James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

*286 LILLY WHITE’ S CRICKETERS’ ANNUAL. P T w E NOTTS. A ttrwell , W illiam . — Born at Key worth, June 12, 1861. 5 ft. lOin. ; 12%st. ; bowls slow round, with some work ; keeps a wonderful length and never tiros; bowled with all his old success hist season ; bats in good form, and is smart in the held. Address : Keyworth, Notts ; c Lord’s, also for 1896. Am well , T homas .— Bom at Keyworth, November 7, 1869. 5ft. 10J in. ; 11 st. 9 lb.; fair bowler; promising bat. e Lord’s, also for 1896. B agguley , R.—Born at Ruddingham, Nottingham, July 10, 1873. 5 ft. lin .; 10 st.; left-hand medium bowler; right-handed bat; showed a marked advance as a batsman in 1895 ; e Lord’s. B arnes , W illiam .- —Born at Sutton-in-Ashfield, May 27. 1852; 5 ft. 11Jin.; 12st. 5 lb.: still a good all-round player; a brilliant bat when in form, an effective bowler, and a good field. Address : Sutton-in-Ashfield ; e Lord’s. C arlin , J. —Born at Eastwood; very promising wicket-keeper and good bat; e Lord’s. D aft , II. B. — Born at Radcliffe-on-Trent, April 5, 1866 ; fine field and very >atient bat; at times successful as a slow bowler. Address: Radcliffe-on- [*rent. F lo ers , W.—Born at Calverton, December 7, 1856. 5 ft. 9J in.; 12J st.; a ood medium pace bowler, with plenty of hand work and command of the mil; bats in good style, and can hit freely ; a fine field. Address: Day- brook, Nottingham ; e Lord's. G unn , W illiam . —Born at Nottingham, December 4, 1858. 6ft. Bin.; 14st.; one of the very best out-fields in the country; one of the best batsmen of the day, with neat style; has exceptional defence, but can hit when he likes; owing to sickness was rather out of form last season. Address: Carrington Street, Nottingham; e Lord’s. H andford , A.—Born at Milford, aged 27. 5ft. 11 in.; a good fast bowler, but hardly realised expectations last season. Address: Milford, Nottingham. H akdstaff , R. G.—Born at Selston, aged 32. 5 ft. 11 in.; left-hand bowler, dangerous on a wet wicket; bowled well in the few matches he played in in 1895; excellent field; e ltawtenstall, Lancashire. Address: Selston, Nottingham. P ike , A.—liorn at Keyworth, aged 31. 5 ft. Sin.; a good wicket-keeper, very smart and neat; good bat; was only able to play on three occasions last season owing to sickness. Address : Keyworth, Plumtree, Notts ; e Lord’s, also 1896. S hrewsbury , A rthur .— Born at New Lenton, Nottingham, April 11, 1856. 5ft. 8in.; l is t . ; one of the very best batsmen of the day; bats in very neat style, and watches the ball closely; reliable on anywicket; a splendid field at point; after being absent from first-class cricket the whole of 1894,Jreappeared towards the latter end of last ‘ season, and with the greatest success, displaying all his old form, and coming out with an average of 48’46 for his County. Address: Queen’s Square, Nottingham. W ilkinson , W . —Born at Kimberley, July 5,1869. A very promising all-round player ; a fast round-arm bowler; uses his head well, and has an excellent length; likely to develop into a useful bat. Address: County Ground, Nottingham. OXFORDSHIRE. A rnold , F.—Born at Cowley. A good all-round cricketer ; keeps wicket well and can both bat and bowl; fine field. R ogers , A.—Born at Cowley. Right hand bowler, bowls a good pace and at times very effective; a dashing bat, but possesses little defence. R ogers , P. —Born at Cowley. Good medium pace bowler and bowls with excellent judgment; has played several good innings for the County, but last season was decidedly “ off colour ” with the bat.