James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

THE UNIVERSITIES ANTD PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1805. 165 BATTING AVERAGES. Inns. Times not out. Runs. Most in an Inns. Average. tN. F. Druce ............. ... 17 3 786 199* 56*14 tW. G. Druce ............. ... 16 3 546 71 42 tF. Mitchell ............. ... 18 0 614 191 3411 tTT. >1. Marriott ............ ... 13 1 396 123 33 tW. W. !x>wc ............. ... 13 3 309 74 3090 tW. G. Grace, jun. ... 8 0 219 40 2737 tR. A. Studd ............. ... 16 1 384 96* 25-60 C. D. Robinson ............. ... 8 0 185 41 23 12 f.T. Burrough ............. ... 14 1 295 43 22*69 tW. McG. Hemingway ... ... 12 1 233 129 21*18 fO. E. M. Wds > n ............. ... 17 1 271 84 1693 H. E. Symcs-Thompson ... 6 0 93 30 15*50 E. B. Shine ............. ... 8 0 63 21 7*87 tH. Gray ....................... ... 11 5 46 10 7*69 Also batted :—C. G. Pope, 22*; J. P. Candler, 0—0*—8*; II. Simpson, 4—12; and C. J. Burnup, 12. t Played in Inter-’ Varsity match. A. G. Richardson, 8—1; BOWL,TNG AVERAGES. Inns. Overs. Maidens . Runs. Wickets. Average. tC. E. M. Wilson • • • ... 328*4 101 788 39 20-20 tH. Gray ........... • • • • ... 333-1 86 1003 44 22*79 tW . W. Lowe • ♦ • • ... 266*3 51 785 31 25*32 tN. F. Druce • a • a ... 47*4 17 117 4 29-25 E. B. Shine • • « 1 ... 166 51 405 13 31-15 t F. Mitchell • • a a . . . 75 20 228 7 32*57 J. P. Candler ♦ • a a . . . 183 50 436 11 39 63 t j . Burrough • a • a . . . 1571 22 504 7 72 tW. G. Grace, jun. a a a . . . 118 27 299 4 74*75 + Played in Inter-’Varsity match. Also bowled :—G. H. Simpson, 7—0—-26—1; C. J. Burnup, 14—3—31—0. Candler delivered 2 no-balls and 2 wides, Burrough 1 no-ball, Wilson 11 no-balls, Mitchell 4 wides, Shine 1 no-ball and 1wide, Gray 10 no-balls and 4 wide*, Grace 2 widos, and Lowe 1 wide. All fractions are reduced to two places of decimals. C ambridge U niversity E leven in 1895.— IF. G. Druce (M a r l b o r o u g h ) : D id r i g h t w e l l a s c a p t a in . G o o d w i c k e t -k e e p e r , a n d m o s t p lu c k y b a t sm a n ; h is 30 an d 66 in th e U n iv e r s i t y m a t c h h a d a g r e a t d e a l t o d o w i th t h e C a m ­ b r id g e v i c t o r y . F . M itchell ( P r i v a t e ) : A f i r s t - r a t e b a t sm a n w i th g r e a t p o w e r a n d r e a c h , h i t t in g p a r t i c u la r ly w e l l o n th e o f f - s id e . A f i r s t - r a t e f ie ld , e s p e c i a l l y a t s l ip a n d a f a i r c n a n g e b ow le r . O u g h t t o b e c o m e q u i t e f i r s t - c la s s . N. F . Druce (M a r l b o r o u g h ) : P l a y e d s om e w o n d e r fu l in n in g s f o r C a m b r id g e la s t y e a r ; h i t s h a rd a n d low , an d m a k e s ru n s fa s t . C a p i t a l f ie ld , a n d c a n b o w l . A l t o g e t h e r a m o s t u s e fu l m a n . C . E . M. W ilson (U p p i n g h a m ) : A w o r t h y E u p i l o f H . H . S t e p h e n s o n : v e r y r e l ia b l e b a t sm a n , a n d g o o d m e d iu m p a c e o w l e r ( r ig h t h a n d ) . G o o d f ie ld . J. Burrough ( S h r e w s b u r y ) : A s low b o w l e r , w i th b r e a k -b a c k , a n d c a n k e e p o n a l l d a y . A h a r d -h i t t in g b a t sm a n , a n d c o n ­ s id e r in g h is wre ig h t o f 17 s to n e , v e r y a c t iv e . C a u g h t s om e w o n d e r fu l c a t c h e s a t p o in t . IF. G. Grace, jun . ( C l i f t o n ) : A r e a l h a r d -w o r k in g a l l - r o u n d c r i c k e t e r . N o t a t a k in g s t y l e a s a b a t sm a n , b u t a d i f f i c u l t m a n t o g e t o u t . I s a f a i r r i g h t h a n d b ow le r , a n d g o o d f ie ld a n y w h e r e . R . A . Studd ( E t o n ) : G o o d b a t sm a n , b u t a l i t t le t o o in c l in e d t o h i t o u t o n th e o f f - s id e . F a i r f ie ld . / / . II. M arriott (M a l v e r n ) : G o o d b a t sm a n and f ie ld , b u t d id n o t q u i t e c o m e u p t o e x p e c t a t i o n ; w i l l d o u b t l e s s im p r o v e . IF. Me Hemingway (U p p in g h a m ) : A m o s t d e t e rm in e d a n d h a r d -h i t t in g b a t sm a n , a n d w a s m o s t u s e fu l t o C a m b r id g e , p a r t i c u l a r l y at L o r d ’ s. IF. IF. Low e (M a l v e r n ) : D i d g o o d s e r v i c e f o r C a m b r id g e . A u s e fu l r ig h t h a n d b o w l e r a n d f a i r b a t , a n d ca n f ie ld a n y w h e r e . II. Gray ( P r i v a t e ) : A fa s t r i g h t h a n d b ow le r , a n d v e r y s u c c e s s fu l w ith y o r k e r s , a n d c a n b o w l a l l d a y . F a i r f ie ld , a n d m o d e r a t e b a t sm a n .