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D avison , a c o n s i s t e n t l y g o o d b a t ; c a p i t a l f ie ld , e s p e c ia l ly a t p o i n t ; c a n t i ke the w i c k e t . H . L . T albot , e x c e l le n t c o v e r - p o in t , w i th a q u i c k a n d s t r a i g h t return* w e a k b a t . M. H. M ilner , fa ir b ow le r (m e d ium l e f t ) ; f irs t -ra te b a t a n d f ie ld (cap t . &>r 1332). F . A . B rowning , a t t im o s a g o o d b a t , b u t v a r i a b l e ; g o o d o u t - f ie ld a n d m u ch -im p roved c a t c h . B. A . N ewbury , fa i r b a t ; v e r y s low b e tw e e n th e w i c k e t s a n d in the field. J . P. Du C ane , a v e r y p r om i s in g b a t , an d ha s e v e r y s ig n o f im p r o v e m e n t ; vreak in th e fie ld , e s p e c ia l ly in c a t c h in g . .W . R . H awkins , .a v e r y g o o d b o w l e r (m e d iu m rW h t ) ; v e r y r e l ia b le ba tR in an ; w a s u n a b le t o p l a y a t th e b e g in n in g o f th e s e a s o n a n d proved a g rea t lo s s . A . E. J . P erkins , a p r om i s in g fa s t b o w l e r , w a n t s e x p e r i e n c e , b u t can b ow l a v e r y g o o d “ y o r k e r ; ” fa ir b a tsm a n . A . W . M edley , a c a p i t a l b o w l e r (s low le f t ) , w i th g r e a t p ow e r s o f v a r y i n g p a c e a n d p i t c h ; s h o u ld p l a c o h i s f ie ld b e t t e r ; p o o r b a t . B A T T IN G A V E R A G E S . T im e s M o s t in M o s t in M a t ch e s . In n in g s . n o t o u t . R u n s . a n I n n s . a M a t c h . A v e r . W. H . B irk b e ck . . 7 10 0 95 26 26 9.5 A. M. L a tham . • . . 8 12 0 153 68 58 12.9 J. A. D av ison . • . . 7 11 0 135 34 37 12.3 H. L. T a lbo t • . . 7 10 2 52 10 18 6 .4 M. H. M ilner • . . 8 12 1 162 44 44 14.8 F . A. B r ow n in g . • . . 8 11 0 159 61 61 14.5 B. A N ew b u ry . • . . 6 9 0 72 31 31 8 J. P. Du Cane . • • o 4 5 0 62 33 33 10.2 W. R. H aw k in s . • . . 4 6 1 62 49 62 15.3 • A. E. J. P e rk in s . . 7 9 1 76 26 41 9 .4 A. W. M ed ley . • . . 8 10 5 25 8 8 5 HA I L E Y BU R Y COLLEGE . E. A S urtees , c a p t a in f o r 1881, and b y c a r e fu l s u p e r v i s io n a n d e le c t io n , m a n a g e d t o g e t together a g o o d e l e v e n ; a d e c id e d ly b r i l l ia n t b a t , w i t h s t r o n g fo rw a r d p l a y , a n d fine h itting p ow e r , b u t is , p e r h a p s , a l i t t le d e f i c ie n t in p a t i e n c e ; a g o o d fie ld a n y w h e r e . K. H. B. S impson * h a s s t e a d i ly im p r o v e d as a b a t ; he h a s a s t r o n g d e f e n c e a n d g o o d off-hit, and is s te a d y and c a r e f u l ; a f ir s t -ra te c o v e r - p o i n t . W . A . W heeler ,* a fa s t how ler, w ith a h ig h d e l i v e r y ; o n h is d a y g e t s m a n y w i c k e t s ; a h a rd h i t t e r . H . A . D ebknham * p la y s w i th p l e n t y o f c o n f id e n c e , and g e n e r a l l y s c o r e s , h a v i n g g o o d h i t t i n g xw e r s a ll r o u n d ; a g o o d p o in t . E . B . R aikes , o n e o f th e b e s t b ow le r s w e h a v e e v e r •uid, c om b in in g g r e a t ja d g m e n t w i th a p u z z l in g a c t i o n ; a p r om i s in g b a t , w i th p o w e r ­ fu l forw ard p l a y ; as a fie ld n o t a lw a y s on th e a le r t . W . W illiamson h a s s t r o n g w r i s t P 'ay , b u t to o m u c h f lou r ish , and i f , w ith m o r e p a in s , h e c o u ld g e t r id o f th is , h e °w o u ld ug a good b a t ; lo n g - s t o p to the e le v e n . E . M alden k e e p s w i c k e t fo r th e e l e v e n ; a fine and c le a n h it te r , w i t h s t r o n g b a c k p l a y . R . G . L egge , a s om ew h a t l u c k y b a t , w h o has scored in m o s t m a t c h e s ; has a g o o d ey e , a n d ra th e r a s tu b b o r n d e f e n c e ; a ’ g o o d field. H . S. T ravers ,* c h a n g e -b ow le r to th e e le v e n , w i th g o o d p a c e a n d fa ir p i t c h * has been p r e v e n t e d b y illn e ss f r om p l a y i n g th r o u g h th e sea son . J . C orbett * p l a v s j j j t h n e r v e and f irm n e s s , w ith a g o od cu t an d l e g - h i t ; th r ow s in w e l l f r om lon g - lee* W. 0 . W ilson * ha s d e v e lo p e d la te as a b a t , b u t sh ow s g o o d p r om is e , p l a y i n g h a rd A™ the b a l l , and h i t t in g w e l l ; a g o o d fie ld . P. M . G. M aclagan * (12th m a n ) w a s u n a b l o tn p la y a t f irs t ow in g to an a c c i d e n t ; a p a in s t a k in g an d im p r o v e d b a t , w i t h fa i r hi tHrio. p ow ers , b u t w e a k d e f e n c e ; a fa i r s low c h a n g e -b o w l e r , w ith a h ig h a c t i o n ° * H a s le ft . 12