James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1895

1 4 6 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS ' ANNUAL. B R I G H T O N C L L E G E . Captain for 1894.-A. H. Belcher. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches Played, 12 ; Won, 1 ; Drawn, 1 ; Lost , 10. Opponents. Whereplayed . Whenplayed Club. O p n t s. 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. W o nb y MatchesW o n(1). LancingCollege Lancing J u n e2 8 2 8 7 8 4 MatchesD r a w n(1). B l u eM a n t l e s Brighton July3 *3 1 0 1290 203r u n s. R e m a r k s . *8 w d; +7w d Matches Lost (10). L o s tb y. BrightonClub Brighton M a y19 9 3*69 1 8 4 91 runs; *1wkt. DulwichCollege Brighton M a y26 9 0*6 2+277 187; *2 w d; 17wd Crystal Palace.. Brighton J u n e5 8 21 6 4 220 138r u n s Brighton Club .... Brighton J u n e1 2 6 7*7 0+244 177; *7 w d; 14wd M.C.C.andGround Brighton J u n e1 4 115 *31 +389 274; *3 w d; 18wd TonbridgeSchool Tonbridge J u n e19 9 3 4 4 5 352r u n s St. Paul'sSchool Brighton J u n e2 3 1 7 5 *2 0 4 29& 2w k s;*Swd J. H. Copleston's X I.. Brighton July18 1 2 3 *93 1 3 6 1 3runs; *2wd S o u t hS a x o n s Brighton July17 1 0 6 *289 83 & 5wks; *5wd OldBrightonians Brighton July30, 31 B A T T I N G 107 102 72 *1 3 8 7wkts; *3wd A V E R A G E S . N o .of T i m e s M o s tin I n n s. n o tout. R u n s. anInns. Average. A . H .Belcher 1 8 2 5 0 5 6 4 3 1 . 7 C . G. A m e s 1 9 2 3 8 7 8 9 2 2 - 1 3 F. B. J a c k s o n 1 7 1 .... 323 8 2 2 0 . 3 . . R .E . J a m e s.. 1 5 1 .. 159 .... 31 11.5 . . C. L. A. S m i t h... 1 4 1 1 4 0 6 7 10.10 . . . . C. F. J. H o l m e s 1 5 1 1 2 7 5 6* 9 . 1 R. A. B. H e n r y 1 3 0 1 0 4 3 1 8 S. Bazalgette 1 2 6 4 7 1 1 7 . 3 . . . . D. J. Crump.. 1 4 1 9 0 2 8 6-12 E. E . F o r t...... 1 2 0 6 2 2 3 5 - 2 E. E. Bottomley 6 1 1 2 8 2 - 2 B O W L I N GA 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. E. E. Bottomley 1 0 2 2 5 3 S-1 R . E . J a m e s 1 8 2 3 0 5 8 9 3 0 19.19 . . C. L. A. Smith... 180.1 5 0 5 1 6 2 1 24-12 C. G. A m e s 1 2 3 - 4 2 8 3 4 2 1 1 3 1 . 1 E. E. F o r t 4 3 6 1 8 4 5 36.4 S. Bazalgette 1 6 4 3 0 5 4 0 1 3 4 1 . 7 BRIGHTON COLLEGE XI IN 1894.-A. H. Belcher ( Captain ) : In batting has shown astonishing improvement on his '93 style . H e now stands up well , and besides having a straight defence , hits freely and vigorously , especially on the off -side . His wicket keeping is not much improved . As captain he has still muchto learn about bowling changes . *C. G. Ames: Does not show any marked improvement in batting on his last year's form . He hits , perhaps , harder all round, but his defence is still uncertain , the weak spot being his occasional hesitation in getting forward to meet a ball well up to him. He has been useful as a bowler , right hand medium, plain and straight , but with a good deal of spin on, and has fielded brilliantly . R. E. James : Has developed a little style in batting , and played some useful innings , but still lacks patience and steadiness . His ' variety ' bowling , with big leg breaks interspersed , became very effective as