James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1894

T H ECHIEFC R I C K E T E R SO F 1893. 2 3 3 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 S O F 1 8 9 3. T H EA M A T E U R S . (Themembers of the Oxford and Cambridge Elevens will be found in previous chapter on Universities and Public Schools ). B E D F O R D S H I R E . BROWN, L. G. A very useful wicket -keeper ; fair bat . BROWN, W. F. A very good slow left -handed bowler , breaking either way ; steady, useful bat. HAWKESLEY, J. D. Fair bat, good field ; useful change bowler . HIGGINS, W . F. G o o dsteadybat. ORMAN, CAPTAIN C. E. Good, free bat ; good field , always to be depended upon . O R R, R. F. A. G o o dsteady bat ; brilliant field . POPE , C. G. (Harrow and Cambridge ). Good bat ; fair field , and change bowler . SMALL, G. A. Fine free bat ; good field . THRING, L. C. R. A very quick run-getting bat ; has scored heavily for the county; fair changebowler. C H E S H I R E . BRETHERTON, J. Agood fast round bowler ; hard-working field ; moderate bat. BROWNING, C. E. Goodbat; had not muchchance of showing his abilities last s e a s o n . C R A N K S H A W , R. L. FULLALOVE, J. O. Very dangerous batsman when set ; good fast bowler , and Batswithgreat care andconfidence ; fair field . very good fielder at point or short -slip . G R A Y S O N, J. H. F. Goodbat, and fine fielder . HOLDEN, C. Very good batsman ; fair bowler , and very fine fielder , especially a tc o v e r. HOLLINS, S. Goodfree-hitting batsman, and fair field . 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 g a m e. T U R N E R, A. N. A fine bat; goodbowler; rather uncertain in the field . BROMLEY-DAVENPORT, H. R. (Cambridge). Plays for Cheshire . D E R B Y S H I R E . EADIE, W. S. Goodbat whenset ; fair field ; not so successful in 1893. EVERSHED, S. H. (Clifton ). Captain 1892-3 . A good bat ; smart field ; very hard hitter ; very successful both as a bat and as captain in 1893 . EVERSHED, F. Good field ; very punishing bat when set ; did not play in 1893 . EVERSHED, E. (Clifton ). Goodbat and field ; fair change bowler. SHIPTON, W. L. (Repton). Goodbat and field . W A L K E R, G. G. A capital left -hand fast bowler ; can hit hard ; has been of great use to the county as an all -round cricketer ; played several times with success in 1893. WRIGHT, L. G. One of the best bats in the team, and a very smart field .