John and James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1882

127 • • jyeit, Ci. . ornon, G. F. Me, H\ R. hlkor, I. IK aCjmn ,'cbbe, A. J. fluting, A. 0 . Hiitfold, if. ?il<1 . . . . rilkinson, IV. C. H I n o n , 0 . P . Vilnon, C. W. ringfiold . , W . A. if. • • • ►• • i • • Inns. . 38 . 37 . 3 . 21 . 21 . 25 . 9 . 13 . 21 . 8 . « . 4 . 8 . « . 5 . 12 . 20 . 12 . 7 T im es not out. 2 2 0 0 7 1 0 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 1 Most in Most in Aver. Runs. an Inns. aMatch. 1,197 112 187 33.9 85G 119 131 24 16 13 11 11 4.1 521 129 129 21.17 301 GO* 60 21.10 497 112 142 20.7 151 80 83 16.7 280 G3 64 20.10 301 49 49 16.13 153 52 75 26.2 56 * 21* 29 11.1 66 * # 61 ‘ 66 16 2 13 * 5 9 2.1 139 70 71 17.3 112 52 52 28 35 ' 14 15 3.5 42 8 8 3.3 146 • 43 49 12.2 109 48 48 18.1 ® I ) C f r a g e s OWLEltS WERE SOMEWHAT DEPRESSED owing to the easy cond ition o f th e g r ou n d s d u r in g th e th r e e f irs t m o n th s o f th e season, bu t th e ana lyses a r e f a i r l y g o o d n e v e r th e le s s . A l f r e d Shaw, who headed th e l is t in 1880, has h a d t o y i e l d th e p r id e o f p la c e t o Peate) who ob ta ined 102 w ic k e t s f o r a n a v e r a g e o f less th a n 13 ru n s e a ch —a great per form an ce c o n s id e r in g th e f a c t th a t h e w a s o p p o s e d t o th e best batsmen a g a in and aga in . H e w o u ld b e s t i l l m o r e d a n g e r o u s i f h e were to field to h is ow n b o w l in g as w e l l as S h aw does. M r . A l l a n S te e l is a good second, and has b ow le d e x t r em e ly w e l l , as is s u f f i c ie n t ly s h o w n by the fa c t o f h is h a v in g o b ta in e d 125 w i c k e t s a t a c o s t b u t l i t t l e e x c e e d ­ ing 13 runs each. A l f r e d S h aw has o n l y 72 w i c k e t s th is y e a r as c o m ­ pared w ith 177 in 1880, and e a c h o f th em h a s c o s t f iv e run s m o r e t h a n '• last year. Bates has o b ta in e d 24 m o re w ick e t s , b u t h a s b e en a t r i f le m o r e ■ expensive than in 1880, w h i ls t M o r le y has b ow le d m u c h less t h a n la s t year, and to d e c id e d ly less pu rp ose . H i l l h a s “ c om e a g a in , ” t h o u g h handicapped in p o in t o f n um b e r o f w ick e t s b y h is a c c i d e n t ; h is a n a ly s is is an exce llen t one . M y o r o f t has fa i r ly su s ta in ed h is r e p u t a t io n , w h i l s t Watson, th ou gh h e has few e r w ick e t s th a n la s t y ea r , o b ta in e d th em a t a 1 similar c o s t o f 11 runs ea ch , an d so p rov ed , w i t h B a r l o w w h o ran h im a good race, in va lu ab le t o L a n ca sh ir e . A n o th e r L a n c a s t r ia n , N a sh , s h ow s an advance fr om 37 w ick e ts f o r 11 runs e a ch to 52 w i c k e t s f o r 10 ru n s each. Jones and B u r ton d id g o od s e rv ic e f o r S u r re y an d M id d le s e x . Mr. W . G-. G race is n o t so c on sp icu ou s in p o in t o f a ch ie v em e n t s as in former years. M r , A . P enu has an e x c e l le n t a n a ly s is f o r h i s 28