e n s. R u n s. Wickets. Average. 7 1 2 9 3 9 . 2 2 3 3 5 8 5 1 1 . 3 5 8 1 9 1 2 0 9 1 3 . 3 9 9 6 3 9 2 1 5 0 7 1 1 2 18.51 432.4 1 6 1 7 6 7 0 4 7 1 6 . 1 5 236.4 1 0 3 3 7 3 2 1 17.16 8 1 3 , 2 2 8 7 1539 7 4 20.59 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 3 3 8 34.1 6 1 0 8 1 1 0 8 W. H. Patterson bowled in three innings :-18-3-51-0; Capt . Hamilton in two inn. Ings :- 7 - 1 - 2 6 - 0 ; H. M, Braybrooke in one innings :- 5 - 1 - 2 1 - 0 . L A N C A S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1891.-President , Sir Humphreyde Trafford , Bart. Committee , A. N. Hornby, W. E. Openshaw , Harry Thornber , E. B. Rowley, E. Challender , R. Walker , A. G. Steel , R. Gorton , A. Appleby , G. Walsh, E. Roper, A. F. Pope, Ernest Leese , O. P. Lancashire , J. Fairclough , and JohnStanning . Hon. Secretary , S. H. Swire. Hon. Treasurer , J. MacLaren. Assistant Secretary and Collector , F. Reynolds, 26, Barton Arcade, Manchester . T H O S Eresponsible for the direction of Lancashirecricket haveeveryreason to be satisfied with the results of their labours during 1891. Excluding the abandoned match with Kent at Liverpool , the county engaged in fifteen first- class inter -county contests , of which eight were won, three drawn, and four lost . As in former seasons , the mainstrength of the team lay in their bowling, Briggs and Mold taking between them no fewer than 201 out of 253 wickets . Thelatter's great pace often proved effective . Inbatting there wasa gooddeal of uncertainty . Albert Ward, after starting the season not in the best of form, played upwonderfully well , and, helped by two fine scores against Kent and Notts, found himself at the close of the season practically top of the tree with an aggregate of nearly 700 runs and an average of nearly 30. Mr. McLaren, w h ocould only find time to play five completed innings ,hadexceptional figures , and on several occasions Mr. Crosfield proved his great worth to the county. H ehas, indeed , been mentioned as likely to succeed Mr. Hornby in the captaincy of the eleven , and we have it on good authority that his services will be more often available in 1892. It is to be hoped, however, that next summerwill find Mr. Hornby still in commandof the Lancashire eleven . Of the rest , Frank Sugg andYates played several good innings , but neither Briggs , Barlow, nor Bakerbatted up to their old form. Mr. Kemblekept wicket pluckily and well throughout , except on one occasion whena younger brother of poor Richard Pilling was given a trial , and with the best results . The veteran Watson can