James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

THE UNIVERSITIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1895. 227 R u th in Schoo l.—,/. B . Hone (11 1), captain: Has filled his office very satisfactorily. A powerful hitter, and has made some useful scores. A. Low (12*1): Has greatly improved as a b a t ; is very steady and takes no risks. A fair bowler and good in the field. Useful anywhere. A. J>. Low (2 4): Has good style; should develop into a sound cricketer. Fields well. It. / / . Roberts (4*9): Much too eager to score runs straight away; would be very useful if steadier. Good fast bowler and smart field. A. Ellis (1*4): A steady hat. Fields well. A. TV. Morris (4): A fair field. Considerably improved in batting. K . Nick oils (2*9): A steady oowler. Has greatly improved all round. II. E. Griffiths (1*8): Fields very well. Has very good defence. l>e LisleJones (1): Howls a good length ball, and ought next season to improve as a bat. E. A icholls (1): Fats carefully. Improves as a field. E. Humphreys (1*9): Not of much use as a bat. Good change bowler. II. Phillips (4): Plays with a straight bat, and has the making of a good cricketer. St. John ’ s Collegre, H u r s tp ie rp o in t .—Matches played, 1.8; won, 4 ; drawn, 2 : lost, 7.— II. S. Cadman (11*64), captain: A careful and correct bat, rather lacking in power, and prevented by bad sight from timing the ball accurately. Good field at mid-off, and can generally get a wicket if wanted. P. A. Stuart (27*14) : Has exceptional powers of hitting, to which he has more than once sacrificed everything ; very strong to square-leg and the on generally, but does not cut, and is weak towards cover ; lias nevertheless played some good innings, and has a creditable average. A fine field. Came out greatly as a bowler and heads the averages there t o o ; often bowls a fine ball, but gets dangerously short. TV. H. Waller (16*23): Improved all round. A dangerous, hard-hitting bat, though still bad off his legs and too high. Bowled better on fast wickets than wTas expected, but very unevenly, often being very easy. Good field. C. It. Heir (8*85): Was absent almost all the season. When he played showred great improvement everywhere. C. White (21*07) : Came on immensely as a bat, and, but for bad sight, would have done still better. Lacks life and dash, but his cutting when it came off was very hard and clean. A reliable field if a bit slow, and could always bowl one wicket. It. N. Nixon (16*81): A very useful bat, but did not quite come up to expectations. Developed his cutting with much success, but lost his leg hitting. Fielded finely at point. JT. S. Coombe (10*30): Made little use of a most exceptional reach, but occasionally showed what might be. Not very sound or scientific in defence, but can hit as hard as anyone we ever saw, straight and past cover. E . C. Catling (11*70): Very promising everywhere. Plays very straight, with a good hard forw*ard stroke, and hits well to leg. Does not stand w*ell, and holds his bat too low. Bowling round the wicket, he sends in a ball that curls surprisingly in the air and has done some execution. Good ground field, but uncertain catch. II. II. S. Upton (9 58): In spite of a bad attitude and risky play in the slips has been of much service and made some runs. Can drive and hit to leg as hard as most men. Has held many catches, and his fast ball is often a good one. It. Simpson (17*40): Gives every promise of making a good ba t ; reaches well forw’ard, and makes more to the off than others of the team. Needs to be careful of his bowling action. II. E. Mofatt (4*28) : A trifle disappointing with the gloves, although two fast bowlers and continuous fast wickets have been against him. Not a good bat, but better than he gets credit for. S. L. Bud:well (3*90) : Bats in excellent style, and with confidence will get plenty of runs. Uncertain field, but generally good on the ground. Should practice bowling, and not get too slow\ BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Maidens. P. A. Stuart ...................... ~76 92 W . H. Waller ..........................271 86 C. E. Catling .......................... 87*3 17 Runs. 562 748 303 Wickets. Average 64 55 21 8*78 13*60 14*42