James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

THE UNIVERSITIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1 8 9 5 . 1 6 9 HOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. *G. B. Raikes ........... ... 124*2 39 300 16 18*75 J. C. Hartley ............. ... 107*1 25 540 23 23*47 *11. A. Arkwright .. 382 93 1066 42 *25*14 *C. Ik F r y ...................... ... 171*1 60 471 18 26*16 "Tf. I). G. Leveson-Gower .. 86 21 247 9 27*44 *F. H. E. Cunliffe ... 396 121 903 31 29*29 1). H. Forbes ............. ... 86*2 22 242 8 30*25 G. R. Bardswell............. .. 143 36 459 11 41*72 The following bowled twi<*e :—F. G. H. Clavton, 23N3—3-84- - l ; F. M. Quinton 4—27—0. IJ. F. Waiuer, 3—0—18—0 once only. •Played in Inter-’Varsity match. Cunliffe delivered 15 no-balls and 7 wides, Arkwright 6 wides and 2 no-balls, Forbes 2 no-balls, Hartley 2 no-balN and 1 wide, Bardswell 1 wide, Raikes 13 no-balls and 1 wide, Fry 1 no-ball and 6 widen, and Leveson-Gower 1 no-ball and 3 wides. O xford U niversity E leven in 1896.— G. J. Mordaunt (W e l l in g t o n ) , c a p ta in : A v e ry fin e b a t , w ith a b e a u t i fu l s y le . M o s t s u c c e s s fu l la s t y e a r . Is o n e o f th e b e s t ou t - f ie ld s in E n g la n d . P r o v e d h im s e l f an e x c e l l e n t c a p ta in b o th on th e f ie ld a n d o f f . II. I). G. Leveson-Gower (W i n c h e s t e r ) : A c a p i t a l a l l -r o u n d c r i c k e t e r , w h o r e v e ls in a c r is is . P la y e d m a n y u s e fu l in n in g s w h en o th e r s w e re fa i l in g . G o o d fie ld an d c h a n g e b ow le r . M o s t e n e r g e t i c s e c r e t a r y . II. A . Arlcwriyht (E t o n ) : P r o v e d h im s e l f th e m o s t d e s t r u c t iv e b ow le r in th e te am in th e m a t c h e s a t O x fo r d , bu t w as u n f o r tu n a t e ly n o t s o s u c c e s s fu l on tou r . A u se fu l b a t on o c c a s io n . F . II. E . Cunliffe (E t o n ) : B o w l e d c a p i t a l l y in s om e m a t ch e s , bu t w a s a l i t t le u n c e r ta in o n th e w h o le ; s h o u ld b e v e ry g o o d n ex t y e a r . A s a b a tsm a n h a s t o o m u ch f lou r ish . II. K . Fouler (M a l v e r n ) : A m o s t a t t r a c t iv e b a t sm a n , w h o s e b r i l l ia n t in n in g s in th e ’ V a r s i t y m a t c h w a s th e c r ow n in g p o in t o f v e ry e x c e l le n t d is p la y s . M a d e s om e g o o d c a t c h e s a t s lip , bu t is a tr i f le s low . l\ F. Warner ( R u g b y ) : B a t t e d w ith c o n s i s t e n t su c c e s s th r o u g h o u t th e s e a s on . P la y s in m o s t a t t r a c t iv e s t y l e a l l r o u n d th e w ick e t , a n d is p a r t i c u la r ly s t r o n g on th e o f f . G o o d f ie ld . C. B . F ry ( l i e p t o n ) : T o o k n o p a r t in th e h om e m a t ch e s . On t o u r h e a g a in sh ow e d h im s e l f t o b e a c a p i ta l a l l -r o u n d c r i c k e t e r ; is a lw a y s a d i f f icu lt w ic k e t to g e t . I n b o w l in g h e sh ow ed m u ch im p r o v e d f o rm , an d d id s e v e ra l n o t a b l e p e r f o rm a n c e s , h . IJ . Lends (W i n c h e s t e r ) : A c a p i t a l w i c k e t -k e e p e r , w h o w o u ld b e e v e n b e t t e r th an h e is i f h e d id n o t su f fe r f r om b a d h a n d s . A s a b a t h e b a c k s up w e l l . F. A . FitM ips (R o s s a l l ) : A g o o d p la y e r , p u t t in g th e b a t u p w e l l a g a in s t th e b a l l . V e r y a t t r a c t iv e w h en se t , b u t is r a th e r in c l in e d t o c u t a t a s t r a ig h t b a l l on first g o in g t o th e w ick e t . A sa fe a n d u n t i r in g f ie ld e r . G. B. Raike.s (S h r e w s b u r y ) : O n ly c am e in t o th e e le v e n a t th e e n d , w h en h is a l l - r o u n d c r i c k e t p r o v e d m o s t u s e fu l to th e s id e . B o w l s fa s t , a n d g e t s u p q u i c k f r o m th e p i t ch . U s e fu l b a t a n d g o o d f ie ld . G. O. Fmith (C h a r t e r h o u s e ) : F a i r l v e a r n e d h is p la c e in th e te am b y s e v e ra l c a p i t a l d i s p l a y s ; h a s a g o o d d e f e n c e , bu t is a l it t le n e r v o u s a t s ta r t in g . V e r y sa fe in th e f ie ld .