James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

THE UNIVERSITIES ANI) PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1805. 107 T onbridge E leven in 1895.— *E. N. Carlton , captain (92-8-4-5): Has captained the team with moderate success. Fair bat, but has not improved according to expectation ; has bowled well throughout the season. A good held. *7/. C. B. Cummins (94-5): A good but uncertain bat, who has learnt to score much faster this year. A good right-hand fast bowler. Splendid held at point. *R. Nicolas (94-5): A good bat, but often inclined to play too tamely, lias scored consistently throughout the season. * An uncertain held. *G. B. FirJd (94-5): A somewhat disappointing bat. Cuts splendidly, but is rather too fond of trying to hit a straight ball to leg. Very good deep held. *T. L . Ball (94-5) : A useful bat, with strong hitting powers, but weak in defence. Good change bowler, with break from the off. Good held. *C. R. Worthington (95): A very good bat, playing in a fine free style, and generally making runs when wanted. Good change bowler, keeping an excellent length. Good held. *C. K. Ruck (95): A very fair bat, with a good off-drive; fair change bowler. Excellent held. W. Cosscr (95): A fair but uncertain bat; has generally made runs w*hen required. Fair held. E. T. L anydale (95) : Han kept wicket very fairly during the season. A good punishing bat, but weak in defence. * W. Le G. Clark (95): A useful bat, with good hitting powers, but poor defence. Splendid held anywhere. S. C. A. Cosscr (95) : A very useful left- handed bowler, slow medium, breaking from the leg, and very fair right-handed bat. Has scarcely fulfilled the promise of last year, but should be useful next season. A fair held. U P P IN G H AM SCHOOL . Captain for 1895.—T. L. Taylor. R e su lt s o f M a tches . Matches played, 8 ; iron , 2; dratni , 4 ; lost , 2. Opponents. Matches Won (2 ) . Old Boys....................... 11A1LBYBURY COLLEG E... Matches Drawn (4 ) . Quidnuncs ............. The Masters ............. U kj 'T on .. ................. 8. Ohristopherson’ s XJ. Matches Jjost (2). W Oxford’s XI. Ineogniti............. ••• Where played. When played. | Club. Opr 1st Ills. 2nd Ins. 1st i Ins. Uppingham. June 20, 21 198 323 i 215 Haileybury July 12, 13 169 157 1231 Uppingham May 27, 28 245 *145 i 217 B Uppingham June 11 313 *268 Uppingham June 27, 28 204 *112 218 A Uppingham j July 2, 8 182 *169 298 Uppingham May 20, 21 170 51 117 Uppingham June 8, 4 153 lfitt 322 1 Ins. Won by. 69 287 runs. 76 runs. lltnia rks. in. cld. ’6 wkts, d. 180 *7 wkts. d. *5 wkts. d. host by. 106 7 wkts.; •Swd *18 9 wkts.; *1 wd 11. R. Parkes BATTING Inns. AVERAGES. Times not out. Runs. Most in an Inns. A verage. 31*68 ............. 15 0 474 115 O. E. Wilson ............. 14 0 421 113 30*06 T. L. Taylor ............. 15 2 308 68* 23*69 A. 0. Tweedy ............. 11 2 176 • 32 19*55 K. E. M. Barker ... ............. 15 0 267 37 17*80 J. P. Hedley ... ... 15 0 259 56 17*26 W. 11. Fawkes ............. 11 3 114 30 14*25 <’. G. Fildes ... 15 0 187 38 12*46 J. Chapman 11. F. Terry ............. 14 0 160 62 11*42 ............. 12 7 56 14* 11*20 A. E. Hind............. ............. 13 3 104 28* 10*40